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A different point of view: a married couple’s BMT experience
November 12, 2021 — Almost every evening over the last year, Staff Sgt. Sarah Bento, a Military Training Instructor assigned to the 433rd Training Squadron, would come home to share her experiences as an instructor with her husband, Devon. Her words undoubtedly had an impact on Devon because, in September, he began experiencing BMT first-hand... MORE

MTI hugs her husband after he graduates from BMT

‘After Basic' social show offers live reaction, analysis to BMT docuseries
November 12, 2021 — A live social media after show on the Air Education and Training Command Facebook page focuses on the Air Force Recruiting Service's new docuseries about basic military training, "Basic."... MORE

Picture of computer screen with scene from Basic docuseries

433rd AW, 502nd ABW Airmen train to move cargo safely
November 11, 2021 — More than 40 Reserve Citizen Airmen from several units in the 433rd Airlift Wing and the 502nd Air Base Wing assembled to train on cargo airlift preparation and loading procedures at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 6 and 7... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing load a fuel delivery truck onto a C-5M Super Galaxy cargo aircraft during a total force training event Nov. 7, 2021 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The training involved several units within the 433rd AW and 502nd Air Base Wing to provide a greater variety of experiences and interaction than when the units train independently. (Courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. John Shue)

AFSFC initiatives modernize Total Force Defenders
November 10, 2021 — When it comes to equipping more than 38,000 security forces members across the Total Force, the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland seeks to give Defenders every advantage over their adversaries. The AFSFC Logistics Directorate is charged with making sure it happens... MORE

Alamo Wing senior leaders and honorary commanders, serve up Thanksgiving meal
November 9, 2021 — The 433rd Airlift Wing’s senior leaders and honorary commanders served a Thanksgiving meal to military service members at the Live Oak Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 6... MORE

Andrew Camplen, 433rd AW honorary commander, and Col. Nikhil Patel, 433rd Airlift Wing vice commander, serve food to an Air Force service member at the Live Oak Dining Facility Nov. 6, 2021, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The “Serve our Airmen” event allowed honorary commanders to connect with military service members to help foster community relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

TEDx inaugural event at JBSA-Lackland spotlights collaboration
November 9, 2021 — An inaugural TEDx event here in October met the spirit of the gathering’s theme – Together Toward Tomorrow – and showcased collaboration at its best, according to Dr. Elizabeth Rich, Chief, Faculty Development Flight, 37th Training Support Squadron... MORE

Alamo Wing receives COVID-19, flu vaccinations
November 9, 2021 — Personnel from the 433rd Medical Group conducted a vaccine clinic at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 6 with Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing lined up for influenza and COVID-19 vaccines during a mass vaccination event... MORE

Master Sgt. Jevon King, 365th Airlift Squadron first sergeant, receives his annual flu shot from Senior Airman Mariah Moreno, 433rd Medical Squadron aerospace medical service technician, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Nov. 6, 2021. According to the Centers for Disease Control, seasonal flu vaccines are designed to protect against the influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Monet Villacorte)

Commander, Navy Installations Command visits Naval Technical Training Center Lackland
November 8, 2021 — Vice Adm. Yancy B. Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, visited Naval Technical Training Center Lackland in San Antonio to see firsthand the new master-at-arms apprenticeship training Nov. 1... MORE

Second Air Force Commander partakes in TACP training
November 8, 2021 — U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson, Second Air Force commander, fires an M240B machine gun during a visit to the 353rd Special Warfare Training Squadron to observe Tactical Air Control Party... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson, fires a M240B machine gun during a visit to the 353rd Special Warfare Training Squadron to observe Tactical Air Control Party student training, and toured facilities at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Nov. 2, 2021.

Special Warfare Training Wing first Air Force organization to host Special Operations Forces Training 'Shura'
November 8, 2021 — The Special Warfare Training Wing is the first U.S. Air Force organization to host a Special Operations Forces Training “Shura,” a gathering of senior leaders from SOF-generating commands under U.S. Special Operations Command and its allied counterparts around the world held Nov. 2-4, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. Mason Dula, Special Warfare Training Wing commander, addresses the audience at the 2021 Special Operations Forces Training "Shura" hosted by the SWTW.

WHASC updates COVID-19 vaccine line hours, eligibility for children
November 8, 2021 — The Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center is updating COVID-19 vaccine line hours and eligibility for children... MORE

Vaccines fight disease by producing an immune response within the body.

Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) vice commander visits 363rd ISR Wing
November 5, 2021 — Col. Eric Mack, 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing commander, greets Maj. Gen. David Gaedecke, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) vice commander, during an immersion tour, Oct. 29, 2021, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. ... MORE

Two Air Force members salute each other.

502nd Air Base Wing hosts F-35 squadron for training
November 5, 2021 — The 502nd Air Base Wing hosted the 62nd Fighter Squadron, an F-35 Lightning II squadron from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, during their training visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field from Oct. 15-29... MORE

AFCEC announces winners of 2021 Air Force Design Awards
November 4, 2021 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently announced the winners of the 2021 Air Force Design Awards, recognizing 10 standout building projects in design and efficiency. ... MORE

Graphic for Nellis AFB win in the 2021 Air Force Design Awards.

San Antonio Market vaccine and testing site closures for Veterans Day
November 4, 2021 — The following are Veterans Day weekend closures for Joint Base San Antonio's COVID-19 screening/testing sites: The Brooke Army Medical Center site will be closed Nov. 11-14, and will reopen Monday,... MORE

Due to an increase in cases, the WHASC is conducting a drive-through COVID-19 testing available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the first floor of the parking garage. Since the testing site uses the polymerase chain reaction tests, the results are available to patients through TRICARE Online within 24 to 72 hours.

Air Force nears 97% active duty vaccination rate
November 4, 2021 — Nearly 97% of Airmen and Guardians on active duty have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine... MORE

USECAF Gina Ortiz Jones visits 433rd Medical Squadron

AFIMSC helps Afghan civilians start new lives
November 3, 2021 — On an early Friday morning in late August, three Air Force Civil Engineer Center project managers met in a conference room at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to help 25,000 people start a new life. ... MORE

Airmen assigned to Task Force-Holloman smooth fresh concrete in a newly poured recreational area for Afghan evacuees on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sept. 24, 2021. The Department of Defense, through the U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan evacuees essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nicholas Goodman)

IAAFA program acts as force multiplier and security cooperation tool
November 3, 2021 — Since 1943, the Inter-American Air Forces Academy has promoted Security Cooperation principles through the delivery of education and training to 23 Western Hemisphere Partner Nations. The academy carries on this tradition by delivering in-residence curriculum encompassing three core tasks: technical, professional military education and aircrew training... MORE

Partner Nation Guest Instructors stand at IAAFA sign

AFIMSC centralizes critical communication capability with standup of PMO
November 1, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Cyberspace Systems Support Branch took on a new mission that will make a positive impact on field communications when it became the Department of the Air Force’s Land Mobile Radio Product Management Office Oct. 18... MORE

Photo of U.S. Air Force Airman watching flight of B-1 Lancer

Airman’s daughter saved by JBSA-Lackland firefighter
November 1, 2021 — On Aug. 18, Senior Airman Brian Chambers found his daughter choking and drove her to the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Fire Station 1. Jacob Mathie, lead firefighter for the 502nd Air Base Wing at JBSA-Lackland, was able to perform first response triage and unblock the child’s airway. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Chambers, 502nd Contracting Squadron contract specialist, holds his daughter