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Air Force transitions from CVR Teams to more secure systems
May 4, 2021 — Beginning June 15, Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) Teams will no longer be an option within the Air Force, and all information stored in that system will go away. As the CVR environment goes away, the Air Force network version of Microsoft Teams – a separate application with slightly different capabilities – will be enhanced to be more like CVR... MORE

Graphic depicting Beginning June 15, Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) Teams will no longer be an option within the Air Force, and all information stored in that system will go away. As the CVR environment goes away, the Air Force network version of Microsoft Teams – a separate application with slightly different capabilities – will be enhanced to be more like CVR.

433rd LRS team accelerates change in logistics training
April 19, 2021 — Staff Sgt. Taylor Mogford, 433rd Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment supervisor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, and his team presented their ideas for revamping logistics training at the virtual 2021 Logistics Officer Association Symposium April 2. ... MORE

Tech Sgt. Alicia Garvin, 433rd Force Support Squadron customer support NCO in charge, Staff Sgt. Alexandra Thompson, 433rd FSS customer support assistant, and Staff Sgt. Taylor Mogford, 433rd Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment supervisor (background), prepare and issue equipment for an upcoming exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 7, 2021. The 433rd LRS contains 120 Airmen in eight Air Force career fields, who specialize in deployment planning, supply chain operations, fuels and transportation management. (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)

JBSA Airmen participate in total force exercise
April 14, 2021 — The 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron trained on responding to a chemical agent exposure situation with unregulated patient movement and familiarization with decontamination procedures at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 8. The 433rd AES collaborated with the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron, JBSA Fire Department and the 911th AES, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, to accomplish the training. ... MORE

The 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron and Joint Base San Antonio Fire Department firefighters brush and wash the contaminates off of firefighters in hazardous material suits during a joint training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 8, 2021. The 433rd CES and JBSA Fire Department firefighters wore mission oriented protective posture gear and HAZMAT suits to protect themselves against simulated contaminates from patients and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

433rd AW Airmen perform readiness training
April 14, 2021 — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing practiced chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear operations at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 10... MORE

Senior Airman Jennifer Martinez and Senior Airman Ashley Garcia, 433rd Force Support Squadron, load a container onto a truck for transport during a field training exercise, April 10, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The exercise provided Reserve Citizen Airmen familiarity with real-world scenarios they could face in a deployed environment or at home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Lahrman)

433rd AW starts COVID-19 vaccine distribution
March 12, 2021 — Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing received the COVID-19 vaccine at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 6... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing receive their COVID-19 vaccines, March 6, 2021 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The wing had 600 doses available for those wanting to be vaccinated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

Reserve Airmen need to know rights for reemployment after deployment
February 17, 2021 — When a Reserve Citizen Airmen gets tasked to deploy, home station or abroad, the service member needs to know their rights and responsibilities when it comes to being reemployed with their civilian employer after having performed duty in the uniformed service... MORE

Know your Rights under USERRA; Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act graphic. (U.S.Air Force graphic by Jessica L. Kendziorek)

340th Flying Training Group names annual award winners
February 16, 2021 — The 340th Flying Training Group recently announced its 2020 annual awards winners, two of whom have also been nominated for Air Force Reserve Command recognition, and two for Air Education and Training Command recognition... MORE

340th FTG announces annual award winners.

433rd ASTS trains in receiving incoming patients aboard Black Hawks
January 28, 2021 — The 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, 433rd Airlift Wing, participated in an exercise to train in receiving incoming patients at the Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex Jan. 9... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron transport a simulated injured patient from a UH-60 Black Hawk to a Humvee for training Jan 9, 2021 at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex. The training helped provide experience to medics in receiving and transporting combat injured individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Lahrman)

AF Reserve major promotion, captain continuation boards postponed
January 14, 2021 — The Calendar Year 2021 Air Force Reserve Major Line and Nonline Promotion Board has been rescheduled for March 29, pushing it back two months from its original date of Jan. 29. This change is due to the new Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force requirements, and the time needed to implement them. ... MORE

The Calendar Year 2021 Air Force Reserve Major Line and Nonline Promotion Board has been rescheduled for March 29, pushing it back two months from its original date of January 29. This change is due to new Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force requirements, and the time need to implement them.

