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Pilot for the day soars with Alamo Wing
September 12, 2018 — The 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland hosted 8-year-old Giovanny Gallegos, who is battling high risk leukemia, as the Pilot for a Day Sept. 8... MORE

The 433rd Airlift Wing hosted 8-year-old Giovanny Gallegos, who is battling high risk leukemia, as the Pilot for a Day Sept. 8, 2018 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

"Tex" Hill Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol Cadets visit Alamo Wing
September 11, 2018 — "Tex" Hill Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol cadets visit 433rd Airlift Wing Sept. 8... MORE

Flight school trains future crews for C-5M Super Galaxy
March 27, 2018 — Having the right crew is essential when it comes to flying a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft — that is why instructors at the 733rd Training Squadron and 356th Airlift Squadron here prepare students to operate a multi-million dollar aircraft... MORE

Aerial porters with the 26th Aerial Port Squadron and loadmasters with the 68th and 356th Airlift Squadrons worked together Sept. 18, 2016, processing cargo during exercise Alamo Express at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Guard and Reserve units welcomes Charleston civic leaders to the Alamo City
March 21, 2018 — Various community and business leaders from the Charleston, South Carolina area boarded a Charleston-based C-17 Globemaster aircraft to participate in a Civic Leader tour to Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, March 15-16, 2018... MORE

Alamo Wing supports Canada’s ‘Sky’s the limit-Girls fly too’ Airshow
March 17, 2018 — The 433rd Airlift Wing ended a two-day tour supporting the Abbotsford International Airport at “Sky’s the limit-Girls Fly too,” Airshow, March 10-11 in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada to celebrate a week of International Women’s Day... MORE

Six-year-old Vivian, boldly climbs the C-5M Super Galaxy’s ladder up to the cockpit, during the Sky’s the limit-Girls fly too” Airshow at the Abbotsford International Airport’s in British Columbia, Canada. The airport celebrated a week of International Women’s Day, March 10-11, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ms. Minnie Jones)

Welcome to the Air Force Reserve
February 14, 2018 — Despite the wet weather, Col. Thomas K. Smith, Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, administers the oath of enlistment to 48 future 433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen Feb. 10, 2018 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Despite the wet weather, Col. Thomas K. Smith, Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, administers the Oath of Enlistment to 48 future 433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen Feb. 10, 2018 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The future Airmen, members of the Delayed enlistment Training Flight, were supported by Chief Master Sgt. Brian Pinsky, 433rd AW command chief, 10 recruiters, load masters and a flight engineer. (U.S. air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)

C-5M Super Galaxy: ready at a moment’s notice
November 18, 2017 — So far this year, the 433rd Airlift Wing's fleet of C-5M Super Galaxy aircrafts have answered the call to assist with 19 humanitarian missions as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.The complexity of each mission and the fluidity of them means the C-5M has to be ready at a moment’s notice... MORE

Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing deliver humanitarian aid to San Juan, Puerto Rico Oct.3, 2017.

4th Air Force leadership visits Alamo Wing
October 19, 2017 — Maj. Gen. Randall A. Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy C. White Jr., 4th AF command chief, spent four days at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Oct 12-15, 2017, observing the 433rd Airlift Wing’s mission and to meet and greet with the Alamo Wing's Reserve Citizen Airmen... MORE

Tech. Sgt. John Gonzalez, 433rd Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance technician, demonstrates to 4th Air Force leadership how the technology available to his shop helps improve practices and increases production. Maj. Gen. Randall Ogden, 4th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, Jr., 4th AF command chief, were visiting squadrons within the 433rd Maintenance Group Oct. 15, 2017 during their four-day visit to the Alamo Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)

Texas C-5M delivers supplies to Puerto Rico
October 5, 2017 — In the aftermath of three devastating hurricanes that struck Texas, Florida and the Caribbean region of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Citizen Airmen of Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing flew their 17th mission in a C-5M Super Galaxy in less than a month to answer their nation’s call for help in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico in response to the destruction of Hurricane Maria... MORE

A Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) vehicle is unloaded from an Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy at Ceiba, Puerto Rico Oct. 1, 2017. The C-5M, flown by Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, took the JISCC, 11 Soldiers, supplies and two fuel trucks to Puerto Rico to aid hurricane recovery efforts that have affected the United States and its territories in the Caribbean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño)

Mission support units educate Honorary Commanders
September 16, 2017 — More than a dozen 433rd Airlift Wing Honorary Commanders toured the 433rd Mission Support Group units Sept. 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

433rd Honorary Commanders visit 433rd MSG

433rd CES firefighters pay tribute to 9/11 firefighters
September 11, 2017 — Members of the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department paid tribute to the 9/11 firefighters who perished in the World Trade Center during its September unit training assembly here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sept. 10, 2017 by walking up and down 110 flights of stairs... MORE

Reserve Wing prepares for Hurricane Irma
September 11, 2017 — The Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing, the 'Alamo Wing,' is prepared to provide assistance when called upon by state and federal agencies. ... MORE

Texas reserve wing assists in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
September 2, 2017 — Earlier in the week the "Alamo Wing" got the call they may be called up. The mission was to deliver medical personnel, equipment and supplies to support relief efforts after the devastation that Hurricane Harvey left behind... MORE

JBSA youth "deploy" in support of Operation JET
August 17, 2017 — Over 150 Joint Base San Antonio youths participated in the annual Operation Junior Expeditionary Team hosted by the 433rd Airlift Wing Aug. 11 here at JBSA-Lackland. Operation JET is an annual event that provides children of military service members a chance to experience the deployment process their parents go through... MORE

ROTC cadets receive a simulated ride in a C-5M
July 29, 2017 — Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets taking part in Operations Air Force, a professional development training program for ROTC student across the United States, visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to get a better understanding about the Air Force Reserve July 26, 2017... MORE

Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets enter the C-5 flight simulator at the 733rd Training Squadron, July 26, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The cadets also visited the 433rd Maintenance Squadron's engine shop and received a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft tour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Veteran support agency visits Alamo Wing
July 16, 2017 — The 433rd Airlift Wing hosted veterans from the Camino Real Community Services June 30, 2017... MORE

Staff Sgt. Cole Lance, 68th Airlift Squadron load master, shows veterans from Camino Real Community Services the aft load ramp on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft June 30, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. CRCS is a Veteran informed agency that provides "peer to peer" outreach and support to veterans and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)