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PRESS RELEASE: JBSA Officials Identify Victim of Flash Flood
July 16, 2026 — Joint Base San Antonio officials confirm that Dr. Kenneth Stuart, 76, died during an incident on base shortly after midnight last Saturday. Next of kin has been notified. ...

PRESS RELEASE: Individual deceased following flash flood on JBSA-Lackland
July 12, 2026 — On Saturday night, July 11, 2026, emergency responders from the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Fire Department responded to a severe flash flood incident on Hall Street involving a trapped vehicle...

Gateway Wing welcomes new commander
June 8, 2026 — Col. Kellie S. Courtland assumed command of the 37th Training Wing from Col. Willie L. Cooper III during a ceremony at the Pfingston Reception Center May 29...

Junior NCOs step up to lead the U.S. Air Force
March 19, 2025 — Six years ago, Staff Sgt. Michael Arumugam began his military career scared of what the future held. “It wasn't me at first. I'm not a very loud, outspoken person, but once I joined the military, it gave me more of a purpose and made me realize that I do have a meaning,” Arumugam said. “This is what I'm serving for: to keep my grandparents safe, the people in the United States safe, and keeping the threats abroad.” ...

97th Air Mobility Wing leaders join Air Force BMT graduation
May 23, 2024 — More than 40 leaders from the 97th Air Mobility Wing flew down south to tour portions of the enlisted Air Force’s initial training facilities and participate in a Basic Military Training graduation at the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, from May 14-16, 2024. ...

Guardians go where none have gone before
April 8, 2024 — Tech Sgt. David Gudgeon and Sgt. Yuji R. Moore became the first graduates from the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy from the sister services...

Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine inspires Airmen with healthy dinner, cooking demo
June 20, 2023 — In an event aimed at promoting a healthy and active lifestyle, more than 450 Security Forces technical training students had the opportunity to break bread with renowned celebrity chef, Robert Irvine, and his team, here, June 14 and 15...

JBSA-Lackland street renamed to honor Air Force nurse
May 17, 2023 — A street at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was renamed May 5, 2023, to honor U.S. Air Force Capt. Mary Klinker, a flight nurse who died while serving in Vietnam...

U.S., partner nation students graduate during IAAFA training cycle
September 1, 2022 — International military students filled an auditorium here for a ceremony to mark the successful completion their training at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy Aug. 10, 2022...

37th TRW takes over aerospace physiology training program
September 1, 2022 — The 37th Training Wing took responsibility of the 344th Training Squadron Detachment 2 Aug. 25, 2022, after an official transfer authority from the 711th Human Performance Wing. Specifically, the 37th Training Group, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, will be executing the technical training mission...

JBSA-Lackland Area Defense Counsel office closed Sept. 2-5
August 31, 2022 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Area Defense Counsel office will be closed Sept. 2-5 and resume normal operations at 8 a.m. Sept. 6. ...

Automating repetitive tasks saves hours of work
May 4, 2022 — Staff Sgt. Ryan Jette, a Unit Training Manager with the 343rd Training Squadron, created an automation for training records that saved 79 man-hours in the 37th Training Group alone...

What 'Chief' means to an Air Force leader after 30 years of service
April 29, 2022 — Chief Master Sgt. Thaddeus Gravely, senior enlisted leader for the 37th Training Group, almost always smiles...

BMT expands graduation events, returns to parade grounds
April 21, 2022 — Beginning June 8-9, Basic Military Training graduation events will expand to two days and include the return of the traditional military parade at the Gateway Wing parade grounds...

6 things you should know about JBSA-Lackland’s CGO Council
March 23, 2022 — JBSA-Lackland’s Company Grade Officer Council invites every lieutenant and captain (O1-O3) to become an active member. The CGOC, a private organization operating outside the chain of command, provides opportunities for networking, growth and unique encounters with the mission...

37th Training Wing names 2021 annual awards winners
March 9, 2022 — The 37th Training Wing recognized its top award winners for 2021 at a luncheon at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 11...

JBSA-Lackland chapel team hosts drive-thru meet and greet Feb. 24
February 22, 2022 — The 502nd Air Base Wing Religious Affairs Installation Ministries Branch is inviting Joint Base San Antonio members to a drive-thru meet and greet with the JBSA-Lackland chapel team from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Freedom Chapel, building 1528, across from the main Exchange...

Actor Channing Tatum visits JBSA, Military Working Dogs
February 17, 2022 — Channing Tatum, star and co-director of the upcoming movie “Dog,” visited Joint Base San Antonio Feb. 9 on a USO tour to promote the movie, visit with military members, as well as learn about the missions of various units...

37th TRW recognized with Verne Orr Award for AETC
February 3, 2022 — The 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been named as Air Education and Training Command’s 2022 recipient of the Verne Orr Award. The award, established by the Air Force Association in honor of former Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr, recognizes an Air Force unit that makes the most effective use of its human resources...

MTI achieves success from humble beginnings
January 21, 2022 — There are more trainees attending Air Force Basic Military Training than residents living in the small city of Garapan, Saipan, the hometown of Tech. Sgt. Eileen Echaluse, a Master Military Training Instructor at the 331st Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland...