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37th TRW Rising VI council hosts first immersion tour
March 25, 2021 — The 37th Training Wing Rising VI Council has an ambitious agenda, despite being formed less than a year ago. Several of its members and other base personnel participated in the council’s first immersion tour March 18 in the hopes of being able to network with all mission partners... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The 37th Training Wing Rising VI Council has an ambitious agenda despite being formed less than a year ago. Several of its members and other base personnel participated in the council’s first immersion tour March 18, in the hopes of being able to network with all mission partners.

IAAFA hosts meeting with AETC Director of Intelligence
March 23, 2021 — Inter-American Air Forces Academy leaders at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland met with the Air Education and Training Command Director of Intelligence during his first visit to IAAFA March 4... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Inter-American Air Forces Academy leaders met with the Air Education and Training Command Director of Intelligence during his first visit here at IAAFA, March 4, 2021.

Students compete with passion, pride during first 345th TRS Port Dawg Rodeo
March 22, 2021 — Passion, pride, and community are what many organizations strive for and few achieve. The 345th Training Squadron at Fort Lee, Virginia, demonstrated these values and more Feb. 26 during the schoolhouse’s first Port Dawg Rodeo... MORE

FORT LEE, Va. – Passion, pride, and community are what many organizations strive for and few achieve. The 345th Training Squadron here demonstrated these values and more Feb. 26 during the schoolhouse’s first Port Dawg Rodeo.

AFICC delivers innovative virtual reality suicide prevention training to save lives
March 18, 2021 — With a rise in suicides across the service, the Air Force Installation Contracting Center is helping leaders fast-track a pilot program at Air Mobility Command to help save lives... MORE

A participant in a virtual reality suicide prevention training pilot program sits while wearing a virtual reality headset and holding a virtual reality controller.

JBSA Airman helped provide life-saving services in Africa
March 18, 2021 — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Urquhart, a member of the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, is a vehicle mechanic who currently works on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland vehicles needing service, but during a deployment last year, his skills helped provide emergency services a world away in Agadez, Niger. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Urquhart, 724th Logistics Readiness Flight vehicle maintenance technician, briefs repairs that were made on an unserviceable ambulance to medical staff and media at the District Sanitaire Commune d'Agadez clinic in Agadez, Niger, Oct. 30, 2020.

First 433rd AES crew trains on KC-46A Pegasus
March 17, 2021 — Reserve Citizen Airmen in the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland trained for the first time aboard a KC-46A Pegasus March 8-10, learning and practicing their aeromedical skills on the new aircraft... MORE

433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron personnel respond to a simulated patient emergency during a KC-46A Pegasus local flight from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 10, 2021. The Airmen were conducting initial qualification training on the new aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Iram Carmona)

DLIELC state-of-the-art labs give international students authentic experience
March 16, 2021 — Three Chadian Air Force personnel are the first Defense Language Institute English Language Center students to take advantage of the newest curriculum at DLIELC. This curriculum, pairing the latest virtual reality and artificial intelligence technology, aims to familiarize international students with English communications during aviation scenarios... MORE

Three Chadian Air Force personnel are the first Defense Language Institute English Language Center students to take advantage of the newest curriculum at DLIELC. This curriculum, pairing the latest virtual reality and artificial intelligence technology, aims to familiarize international students with English communications during aviation scenarios.

433rd AW starts COVID-19 vaccine distribution
March 12, 2021 — Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing received the COVID-19 vaccine at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 6... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing receive their COVID-19 vaccines, March 6, 2021 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The wing had 600 doses available for those wanting to be vaccinated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

433rd Airlift Wing trains in readiness exercise
March 11, 2021 — Approximately 50 Reserve Citizen Airmen participated in the 433rd Airlift Wing’s first chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 6 since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last year... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen in the 433rd Airlift Wing help each other in donning mission-oriented protective posture gear March 6, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Almost 50 Airmen participated in the wing’s first chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives exercise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

616th Operations Center demonstrates cyber capabilities to ACC leaders
March 9, 2021 — U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command and Command Chief Master Sgt. David Wade, ACC, visited the cyber and intelligence Airmen of the Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 2-4... MORE

Airmen in uniform type on computers in an operations center.

