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Career assistance advisors offer developmental training across JBSA
October 5, 2021 — Enlisted, commissioned and civilian Airmen across Joint Base San Antonio can better serve the Air Force with the help of the Career Assistance Advisor program... MORE

Alamo Wing hosts civic leader flight
October 5, 2021 — Seventeen Greater San Antonio area civic leaders participated in a C-5M Super Galaxy familiarization flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 2... MORE

Dave Hennessee, 433rd Airlift Wing honorary commander, prepares to board a C-5M Super Galaxy cargo aircraft along with 16 other Greater San Antonio area civic leaders at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 2, 2021, for a local flight, which included an in-flight refueling demonstration. These community outreach tours are designed to connect and foster relations between the local community and the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

59th MDW: Medical readiness training through the pandemic
October 4, 2021 — The 59th Medical Readiness Training Center continues to provide the highest level of training for medics across the Air Force Medical Service prior to deployment as well as ensuring skills remain current... MORE

AFIMSC presses till final hours to execute $7 billion in FY21
October 4, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out an extremely tight year in the last hours of FY21, executing more than $7 billion to attain close to 99.9 percent obligation of the operations and maintenance portfolio across the enterprise... MORE

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out an extremely tight year in the last hours of FY21, executing more than $7 billion to attain close to 99.9 percent obligation of the operations and maintenance portfolio across the enterprise.

Air Force Undersecretary receives insight into COVID-19 vaccinations at 433rd Airlift Wing
October 4, 2021 — Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 2 to meet with Reserve Citizen Airmen leaders on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination efforts... MORE

Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones speaks with Maj. Molly McCowan, 433rd Medical Squadron clinical nurse, during her visit to 433rd Airlift Wing members at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to view COVID-19 vaccination efforts, Oct. 2, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

AFIMSC acquisition team in running for DOD award for COVID-19 efforts
October 4, 2021 — A small Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center team recently garnered Air Force-level recognition for its vast life-saving impact during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 45-person, 773rd... MORE

82nd MDG laboratory BioFire test equipment

Aim High: How USAF flight attendants earn their wings
October 1, 2021 — You won’t find them on a cargo or fighter plane, but flight attendants are important members of the aircrew aboard distinguished visitor aircraft. They start their journey here at the 344th Training Squadron’s Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence... MORE

149th Fighter Wing F-16 paint scheme commemorates anniversary
October 1, 2021 — The 149th Fighter Wing commemorated its 25th wing anniversary by painting an F-16 in a Vietnam-inspired paint scheme at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sept. 26, 2021... MORE

Getting to know the new AFIMSC command chief
October 1, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center welcomes Chief Master Sgt. Hope L. Skibitsky as the new AFIMSC command chief on Oct. 4... MORE

Alamo Wing flight surgeon receives prestigious fellowship
September 30, 2021 — A 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron flight surgeon at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently received the prestigious honor of qualifying for a Royal Society of Arts fellowship in August. Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, who is also a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, and a first-generation Uganda-born American citizen, was anonymously nominated to apply to the RSA. ... MORE

Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron flight surgeon, stands for a photograph at the 433rd Medical Group building on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 21, 2021. Edwards emigrated from Uganda to the United States and became a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

Talents on display during 37th TRW drill down competition
September 30, 2021 — Airmen from the 343rd and 344th Training Squadrons and the 59th Training Group performed practiced march routines during the 37th Training Wing Drill Down Competition Sept. 18... MORE

Accession pipeline entities meet on ‘Bridging the Gap’
September 29, 2021 — Nearly 100 attendees from across the accession pipeline gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sept. 14-16 to give members of the training community an opportunity to cross-talk... MORE

149th Fighter Wing hosts Egyptian Air Force
September 28, 2021 — Members of the Egyptian Air Force made a trip to the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sept. 26 as part of the state partnership program that has been newly established between the 149th FW and Egypt... MORE

Brig. Gen. Matthew Barker (right), Chief of Staff, Headquarters Texas Air National Guard, hosted the Egyptian delegation as they toured the 149th FW facilities.

149th Fighter Wing hosts Spouse Taxi program
September 28, 2021 — Spouses of 149th Fighter Wing members got the chance to taxi in an F-16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 21... MORE

37th TRSS Faculty Development Flight launches digital badging
September 27, 2021 — The 37th Training Support Squadron is now issuing Open Badges for faculty development coursework powered by Badgr’s digital badging solution. According to Badgr, “An Open Badge is a specialized type of digital badge that contains verifiable metadata about achievements according to a common data format, the Open Badges specification.”... MORE

IAAFA sends mobile training team to Jamaica
September 24, 2021 — Twelve years since their last engagement in Jamaica, the Inter-American Air Forces Academy returned to the country June 14-25 to instruct its Defence Force during Mobile Training Team 21-15... MORE

Jamaican service member on shore with survival equipment and ships in background.

In-service recruiters help active duty Airmen continue service in Reserve
September 23, 2021 — The Air Force Reserve has an office whose primary purpose is to provide Airmen valuable information about extending career opportunities after active duty service. The professionals working in these offices are known as in-service recruiters... MORE

Military recruiter speaking with active duty service member.

Army South hosts Brazilian Army leaders at JRTC
September 23, 2021 — The Brazilian Army delegation visited the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Sept. 16-19 to get an overview of training in preparation for bilateral training between the U.S. and Brazilian armies... MORE

Lt. Gen. Gustavo Dutra (center), Brazil Army Chief of Land Force Preparation, receives a brief from Col. Mark Federovich

AFCEC’s civil engineers garner industry experience to help optimize mission success
September 23, 2021 — Maj. Joelle Uribe, a military construction program manager with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, was among the first Airmen to work with Tesla through the Air Force’s Education with Industry program. ... MORE

Maj. Joelle Uribe in a group photo with Tesla employees.

Impact of Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit far-reaching, strategic
September 21, 2021 — After nearly three years in the planning and several delays due to COVID-19, the Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit finally became a reality Aug. 9-13. The event, co-hosted by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass and the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, brought together approximately 120 top enlisted leaders from the U.S. and 44 partner nations... MORE