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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

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)

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

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

340th members to be featured in Pentagon display

A Gold Star to remember for 433rd AW member
September 27, 2020 — The last Sunday of September every year is Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day, where the families of service members who died while in the line of duty are honored. On this day, these families are remembered for the losses they suffered. While many choose to honor their losses in different ways, Tech. Sgt. Joseph Perez, 26th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services supervisor, said he chose to honor his father by serving in the same unit as him... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Perez, 26th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services supervisor, visits the grave of his father Sept. 25, 2020, with his family at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

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

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington, 4th Air Force commander, meets with several 433rd Airlift Wing Airmen in the 433rd Maintenance Group Sept. 23, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

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

U.S. Air Force C-130Js from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, arrive Sept. 13, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

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

VA offers debt relief through year’s end
July 12, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced July 9 its commitment to extend debt relief to veterans adversely impacted by COVID-19 through the end of 2020 by suspending certain debt collection actions... 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

433rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters board a C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft June 28, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

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

Master Sgt. Kenneth Veazey, 403rd Wing Development and Training Flight chief, poses for a photo with his trainees Feb. 9 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Veazey prepares approximately 55 trainees during the monthly Unit Training Assembly for the Air Force’s Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Carranza)

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

433rd Civil Engineer Squadron members meet for a virtual unit training assembly May 3, 2020 using an online collaboration service.

Reserve Citizen Airmen return home after battling COVID-19
June 4, 2020 — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing’s Medical Group, arrived on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland May 28 following a 54-day deployment to New York City... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Medical Group celebrate after returning home from a deployment to New York City, May 28, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Take time to prepare so you can enjoy your summer plans
June 3, 2020 — Although the summer months are the most vulnerable time, severe weather can occur anytime, anywhere, and can produce hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, flooding, lightning or a combination of any or all of these... MORE

Long-distance support not new for 340th FTG personnel team
June 3, 2020 — As people around the world worked to adjust to the challenges of working from home, 340th Flying Training Group personnelists quickly adapted and then some, providing mission-critical support to the headquarters and squadrons at seven different installations, as well as modifying processes and implementing improvements to better serve their teammates... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen help transportation efforts amid coronavirus pandemic
May 27, 2020 — Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing’s Logistics Readiness Squadron were called to duty to assist with transportation efforts impacted by the current coronavirus pandemic in and around Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Staff Sgt. Aaron Antu, 433rd Logistics Readiness Squadron ground transportation operator, sanitizes a transportation vehicle being used to transport basic military training trainees who are being monitored for COVID-19 to and from medical facilities, May 21, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Air Force fitness testing suspended until Oct. 1
May 22, 2020 — The change, which is an update from the original June 1 resume date, is effective immediately. ... MORE

Airmen deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility will roll physical fitness testing into their wartime responsibilities starting Oct. 1. The new USAFCENT fitness policy will be available soon on AEF Online at https://aef.afpc.randolph.af.mil. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Abner Guzman)

Flying units still delivering during pandemic
May 18, 2020 — Since March 1, the 68th and the 356th Airlift Squadrons have supported the COVID-19 crisis in New York and continued to train aircrew members here... MORE

Aircrew members in the 433rd Airlift Wing prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, for a flight to carry a team of medical technicians mobilized to respond to the COVID-19 crisis April 5, 2020.