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Commentary: Innovation 'advances the ball'
July 11, 2019 — I’ve been a proponent of innovation for the majority of my more than 32-year Air Force career. I feel so strongly about the importance of having an environment of innovation in the workplace that I made it one of my leadership priorities when I first became a commander in the mid-1990s.... MORE

ACC commander holds town hall about 24th, 25th Air Forces merger
July 11, 2019 — Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, held a town hall July 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to discuss the strategic importance of integrating the 24th and 25th Air Forces to form the first information warfare numbered Air Force.... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing now accepting Bosslift nominations
July 8, 2019 — The 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is accepting nominations for Bosslift 2019. As a member of the 433rd Airlift Wing, employers or supervisors can be nominated to take part in this event, scheduled for Aug. 3.... MORE

688th Cyberspace Wing welcomes new commander
July 1, 2019 — Col. Steven Anderson accepted command of the 688th Cyberspace Wing from Maj. Gen. Robert Skinner, 24th Air Force commander, during the wing’s change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 25. Col. Eric DeLange relinquished command of the 688th CW during the ceremony.... MORE

AFPC hosts Premier College Interns immersion into Air Force mission
June 24, 2019 — The Air Force’s Personnel Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph hosted its first of four 2019 Premier College Intern Program symposiums May 29-31 with more than 60 interns attending. The 12-week paid intern program is designed to attract full-time college students who are seeking a career in Air Force Civilian Service. Many interns transition into the PALACE Acquire or Copper Cap program after completing their respective degree.... MORE

SERE specialists showcase training for recruiters
June 17, 2019 — Special operations recruiters from the 330th Recruiting Squadron were welcomed by survival, evasion, resistance and escape cadre from Det. 3, 66th Training Squadron, to learn more about SERE’s Evasion and Conduct After Capture, or ECAC, course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 3.... MORE

'Port Dawgs' hold annual remembrance run for fallen
June 7, 2019 — Members of the Air Force air transportation community, also known as "Port Dawgs," gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland with their families to honor fallen aerial porters with the 6th annual Port Dawg Remembrance Run May 18. Aerial porters conducted memorial runs across the Air Force as a sign of unity.... MORE

Air Force Basic Military Training continues to fine-tune program with major modernizations
June 6, 2019 — As part of the Basic Military Training curriculum revamp centered on readiness and lethality, airmanship, fitness and the warrior ethos, multiple changes to training are set to begin this summer. BMT is set to receive close to 9,000 M4 training rifles and after renovations to the combat arms range are completed, BMT will switch from the M16 weapons familiarization course to the M4 weapons qualification course.... MORE

433rd Civil Engineer Squadron welcomes new commander
June 6, 2019 — Maj. Nathan M. Leuthold relinquished command of the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron to Maj. Jaime L. “Leigh” Barker at the 433rd Airlift Wing auditorium during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 1.... MORE

Alamo Wing hosts clergy from throughout Texas
June 5, 2019 — Twenty clerics from different faiths and from all over the state of Texas endured the South Texas summer heat and humidity arriving here at sunrise June 1 to participate in the 433rd Airlift Wing’s Clergy Appreciation Day.... MORE

Technology, AFWERX, helping SF Academy graduates become more lethal, ready
June 4, 2019 — Recognizing the pace of change is accelerating, the Security Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has taken full advantage of an opportunity to help field tomorrow’s Air Force faster and smarter by adding innovative technology into its apprentice course to help produce more lethal and ready Airmen. ... MORE

149th Fighter Wing Gunfighters take part in Operation Coronet Bronco
May 15, 2019 — Members of the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland have been taking part in Operation Coronet Bronco at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho for several weeks. ... MORE

‘Bricks in the Loop’ team hosts SA-area Girl Scouts
April 23, 2019 — San Antonio-area Girl Scouts visit the 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron “Bricks in the Loop” at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, for a tour April 19, 2019. “Bricks in the Loop” mimics an Air Force installation with items such as a fire station, police station, airport, jets and tanker trucks, all used to simulate real-world cyber systems in training cyber operators.... MORE

Federal agencies kickoff working dog collaboration effort for stronger, sustainable future
April 19, 2019 — Ten federal agencies — including the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, Justice and State — began an important dialogue at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for government-wide collaboration in working dog operations.... MORE

I-WEPTAC delivers third straight year of innovation
April 15, 2019 — Mission Area Working Groups delivered innovative solutions to the Air Force’s top Agile Combat Support challenges at the 3rd Annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference outbrief at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 10.... MORE

JBSA-Lackland SERE cadre opens doors to recruiters
April 12, 2019 — The 66th Training Squadron’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape cadre at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland hosted recruiters from the 330th Special Operations Recruiting Squadron March 28. The recruiters were given the immersion tour to witness what SERE candidates at their training facility experience to provide them a perspective for identify prospective Airmen for the SERE career field.... MORE

AFIMSC partners with industry for future success
April 12, 2019 — Operating at the speed of relevance is key to Air Force future success and that’s not possible without partnering with industry. That was the message delivered by presenters during the annual Air Force Installation and Mission Support Industry Day held in conjunction with AFIMSC’s Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 9.... MORE

The hunt is on: cyber group hosts exercise to evolve operators
April 10, 2019 — The 833rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron was declared victorious in the 567th Cyberspace Operation Group’s “hunt exercise” at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 22. The win came as a blow to the 92nd COS, who created the exercise and found themselves relinquishing their commanders cup trophy to a sister squadron.... MORE

Air Combat Command announces merger of 24th and 25th Air Forces
April 9, 2019 — Air Combat Command is merging 24th and 24th numbered Air Forces at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland this summer to better integrate cyber effects, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, electronic warfare operations and information operations.... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing aircrew members S.T.E.P. in for good cause
April 8, 2019 — Two Alamo Wing female aircrew members participated in an event hosted by the “Show them Everything Possible” Organization of San Antonio, March 23 at the Alamo Drafthouse movie cinema. The event, “Marvelous Women Don’t Need Capes,” introduced young girls to professional women heroes, who are “Marvelous” in their profession in the San Antonio area.... MORE