Air Force Special Warfare showcases human performance technology to Space Force leaders
March 9, 2021 — Members of the Special Warfare Training Wing hosted Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations, and Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 3. ... MORE

Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Space Force Chief of Space Operations, on Mar. 3, 2021 thanks the Special Warfare Human Performance leadership team and experts after a guided tour of their facilities.

'Fight Through' appropriate theme for 2020 37th TRW annual awards
March 9, 2021 — The 37th Training Wing annual awards for 2020 took place March 5 after Winter Storm Uri forced a two-week delay of the ceremony. The ceremony – part virtual and part in-person – had the appropriate theme of “Fight Through.” ... MORE

The 37th TRW annual awards ceremony was held at the IAAFA auditorium, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 5, 2021.

433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen train at Patriot Sands 2021
March 8, 2021 — Four contingency response units, including the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, participated in Exercise Patriot Sands Feb. 24-28 at multiple locations in Florida to refine their contingency response capabilities. Patriot Sands is an annual Air Force Reserve Command exercise for contingency response squadrons and affiliate units to train on deploying within 72 hours of a tasking. The purpose of the joint exercise was to increase readiness and interoperability. ... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Contingency Response Flight and the 26th Aerial Port Squadron off-load equipment at the Tallahassee airport Feb. 24, 2021. The team was participating in Exercise Patriot Sands. (Courtesy photo)

668th ALIS Airmen support JBSA after winter storms
March 5, 2021 — Airmen from the 668th Alteration and Installation Squadron, also known as the “Roadrunners,” collaborated with Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s 502nd Civil Engineering Squadron to help ensure safety of base tenants during the worst winter storms in Texas history. ... MORE

Five civilian and Air Force men stand in a circle observing pipe damage.

Air Force Security Forces Center to improve U.S. government-wide working dog programs
March 4, 2021 — The Air Force Security Forces Center-led Government Working Dog Category Intelligence Team aims to improve the cost, process and procurement of government working dogs across 14 federal agencies. ... MORE

Sofi, 9th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) military working dog, waits with her handler Staff Sgt. Jason Herrier, at a simulated checkpoint during military working dog detection training on Beale Air Force Base.

IAAFA International Military Student Officer Team named best in Air Force
March 3, 2021 — The International Military Student Officer team at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been awarded the Air Force Team of the Year Award, Large Category, for 2020... MORE

Members of the International Military Student Officer Team at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy gather for a photo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Peruvian military leader visits IAAFA
March 3, 2021 — Inter-American Air Forces Academy leaders held their first partner nation visit with a top Peruvian Air Force officer on Feb. 22, hosting Maj. Gen. Jose Luis Barrios Espinosa, Assistant Defense and Air Attaché to the Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C... MORE

Maj. Gen. Jose Luis Barrios Espinosa, Assistant Defense and Air Attaché met with leaders at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy to continue to strengthen partnerships and expand security cooperation between the U.S. and Peru.

Air Force Assistance Fund: Airmen taking care of our own
March 3, 2021 — The annual Air Force Assistance Fund, or AFAF, campaign kicked off March 1, 2021, providing an opportunity to help fellow Airmen/Guardians when they need it most... MORE

The AFAF has programs that directly benefit U.S. Air Force active duty, guardsmen and reservists, as well as enlisted or officer spouses, immediate family members and veterans. The AFAF has four different funds that anybody can donate to, the Air Force Enlisted Village, LeMay Foundation, Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation and the Air Force Aid Society.(U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Cody Dowell/released)

59th MDW medic shines as ceremonial guardsman
March 2, 2021 — Joint Base San Antonio’s Honor Guard covers a 65,000-square-mile region across69 counties in Texas. In order to cover this vast area, the JBSA Honor Guard has over 40 members including trainers, operations and leadership. ... MORE

Air Force Security Forces Center innovates to develop virtual visitor passes
February 27, 2021 — The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is testing a virtual process to streamline visitor pass requests and reduce foot traffic at visitor control centers across the force... MORE

Jeremy Quinn, an Air Force civilian police officer assigned to the 802nd Security Forces Squadron, uses the latest Defense Biometrics Identification System (DBIDS) equipment to scan driver’s identification at JBSA-Lackland Kelly annex. Airmen around the country are using the system to DBIDS as an enhanced security system used to monitor entry onto military installations. (US Air Force Photo/Vicki Stein)