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Twenty years after 9/11, antiterrorism measures still as important as ever
July 29, 2021 — August is Antiterrorism Month and to protect all essential personnel and resources against terrorist attack, it is essential that the community maintains alertness and awareness about suspicious activities... MORE

AFCEC begins rollout of upgraded EOD imaging tech
July 27, 2021 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate has begun delivering upgraded portable imaging X-ray systems to explosive ordnance disposal flights around the Air Force. ... MORE

Certain Special Warfare SNCOs eligible for retention bonus
July 26, 2021 — The Department of the Air Force will offer Selective Retention Bonuses, or SRBs, to a wider population of eligible Special Warfare senior noncommissioned officers, if they agree to continue serving for a minimum of three years... MORE

Air Force Basic Military Training graduation reopens to the public
July 23, 2021 — After 16 months without families being able to attend Air Force Basic Military Training graduations at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, more than 1,200 guests viewed the ceremony July 22, with many shedding tears of joy at finally seeing their Airman recite the oath of enlistment in person... MORE

Ready EAGLE exercise helps 59th Medical Wing ensure readiness
July 20, 2021 — The 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is constantly working to ensure readiness is at the forefront of its daily operations... MORE

July enlisted promotions for 433rd AW, 960th CW
July 20, 2021 — The following 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing Airmen earned a promotion in grade in July... MORE

Trespassing at Combat Arms Firing Complex is illegal, dangerous
July 16, 2021 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Combat Arms Firing Complex at 900 Patrol Road, building 950, just off Medina Base Road, is classified as a “non-contained” range, or impact range... MORE

This flag or beacon indicates the range complex is in operation and firing is scheduled.

AFCEC strategy leverages Air Force buying power to support CE enterprise
July 15, 2021 — An Air Force Civil Engineer Center program to streamline contract acquisition is putting the federal government’s bulk buying power in the hands of civil engineers to keep their installations mission ready. ... MORE

149th Fighter Wing civil engineers make flight line repairs
July 15, 2021 — Members of the 149th Civil Engineer Squadron were out at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 29 to repair sections of the flight line. These routine flight line repairs are done as preventative maintenance when cracks or faults appear as a way to reduce potential damage to aircraft. ... MORE

2nd Lt. Ryan McGoldrick, 149th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental manager

San Antonio Innovation Summit open for registration
July 15, 2021 — Registration is now open for the inaugural San Antonio Innovation Summit. With the theme of Accelerate Change, the summit takes place Aug. 3-4 at the Henry B. González Convention Center... MORE

18th Air Force command chief visits Alamo Wing
July 14, 2021 — As part of a multi-day tour of several Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland units, Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, 4th Air Force command chief, visited with 733rd Training Squadron leaders to discuss training challenges and strengths, see the virtual reality training equipment, cargo load trainer facility and the simulator July 8... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Morgan Grebens (middle-left), 37th Training Group, and Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley (middle-right), 18th Air Force command chief, listen while Master Sgt. Christopher Boots (left) and Master Sgt. Erik Dunning (right), both with Air Mobility Command, describe how instructors use the C-5M Super Galaxy simulator to train pilots during a tour of the 733rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 8, 2021. As part of a multi-day tour of several JBSA units, Bickley visited with 733rd TRS leaders to discuss training challenges and strengths, see the virtual reality training equipment, cargo load trainer facility and the simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristian Carter)

182nd Fighter Squadron instructors train F-16 pilots
July 14, 2021 — The 182nd Fighter Squadron, part of the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, stands as one of the premier fighter training units in the nation. The job of its instructor pilots is to take inexperienced fighter pilots and teach them how to employ the F-16 to defend the country... MORE

A pilot inspects the front of a jet prior to a flight.

433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron welcomes new commander
July 13, 2021 — Col. Luis A. Berrios, 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, was promoted to the rank of colonel shortly before he assumed command of the 433rd AMDS at a ceremony in the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 10... MORE

Col. Michael C. Brice, 433rd Medical Group commander, presents the 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron guidon to newly promoted Col. Luis A. Berrios during an assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 10, 2021. A tradition in military heritage, passing the unit’s flag from one person to another signifies transfer of command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Iram Carmona)

3rd Audiovisual Squadron welcomes new leader
July 12, 2021 — U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Darrick Lee relinquished command of the 3rd Audiovisual Squadron to Maj. Karl Wiest during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 9... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Karl Wiest accepts the guidon from U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Greg Hignite, Air Force Public Affairs Agency commander, during a change of command ceremony.

4th Air Force commander visits Alamo Wing
July 12, 2021 — Maj. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington, 4th Air Force commander, visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 7. The main purpose of the visit was to discuss improvements to the C-5M Super Galaxy Formal Training Unit... MORE

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington, 4th Air Force commander, fist bumps Airman 1st Class John Scheurer, a C-5M Super Galaxy Formal Training Unit student, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 7, 2021. Pennington toured the 733rd Training Squadron dorms for aircrew (pilot, loadmaster and flight engineer) students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

433rd Airlift Wing resumes fitness testing
July 12, 2021 — The 433rd Airlift Wing resumed Air Force fitness testing July 10 after assessments were suspended for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing members participate in a fitness assessment July 10, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. This is the first assessment in the wing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

Civil Air Patrol cadets visit Alamo Wing
July 12, 2021 — Civil Air Patrol cadets from the 125th, 126th and 127th Training Squadrons in the Texas Wing visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 8. The visit included a drill experience with military training instructors, briefings on C-5M Super Galaxy engine mechanics and a C-5M aircraft tour... MORE

Master Sgt. Sean Preston, 433rd Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion specialist, explains the C-5M Super Galaxy engine mechanics to Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol cadets at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 8, 2021. The Cadets were able to ask in-depth questions to further their understanding. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

USO tour brings VCJCS, SEAC to JBSA
July 8, 2021 — U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Chief Master Sgt. Ramón “CZ” Colón-López, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Joint Base San Antonio July 1 as part of the 2021 USO Summer Tour... MORE

A group photo of military and civilian members during the USO Tour at Joint Base San Antonio.

International military students tour military working dog facilities
July 8, 2021 — More than 50 international students recently took a break from their courses at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy for a field studies program that took them away from their desks and into the facilities that house military working dogs... MORE

Airman, Guardian couple begin military journey
July 7, 2021 — Enlisting in the military is often a family decision, but one married couple took that a step further – enlisting together in two separate services... MORE

Air Force Airman and Space Force Guardian show their coins after graduation.