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Air Force Reserve Command ISR director meets with 433rd Airlift Wing members
May 20, 2021 — Brig. Gen. John McKaye, Air Force Reserve Command director of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, visited 433rd Airlift Wing leadership and intelligence Reserve Citizen Airmen to discuss challenge areas to enable headquarters to better support wing-level activities at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland May 1... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy delivers aid to COVID-19 stricken India
May 18, 2021 — A contingent of 17 Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, delivered 48,000 pounds of critical supplies from the Defense Logistics Agency to Indian government officials in New Delhi, India, on May 3, 2021. ... MORE

433rd LRS team accelerates change in logistics training
April 19, 2021 — Staff Sgt. Taylor Mogford, 433rd Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment supervisor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, and his team presented their ideas for revamping logistics training at the virtual 2021 Logistics Officer Association Symposium April 2. ... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing recognizes 2020 annual award winners
February 3, 2021 — Following a year of unprecedented events, the 433rd Airlift Wing continued a new trend of modified operations by announcing the 2020 wing annual award winners during a recognition ceremony 30 at the wing auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 30... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing aircrew doubles-down on missions
June 18, 2020 — In mid-April, while en route from Texas to Norway, a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and its crew were informed they were going have a small change of plans... MORE

433rd AW Airmen, Marines work together to deploy equipment, personnel
September 25, 2019 — Marines and Airmen worked together Sept. 16 at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, to strengthen their ability to transport equipment and personnel over long distances, using a U.S. Air Force Reserve Command C-5M Super Galaxy from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland's 433rd Airlift Wing... MORE

San Antonio mayor inducted into Honorary Commander Program
August 9, 2019 — Col. Terry W. McClain, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, presented the wing guidon to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg during an honorary commander induction ceremony Aug. 8 at the San Antonio City Council chamber. The honorary commander program matches military commanders with local business and civic leaders to foster and grow understanding of the military mission and its impact on the surrounding community. ... MORE

Lackland EFMP, Lighthouse for the Blind assist the Alamo Wing with back-to-school supplies
August 8, 2019 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Exceptional Family Member Program and the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind & Vision Impaired teamed together at JBSA-Lackland Aug. 4 to provide no-cost backpacks and back-to-school supplies to Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing... MORE

University of North Texas Air Force Cadets tour 433rd Airlift Wing
May 24, 2019 — The University of North Texas Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps toured the C-5M Super Galaxy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland May 16. The group received a close view of the aircraft and the 433rd Airlift Wing mission brief... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing Citizen Airman, loving sister, living organ donor
May 1, 2019 — When one 433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airman learned there was a way to help her sick sister through a living organ donor program, she didn’t hesitate to volunteer. Senior Master Sgt. Carol A. Allen, 433rd Force Support Squadron Sustainment Flight superintendent at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, is dedicated to her family and her role as an Airman... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing inducts 2019 honorary commanders
April 11, 2019 — Seventeen San Antonio civic and business leaders were inducted into the 433rd Airlift Wing's Honorary Commanders Program, April 6, 2019, during a ceremony at a San Antonio hotel. The ceremony, hosted by Col. Terry W. McClain, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, is a time-honored tradition, signifying the relationship between the military and civilian communities... MORE

Army trains with 433rd Airlift Wing during Operation Lunar Phantom
March 15, 2019 — Thirty-nine active-duty Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, participated in Operation Lunar Phantom, a joint air-load exercise with 433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen loadmasters and aerial porters at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 1-3. The joint and total force event allowed Soldiers and Airmen from several units to work together when preparing for real-world deployments... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen return to hometown to recruit the next generation
February 20, 2019 — The 433rd Airlift Wing’s C-5M Super Galaxy from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was one of the biggest attractions at the Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association Stars and Stripes Air Show Spectacular in Laredo, Texas, impressing more than 13,000 visitors at the Laredo International Airport Feb. 17... MORE

AFJROTC unit named after Tuskegee Airman visits 433rd Airlift Wing
February 19, 2019 — Thirty-three Benjamin O. Davis High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Aldine, Texas, near Houston, visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Feb. 15. The students, whose school is named after the first commander of the Tuskegee Airmen Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, received a tour of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and had lunch at an Air Force dining facility. The students accompanied by five chaperones were scheduled to compete in a drill competition in San Antonio... MORE

433rd AW migrating to new AF Connect app
February 4, 2019 — The 433rd Airlift Wing app is migrating to the new AF Connect app... MORE

433rd Medical Group opens new facility
January 7, 2019 — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the new 433rd Medical Group building at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 4, attended by 433rd Airlift Wing leadership and guests... MORE

Alamo Wing reinforces resiliency
December 7, 2018 — Reserve Citizen Airmen should consciously practice self-care, and one way to strengthen well-being and prepare for life’s troubles is to ensure the four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness are strong... MORE

"Tex" Hill Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol Cadets visit Alamo Wing
September 11, 2018 — "Tex" Hill Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol cadets visit 433rd Airlift Wing Sept. 8... MORE

IAAFA continues decades old tradition with Alamo Wing visit
July 24, 2018 — A 24-year tradition continued as 40 students from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 18 to learn about the C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, the maintenance mission and how the Reserve Citizen Airmen maintainers keep their Air Force Reserve Command of C-5Ms battle operational. ... MORE

Flight school trains future crews for C-5M Super Galaxy
March 27, 2018 — Having the right crew is essential when it comes to flying a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft — that is why instructors at the 733rd Training Squadron and 356th Airlift Squadron here prepare students to operate a multi-million dollar aircraft... MORE