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Alamo Wing conducts rarely seen maintenance procedure on C-5M Super Galaxy
June 6, 2021 — Maintenance personnel from the 433rd Airlift Wing conducted rarely seen maintenance on the C-5M Super Galaxy elevator May 20-27 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

A 433rd Airlift Wing aircraft maintenance crew of 14 personnel work a rarely seen maintenance task on a C-5M Super Galaxy to remove the aircraft’s elevator May 20, 2021 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The job task was to remove the elevator to access a crack on the aircraft’s hull that needed repair. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

Duncan Field, Kelly’s ties to Tuskegee Airmen’s 49+1
February 19, 2021 — When most people think of the Tuskegee Airmen, they remember the pilots and the P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft with the red tails they flew. However, many people were not aware of the Tuskegee Airmen’s civilian force, who worked in the background and contributed to the now-famous Red Tails’ success. This group of men and one woman, who are also considered Tuskegee Airmen because of their contribution to the legacy of the “Original Tuskegee Airmen,” began at San Antonio’s Duncan Army Airfield. ... MORE

Editor’s note: photo and caption were pulled from the National Archives Catalog.
Members of the ground crew of a Negro fighter squadron of the 15th U.S. Air Force in Italy place a loaded wing tank on a P-51 Mustang before the group takes off on another mission escorting bombers over enemy targets. The squadron uses auxiliary fuel tanks for long-distance flights. Left to right: T/Sgt. Charles K. Haynes, S/Sgt. James A. Sheppard, and M/Sgt. Frank Bradley. N.d. 208-AA-49E-1-3.

Fighting Falcons receive care from 149th Fighter Wing
December 3, 2020 — Behind every flight is a team of people who make it happen. The F-16 Fighting Falcons of the 149th Fighter Wing remain an example of mission dominance through uncompromised excellence because of Gunfighters like Tech. Sgt. Joseph Ramos, an aircraft armament systems technician. The 149th Fighter Wing has trained combat ready F-16 pilots for active duty, Air Guard and Reserve units around the globe... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Ramos, 149th Fighter Wing aircraft armament systems technician, removes a panel from an F-16 Fighting Falcon undergoing maintenance Nov. 30 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

AETC, AMC team up on VR solutions for modern C-130 training
January 27, 2020 — Headquarters Air Force, Air Mobility Command, and Air Education and Training Command have been working on a virtual-reality platform for maintenance training through Mass Virtual, a contractor that scans real-world objects to create virtual environments. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Renfrow, 19th Maintenance Group maintenance qualifications training instructor, uses a virtual reality headset

Reorganization yields AETC’s first civil service maintenance group
February 17, 2017 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - The first civil service aircraft maintenance organization in AETC to become a group is the 12th Maintenance Group. An activation ceremony was held inside... MORE

Civilian employees with the newly activated 12th maintenance Group activate the group's three squadrons during a ceremony Feb. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The group is the first civil service maintenance directorate in Air Education and Training Command to reorganize as a group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Martin)