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Operation Home Cooking annual Thanksgiving tradition opens homes to Basic Military Trainees
October 29, 2024 — Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is now looking for approximately 400 host families to share Thanksgiving Day festivities with trainees who are currently in training and away from home during the holidays. ... MORE

Local San Antonio community gives back on Thanksgiving
November 28, 2023 — In a heartwarming demonstration of gratitude, “Giving back to those who serve” was a common theme among the more than 330 San Antonio families picking up Basic Military Training trainees on Thanksgiving Day for Operation Home Cooking... MORE

Operation Home Cooking: Annual Thanksgiving tradition opens homes to trainees
October 28, 2023 — Approximately 330 families in the San Antonio area will have the opportunity to host Air Force Basic Military Training trainees in their homes on Thanksgiving Day with Operation Home Cooking... MORE

Basic Military Training announces Thanksgiving Day plans
October 17, 2022 — Residents of San Antonio who have an immediate family member in Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland or have a current Department of Defense ID card (active or retired) will have the opportunity to share Thanksgiving Day with a trainee. Additionally, graduating Airmen that week will be afforded an additional “town pass” to celebrate with their friends and families... MORE

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Annual Thanksgiving tradition for JBSA-Lackland trainees returns in modified format
October 21, 2021 — The Operation Home Cooking tradition at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is returning this Thanksgiving, although not as expansive as in years past. The event will be open only to Department of Defense ID cardholders living in the San Antonio metropolitan area. There is a need for approximately 375 hosts; this year’s participants will be trainees assigned to the 321st and 322nd Training Squadrons – not all Basic Military Training personnel... MORE

Thanksgiving meal for 322nd TRS in November 2020

JBSA cancels trainee Thanksgiving programs
October 6, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Thanksgiving event, as well as the 37th Training Wing’s “Operation Home Cooking” and “Operation Family Feast,” similar programs for Airmen in Basic Military Training and Technical Training, respectively, have been cancelled... MORE

Take an Air Force Trainee home for Thanksgiving with Operation Home Cooking
October 11, 2019 — San Antonio area families can express their warmth and hospitality to Airmen and trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland by allowing them an opportunity to enjoy a holiday meal and family atmosphere through “Operation Home Cooking.”... MORE

San Antonio area families can express their warmth and hospitality to Airmen and trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland by allowing them an opportunity to enjoy a holiday meal and family atmosphere through “Operation Home Cooking.”

'Operation Home Cooking': Take a trainee home for the holidays
October 26, 2018 — San Antonio area families can express their warmth and hospitality to Airmen and trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland by allowing them an opportunity to enjoy a holiday meal and family atmosphere through “Operation Home Cooking.”... MORE

Operations Home Cooking and Family Feast kicks off the holiday season
October 25, 2017 — Operation Home Cooking and Operation Family Feast are two programs that provide Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Airmen in training an opportunity to enjoy a holiday meal in a family atmosphere with local San Antonio area families willing to show their hospitality... MORE

Families within the San Antonio metropolitan area may invite two Airmen or trainees to spend Thanksgiving in their home by calling 671-5453, 5454 or 3701.