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Looking for investigators: Become an Army Criminal Investigation Division special agent
September 5, 2023 — The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is recruiting qualified candidates to become Army CID Special Agents. Apply now!... MORE

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Air Force adds more jobs to initial enlistment bonus list
July 13, 2022 — The Air Force just added seven maintenance-related skills, each with four or six-year contracts, to the fiscal 2022 Initial Enlistment Bonus program July 11, 2022. Bonuses will be offered through Sept. 30, 2022. ... MORE

The Air Force just added more opportunities for future Airmen to receive bonuses upon entering active duty in fiscal 2022.

Air Force Undersecretary receives insight into COVID-19 vaccinations at 433rd Airlift Wing
October 4, 2021 — Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 2 to meet with Reserve Citizen Airmen leaders on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination efforts... MORE

Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones walks with Col. Terry McClain, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, to view the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination process at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 2, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

433rd Airlift Wing resumes fitness testing
July 12, 2021 — The 433rd Airlift Wing resumed Air Force fitness testing July 10 after assessments were suspended for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing members participate in a fitness assessment July 10, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. This is the first assessment in the wing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

960th Cyberspace Wing reaches out to local high school students
June 8, 2021 — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 960th Cyberspace Wing visited students in the Judson High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps in Converse, Texas, as part of a diversity and inclusion community outreach initiative May 19... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen in the 960th Cyberspace Wing receive a briefing from retired Lt. Col. Mark Hiatt, Judson High School senior aerospace science instructor, prior to speaking with Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp students in Converse, Texas, May 19, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samantha Mathison)

960th Cyberspace Wing Gladiators gather for 2021 Leadership Summit
May 11, 2021 — Gladiators in the 960th Cyberspace Wing gathered at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, as well as virtually April 26-30 to participate in the 2021 Leadership Summit. Over the course of four days, participants had opportunities to listen, interact and ask questions of keynote speakers, cyberspace leaders and each other... MORE

A group of 960th Cyberspace Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen receive a briefing on officer promotion boards April 28, 2021, at the Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, during the 960th CW 2021 Leadership Summit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

Local Air Force wings forge strong bonds through partnerships
April 12, 2021 — Commanders of the 433rd Airlift Wing and the 960th Cyberspace Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland made the wings’ partnership official when they signed a formal memorandum of understanding March 31. Teams from each wing spent almost a year working together documenting the required mission support services to optimize business processes and the manpower needed to support Air Force Reserve policies. ... MORE

Col. Terry McClain, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Rick Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, sign copies of their respective versions of the 433rd AW and 960th CW Memorandum of Understanding, April 6, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samantha Mathison)

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

Reserve Citizen Airmen in the 960th Cyberspace Wing participate in a virtual Four Lenses course Nov. 16, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. The course was facilitated by Tech. Sgt. Demica McIntosh, 36th Medical Operations Squadron Mental Health NCO in charge, located at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samantha Mathison)

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)

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)

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

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Ibanez, a cyber intelligence analyst with the 854th Combat Operations Squadron, stands for a photo outside his home in Chicago, Illinois, June 15, 2020. Ibanez’s role in his unit requires him to analyze intelligence and triangulate technical, geographical and operational information to provide situational awareness for leadership. (Courtesy photo by Anna Czekaj)

Army South, partner armies work together to develop enlisted leaders
July 9, 2015 — Noncommissioned officers from the U.S., Colombian and Brazilian armies traveled to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)headquarters to exchange an understanding of operational capacity and gather insight on how NCOs play a role in their operations... MORE

AMEDD Center and School, HRCoE, establishes Academy Brigade (Provisional)
July 9, 2015 — An uncasing ceremony officially established the Academy Brigade (Provisional), the Headquarters and Support Company (Provisional) and its subordinate units at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston... MORE