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Airman Heritage Training Complex warehouse a portal into JBSA, Air Force history
May 4, 2022 — The Airman Heritage Training Complex warehouse, or Building 222, is a 5,000-square foot facility containing over 5,900 artifacts, photos, documents and mementos related to Air Force history, from the early days of the branch to the present, placed in rows of shelves and cases... MORE

New exhibits make history come alive at Airman Heritage Museum
February 8, 2022 — A number of upgraded and new exhibits are making the history of the Air Force and the experiences of Basic Military Training come to life at the Airman Heritage Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Military training instructor dons uniform for the last time
August 12, 2021 — In December 1965, R. Thomas Coons left Chesterfield County, Virginia, to join the U.S. Air Force. He didn’t know a career as a military training instructor would be his calling... MORE

Airman Heritage Museum honors legacy of Airmen
November 9, 2020 — Located inside a building that was a hub for World War II aviation cadets, the Airman Heritage Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland chronicles the history of the base, the early beginnings of the Air Force and honors the proud legacy of those who have served as Airmen... MORE

The USAF Airman Heritage Museum collects, researches, preserves, interprets and presents the United States Air Force, along with predecessor organizations, Enlisted Corps. History, heritage, and traditions to develop Airmen today for tomorrow.

Staff members at JBSA museums keep busy despite lockdown
July 6, 2020 — Historians and staff members at museums throughout Joint Base San Antonio have had to adjust since shutting their doors to visitors in March because of the pandemic... MORE

Bill Manchester, director of the Airman Heritage Training Complex at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

JBSA-Lackland’s Southeast Asia Airpark relocated
June 25, 2020 — The Southeast Asia Airpark at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been relocated to the area north of the Parade Ground Airpark to accommodate the construction of two new Airman Training Complexes and a drainage area for rainwater runoff... MORE