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37th Training Wing: Gentle leaders for gentle giants
September 26, 2022 — Considering the 37th Training Wing is home to training all military working dogs for the Department of Defense and other agencies, it is no surprise Airmen from the 341st Training Squadron found a new way to improve the exercise of the gentle giants of our force – using a gentle leader. A gentle leader is a collar, except it’s not the traditional collar that goes around a dog’s neck. Instead, it is a head collar that goes around a dog’s snout, which prevents them from being “pullers.”... MORE

341st Training Squadron implements gentle leaders for MWDs

Military training leader creates app, saves hours of in-processing Security Forces students
September 15, 2022 — Force Generators pave the way for advancing force development in our force, and a military training leader with the 343rd Training Squadron symbolizes just that… plus more. Staff Sgt. Justin Davis created a web-based app that saves several hours each week during the in-processing of students and has saved the Air Force over $15,000 as a result of no longer printing 400,000 pieces of paper annually... MORE

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U.S., partner nation students graduate during IAAFA training cycle
September 1, 2022 — International military students filled an auditorium here for a ceremony to mark the successful completion their training at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy Aug. 10, 2022... MORE

IAAFA implements Women, Peace, and Security into curriculum
September 1, 2022 — The Inter-American Air Forces Academy is leading efforts to integrate a national framework into its curriculum that promotes the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women... MORE

37th TRW takes over aerospace physiology training program
September 1, 2022 — The 37th Training Wing took responsibility of the 344th Training Squadron Detachment 2 Aug. 25, 2022, after an official transfer authority from the 711th Human Performance Wing. Specifically, the 37th Training Group, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, will be executing the technical training mission... MORE

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HH-60 Pave Hawk aircrew visits 37th Training Group students
July 21, 2022 — An HH-60 Pave Hawk commanded by Maj. Howard Palmer, aircraft commander, flew in from the 512th Rescue Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, into a 344th Training Squadron landing zone after completing a flyover for the Basic Military Training graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 21... MORE

IAAFA hosts Jamaican Defence Force members at seminar at IAAFA
June 28, 2022 — The Inter-American Air Forces Academy hosted members of the Jamaican Defence Force and 12th Air Force for a maintenance professional seminar May 31 to June 2... MORE

Jamaican Defence Force warrant officer signs a guestbook on top of a podium

How contracting schoolhouse saved $1.6 million in annual training costs
June 27, 2022 — For the first time in 31 years, enlisted contracting personnel, or Mission-Focused Business Leaders, no longer need to complete additional, repeat training to become certified on the job... MORE

Three airmen from the Contracting Training Flight pose in a hallway

Altitude chamber takes your breath away
June 16, 2022 — Enlisted aviator students at the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland will now experience physiological responses to flying, right from the comfort of their training base... MORE

Altitude chamber opens at 37th Training Wing

BMT graduation restarts tradition, returns to parade field
June 16, 2022 — More than 670 Airmen, as well as their military training instructors, restarted a basic military training graduation tradition June 9. For the first time in 825 days, graduation returned to the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Parade Field... MORE

More than 600 Airmen assigned to the 433rd Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 8-9 2022,

37th Training Wing welcomes new leader
June 13, 2022 — Col. Lauren Courchaine took the reins of the 37th Training Wing from Col. Rockie Wilson during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 10... MORE

37th TRW commander picked up the gauntlet, prepares to pass it on
June 10, 2022 — Col. Rockie K Wilson, 37th Training Wing commander, considers his time as a “Command of Two Tours.” In his first year, Wilson focused on solving pandemic-related problems, and in his second, pivoted to a proactive, innovative approach to training and educating the next generation of Airmen... MORE

Basic Military Training returns to the parade field.

Military students from eight partner nations, U.S. graduate from IAAFA
May 16, 2022 — Twelve weeks after the start of their academic training, military students from eight partner nations across Latin America and the U.S. walked across the stage to accept graduation certificates and their much-anticipated wings from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy April 28... MORE

International students stand next to flags

IAAFA professional military education center garners top Air Force award
May 16, 2022 — Consistency, hard work and dedication. That’s what Capt. Yaira Saroli, flight commander of the 837th Training Squadron, points to as the reason for the Inter-American Air Forces Academy winning the Air Force’s Enlisted Professional Military Center of the Year Award... MORE

Instructors stand outside IAAFA headquarters with flags flying in background

344th Training Squadron instructors teach first mobile training Basic Special Mission Aviator course
May 10, 2022 — Two instructors from the 344th Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland were part of the mobile training team that helped eight enlisted members from 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell Air Force, Alabama, graduate the Basic Special Missions Aviator Course April 27. This was the first time that the BSMA course was taught by a mobile training team... MORE

IAAFA celebrates 79 years, unveils heritage wall
April 8, 2022 — The Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently celebrated its 79th anniversary with dozens of cadre, staff, and international military students... MORE

IAAFA staff look at photos on heritage wall

IAAFA Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance course gets update
April 6, 2022 — Prospective U.S. and partner nation students attending the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance course at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland will find a newly updated course... MORE

IAAFA students take notes at their desks

37th Training Group builds the force through modernized training
February 7, 2022 — With more than 23 different career fields in four separate training locations, the 37th Training Group trains and provides mission-ready service members and military working dogs for the Department of the Air Force and the Department of Defense... MORE

Airman uses MIG welding methods with augmented reality.

37th TRW recognized with Verne Orr Award for AETC
February 3, 2022 — The 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been named as Air Education and Training Command’s 2022 recipient of the Verne Orr Award. The award, established by the Air Force Association in honor of former Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr, recognizes an Air Force unit that makes the most effective use of its human resources... MORE

Basic Military Trainees march to their graduation ceremony.

341st TRS opens third specialized MWD training lab
January 12, 2022 — The 341st Training Squadron, home of the Military Working Dog program for the Department of Defense, opened its third specialized training lab at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 5, 2022... MORE