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4th Air Force command chief checks in with 433rd Airlift Wing
August 13, 2024 — The 4th Air Force command chief visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, from Aug. 3-4, meeting with leaders and Airmen from across the Alamo Wing... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Travon Dennis (left), 4th Air Force command chief, sits in the left seat of a C-5M Super Galaxy simulator during a tour of the 733rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 3, 2024.

“If the nation calls ... are you ready now?” 433rd Airlift Wing commander emphasizes readiness at assumption of command
August 12, 2024 — Col. Douglas C. Jeffrey IV accepted command of the 433rd Airlift Wing during an assumption of command ceremony on Aug. 4... MORE

Col. Douglas C. Jeffrey, IV, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, addresses an audience of 433rd AW Citizen Airmen and community members at the 433rd AW assumption of command ceremony after receiving the guidon from Maj. Gen. D. Scott Durham, 4th Air Force commander at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 4, 2024.

433rd Airlift Wing welcomes new commander
March 8, 2023 — Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 433rd Airlift Wing welcomed Col. William Gutermuth as commander during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 5... MORE

Brig. Gen. Derin Durham, 4th Air Force commander, offers the 433rd Airlift Wing guidon to Col. William Gutermuth, 433rd AW commander, during a change of command ceremony March, 5, 2023, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Gutermuth was formerly the commander of the 514th Air Mobility Wing located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

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)

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)

4th Air Force A3 team visits Alamo Wing
April 14, 2021 — A 4th Air Force A3 team visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 9-11 to learn more about challenges in training C-5M Super Galaxy aircrews. ... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. David Walsh, 433rd Operations Group superintendent, briefs 4th Air Force A3 team members during their visit to the 433rd Airlift Wing, April 9, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The team learned about specific mission sets and challenges the wing faces in training C-5M Super Galaxy aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

Fourth Air Force commander tours 433rd Airlift Wing
September 25, 2020 — Former 433rd Airlift Wing commander and now Fourth Air Force commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington returned for a visit and tour the 433rd AW Sept. 22 and 23 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington, 4th Air Force commander, meets with several 433rd Airlift Wing Airmen in the 433rd Maintenance Group Sept. 23, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

433rd Airlift Wing welcomes new commander
March 8, 2019 — With a C-5M Super Galaxy as the backdrop, and 433rd Airlift Wing members standing in formation, Col. Thomas K. Smith Jr, relinquished his command to Col. Terry W. McClain. Maj. Gen. Randall A. Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, presided over the 433rd Airlift Wing’s change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 3... MORE

Maj. Gen. Randall A. Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, presents the wing guidon to Col. Terry W. McClain, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, at the 433rd AW change of command ceremony March 3 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

4th Air Force leadership visits Alamo Wing
October 19, 2017 — Maj. Gen. Randall A. Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy C. White Jr., 4th AF command chief, spent four days at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Oct 12-15, 2017, observing the 433rd Airlift Wing’s mission and to meet and greet with the Alamo Wing's Reserve Citizen Airmen... MORE

Tech. Sgt. John Gonzalez, 433rd Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance technician, demonstrates to 4th Air Force leadership how the technology available to his shop helps improve practices and increases production. Maj. Gen. Randall Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, Jr., 4th AF command chief, were visiting squadrons within the 433rd Maintenance Group Oct. 15, 2017 during their four-day visit to the Alamo Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)