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340th FTG highlights top performers, strategic priorities during fall MUTA
November 6, 2023 — The 340th Flying Training Group held its fall mandatory unit training assembly, or MUTA, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 26-27, 2023... MORE

43rd Flying Training Squadron welcomes new commander
October 24, 2023 — Col. Michael McMillan, 340th Flying Training Group director of operations, presided over a change of command ceremony where Lt. Col. Anthony McKee relinquished command of the 43rd Flying Training Squadron to Lt. Col. Thomas Collins on October 19, 2023, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi... MORE

Mobilization assistant to AETC commander visits 340th Flying Training Group
September 29, 2023 — Brig. Gen. David P. Garfield, Air Education and Training Command Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, visited Airmen and leadership of the 340th Flying Training Group for a mission briefing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Sep. 27, 2023... MORE

Mobilization assistant to AETC commander visits 340th FTG

340th FTG, 559th FTS team finish first in AF Marathon 3-person relay
September 26, 2023 — The Air Force Marathon usually draws in more than 8,000 competitors every year and this year, three runners from the 340th Flying Training Group, 39th Flying Training Squadron, and 559th Flying Training Squadron decided to compete in the 3-person relay on Sept. 16, 2023... MORE

340th Flying Training Group conducts emergency response, public health tabletop exercise
September 15, 2023 — The 340th Flying Training Group conducted an emergency response and public health tabletop exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, on Sept. 7, 2023... MORE

340th FTG conducts emergency response, public health tabletop exercise

70th Flying Training Squadron holds change of command
May 15, 2023 — Lt. Col. James Morgan assumed command of the 70th Flying Training Squadron from Lt. Col. Amy Lewis on May 5, 2023, during a ceremony held at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Col. Charles Sallee, 340th Flying Training Group deputy commander, officiated the change of command ceremony. The 70th FTS falls under the 340th FTG for administrative control and the 306th Flying Training Group for operational control... MORE

Morgan assumes command of 70th Flying Training Squadron

96th Flying Training Squadron welcomes new commander
May 15, 2023 — Lt. Col. Christine van Weezendonk assumed command of the 96th Flying Training Squadron from Col. James Browning at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on May 5 during a ceremony officiated by Col. Kyle Goldstein, 340th Flying Training Group commander... MORE

Van Weezendonk assumes command of 96th Flying Training Squadron

Undergraduate Flying Training welcomes new commander
February 16, 2023 — Col. Kyle Goldstein, 340th Flying Training Group commander, presided over the Undergraduate Flying Training change of command ceremony where Lt. Col. Mark Pasierb relinquished responsibility of UFT to Lt. Col. David Mitchell at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas on Feb. 15, 2023... MORE

433rd Training Squadron: End of an era
February 10, 2023 — The 433rd Training Squadron is Total Force in action. The squadron, which falls under the 340th Flying Training Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, is comprised of Total Force Airmen who accomplish the basic military training mission — motivate, train, and inspire the next generation of Airmen and Guardians with the foundation to deliver 21st Century Airpower... MORE

More than 600 Airmen assigned to the 433rd Training Squadron graduated from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, February 1-2 2023. Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore, Jr.,Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Cruz)

Straw assumes command of 5th Flying Training Squadron
December 20, 2022 — Col. Kyle Goldstein, 340th Flying Training Group commander, presided over a change of command ceremony where Lt. Col. Marcus Hutson relinquished command of the 5th Flying Training Squadron to Lt. Col. Anthony Straw on Dec. 8, 2022, at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma... MORE

340th FTG highlights outstanding performers, readiness during fall MUTA
November 8, 2022 — The 340th Flying Training Group held its fall Mandatory Unit Training Assembly, or MUTA, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Oct. 27-28, 2022... MORE

340th FTG emergency manager discusses readiness during fall MUTA

Johnson High School, 340th FTG honor fallen heroes of 9/11
September 23, 2022 — Johnson High School staff, students, parents, Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets, and guests in San Antonio, Texas, took time to gather Sept. 9, 2021, and remember the lives lost and honor the heroism and comradery that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. Lt. Col. David Mitchell, 340th Flying Training Group chief of training, and his father, U.S. Army Col. Mitchell, were invited as guest speakers for the ceremony. ... MORE

Johnson HS, 340th FTG honor fallen heroes of 9/11

AFRC A3 director visits 340th Flying Training Group
June 8, 2022 — Brig. Gen. D. Scott Durham, director of Air, Space, and Information Operations for Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, received a mission briefing from Col. Kyle Goldstein, 340th Flying Training Group commander, during a visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph June 6... MORE

AF Reserve Personnel director visits 340th FTG
February 23, 2022 — Brig. Gen. Anne B. Gunter, director of personnel for Headquarters Air Force Reserve, Pentagon, visited the 340th Flying Training Group during a visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Feb. 2, 2022... MORE

Lewis assumes command of USAFA's 70th Flying Training Squadron
July 10, 2021 — Lt. Col. Amy Lewis assumed command of the 70th Flying Training Squadron, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 21 during a ceremony officiated by Col. Joel DeBoer, 306th Flying Training Group commander. The 70th FTS is a geographically separated unit that falls under the 340th Flying Training Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas... MORE

340th TFG names 'On the Spot Award' winner for April
April 29, 2021 — Master Sgt. Denise Salazar is a triple threat for the 340th Flying Training Group staff, but it's her uncanny ability to roll with the punches that sets her apart from her peers... MORE

How a water polo player turned U.S. Air Force pilot inspires the next generation
April 8, 2021 — U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Jon Somogyi cruises through Converse, Texas, turning onto Judson Llane, returning to his alma mater at Judson High School. He's meeting with Air Force Junior ROTC students to... MORE

Former Water Polo player teaches teens to fly.

340th Flying Training Group names annual award winners
February 16, 2021 — The 340th Flying Training Group recently announced its 2020 annual awards winners, two of whom have also been nominated for Air Force Reserve Command recognition, and two for Air Education and Training Command recognition... MORE

340th FTG announces annual award winners.

39th FTS Cobras take over San Antonio skies
November 5, 2020 — The 39th Flying Training Squadron Reserve Citizen Airmen took command of San Antonio military airspace to execute a training and readiness exercise called "Cobras in the Clouds" Oct. 29 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph... MORE

WWII legendary ace’s aircraft lore alive and well at 12th FTW, 39th FTS
October 28, 2020 — The 340th Flying Training Group’s 39th Flying Training Squadron, initially activated as the 39th Pursuit Squadron in 1940, re-designated as the 39th FTS in 1999 and subsequently activated in the Reserve component in 2001, has a storied World War II past that’s being celebrated by its operational host, the 12th Flying Training Wing... MORE

Lt. Col. Thomas Lessner, 39th Flying Training Squadron commander and Air Force Reserve Command T-1 instructor pilot, stands beside the squadron's T-6 flagship aircraft, which the host wing - 12th Flying Training Wing-Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas - painted in the heritage scheme used on the P-51 “Little Girl” flown by Capt. Leroy Grosshuesch, commander of the then-designated 39th Fighter Squadron, during the during WWII single-handed attack on a Japanese destroyer off Goto Retto near Kyushu, Japan in 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo)