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344th Training Squadron unveils social media room to enhance recruiting strategies
December 6, 2023 — The Air Force Recruiting School assigned to the 344th Training Squadron recently celebrated the grand opening of its brand-new social media room... MORE

Technical school students get unique look into career broadening opportunities
May 26, 2023 — More than 100 technical training students and guests filled the auditorium at the 344th Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland May 9 for a presentation on career opportunities for Airmen in the materiel management career field. Airmen heard career field managers discuss a variety of jobs in their specialty across the Air Force and helped them learn about future potential opportunities. ... MORE

Master Sgt. Marvin Hawkins, 437th Supply Chain Operations Squadron, motions as he speaks to a technical training student at the 344th Training Squadron at JBSA-Lackland, May 9, 2023. Approximately 100 Airmen attended the briefing as career field managers discussed a variety of jobs in their specialty across the Air Force and helped them learn about future potential opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

PHOTOS | JBSA-Lackland tech school students get hands-on with Huey, Pave Hawk
March 24, 2023 — The Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk and Air Force UH-1N Huey helicopters from the 512th Rescue Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, were on a routine flight March 21 and stopped at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, giving technical training school students a hands-on opportunity to be introduced to the aircraft that they are currently learning how to maintain... 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

Six people pose for the camera standing in front of the centrifuge.

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

Air Force chief of safety visits 37th Training Group, 344th Training Squadron
February 2, 2022 — U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, chief of safety and commander, Air Force Safety Center, visited the 37th Training Group and 344th Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 20. ... MORE

When going gets tough, resiliency remains key for Air Force family
October 21, 2021 — One day, one decision, and one family. Together, husband, wife, and son raised their right hands and took an oath that changed the course of their lives... MORE

Richard and Jenna Jimenez standing by palm trees.

HH-60G Pave Hawk makes debut at 344th Training Squadron
August 5, 2021 — An HH-60G Pave Hawk landed at its new home July 26 on the grounds of the 344th Training Squadron, Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence... MORE

Mom, son celebrate Air Force achievements
April 21, 2021 — A mom and son celebrated milestones this week when Tech. Sgt. Nessie McCray and Airman Basic Jaylen Netterville graduated from their respective technical training schools a day apart at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Nessie McCray, 344th Training Squadron, and her son, Airman Basic Jaylen Netterville, 343rd Training Squadron, share lunch at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 15, 2021. Both look forward to graduating and beginning their new careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)

First five Master Military Training Leaders selected in 37th TRW
January 15, 2021 — The aiguillette that hangs from a Master Military Training Leader’s left shoulder is distinctive. The mixed colors of royal and navy blue signify the superior performance, ethics and leadership that are hallmarks of reaching that achievement, awarded to only the top 10 percent of the MTL corps... MORE

Five noncommissioned officers now have the distinction of being the first Military Training Leaders in the 37th Training Wing to wear the aiguillette of the Master MTL.

AF safety experts look to increase successful job performance with new training mindset
December 1, 2020 — A group of Occupational Safety career specialists recently met at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to participate in an Occupational Competency Model Study focused on combining task-based knowledge and skills with other behaviors and soft skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, self-control, resiliency, leadership and stress management intended to create behavior-based outcomes. ... MORE

‘Speckled Trout’ ready to go for flight attendant students
October 30, 2020 — An aircraft that began life as a refueling tanker and later provided executive airlift for the Air Force Chief of Staff as part of Project Speckled Trout will soon provide the service’s prospective flight attendants with a more realistic training environment... MORE

U.S. Air Force instructors with the 344th Training Squadron Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence cut the ribbon during the ceremony of the ‘Speckled Trout’ Oct. 26, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Hypobaric altitude chamber installed at 344th Training Squadron
August 29, 2020 — A hypobaric altitude chamber was relocated to the 344th Training Squadron Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence hangar at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 25. The 344th TRS team worked closely with members of the 19th Air Force to make this repositioning possible and also received support for the 502nd Air Base Wing Civil Engineer... MORE

Members of the 344th Training Squadron Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence and 19th Air Force team pose for a photo in front of a newly positioned hypobaric altitude chamber at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 25, 2020. The chamber was delivered from Tyndall Air Force Base and will support over 2,300 enlisted aircrew and several hundred permanent party officer and enlisted flyers from across the JBSA community.

344th TRS participates in resiliency chat with CMSAF Wright
May 19, 2020 — Master Sgt. Robyn Pryor from the 37th Training Wing spoke on "The New Normal", a podcast hosted by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright recently... MORE

Msgt Robyn Pryor (bottom center), a 37th Training Wing Airmen, speaks on "The New Normal", a podcast hosted by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright (top left).
Pryor, member of the 344th Training Squadron, discussed the creation of the community, C3 (Care, Commit, and Connect), a community geared towards connecting women with women.

Air Force graduates first all non-prior service basic flight engineer class
December 16, 2019 — The Air Force’s 344th Training Squadron Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence graduated the first basic flight engineer class Dec. 13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, comprised completely of non-prior service students... MORE

Nine Airmen graduate from the Basic Flight Engineer Course at the 344th Training Squadron, Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence, as the first-ever class comprised completely of non-prior service students at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, 13 Dec. These new aviators will go on to man crew position on aircraft responsible for monitoring and controlling aircraft systems, computing aircraft performance, calculating weight and balance and cross checking pilot actions.

344th Training Squadron Airman recognized by Oxnard Chamber of Commerce
October 22, 2019 — Staff Sgt. Mykal Tanner, 344th Training Squadron Military Handling Equipment instructor, was recognized as the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce’s Air Force Active Duty Member of the Year in a ceremony Sept. 20... MORE

Staff Sgt. Mykal Tanner, a 344th Training Squadron Military Handling Equipment instructor, is recognized as the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce's Air Force Active Duty Member of the Year in a ceremony Sept. 20.

344th Training Squadron brings Virtual Hanger program to Little Rock Air Force Base
May 22, 2019 — Virtual reality is an emerging technology in today’s modern world. Its development has paved the way for numerous advancements in entertainment, health care, and even military training. The Career Enlisted Aviator Training Next flight at the 344th Training Squadron from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is the team behind the Integrated Technology Platform, an initiative to train Airmen with virtual reality software... MORE

Master Sgt. Ryan Stark (left), 344th Training Squadron special programs manager from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, leads U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Krystopher Fletcher, 19th Maintenance Group aerospace propulsion instructor, through a virtual reality scenario of the inside of an aircraft May 2, 2019, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Stark and other 344th members TRS visited Little Rock Air Force Base to showcase Integrated Technology Platform, a campaign to use virtual reality to train students using software called Virtual Hangar.