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MC-12W Liberty aircrew honors fellow Airmen who died in 2013 crash
April 17, 2023 — Five aircrew aboard an MC-12W Liberty from Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, landed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 29 and departed with a piece of equipment from an MC-12W that crashed April 27, 2013, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, killing four. ... MORE

BJ Jones (middle) 16th Air Force historian and museum curator, explains a World War II graphic to Staff Sgt. Cole Weiss (left) tactical systems operator instructor from the 306th Intelligence Squadron and Staff Sgt. Gabriel Gibson, TSO instructor, 306th IS, March 29, 2023, in the Dennis F. Casey Heritage Center, at the 16th Air Force Headquarters building, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Digital memorial pays tribute to service members who died
January 18, 2022 — The Defense Department recently launched the Military In Lasting Tribute webpages to honor service members who died while serving on active duty... MORE

A young man poses for a photo with a camel.

Ollie Crawford: AF advocate laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (Video)
August 5, 2019 — Oliver "Ollie" Crawford, lifelong pilot and advocate for the U.S. Air Force was laid to rest with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, August 5th. Crawford died July 21st in San Antonio, Texas, two days after turning 94 years old... MORE

Ruck march spanning 11 days, 830 miles, honors fallen special tactics Airmen
February 22, 2019 — Twenty special tactics Airmen began an 11-day ruck march at 2 a.m. Feb. 22 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex, and will be traveling 830 miles to Hurlburt Field, Florida. The Airmen are rucking to pay tribute to Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, who was killed in Afghanistan Nov. 27, 2018, and 19 other special tactics Airmen who have been killed in action since 9/11. ... MORE

Hundreds of Special Tactics (ST) Airmen and Special Warfare trainees gathered early morning to begin an 830-mile ruck march across five states in tribute to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, along with 19 other ST Airmen, who have been killed in action since 9/11, Feb. 22, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex.

Airman Leadership School unveils Etchberger flight room with ribbon cutting ceremony
February 27, 2018 — The Joint Base San Antonio Airman Leadership School unveiled the Etchberger flight room with a ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 21 at the ALS Schoolhouse at Medina Annex. ... MORE

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