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AFIMSC air transportation tools deliver faster support across DOD
August 1, 2023 — Two data-based inventory tools fielded by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center are helping the Department of the Air Force deliver faster and more efficient logistics support across the Department of Defense... MORE

350th Spectrum Warfare Wing activates Wavelength Digital Service at JBSA-Lackland
August 4, 2022 — On July 19, the 850th Spectrum Warfare Group, the Research and Engineering component of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, activated Wavelength, formally known as Detachment 1, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

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Multi-Domain Warfare Officer students dive deep into cyber global operations
November 29, 2021 — The Multi-Domain Warfare Officer Initial Skills Training Class 21B recently conducted the final portion of their two-week, multi-location temporary duty training at Sixteenth Air Force’s 616th Operations Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

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JBSA firefighters conduct semi-annual aircraft rescue, firefighting training
December 15, 2020 — The 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department conducted semi-annual aircraft live-fire training Nov. 18 and 19 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland fire training grounds... MORE

Andrew Sanchez assists Eric Flores, both firefighters with Joint Base San Antonio, during a live fire Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting training Nov. 20, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas.

149th FW Air Guardsman, single mother talks resilience
October 2, 2019 — Staff Sgt. Kimberly Gaona, a Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force Ground Reconnaissance Detachment operator and a medic with the 149th Medical Group, 149th Fighter Wing, has used her life experiences and military training to remain resilient during her daughter's fight with cancer... MORE

Staff Sgt. Gaona, a Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force Ground Reconnaissance Detachment operator and a medic with the 149th Medical Group, 6th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package, 149th Airlift Wing, Texas Air National Guard at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, smiles next to her daughter, Kiyana. Gaona used her life experiences and military training to remain resilient during her daughter's fight against cancer. Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force members came together to gift Kiyana with a prayer blanket made by a local church group, the Piece Makers.

Starbase Kelly summer camp students visit Southwest Research Institute
August 6, 2019 — Students participating in the Starbase Kelly summer program at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland toured the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio July 31. They received instruction and demonstrations in how the institute’s scientists use science, technology, engineering and mathematics... MORE

Gregory Fletcher, Southwest Research Institute Space, Science, and Engineering Division senior program manager, guides Starbase Kelly summer camp students through an experiment at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio July 31. The students, who are attending a camp at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, received instruction and demonstrations from experts in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics

JBSA leaders discuss mold remediation in dorms, way forward
August 2, 2019 — As part of the 502nd Air Base Wing’s effort to address the mold situation in barracks, ships and dorms, JBSA leaders continue to ask residents to up-channel their concerns for resolution. Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, stressed the command is committed to transparency and regaining the trust of residents. “Trust and transparency are my ultimate goal and I need to rebuild the trust and ensure we have transparency so we can eradicate this issue,” she said... MORE

Members of the 502nd Civil Engineering Group remove carpet from a dorm room impacted by mold August 1, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. After an assessment, remediation steps include ensuring heating, ventilation and air conditions systems are properly working, as well as installing dehumidifiers, exhaust and ceiling fans. In order to reduce mold and humidity challenges, carpeting is being replaced with vinyl planking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

Webb gets first-hand look at BMT, international training during 37th Training Wing immersion
August 2, 2019 — The 37th Training Wing Warhawks hosted Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Julie Gudgel, AETC command chief, for a two-day immersion at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 1-2... MORE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb (right), commander of Air Education and Training Command (AETC), and Chief Master Sgt. Julie Gudgel, AETC command chief, salute basic military trainees during the graduation parade Aug. 2, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas

149th Fighter Wing Inspector General’s office receives Air Reserve Component Commander’s Inspection Program of the Year award
July 8, 2019 — The 149th Fighter Wing Inspector General’s office at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was awarded the 2018 Air Reserve Component Commander’s Inspection Program of the year following the Air Force Major Command Inspection... MORE

The 149th Fighter Wing Inspector General’s office was awarded the 2018 Air Reserve Component Commander’s Inspection Program of the year following the Air Force Major Command Inspection.

