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Enlisted RPA pilot board selects 30 Airmen for pilot training
March 9, 2017 — The inaugural Enlisted Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Selection Board has chosen 30 enlisted Airmen to fill fiscal year 2017/2018 training slots as a part of the deliberate approach to enhance the Air Force’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance mission... MORE

A student pilot enrolled in Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Training at the 558th Flying Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, takes off in a new T-6 Texan II simulator. The inaugural enlisted remotely piloted aircraft pilot selection board has selected 30 enlisted Airmen for RPA pilot training, joining the 12 Airmen in the Enlisted Pilot Initial Class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clinton Atkins)

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.

502nd Air Base Wing: Supporting the largest installation in the first command
January 19, 2017 — As Air Education and Training Command recruits, trains and educates thousands of civilians and Airmen to become experts in a broad range of important skills, there is an indispensable member of the... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland dates back to July 4, 1942, when the War Department separated part of Kelly Field west of Leon Creek and made it an independent installation, naming it the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center. The Army re-designated it as the Army Air Forces Military Training Center Feb. 1, 1946, and gave it the basic military training mission for the Army Air Force.

AETC launches Innovation Challenge
December 2, 2016 — The AETC Innovation Challenge launches across the command today and continues through February 2017. AETC members are encouraged to submit innovative ideas for awards... MORE

Airmen’s Week marks one year anniversary
March 22, 2016 — The 37th Training Wing will mark the first year of the innovative program entitled Airmen’s Week March 25 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Airmen currently attending Airman’s Week speak with their instructor about the significance of squadron symbols and lineage Jan 21, 2015, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Airmen’s Week. Airmen’s Week is a five-day course implemented in March 2015 that helps Airmen better prepare for technical training school and beyond.