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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

Fourth evacuation; 403rd Wing moving aircraft to JBSA-Lackland for Zeta
October 26, 2020 — The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing started flying Tropical Storm Zeta today and will be relocating its aircraft once again, but now to move out of the path of Zeta as it makes its way toward the U.S. Gulf Coast... MORE

Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update
October 22, 2020 — Effective Oct. 1, 2020, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center reinitiated the process to notify service members assigned to the Air Force Retired Reserve’s ‘awaiting pay’ status on the processing procedures to draw retirement pay... MORE

433rd TRS Reserve MTI STEPS to master sergeant
October 19, 2020 — Former Marine Corps field radio operator Martin Hernandez, now an Air Force Reserve military training instructor at the 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was STEP-promoted to master sergeant during an October ceremony at JBSA-Lackland, attended by his MTI teammates and his flight of basic trainees. The 433rd TRS is one of seven squadrons assigned to the 340th Flying Training Group at JBSA-Randolph, and the only all-Reserve MTI squadron in the Air Force. ... MORE

Hurricane Delta has 403rd Wing evacuating to JBSA-Lackland again
October 7, 2020 — The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing relocated its aircraft for the third time this year, but this time it was to get out of the path of Hurricane Delta as it made its way toward the U.S. Gulf Coast... MORE

340th TRG instructor pilots selected for Air Force Reserve 'Profiles in Leadership'
October 1, 2020 — Two 340th Flying Training Group instructor pilots will be featured in the Air Force Reserve's Profiles in Leadership, Volume 6... MORE

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

340th FTG employee, veteran honored as September Hidden Hero
September 18, 2020 — Anthoney Smith, 340th Flying Training Group lead travel administrator and an Air Force veteran, was honored Sept. 15 by the Schertz-Cibolo-Selma Chamber of Commerce and Military Affairs Council as the September Hidden Hero during a ceremony and luncheon held at the Schertz Civic Center. ... MORE

39th FTS Cobra honored as August Hidden Hero
September 18, 2020 — Reserve Citizen Airman Maj. Christine Wagner, 39th Flying Training Squadron T-1A evaluator pilot and T-1A schoolhouse chief instructor pilot, was honored as the August 2020 Schertz Cibolo Selma Area Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council Hidden Hero during a ceremony held at the Schertz Civic Center Aug. 18. ... MORE

Here we go again: 403rd Wing evacuates aircraft to Texas
September 14, 2020 — The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing started relocating aircraft to locations in Texas Sept. 13 as Tropical Storm Sally makes its way towards the Gulf Coast. Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was one of the locations. ... MORE

New commander takes over 433rd Training Squadron
August 11, 2020 — Lt. Col. Anthony Erard assumed command of the 433rd Training Squadron during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 7, officiated by Col. Michael J. Vanzo, 340th Flying Training Group commander... MORE

39th Flying Training Squadron welcomes new commander
August 10, 2020 — Lt. Col. Thomas Lessner assumed command of the 39th Flying Training Squadron Aug. 6 during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, officiated by 340th Flying Training Group Commander Col. Michael J. Vanzo. Relinquishing command was Lt. Col. Kristen Kent, who assumed command of the squadron in 2018... MORE

Reserve squadron, American Airmen march into history
July 20, 2020 — The Air Force Reserve's 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, marched hundreds of Total Force Air Force trainees into the history books July 16 when those trainees took their Airman's Oath during basic military training graduation and took their place in the long blue line... MORE

'Being an MTI is everything and nothing you ever thought'
July 16, 2020 — After more than a dozen years as a 433rd Training Squadron military training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Reserve Citizen Airman Senior Master Sgt. Jason Wagner is moving on. ... MORE

Reserve MTI embraces challenges, follows path to dream come true
July 14, 2020 — Tech. Sgt. Sharon Collado is a Reserve military training instructor supervisor at the 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Unlike many people, she knows that she can do anything she wants to do. She's proved it to herself countless times throughout her 18 year Air Force career, but long before she enlisted, her dad, a career Air Force information manager, told her so... MORE

433rd CES firefighters deploy; unit, families say farewell
June 30, 2020 — Early-morning June 28, firefighters from the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron and their families gathered in the darkness here to say their goodbyes before the Reserve Citizen Airmen begin their deployment journey. The firefighters are headed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia for a 6-month assignment. They will be performing fire protection duties for personnel, aircraft, cargo, and other installation assets... MORE

Battling COVID; a cyber Airman’s story
June 29, 2020 — Tech. Sgt. Brandon Ibanez, a cyber intelligence analyst with the 854th Combat Operations Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, doesn’t wear a helmet to work, nor does he wear a sword or shield. Ibanez’s role in his unit requires him to analyze intelligence and triangulate technical, geographical and operational information to provide situational awareness for leadership. This information enables his leaders to determine the best course of action in any given scenario... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing aircrew doubles-down on missions
June 18, 2020 — In mid-April, while en route from Texas to Norway, a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and its crew were informed they were going have a small change of plans... MORE

Flight prepares future Airmen for Basic Military Training
June 11, 2020 — At the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Master Sgt. Kenneth Veazey is the 403rd Wing’s Development and Training Flight chief, which is a program that is specific to the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard that prepares trainees for Basic Military Training... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing overcomes COVID-19 challenges
June 10, 2020 — The 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has spent the last three months successfully innovating new ways to accomplish the mission due to the restrictions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE