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Every BMT flight picture tells a story
December 16, 2021 — When it comes to memories of a military career, there is perhaps nothing as iconic as a Basic Military Training flight photo. The BMT Flight Photo website is rich with these photos – nearly 17,000 of them... MORE

Tracy English looks at slides in history collection

MTL of the Year inspired by family, colleagues
November 24, 2021 — Inspired by a deeply rooted military household with a history of service and self-sacrifice, Tech. Sgt. Austin Meier grew up unwaveringly willing to serve. It wasn’t just one parent in Meier’s family who committed to defending our nation. His parents, grandfathers, and uncle served in the Air Force... MORE

IAAFA instructor participates in Army Jungle Operations course, brings experience to partner nation students
November 17, 2021 — The Army Jungle Operations Training Course near Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, is a two-week course designed to prepare joint forces members to survive in a jungle environment. One of the Inter-American Air Forces Academy’s instructors recently attended the highly competitive training Sept. 13-24, along with other enlisted and officer members... MORE

37th TRG Airmen awarded Master MTL designation
November 17, 2021 — The Master Military Training Leader Competition recognized two superior 37th Training Group MTLs in October... MORE

A different point of view: a married couple’s BMT experience
November 12, 2021 — Almost every evening over the last year, Staff Sgt. Sarah Bento, a Military Training Instructor assigned to the 433rd Training Squadron, would come home to share her experiences as an instructor with her husband, Devon. Her words undoubtedly had an impact on Devon because, in September, he began experiencing BMT first-hand... MORE

MTI hugs her husband after he graduates from BMT

TEDx inaugural event at JBSA-Lackland spotlights collaboration
November 9, 2021 — An inaugural TEDx event here in October met the spirit of the gathering’s theme – Together Toward Tomorrow – and showcased collaboration at its best, according to Dr. Elizabeth Rich, Chief, Faculty Development Flight, 37th Training Support Squadron... MORE

Airman’s daughter saved by JBSA-Lackland firefighter
November 1, 2021 — On Aug. 18, Senior Airman Brian Chambers found his daughter choking and drove her to the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Fire Station 1. Jacob Mathie, lead firefighter for the 502nd Air Base Wing at JBSA-Lackland, was able to perform first response triage and unblock the child’s airway. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Chambers, 502nd Contracting Squadron contract specialist, holds his daughter

Annual Thanksgiving tradition for JBSA-Lackland trainees returns in modified format
October 21, 2021 — The Operation Home Cooking tradition at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is returning this Thanksgiving, although not as expansive as in years past. The event will be open only to Department of Defense ID cardholders living in the San Antonio metropolitan area. There is a need for approximately 375 hosts; this year’s participants will be trainees assigned to the 321st and 322nd Training Squadrons – not all Basic Military Training personnel... MORE

Thanksgiving meal for 322nd TRS in November 2020

Aim High: How USAF flight attendants earn their wings
October 1, 2021 — You won’t find them on a cargo or fighter plane, but flight attendants are important members of the aircrew aboard distinguished visitor aircraft. They start their journey here at the 344th Training Squadron’s Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence... MORE

Talents on display during 37th TRW drill down competition
September 30, 2021 — Airmen from the 343rd and 344th Training Squadrons and the 59th Training Group performed practiced march routines during the 37th Training Wing Drill Down Competition Sept. 18... MORE

JBSA housing advocates aim to build communities, trust
September 16, 2021 — Housing residents at Joint Base San Antonio installations have two powerful allies they might not know about – Beverly Ebbers and Cathy Wiley... MORE

The housing advocacy program is designed to give on-base housing residents a voice.

U.S. Space Force Guardians helping to shape the future of the force
September 2, 2021 — When they arrive at basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the newest members of the U.S. Space Force will see one of their own wearing the distinctive headgear of a military training instructor... MORE

Sgt. Michelle Holt, center, poses for a photo with two fellow U.S. Space Force military training instructors on August 6, 2020, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

Master sergeant selectees inducted as senior NCOs
August 25, 2021 — Nearly 190 guests watched as 63 master sergeant selectees from the 37th Training Wing were officially inducted into the senior NCO ranks at the Gateway Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 13... MORE

International enlisted leaders focus on ‘Building an Airman’
August 19, 2021 — A sea of multi-colored military uniforms and the sounds of several languages were the backdrops for the Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit, held in San Antonio Aug. 9-13. The SELIS, co-hosted by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass and the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, brought together approximately 120 top enlisted leaders from the U.S. and 44 partner nations... MORE

International military students tour military working dog facilities
July 8, 2021 — More than 50 international students recently took a break from their courses at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy for a field studies program that took them away from their desks and into the facilities that house military working dogs... MORE

BMT trainees now able to get COVID-19 vaccines while at JBSA-Lackland
June 21, 2021 — Recruits at Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland now can become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 during their training... MORE

Trainees signing up at table for vaccine.

Dedication leads to Master Military Training Instructor Blue Rope success
June 15, 2021 — Despite multiple failed attempts over the course of 15 months, Tech. Sgt. Felipe Alvarado from the 331st Training Squadron was awarded his Master Military Training Instructor blue rope April 16... MORE

Seven members of the 737th Training Group.

Five 37th TRG instructors earn AETC master instructor designation
June 11, 2021 — Training squadrons rely on instructors to train the next generation of Airmen on the technical skills needed to perform in their career field specialties. Many Airmen come to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland as formal technical training instructors; however, few earn the designation of master instructor – the highest honor Air Education and Training Command bestows on instructors... MORE

Instructors and leadership gather for group photo at ceremony.

DLIELC mobile training team support to Southeast Asia moves forward
May 26, 2021 — The Defense Language Institute English Language Center re-engaged its support of the Indo-Pacific strategy in early April 2021 by deploying Mobile Training Teams to the Vietnam Ministry of National Defense Center for Student Management and Advanced Officer Training (Unit 871) in Hanoi, and the Royal Thai Military Academies and Language Institutes in Bangkok, Thailand... MORE

DLIELC instructor Phil Reed shown in scenic photo in Hanoi, Vietnam.

U.S. Space Force achieves another milestone at Basic Military Training
May 8, 2021 — Another U.S. Space Force milestone was reached May 6 when the first all-Guardian flight graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The 31 men in Flight 429 and four women in Flight 430 were assigned to the 324th Training Squadron and were among the 571 recruits who completed 7 1/2 weeks of training... MORE

The first flight comprised entirely of U.S. Space Force Guardians graduated from Air Force Basic Military Training on May 6, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Thirty-one men comprised Flight 429, and four women were members of Flight 430. These 35 Guardians were among the total 571 graduates from the 324th Training Squadron. After graduation, the new Guardians will attend technical training at one of three bases: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; Goodfellow AFB, Texas; and Keesler AFB, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Thomas A. Coney)