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37th Training Wing names 2021 annual awards winners
March 9, 2022 — The 37th Training Wing recognized its top award winners for 2021 at a luncheon at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 11... MORE

Award presentation for 37 TRW annual awards ceremony Feb. 11, 2022

Registration opens for I-WEPTAC 2022
March 9, 2022 — Registration is now open for the Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference, the main innovation and collaboration forum for installation and mission support to the Air and Space Forces... MORE

Registration is now open for the Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference, the main innovation and collaboration forum for installation and mission support to the Air and Space Forces.

USTRANSCOM patient movement exercise at JBSA strengthens aeromedical skills, partnerships
March 9, 2022 — U.S. Transportation Command conducted Exercise Ultimate Caduceus at Joint Base San Antonio Feb. 23-March 8. The annual field training exercise is designed to test the ability of USTRANSCOM to move a large number of medical patients by air from overseas locations to treatment centers in the U.S... MORE

USTRANSCOM patient movement exercise strengthens aeromedical skills, partnerships

AFIMSC identifies information technology infrastructure needs across installations
March 8, 2022 — Communication – whether by land line, giant voice or land mobile radio – is critical to every installation and, ultimately, mission accomplishment for the Department of the Air Force. ... MORE

433rd Mission Support Group welcomes new commander
March 7, 2022 — Col. Wayne M. Williams transferred command of the 433rd Mission Support Group to Col. Jeanne E. Bisesi during a change of command ceremony held at the 68th Airlift Squadron auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 6... MORE

Col. Terry W. McClain, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, presents the 433rd Mission Support Group guidon to Col. Jeanne E. Bisesi during the 433rd Mission Support Group change of command ceremony, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 5, 2022. Bisesi was previously the Reserve Advisor to the Director of Logistic, Engineering and Force Protection, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mark Colmenares)

C-5M Super Galaxy undergoes anthropometric study
March 7, 2022 — Airmen from the Headquarters Air Force Aircrew Task Force and contractors from the Airmen Accommodation Laboratory conducted an anthropometric study at the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland from Feb. 28 to March 4 to determine new height and stature measurements for career enlisted aviator positions on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft... MORE

Max Grattan, Airmen Accommodation Laboratory contractor, uses a portable coordinate measuring machine to get a 3D representation of a C-5M Super Galaxy flight deck, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Feb. 28, 2022. The 3D representation of a C-5M was applied to see landmarks of test participants and where they were in relation to the flight deck. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mark Colmenares)

Spurs player visits Alamo Wing
March 4, 2022 — Keldon Johnson, a member of the San Antonio Spurs basketball team, visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 2 to meet Reserve Citizen Airmen and learn the capabilities and missions of the C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft... MORE

Keldon Johnson, a San Antonio Spurs basketball player, talks with Dan Mishket, USAA senior military affairs representative and field operations-south region, during his visit to the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 2, 2022. Johnson received an in-depth look at the missions and capabilities of an Air Force Reserve Command C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samantha Mathison)

Senate staff delegation visits Special Warfare Training Wing
March 3, 2022 — A delegation of U.S. Senate staff members from across the United States visited the Special Warfare Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex Feb. 23 to learn more about Air Force Special Warfare and the unique capabilities AFSPECWAR operators bring to the battlefield. The delegation were also briefed on the significance of the SWTW memorial site overlooking the construction site of a new, $66.6M aquatics training facility that will accommodate training for more than 3,000 Air Force Special Warfare trainees annually when complete at JBSA-Chapman Training Annex. ... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Todd Popovic, Special Warfare Training Wing command chief (center), briefs a delegation of Senate staff members from across the United States on the significance of the SWTW memorial site on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, Feb. 23, 2022. The delegation visited the Special Warfare Training Wing to learn more about Air Force Special Warfare and the unique capabilities AFSPECWAR operators bring to the battlefield.

JBSA leaders visit, encourage children during Read Across America
March 3, 2022 — March 2 was National Read Across America Day and Joint Base San Antonio leaders celebrated the occasion over the past several weeks by reading books to children at JBSA Child Development Centers and Fort Sam Houston Elementary School. ... MORE

Woman in military uniform reads a book to children.

