An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
Official websites use .mil
A
.mil
website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
Secure .mil websites use HTTPS
A
lock (
lock
)
or
https://
means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Skip to main content (Press Enter).
Toggle navigation
Joint Base San Antonio
The Premier Installation In The Department Of Defense
Joint Base San Antonio
Search JBSA:
Search
Search
Search JBSA:
Search
Home
News
News
Announcements
Publications
2018 Archive
2019 Archive
2020 Archive
2021 Archive
2022 Archive
Photos
Video
Graphics
Press Releases
Information
Newcomers
Biographies
JBSA History & Fact Sheets
Gate Hours & Visitor Information
Gate Hours
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Visitor Info
JBSA-Randolph Visitor Info
JBSA-Lackland Visitor Info
Real ID
JBSA Mold Remediation
Ask-Away-JBSA
Coronavirus
Dining Facility
Post Office
Community Connection
Sexual Misconduct Disciplinary Actions
JBSA Connect App
JBSA Construction Updates
JBSA Base Status
Resources
Public Affairs & Multimedia
Protocol
Freedom of Information Act
Legal
Tax Centers
JBSA Fire & Emergency Services
502d Civil Engineer Group
502nd Security Forces Group
Security & Threat Awareness
Drone Use on JBSA
802d Military Personnel Flight
ID Cards
Fort Sam MPS
Randolph MPS
Lackland MPS
Military Family Support
Temporary Lodging
Military & Family Readiness
Force Support Squadron (MWR)
Finance
Chaplain Services
Education
Environmental
Qualified Recycling Program
Equal Opportunity
Housing
Honor Guard
Inspector General
Fraud Waste and Abuse
Medical
Mental and Behavioral Health Services
JBSA Pharmacies
Resiliency
Vogel Resiliency Center
Armed Forces Wellness Center
Family Advocacy
New Parent Support Program
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
Victims' Counsel
Victim Advocate
JBSA Army Substance Abuse Program
The Things We Carry
R2 Performance Center
JBSA Suicide Prevention Program
Retiree Activities Office
Voting Assistance
Safety
Small Business Program
Survivor Outreach Services
JBSA AllSpark
JBSA Electromagnetic Defense Initiative
JBSA RideShare Program
JBSA-Lackland Fisher House
Welcome To The Family
Mission Partners
Contact
Social Media
Home
:
News
:
News
JBSA News
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Results:
Tag:
Basic Military Training
From siblings to wingmen, a family of service for BMT grads
April 19, 2021
— It’s not unusual to see several family members joining the Air Force at the same time. This is true of three siblings from Yucaipa, California, who recently graduated basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland within weeks of one another...
MORE
U.S. Space Force makes history at Basic Military Training
December 11, 2020
— History was made here Dec. 10 as the first seven people to enlist directly into the U.S. Space Force graduated from Basic Military Training...
MORE
MTI of the Year attributes win to coworkers, leadership
November 17, 2020
— Master Sgt. Roslyn Ball, 319th Training Squadron, credits the mentorship and bonds she’s shared with her fellow Military Training Instructors in receiving the 2020 MTI of the Year award...
MORE
Construction picks up for new Airman Training Complex at JBSA-Lackland
November 16, 2020
— The Air Force Civil Engineer Center, or AFCEC, is leading a massive $700 million, multi-year construction project to modernize the Gateway to the Air Force for new Basic Military Training recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. ...
MORE
Blue Rope of the Year extols rewards of MTI career
November 4, 2020
— When 20-year-old Holly Vaught walked into an Air Force recruiter’s office in the summer of 2003, she was by her own account, emotionally lost with $2 and a half tank of gas to her name. She admitted...
MORE
Recruiters, MTIs, MTLs lay foundation for tomorrow’s forces
October 26, 2020
— For Air Education and Training Command, developing the Airmen we need doesn’t happen magically. It takes the right Airmen with the right training at the right time with the right focus. It means investing in our future by investing in force generators – recruiters, military training instructors and military training leaders...
MORE
Space Force enlists first trainees to BMT at JBSA-Lackland
October 20, 2020
— The Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. “DT” Thompson swore in the first four Space Force recruits at Fort Meade, Maryland, Oct. 20, placing them on a direct path to Basic Military Training and marking another milestone in the new service’s growth and development...
