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JBSA Command Post responds, reacts, resolves
January 30, 2019 — Emergency action controllers in command post determine how the base responds and reacts in emergencies, such as a base fire, and then how to resolve the situation in question... MORE

Cyber operators host cyber certification training courses for San Antonio youth
December 17, 2018 — In mid-2016, four Air Forces Cyber operators teamed to create a free cyber certification academy for San Antonio teenagers. Today, their team of seven hosts dozens of teenagers every weekend for eight- to 16-week-long preparatory courses. With a combined 48 years’ experience and 18 cyber certifications, the founding team considers it a responsibility to lend their extensive cyber expertise to prepare tomorrow’s youth for the ever-evolving cyber landscape... MORE

Staff Sgt. Justin Gonzalez, 33rd Network Warfare Squadron incident response operator, and GhostWire Academy course developer and co-founder, hosts a Network+ class in San Antonio, Oct. 21, 2018. The academy is a free cyber certification training and award organization which serves San Antonio teenagers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. R.J. Biermann)

Inter-American Air Force Academy accepts first U.S. student
December 13, 2018 — The Inter-American Air Force Academy has fostered positive international relationships with Latin American countries for quite some time, but their latest alliance is making history right in front of them at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Airman 1st Class Cassandra Aguero, a member of the 802nd Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, became the first student from the United States to enroll in the Ground Defense Leadership course at the Inter-American Air Force Academy.

Lone Star Gunfighters train future warfighters
November 7, 2018 — The 149th Fighter Wing, known as the Lone Star Gunfighters, is an F-16 training unit that is a part of the Texas Air National Guard and the Texas Military Department. Based out of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the cornerstone of the 149th's flying mission is the 182nd Fighter Squadron, whose role is to take pilots, either experienced aircrew or recent graduates from U.S. Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training, or UPT, and qualify them to fly the F-16... MORE

Maj. Thomas Werner, an instructor pilot assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, performs air-to-air drills in an F-16 Fighting Falcon June 25 near Čáslav Air Base in the Czech Republic during Sky Avenger 2018.

VIPER Clinic stands ready to keep security forces students fresh for the fight
October 17, 2018 — At the 343rd Training Squadron, the road to becoming a Defender in the U.S. Air Force is not for the faint of heart. Twelve-plus-hour training days, unpredictable weather, intense physical conditioning and a demanding academic curriculum are waiting for Airmen who wish to earn their place in U.S. Air Force Security Forces... MORE

Jacquelyn Hale, a 343rd Training Squadron athletic trainer, walks a 343rd TRS trainee through physical training exercises

Joint Base San Antonio offers motorcycle safety training
July 19, 2018 — Much can be said about motorcycle safety. “Look twice for motorcycles. Be aware of their presence. Take the training. All the gear, all the time. Ride to be seen.” We have heard these phrases over and over again, but do we really live by them? ... MORE

Staying aware of the changing road conditions and showing the discipline to adjust to them is fundamental to safe riding.

12th Flying Training Wing has a new squadron
August 22, 2017 — The 12th Training Squadron was activated August 18, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph under the 12th Operations Group... MORE

12th Flying Traing Wing has a new squadron

Education, Training, Experience: The Continuum of Learning
August 9, 2017 — Air Education and Training Command is reimagining how Airmen are developed, through a paradigm shift in education, training and capitalization of experiences in a new concept: the Continuum of... MORE

433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducts water survival training
May 18, 2017 — Airmen from the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were surprised by the cool water temperature as they walked into Canyon Lake to begin their triannual water survival training May 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Canyon Lake. The training is required for all aircrew Air Force Specialty Codes in the Air Force... MORE

Capt. Charlie South, 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, deploys an MK-124 flare during water survival training May 5, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Canyon Lake. The triannual training is a requirement for all aircrew Air Force Specialty Codes and includes open water swimming and life raft training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Total force development services now in a single-point center
May 3, 2017 — The Air Force has consolidated all total force development services and resources to a single-point center. All Airmen (active duty, Reserve, Guard and civilian) will now be able to fully utilize all force development resources through the virtual force development center... MORE

Intelligence Exploitation Analysts: Creating cyberspace warriors
May 1, 2017 — As one of Air Combat Command’s integral assets, the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing is home to several cyberspace warriors, including the exploitation analysts of the 41st Intelligence Squadron... MORE

Exploitation Analyst Airmen assigned to the 41st Intelligence Squadron have begun using advanced mobile desktop training that uses an environment to challenge each individual analyst in cyberspace maneuvers to achieve mission objectives at Fort. George G. Meade. (U.S. Air Force Illustration/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

IED response exercise boosts med wing’s readiness
February 8, 2017 — Warrior medics from the 59th Medical Wing tested their ability to provide aid to the wounded during a mass casualty exercise Jan. 25 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland parade grounds... MORE

Airmen assess and prepare to triage a simulated patient prior to transport on an awaiting ambulance bus during an improved explosive device emergency response exercise Jan. 25, 2017, on Joint Base San Antonio, Texas-Lackland. The exercise tested the 59th Medical Wing’s clinical and field response teams’ readiness in advent of an on-base mass casualty incident. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)

Training at a glance: Orthotics program
December 20, 2016 — The Air Force's only orthotics training program is conducted at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Established in the 1970s, the program is... MORE

Staff Sgt. Devin Rudd, (left) a student in the orthotics program, and Lawrence New, (right) a 59th Medical Wing orthotist and orthotics instructor, use plaster to create a mold for a body jacket orthoses at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 24, 2016. Staff Sgt. Kenneth Rivera, (center), is also a student in the orthotics program and served as the patient for the lesson. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

59th TRG molds new Airmen
December 14, 2016 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Blades, a dental laboratory apprentice course instructor, demonstrates a technique for carving out partial dentures at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Oct. 20, 2016. Blades is one of 10 Air Force instructors, all of whom are assigned to the 381st Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

59th TRG shapes future AF dental assistants
November 14, 2016 — MORE

Tech. Sgt. Christy Nixon, Instructor supervisor of the Air Force Dental Assistant Training program, gives students a glimpse of the restorative materials they will work with during training Oct. 20, 2016 at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The dental assistant apprentice course is one of four courses taught at the 381st Training Squadron, a unit of the 59th Training Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

Warrior medics enhance response capabilities during mass casualty exercise
July 15, 2016 — The 59th Medical Wing’s disaster response capabilities were put to the test during a mass casualty exercise July 13 at Camp Bramble at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Warrior medics from 59th Medical Wing treat a patient suffering from simulated injuries during a July 13, 2016 disaster response training exercise at Camp Bramble on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The exercise, which simulated an aircraft crash, was designed to test the medics’ response skills in the event of a similar real-world incident. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)