Air Force art contest opens for submissions
March 3, 2022 — Imagine, Create & Win! It’s that time of year to show off your creative artistry in the Air Force Art Contest. The submission period will be throughout the month of March. ... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force Airmen mentor next cyber generation
March 2, 2022 — At this year’s Texas Mayor’s Cyber Cup and College Fair in San Antonio Feb. 19, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) Airmen engaged with local youth to talk about the Information Warfare Numbered Air Force’s national security mission, as well as explain what a career as a cyber or intelligence professional may look like... MORE

Capt. Robert Compton and Master Sgt. Cornelio Flores III, talk with students about the 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) and their role in protecting national security during the 2022 San Antonio Mayor’s Cyber Cup and College Fair

Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities
March 1, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, nearly 1,000 U.S. Air Force active duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard medics are serving in civilian hospitals, care facilities, and other public institutions. The Air Force Medical Service has continued to step up as part of the federal COVID-19 response, working alongside other military departments and federal agencies... MORE

AFCEC’s new culture of continuous improvement focuses on supporting installations
March 1, 2022 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center aims to sharpen mission readiness and strengthen installations by implementing a culture of continuous improvement. ... MORE

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center aims to sharpen mission readiness and strengthen installations by implementing a culture of continuous improvement.

JBSA-Lackland Security Forces senior NCO takes top honor for Navy Senior Enlisted Academy
February 28, 2022 — When Master Sgt. Eric Garza from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland entered the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy, or SEA, program in November 2021, he was looking for an opportunity to broaden his education and skills in becoming a better leader and Airman to those he leads and serves... MORE

Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities
February 25, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, nearly 1,000 U.S. Air Force active duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard medics are serving in civilian hospitals, care facilities, and other public institutions. The Air Force Medical Service has continued to step up as part of the federal COVID-19 response, working alongside other military departments and federal agencies... MORE

Military medical team supports hospital in Oklahoma City

59th MDW: Life-saving ECMO program hits milestone
February 25, 2022 — Since the adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program began at Brooke Army Medical Center more than a decade ago, the integrated teams of Airmen, Soldiers and civilian medical personnel have completed more than 200 transports... MORE

First Lady visits JBSA-Lackland to discuss Joining Forces initiative
February 24, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland hosted the First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, Feb. 23. The Mayor of San Antonio, Ron Nirenberg, and his wife, Erika Prosper-Nirenberg, as well as Air Education and Training Command leadership, were also on hand to welcome Dr. Biden at JBSA-Kelly Field... MORE

Small AFIMSC team to have big impact on Air Force field communications
February 23, 2022 — A small Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center team of self-proclaimed “nerds” are busy setting the ground work to ensure mission and emergency communications infrastructure are synched, updated and funded for Department of the Air Force mission success today and in the future... MORE

Land Mobile Radio Program Management Office team

Airmen revitalize JBSA parks
February 23, 2022 — Students from the 733rd Training Squadron volunteered to remove trash and debris from Stillman Park and Leon Creek here, Feb. 18, 2022. The 502nd Installation Support Group coordinated the joint initiative cleanup to remove garbage and litter from on-base parks and waterways. Members from the 502nd Communications Squadron and 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron also participated in the cleanup... MORE

Airmen 1st Class Luis Cintron and Lee Grose, 502nd Communications Squadron client systems technicians, collect garbage at Stillman Park as part of a joint volunteer cleanup event coordinated by the 502nd Installation Support Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Feb. 18, 2022. The cleanup removed garbage and debris from on-base parks and waterways. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Mark Colmenares)

JBSA-Lackland chapel team hosts drive-thru meet and greet Feb. 24
February 22, 2022 — The 502nd Air Base Wing Religious Affairs Installation Ministries Branch is inviting Joint Base San Antonio members to a drive-thru meet and greet with the JBSA-Lackland chapel team from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Freedom Chapel, building 1528, across from the main Exchange... MORE

JBSA-Lackland host drive-thru meet and greet Feb. 24