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392nd IS SNCO wins First Sergeant of the Year for 25th AF
April 6, 2017 — Recently, Timmerman won the First Sergeant of the Year award at the 25th Air Force level. This award recognizes the important contributions and leadership qualities exhibited by Air Force members in the First Sergeant career field... MORE

Recently, Timmerman won the First Sergeant of the Year award at the 25th Air Force level. This award recognizes the important contributions and leadership qualities exhibited by Air Force members in the First Sergeant career field.

Alamo Wing units conduct force protection training
April 5, 2017 — Members from the 433rd Security Forces and Civil Engineer Squadron conducted joint security training at Tactical Training Base "Warrior" April 1, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

Tech.Sgt. Steven Cherry, 433rd Security Forces Squadron fire team leader, discusses tactical movement scenarios in the event of enemy contact at Training Base "Warrior" April 1, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. The 433rd SFS and 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a six-block annual training regimen that included, application of force, tactics techniques and procedures, contingency patrol, movement, react to contact, and urban operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Air Force officer’s inventions inspired by Pin Art, E Ink
April 5, 2017 — When Capt. Daniel Stambovsky, a physicist assigned to the 32nd Intelligence Squadron, left his assignment at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York, he left several patents pending. To his surprise, he recently received notification that two of his patents have been approved... MORE

Capt. Daniel Stambovsky, a physicist assigned to the 32nd Intelligence Squadron at Fort Meade, Maryland, recently received notification that two of patents from his previous assignment at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York, have been processed and approved: the “Actuated Pin Antenna Reflector” and the “Radio Frequency Emissive Display Antenna and System for Controlling.” (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. AJ Hyatt)

Intelligence communications systems migrate worldwide
April 4, 2017 — While protecting the nation and seeking out the enemy, U.S. military forces must exchange sensitive information safely and securely. The Air Force Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System allows multi-media communications between authorized individuals by secure means, and in a timely manner. ... MORE

To better utilize the Air Force's top secret communications system, there is a migration taking place that will consolidate all legacy Air Force and Air National Guard JWICS, synchronizing JWICS Air Force wide. Melanie Weems, program manager, AF JWICS Program Management Office, works with multiple contract personnel, like Brian Boblett, migration specialist, and Russ Williamson, migration technician lead, to complete the migration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lori A. Bultman)

Alamo Wing hosts Mississippi civic leaders
March 30, 2017 — The Alamo Wing welcomed 23 civic leaders from the surrounding communities of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi March 23, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. ... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Sean Preston, 433rd Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, explains the benefits of the new C-5M engines to civic leaders from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi March 24, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Award recognizes analysts’ extraordinary tactical impact
March 30, 2017 — The 25th Air Force Tactics Analysis Reporting Program recently recognized the Stu Engbretson Tactics Analysts of the Year. This program recognizes analysts’ significant accomplishments completed outside the scope of their traditional Air Force Specialty Code and how that work impacts Combat Air Forces and Mobility Air Forces, said Kevin Inman, Tactics and Adversary Studies Element Manager, 25th Air Force. ... MORE

The Stu Engbretson Tactics Analysts of the Year award recognizes analysts’ significant accomplishments completed outside the scope of their traditional Air Force Specialty Code and how that work impacts Combat Air Forces.

24th AF Airmen engage with local youth at Mayor's Cyber Cup banquet
March 27, 2017 — Airmen from the 24th Air Force and its subordinate units had the opportunity to speak to local youth about the Air Force cyber mission during the annual Mayor's Cyber Cup March 25 in San Antonio,... MORE

First Lt. Eric Kenney, 390th Cyberspace Operations Center, speaks with high schoolers about the Air Force cyber mission during an information fair at the annual Mayor's Cyber Cup banquet March 25 in San Antonio, Texas. The students all competed in the Air Force Association CyberPatriot challenge, a nationwide program in which teams of students learn to harden network security and then compete to defend systems against intrusions.

Command post controller takes top spot
March 22, 2017 — Staff Sgt. Madeline De La Garza, 433rd Airlift Wing command post controller, was named the Air Force Reserve Command's 2016 Command Post Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year award March 9. De La... MORE

Staff Sgt. Madeline De La Garza, 433rd Airlift Wing command post controller, was named the Air Force Reserve Command's 2016 Command Post Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year March 9, 2017. De La Garza competed against all staff and technical sergeants in the Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Alamo Wing speaks to local Boy Scout association
March 15, 2017 — Col. David Enfield, 433rd Mission Support Group commander, spoke to members of the San Antonio Area Eagle Scout Alumni Association at their monthly meeting at Chester's Hamburgers March 8, 2017... MORE

Col. David Enfield, 433rd Mission Support Group commander, speaks to members of the San Antonio Area Eagle Scout Alumni Association at their monthly meeting at Chester's Hamburgers March 8, 2017. The association meets on the second Wednesday of every month and sponsors Troop 1021 on the southside of San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

TXANG Guardsman finds success despite challenges
March 15, 2017 — Members from the Texas Air and Army National Guard, Chile and the Czech Republic competed in a series of events March 2-4 to determine who would be among the year’s top contenders of the 2017 Texas Military Department Best Warrior Competition. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Orlando Duarte, an aerospace propulsion mechanic with the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, pulls a weighted sled during the 2017 Texas Military Department’s Best Warrior Competition, March 4, 2017, Camp Swift, Bastrop, Texas. The sled pull was an obstacle that was a part of the mystery event at the BWC. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman De’Jon Williams)

