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Army vehicles go Airborne as C-5 shows off airlift muscle before airshow
April 8, 2024 — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing had a unique opportunity to support the Great Texas Airshow from April 6-7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, all while getting some critical training to improve the unit’s readiness. ... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen and Soldiers work together to unload a M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank from a C-5M Super Galaxy at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas on April 4th, 2024.

C-17 Globemaster, C-5 Super Galaxy among many performers at The Great Texas Airshow
April 3, 2024 — The Great Texas Airshow is just days away on April 6 and 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and promises to be a thrilling show, showcasing a wide variety of aerial performers and static aircraft displays. The C-17 Globemaster and the C-5 Super Galaxy will be among the aerial performers at the event. ... MORE

Some 502nd FSS facility hours affected by The Great Texas Airshow

B-1B Lancer, A-10C Thunderbolt II among many performers at The Great Texas Airshow
April 1, 2024 — The Great Texas Airshow is just days away on April 6 and 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and promises to be a thrilling show, showcasing a wide variety of aerial performers and static aircraft displays. The B-1B Lancer and the A-10C Thunderbolt II will be among the aerial performers at the event. ... MORE

AFIMSC Mission Monday: MAJCOM contracting support
April 1, 2024 — It’s Mission Monday. Meet Paul Lewis, senior contract specialist with the Air Force Installation Contracting Center’s 338th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. ... MORE

JBSA graduates first cohort of Saudi electronic warfare officers
March 28, 2024 — In a milestone for military partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia, the first class of Royal Saudi Air Force officers completed an intensive electronic warfare training course March 5, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas... MORE

Air Force Thunderbirds, Wings of Blue among many performers at The Great Texas Airshow
March 27, 2024 — The Great Texas Airshow is just days away on April 6 and 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and promises to be a thrilling show, showcasing a wide variety of aerial performers and static aircraft displays... MORE

Operation Blue Suit: Honoring excellence in Air Force Recruiting
March 27, 2024 — Air Force Recruiting Service recently celebrated the exceptional achievements of its top recruiters at Operation Blue Suit, held at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. This annual event recognizes the dedication and outstanding performance of recruiters who excel in their mission to best find, attract, recruit, and retain the Airmen and Guardians our nation needs to compete, deter, and win in today’s era of strategic competition... MORE

Air Force Recruiting Service’s 13 best recruiters and spouses representing the Total Force recruiting mission pose for a group photo March 19, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas

Innovative bird capture technique enhances pilot safety at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph
March 26, 2024 — In an initiative aimed at enhancing pilot safety, the 12th Flying Training Wing has implemented a method to mitigate bird strikes. Utilizing a massive 25-by-25-foot net, personnel at 12th FTW Safety office in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture are capturing birds that pose a threat to aircraft operations, thereby reducing the risk of potentially dangerous encounters in the sky... MORE

Modeling & Simulation Summit in San Antonio, registration open
March 25, 2024 — Calling all modeling and simulation professionals to join in exploring the latest modeling and simulation initiatives and techniques at the 2024 Department of the Air Force M&S Summit May 7-9 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk... MORE

Graphic to support 2024 Modeling and Simulation Summit

Developmental Special Experiences opportunities for MEPCOM, AFWERX and civilian career broadeners available
March 20, 2024 — Developmental Special Experiences provide Air and Space professionals more than just education and training opportunities, they help the service build the Airmen needed for the future high-end fight... MORE

Air Force releases senior master sergeant promotion cycle statistics
March 14, 2024 — Air Force officials have selected 1,734 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant out of 15,151 eligible for a selection rate of 11.44 percent in the 24E8 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities... MORE

PHOTOS | Senior Advisor to Deputy Chief for HAF/A3 talks ACE, ADC
March 12, 2024 — Dr. Sandeep Mulgund, Headquarters Air Force senior advisor to the deputy chief of staff for operations visited Headquarters Air Education and Training Command and the 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base to discuss lessons-learned and further development of Agile Combat Employment... MORE

Dr. Sandeep Mulgund, Headquarters Air Force senior advisor to the deputy chief of staff for operations, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, during a visit to AETC headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 7, 2024.

Digital credentialing translates, shares training for Air Force, future employers
March 11, 2024 — Since 2020, experts in Air Education and Training Command’s Force Development Experiences and Validation Branch have been working on digital credentialing with officials from across the Department of the Air Force to produce digital badges that are web-based versions of a credential, or learning outcome, which can be verified in real-time... MORE

Air Force selects 1,734 in senior master sergeant promotion cycle; list posts March 14
March 11, 2024 — Air Force officials selected 1,734 Air Force master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant out of 15,151 eligible for a selection rate of 11.4 percent in the 24E8 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities... MORE

Some 502nd FSS facility hours affected by The Great Texas Airshow
March 11, 2024 — During the weekend of The Great Texas Airshow, from April 5-7, there will be certain facilities run by 502nd Force Support Squadron throughout Joint Base San Antonio that will have reduced manning or will be closed... MORE

12th Flying Training Wing employs innovative bird control method to enhance pilot safety
March 8, 2024 — In an innovative move to ensure the safety of 12th Flying Training Wing pilots, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph has begun utilizing methyl anthranilate tree canopy fogging as a proactive and preventative measure to control bird populations within the base... MORE

Members of the 12th Flying Training Wing create a methyl anthranilate fog to disperse nesting birds.

Ground-breaking risk management initiative seeks to reduce aircraft maintenance mishaps
March 4, 2024 — Since September 2018, aircraft maintenance-related mishaps cost the Air Education and Training Command more than $50 million. These mishaps happened during high-risk maintenance tasks, including engine operational checks and aircraft towing. Fiscal Year 2023 saw an alarming spike in these preventable mishaps, prompting the AETC commander to direct multiple initiatives designed to enhance operational risk management in aircraft maintenance units... MORE

Preventable aircraft maintenance mishaps, such as the damage to this MQ-9 Reaper during a towing incident, have cost AETC tens of millions of dollars over the past five years. The damage to this MQ-9 alone cost more than $3 million. Command leadership hopes new, innovative aircraft maintenance ORM initiatives will reverse this negative trend.

Three Air Force Reserve instructor pilots surpass 3,000 flight hour milestone
March 1, 2024 — Reaching an aviation milestone usually doesn't come easy for one pilot during their career, let alone three pilots around the same time. At Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, three Air Force Reserve instructor pilots assigned to the 39th Flying Training Squadron did just that by each exceeding 3,000 flight hours in the T-38C Talon... MORE

Three AF Reserve instructor pilots surpass 3,000 flight hour milestone

Community Connection events focus on spring events throughout JBSA
March 1, 2024 — Got questions about what’s going on around JBSA this spring? The 502nd Air Base Wing is looking to spread the word on Joint Base San Antonio’s three upcoming Community Connection Events, which will be focused on sharing information about the major events during the spring timeframe... MORE

Warfighting culture, changing mindsets: Topics for command chief’s brief to Airmen
February 26, 2024 — Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, command chief for Air Education and Training Command since July 2023, has made it his mission to change mindsets and infuse the warfighting culture into Airmen with straightforward conversations... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Chad Bickley, command chief for Air Education and Training Command presents a brief to Airmen at JBSA-Randolph.