25th AF vice commander visits Reserve C-5M wing
November 6, 2018 — Brig. Gen. George M. “Moose” Reynolds, 25th Air Force vice commander, visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 2. Col. Gregory P. Haynes, 433rd Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. James C. Miller, 433rd OG deputy commander, presented the Alamo Wing’s mission brief, followed by a tour of a static C-5M Super Galaxy... MORE

Lt. Col. Ryan A. Clark, 356th Airlift Squadron flight instructor, explains functions of the flight engineer station to Kenneth Dilanian III Nov. 2, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

JBSA-Lackland civilian honored with 2018 Visionary Leadership award
November 1, 2018 — While many people around the world are able to get into their cars to drive to their destination, that wasn’t always the case in Saudi Arabia, a place where women had been forbidden to do the same until this past summer. A female Defense Language Institute instructor from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was able to get behind the wheel of a car and actually drive in Saudi Arabia, thanks to Kathleen A. Carraway, a Commanders Action Group chief for the 637th Support Squadron... MORE

Silent Warriors honored at Twenty-Fifth Air Force Remembrance Ceremony Day
October 30, 2018 — Members of Twenty-Fifth Air Force, their friends and colleagues, gathered at the Numbered Air Force’s headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sept. 28 to remember the year’s fallen Silent Warriors... MORE

During the Twenty-Fifth Air Force’s Remembrance Ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sept. 28, a C-5 aircraft from the 433rd Airlift Wing flies over while U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Mary O’Brien, Twenty-Fifth Air Force commander, speaks about the organization’s losses during its 70 Years in the Fight.

AFIMSC observes two years of innovation, support to Air Force
October 9, 2018 — Agile, innovative, networked. That’s not a list of buzz words from the Air Force Association’s 2018 Air, Space & Cyber Conference. These words serve as the foundation for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center. AFIMSC celebrated its second year of full operational capability Oct. 1. The standup represented the Air Force’s largest change in more than 20 years as the service centralized 155 installation and mission support functions previously executed by the major commands and Headquarters Air Force into a single, intermediate level command... MORE

The Air Force executed a record $6.9 billion in the installation and mission support portfolio during fiscal 2018, nearly $1 billion more than last year, and culminating in a successful, historic fiscal year close out.

Battlefield acupuncture providers combine innovation with tradition
September 18, 2018 — Since 2015, providers with the 59th Medical Wing at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland have offered battlefield acupuncture treatments to patients for pain management... MORE

Staff Sgt. Troy Ferrell, non-commissioned officer in charge of the urology clinic at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, receives battlefield acupuncture treatment in his ear for his knee and back pain. The clinic offers treatments every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on a walk-in basis for patients who are looking for an alternative method to traditional pain management medications.

502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron wins top honor
July 20, 2018 — 2017 was a busy year for the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The team continues to play pivotal roles in carrying out the mission of JBSA-Lackland starting from the beginning of entry into the military, helping countless units operate smoothly and stepping up to assist during times of need when disaster strikes... MORE

June Diamond Sharp Award winners announced
July 10, 2018 — Five Airmen from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland have been honored as "Diamond Sharp" award winners for June 2018... MORE

I-WEPTAC delivers innovations to Air Force leaders
May 18, 2018 — Innovation was alive here this week, as senior leaders heard proposals May 16 to address some of the greatest challenges facing the agile combat support community at the conclusion of the 2nd Annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference, hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

2018 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference attendees read about one of the four mission area working group chairmen who led a team to think innovatively in tackling one of the Air Force’s toughest agile combat support challenges during the San Antonio event out-brief. The May 16 out-brief presented proposed solutions to about 1,000 senior Air Force leaders and members of the installation and mission support community.

NSA, cyber command leader visits Joint Base San Antonio
February 25, 2017 — Admiral Michael S. Rogers, commander, U.S. Cyber Command; director, National Security Agency; and chief, Central Security Service, held a town hall Feb. 17 at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland to discuss the future of 24th and 25th Air Force and his push for integration... MORE

Admiral Michael S. Rogers, commander, U.S. Cyber Command; director, National Security Agency; and chief, Central Security Service, met with Airmen Feb. 17 at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Lori A. Bultman)