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Newlyweds graduate Basic Military Training together
April 11, 2020 — Due to safety precautions established in response to COVID-19 family members have not been able attend the graduation of their loved one from Basic Military Training for a number of weeks. That didn’t stop one couple from seeing each other at their BMT graduation March 26... MORE

Newlyweds Austin Matthew Howard and Amanda Elizabeth Howard graduate Basic Military Training together March 26. (Courtesy Photo )

Air Force Information Warfare’s new warfighting unit activates
March 23, 2020 — The 616th Operations Center was activated at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland during a ceremony March 16... MORE

AETC awards Richard C. Schneider Airman of the Year Award
March 20, 2020 — Airman 1st Class Salvatore Morrone, a religious affairs Airman stationed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, was awarded the Richard C. Schneider Airman of the Year award by the United States Air Force Chaplain Corps Feb. 13... MORE

Basic Military Training establishes Tactical Combat Casualty Care course for all Airmen
February 28, 2020 — The U.S. Air Force will fully integrate Tactical Combat Casualty Care into Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 2... MORE

JBSA-Lackland engineer wins national recognition
February 21, 2020 — Air Force Civil Engineer Dr. Tim Sullivan was named the 2020 Federal Engineer of the Year during a ceremony Feb. 14 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C... MORE

JBSA-Lackland M&FRC hosts voting workshop March 17
February 19, 2020 — Service members, their families and Department of Defense civilians will learn about the processes and guidelines for exercising their right to vote at the Voting Assistance Workshop from 9-11 a.m. March 17 at Arnold Hall, building 5506, 1560 Stewart Street, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

AFIMSC engineer honored with Bronze Star Medal
February 18, 2020 — Capt. Shane Lockridge received the award for his performance as the director of operations and engineer adviser for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from March 2018 to February 2019. ... MORE

Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, stand with Capt. Shane Lockridge after awarding the Bronze Star to him at a commander’s call Feb. 13.

JBSA-Lackland receives repatriated Americans evacuating China
February 10, 2020 — Ninety-one passengers traveling from China’s Hubei province arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 7. They evacuated China to avoid infection by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, spreading from the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the global epidemic... MORE

One hundred forty-seven passengers traveling from China’s Hubei province arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 7. They evacuated China to avoid infection by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, spreading from the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the global epidemic.

Air Force Optometry History in 2020: 'The Year of Optometry'
February 7, 2020 — Air Force Optometry came into existence around the same time the Air Force Medical Service stood up July 1, 1949 and has been caring for the vision of aviators and warfighters ever since... MORE

Air Force optometry came into existence around the same time the Air Force Medical Service stood up on July 1, 1949, and has been caring for the vision of aviators and warfighters ever since. 2020, ‘The Year of Optometry’, focuses on ensuring eye health and vision care are a priority.

Area school superintendents, administrators tour JBSA-Lackland
January 28, 2020 — Area school superintendents and administrators got to see a military working dog demonstration and watch a basic military training graduation during a tour of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 23... MORE

Staff Sgt. Matthew Erfman, 802nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler (left) and Staff Sgt. Sean Tucker, 802nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler (right) conduct a demonstration with military working dog Tarzan before a group of area school superintendents and administrators at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Annex Jan. 23. The group of 15 school superintendents and administrators toured JBSA-Lackland at the invitation of JBSA leaders.

Walk for FOD
January 17, 2020 — Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland perform a “FOD walk” to clean foreign objects and debris from the flightline Jan. 12... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing members perform a “FOD walk” to clean foreign objects and debris from the flightline Jan. 12, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

AFIMSC announces 2020 Innovation Rodeo finalists
January 10, 2020 — Eight finalists for the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo were selected out of 143 submissions and nearly 2,000 online votes to compete for a share of $1 million in funding and resources to implement their ideas. One finalist is from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

AFIMSC announced finalists for the 2020 AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo on Jan. 9.

CSAF visits JBSA-Lackland on Standing Watch tour
January 9, 2020 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein met with Airmen from the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 4 and visited other Air Force bases with Airmen who stand watch 24-7-365 to show appreciation for their efforts, sacrifice and to recognize and increase awareness of this vital mission... MORE

Leaders help serve Thanksgiving dinner to Airman at JBSA-Lackland basic training
December 2, 2019 — Military leaders from the 37th Training Wing donned aprons and chef hats to help serve Thanksgiving dinner to Airmen in Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 28... MORE

Col. Jason Janaros, commander, 37th Training Wing, passes a full plate of Thanksgiving goodies to an Airman in basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 28.

340th FTG welcomes group's first airman basic, honors Air Force heroes
November 18, 2019 — A dozen-plus members of the 340th Flying Training Group traveled to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to celebrate the Nov. 8 basic military training graduation of the group's first "slick sleeve" member, Airman Basic Kevin Rios Rivera... MORE

343rd Training Squadron Airmen volunteer at Veterans Day event
November 15, 2019 — Three 343rd Training Squadron Airmen participated in a Veterans Day ceremony for residents of Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Nov. 8... MORE

Staff Sgt. Victor Medina-Ornelas, 343rd Training Squadron Block One Instructor, shakes the hand of a veteran at a Veterans Day ceremony at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation in San Antonio Nov. 8.

Senior leaders, honorary commanders, serve it up
November 6, 2019 — The 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing senior leaders teamed up with their honorary commanders to serve a Thanksgiving meal to military members dining at the Live Oak Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 2... MORE

Col. James “JC” Miller, 433rd Operations Group commander, Lt. Col. Seth W. Asay, 733rd Training Squadron commander, and Dave Saylor, owner, Acadiana Café, prepare plates to serve to military members during the Thanksgiving feast at the Live Oak Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas Nov. 2, 2019.

Weather wing realigns under 16th Air Force
November 5, 2019 — The 557th Weather Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, has been reassigned to the Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Lt. Gen Timothy Haugh, Sixteenth Air Force commander, speaks during the 557th Weather Wing’s Sixteenth Air Force reassignment ceremony at the wing’s headquarters building, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Oct. 29, 2019. Sixteenth Air Force is headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and is the Air Force’s first information warfare NAF.

Sixteenth Air Force to streamline cyber weapon systems tools
October 25, 2019 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) leaders recently launched an initiative to streamline its cyber weapon systems tools... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 33rd Network Warfare Squadron conduct cyber operations at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 27. The 33rd NWS utilizes a cyber weapon system that employs more than 40 tools and applications. The “12N12” initiative aims to reduce this number to 12 in 12 months.

Sixteenth Air Force activates, integrates missions, strengthens information warfare capabilities
October 15, 2019 — In March 2019, Air Force leaders decided to create a new information warfare numbered air force with enhanced missions and capabilities. Sixteenth Air Force activated at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 11, integrating Twenty-Fourth Air Force, to include Air Forces Cyber, and Twenty-Fifth Air Force into a single headquarters that will provide global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, cyber, electronic warfare and information operations. ... MORE

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh (right) assumes command of Sixteenth Air Force from Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, during the Sixteenth Air Force assumption of command at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 11. The Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Air Forces were inactivated during the ceremony to integrate into the new information warfare numbered air force. Sixteenth Air Force is responsible for providing information warfare capabilities to combatant commanders with the speed to match today’s technological environment.