Alamo Wing supports NATO mission
March 13, 2017 — A trio of Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, four Army vehicles, support equipment and 39 Army Soldiers from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Ft. Drum, N.Y., were delivered Feb. 28, 2017 and March 3, 2017 to Riga, Latvia by the Air Force Reserve Command's 433rd Airlift Wing aircrew in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve... MORE

U.S. Army 10th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers prepare to load a UH-60 Blackhawk onto an Air Mobility Command C-5M Super Galaxy flown by the Air Force Reserve Command's 68th Airlift Squadron Feb. 27, 2017 on Ft. Drum, N.Y. in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)

Relocation brings ISR cryptologic operator training, aircraft together again
March 9, 2017 — The 306th Intelligence Squadron made a big move Mar. 6 from sunny California to the Sooner State. The move, to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, aligns with Air Force Special Operations’ effort to collocate the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance active-duty training mission with Air National Guard operational aircraft, said Col. Michael Stevenson, commander 363rd ISR Wing. “This is yet another example of the strong partnership AFSOC [Air Force Special Operations Command] has with ACC [Air Combat Command] and the 361 ISRG [Group],” said Col. Alexander Merz, director, AFSOC ISR. ... MORE

Col. Matthew Atkins, 361st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group Commander, Hurlburt Field, Florida, and Lt. Col. Stephen McFadden, 306th Intelligence Squadron commander, participate in an assumption of command ceremony hosted by the 137th Special Operations Wing, March 6, 2017, at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City. Lt. Col. Stephen McFadden took command of the 306th Intelligence Squadron, formerly located at Beale Air Force Base, California, upon its activation at WRANGB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kasey Phipps)

480th ISRW hosts Innovation Summit
March 2, 2017 — The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing hosted the AF Distributed Common Ground System Innovation Summit Feb. 8-9 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA. ... MORE

The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, headquartered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, is the Air Force leader in globally-networked ISR operations.

Former load master tours C-5M Super Galaxy
March 1, 2017 — The 433rd Airlift Wing hosted Charlie Adcock, Family Motor Coach Association president, and Jon Walker FMCA senior vice president Feb. 21, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Master Sgt. Dave Delgado, a 356th Airlift Squadron load master, explains the different load configurations of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft to Jon Walker (left), Family Motor Coach Association senior vice president, and Charlie Adcock FMCA president, Feb. 21, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Adock, a retired Air Force load master, stopped by the 433rd Airlift Wing to view the unit's new C-5M Super Galaxy which arrived in June 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Many ISR firsts accomplished at Red Flag
February 24, 2017 — This year’s first Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, saw many firsts for the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance warriors of 25th Air Force.This was the first time weapon systems... MORE

Airmen recently installed Network Centric Collaborative Targeting hardware and software at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to support Red Flag and other exercises. (U.S. Air Force Graphic Illustration by Vincent Childress and Staff Sgt. Siuta Ika)

502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron wins four AETC awards
February 17, 2017 — Joint Base San Antonio’s 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron is off to a strong start in 2017, taking home four Air Education and Training Command awards in January. At JBSA-Lackland, Tech. Sgt. Kevin... MORE

Medical supplies from the Air Force Medical Operations Agency are loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 26, 2014, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Kelly Field Annex in support of United States Africa Command and United Nations operations to help treat patients and halt the spread of the Ebola virus. The supplies will support field hospitals and aid workers battling the virus in Monrovia, Liberia, and efforts to fortify global health security infrastructure in the region and beyond.

Analyst turned Chaplain committed to providing spiritual resiliency
February 15, 2017 — When the search for a new chaplain began at the 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, who could have imagined an ISR analyst would be selected to fill those empty shoes. Chaplain (Maj.) W. James ‘Jim’ Bridgham said he can see that his ISR career prepared him for this assignment. ... MORE

Chaplain (Maj.) W. James ‘Jim’ Bridgham speaks to an Airman at the 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Darnell Cannady)

Blended retirement system, tax help, finances all covered in class during wing UTA
February 13, 2017 — The Alamo Wing will have classes on UTA weekends to educate members about the new Blended Retirement System... MORE

Presidential honor bestowed on Air Force officer
February 10, 2017 — When the President of the United States travels, stateside or abroad, there is an advance team who arrives weeks ahead to handle airport logistics. These team members, or agents, volunteer for the job and are the ‘best of the best’ at what they do. That is why Maj. Francisco "Cisco" Leach, deputy chief of safety, 25th Air Force, felt honored when he was recently selected from 96 agents as the 2016 Presidential Advance Agent of the Year... MORE

Gen. John W. Raymond, commander, Air Force Space Command, presents Maj. Francisco Leach an Air Force One model aircraft during the 2016 Advance Agent of the Year ceremony.

Vet brings story of loss, laughter to JBSA National Prayer Breakfast
February 10, 2017 — Laughter was the hardest ability to re-learn after tragedy for retired Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dave Roever,a resiliency coach who spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast here Feb. 7, 2017. In... MORE

Retired U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dave Roever, delivers a speech about his experiences 34 years after receiving burns from a grenade during the Vietnam War at the 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Prayer Breakfast at the Gateway Club at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, Feb. 7, 2017. Roever was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in May 2005 for his sacrifices and service.