As a result of the changes to major promotion boards, the captain continuation boards have also been postponed and will be held immediately following the major promotion boards.

960th Cyberspace Wing accelerates change during leadership summit
January 13, 2021 — Leaders within the 960th Cyberspace Wing gathered in-person and virtually at the Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex Nov. 16-19, 2020, to meet and discuss the future of Air Force Reserve Command’s only cyberspace wing... MORE

960th Cyberspace Wing members speak with Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, Nov. 19, 2020, during the leadership summit at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samantha Mathison)

The power of Total Force recruiting
January 13, 2021 — As Air Force Recruiting Service embarked on a Total Force Recruiting enterprise, a handful of Air Force Reserve Airmen began to matriculate at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in early 2019, working side by side with their active duty counterparts... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Michael Lear, Air Force Recruiting Service Strategic Marketing Division superintendent, broke the Texas Deadlift state record previously set at 705 pounds by pulling 733 pounds in the 93kg weight class.

74th Aerial Port Squadron supports Operation Nightstorm
December 26, 2020 — Eight Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 74th Aerial Port Squadron at the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland participated in a joint-service training exercise dubbed Operation Nightstorm Dec. 14-15, learning how to sling load cargo onto in-flight helicopters... MORE

Operation Nightstorm ground crew members familiarize themselves with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in preparation for sling loading cargo Dec. 14, 2020, at Martindale Army Air Field, San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

Reserve instructor pilot earns AETC safety award
December 26, 2020 — A Reserve instructor pilot from the 39th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph was selected as the Air Education and Training Command Aviation Safety Well Done Award winner for 2020... MORE

Alamo Wing Top 3, Wish for Our Heroes provide holiday meals
December 22, 2020 — The Alamo Wing Top 3 and Wish for Our Heroes joined to provide 150 holiday meals to enlisted military members at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 18... MORE

Master Sgt. Rosalind Riderpage, 433rd Airlift Wing administrative assistant (gray shirt), and Brad Tobler, Wish for Our Heroes South Texas chapter director, assemble holiday meal packages during a Wishes for Our Heroes event Dec. 18, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Wish for Our Heroes leads this annual event along with many other programs to help enlisted military members nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristian Carter)

AF restores military tuition assistance cap, AF COOL funding
November 22, 2020 — The Department of the Air Force restored military tuition assistance to $4,500 per fiscal year and Air Force Credentialing Opportunities Online preparatory course funding for the fiscal year 2021, effective immediately... MORE

Reserve squadrons train for readiness at JBSA-Lackland
November 15, 2020 — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Operations Support Squadron set up a decontamination line at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 8, processing two 68th Airlift Squadron Airmen through the line for mutual training... MORE

Staff Sgt. Louis Tirado, 433rd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, prepares a decontamination line for readiness training with the 68th Airlift Squadron Nov. 8, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The decontamination line consists of four stations where AFE technicians work to safely decontaminate Airmen from toxic substances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron welcomes new commander
November 9, 2020 — Col. Michael C. Brice, 433rd Medical Group commander, handed the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron unit guidon to Col. David P. Bailey during an assumption of command ceremony Nov. 7 at the 433rd Medical Group building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Col. Michael C. Brice, 433rd Medical Group commander, presents the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron unit guidon to Col. David P. Bailey during an assumption of command ceremony Nov. 7, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The ceremony was held at the 433rd Medical Group building. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Iram Carmona)

39th FTS Cobras take over San Antonio skies
November 5, 2020 — The 39th Flying Training Squadron Reserve Citizen Airmen took command of San Antonio military airspace to execute a training and readiness exercise called "Cobras in the Clouds" Oct. 29 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph... MORE

433rd AW family, teammates welcome home Reserve Citizen Airmen
October 29, 2020 — Thirteen Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland returned home from a deployment in Southwest Asia, were greeted by family members at the San Antonio International Airport Oct. 26... MORE

Senior Airman Deonna N. Brown, 433rd Security Forces Squadron, is greeted by her husband Coy Brown and their two children Levi and Madison Oct. 26, 2020 at the San Antonio International Airport. Brown’s husband surprised her as she walked out to the baggage claim. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Iram Carmona)