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340th FTG welcomes new honorary commanders
June 23, 2025 — After the program completion of the 340th Flying Training Group’s previous honorary commanders, the group inducted four new local civic leaders during a ceremony on June 18, 2025, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, to serve as honorary commanders for the headquarters and the group’s three local Joint-Base San Antonio, Texas squadrons: the 39th Flying Training Squadron and the 433rd Training Squadron, and the recently re-activated 487th Training Squadron... MORE

340th Flying Training Group welcomes new honorary commanders
December 15, 2022 — The 340th Flying Training Group revitalized its honorary commander program, inducting three local civic leaders during a Dec. 12 ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to serve as honorary commanders for the headquarters and the group’s two Joint Base San Antonio squadrons: the 39th Flying Training Squadron and the 433rd Training Squadron... MORE

2022 honorary commanders visit Alamo Wing
August 11, 2022 — Fourteen honorary commanders toured the 433rd Operations Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 6. The visit included a tour of the C-5M Super Galaxy flight simulator, virtual reality C-5M training program and a survival skills briefing, which are some of the 433rd OG’s functions... MORE

Lt. Col. Christopher Jones, 68th Airlift Squadron C-5M pilot, guides Brad Tobler, Wish for Our Heroes chapter director and co-owner of Federal Employee Benefits, inside the C-5M Super Galaxy flight simulator at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 6, 2022. The flight simulator was part of an honorary commander tour of the 433rd Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mark Colmenares)

Alamo Wing senior leaders and honorary commanders, serve up Thanksgiving meal
November 9, 2021 — The 433rd Airlift Wing’s senior leaders and honorary commanders served a Thanksgiving meal to military service members at the Live Oak Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 6... MORE

Andrew Camplen, 433rd AW honorary commander, and Col. Nikhil Patel, 433rd Airlift Wing vice commander, serve food to an Air Force service member at the Live Oak Dining Facility Nov. 6, 2021, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The “Serve our Airmen” event allowed honorary commanders to connect with military service members to help foster community relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

Alamo Wing hosts civic leader flight
October 5, 2021 — Seventeen Greater San Antonio area civic leaders participated in a C-5M Super Galaxy familiarization flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 2... MORE

Dave Hennessee, 433rd Airlift Wing honorary commander, prepares to board a C-5M Super Galaxy cargo aircraft along with 16 other Greater San Antonio area civic leaders at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 2, 2021, for a local flight, which included an in-flight refueling demonstration. These community outreach tours are designed to connect and foster relations between the local community and the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

433rd Airlift Wing honorary commanders tour Operations Group
March 12, 2020 — Eight 433rd Airlift Wing honorary commanders toured the 433rd Operations Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 7... MORE

Lt. Col. Ryan A. Clark, 356th Airlift Squadron flight instructor, describes C-5M Super Galaxy flight deck controls to Rich Weimert, San Antonio Missions Baseball director of baseball operations (left), and Craig Veltri, Office Resource Center president March 7, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Weimert and Veltri are 433rd Airlift Wing honorary commanders, who along with other honorary commanders toured the 433rd Operations Group.

Alamo Wing senior leaders, honorary commanders serve lunch
December 11, 2019 — Commanders and senior noncommissioned officers from the 433rd Airlift Wing teamed up with their honorary commanders to serve lunch to military members at the Live Oak Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Dec.7... MORE

Honorary commander John Thurman, Heart of Texas Realty owner, Chief Master Sgt. Shana C. Cullum, 433rd Airlift Wing command chief, and Craig Veltri, Veltri Interests Inc. founder, plate meals at the Serve the Airmen event Dec. 7, 2019 at the Live Oak Dining Facility on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

JBSA-Lackland hosts Honorary Commander Tour
August 21, 2017 — More than 20 military and community leaders visited various units at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, during the 502nd Air Base Wing Honorary Commander Tour Aug. 16, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. MORE

A honorary commanders’ tour was hosted Aug. 16, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

502nd Air Base Wing Honorary Commanders Recognized
April 17, 2017 — Members of the 2017-2019 502nd Air Base Wing Honorary Commanders’ Program gather following the organization’s official hail and farewell ceremony April 13 at the Fort Sam Houston Golf Course. The ceremony honored those civilian honorary commanders whose two-year tenure with the program had ended and welcomed the new honorary commanders replacing them. The Air Force program fosters strong community ties, and promotes understanding of Joint Base San Antonio by pairing civic leaders from the San Antonio metropolitan area with military commanders and senior leaders from the 502nd ABW... MORE

Members of the 2017-2019 502nd Air Base Wing Honorary Commanders’ Program gather following the organization’s official hail and farewell ceremony April 13 at the Fort Sam Houston Golf Course. The ceremony honored those civilian honorary commanders whose two-year tenure with the program had ended and welcomed the new honorary commanders replacing them. The Air Force program fosters strong community ties, and promotes understanding of Joint Base San Antonio by pairing civic leaders from the San Antonio metropolitan area with military commanders and senior leaders from the 502nd ABW.

Honorary commanders brave cold weather to learn support mission
January 8, 2017 — Honorary Commanders tour 433rd Mission Support Group squadrons on Jan. 7, 2017. Despite being coldest day of the new year in the San Antonio area, the civic leaders were impressed with the Reserve Airmen's demonstrated skills... MORE

Steve Richmond, an alumni of the Honorary Commander’s program, adjusts the gloves of his chemical warfighter under the supervision of Senior Airman Michael Luna, transportation specialist with the 433rd Force Support Squadron during a mock deployment Jan. 7, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The logistics readiness demonstration was a portion of the 433rd Airlift Wing Honorary Commanders program tour of the 433rd Mission Support Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)