MORE
Centralized Cargo Operations unique team with critical mission
October 2, 2020
— One of the precautions taken by Joint Base San Antonio at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was adding a second Basic Military Training location at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, to help better ensure physical distancing between recruits. Accomplishing this task required many other logistical modifications, and one group of people had a key role to play in achieving this...
MORE
First DRIVE program candidate placed into civil service
September 29, 2020
— Elizabeth Ross, an Oklahoma State University graduate with a degree in zoology and former Airman, was recently hired as an animal caretaker with the Military Working Dog Center, 341st Training Squadron at JBSA-Lackland through the DRIVE Program. ...
MORE
AETC teams come together to supply BMT uniforms
September 8, 2020
— With Air Force Basic Military Training coming to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, due to COVID-19, the mission of the base has become to not only train, but create premier warfighters. ...
MORE
Boyd's rite of passage, history as greatest instrument of learning
September 2, 2020
— A respected researcher and writer of history, Gary W. Boyd, the command historian of Air Education and Training Command, has lived through several significant periods of history — all of which he believes has determined our present and shapes our future...
MORE
502nd Logistic Readiness Squadron helps recruits continue training during pandemic
August 31, 2020
— The 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been providing clothing to new recruits at an alternate Basic Military Training location since March 2020 to help the U.S. Air Force continue forging America’s future Airmen during the coronavirus pandemic...
MORE
Feedback Fridays
August 21, 2020
— If you have a question or concern, please send an email to jbsapublicaffairs@gmail.com using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available...
MORE
Band of Brothers: Introducing A1C Hughes, A1C Hughes, and ... A1C Hughes
July 1, 2020
— Three brothers graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland together May 28. Airman 1st Class Jesus Hughes, 28, Airman 1st Class Nicolas Hughes, 26, and Airman 1st Class Daniel Hughes, 25, went through BMT in the same flight from April 7 to May 28 and thereafter went to technical school in avionics together at Sheppard Air Force Base in northern Texas...
MORE
Air Force’s inaugural ECHO Flight Airmen share their experiences
June 26, 2020
— Ten Airmen were part of the Defense Language Institute English Language Center’s first-ever ECHO Flight beta test, a replica of the U.S. Army ECHO Company program which has been carried out by DLIELC since 1975. ECHO flight’s mission was to provide English-language training and cultural immersion to enable anyone who would like to serve in the Air Force to do so effectively...
MORE
Feasibility of secondary Air Force BMT location proven; COVID-19 surge operations begin June 2
May 26, 2020
— Air Force officials announced that, beginning June 2, the service will continue to hold basic military training at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, as a secondary location until the end of COVID-19 surge operations. The decision to stand up initial operating capability under 37th Training Wing comes after a successful proof of concept trial run...
MORE
Air Force English language beta test advances despite COVID-19
May 18, 2020
— The 37th Training Wing began a beta test in March for an Air Force version of the Defense Language Institute English Language Center Army Echo Company program which has been in existence since 1975...
MORE
First Airmen graduate BMT proof of concept at Keesler Air Force Base
May 18, 2020
— Due to safety concerns stemming from COVID-19, the Air Force sent new recruits to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, to demonstrate a proof of concept to generate the force at multiple locations during contingencies...
MORE
Volunteers serve food to new BMT recruits
May 17, 2020
— Meals Operating on Wheels began serving food to Basic Military Training trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 30 to feed Airmen who are quarantined in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention social distancing guidelines put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic...
MORE
CSAF visits BMT, thanks JBSA team for ‘fighting through’ COVID-19 response
May 8, 2020
— U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, along with Chief Master Sgt. Manny Pineiro, the service’s first sergeant special duty manager, visited Joint Base San Antonio May 7, seeing first-hand how basic military training has adapted operations to fight through the COVID-19 environment. ...
MORE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
News Archive
2025 (512)
2024 (1151)
2023 (1193)
2022 (1257)
2021 (1255)
2020 (1421)
2019 (1153)
2018 (1060)
2017 (1239)
2016 (737)
2015 (596)
2014 (511)
2013 (428)
2012 (518)
2011 (438)
2010 (446)
2009 (471)
2008 (600)
2007 (475)
2006 (100)