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149th Fighter Wing Gunfighters innovate their way to excellence
August 9, 2022 — In an unsuspecting building dubbed the "3D Printing Center of Excellence," machines are whirling, ideas are flying and the passion is evident. The 149th Fighter Wing, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, was provided with multiple 3D printers for use to explore possibilities and expand innovation within the unit and Gunfighter volunteers have wasted no time signing up to do just that. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets visit 149th Fighter Wing
July 28, 2022 — Cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy visit the 149th Fighter Wing to see what being a Gunfighter is all about at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 26... MORE

149th Fighter Wing pilots undergo water survival training
July 19, 2022 — Pilots from the 149th Fighter Wing went through water survival training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 16. The F-16 pilots do this training every 36 months to remain confident in their abilities and their gear. ... MORE

Aircraft armament systems technicians keep 149th Fighter Wing aircraft ready to fight
July 5, 2022 — Aircraft armament systems technicians with the 149th Fighter Wing are responsible for maintaining the weapons systems of the aircraft and configuring the load outs for each flight... MORE

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University ROTC cadets visit 149th Fighter Wing
July 5, 2022 — Air Force ROTC cadets from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University visited the 149th Fighter Wing June 10 to get a first-hand look and what an operational fighter wing looks like behind the scenes at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

149th Fighter Wing conducts readiness exercise
July 5, 2022 — The 149th Fighter Wing Gunfighters held an active shooter training exercise June 30 and afterward posed scenario-based questions to various members of the wing... MORE

149th Fighter Wing Airmen take part in combatives training
June 21, 2022 — Members of the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, are receiving instruction in a combative course designed to teach service members basic self-defense skills... MORE

149th Fighter Wing participates in Operation IRT Tropicare Kaua'i 2022
June 15, 2022 — Operation IRT Tropic Care is officially underway on Kaua’i. IRT Tropic Care is a joint-service operation bringing together medical professionals from across the Air National Guard, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Navy, and Public Health Services. Over the next two weeks they will have the opportunity to train in their respective specialities while also strengthening community relationships by providing medical, dental, and optometry services... MORE

Texas Air Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing conducts large force exercise
May 23, 2022 — The Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing hosted a large force exercise with an F-16 unit from Fort Worth May 21... MORE

149th Fighter Wing performs night operations until April 21
April 14, 2022 — The 149th Fighter Wing is performing night operations Monday through Thursday until April 21 with two take-off and land times, with the first go beginning at approximately 4 p.m. and the second go ending around 11:30 p.m... MORE

149th Medical Group performs hazardous materials training exercise
April 5, 2022 — Members of the 149th Medical Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently went through Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package, or CERFP, hazardous material response training March 18 to test their ability to move in a convoy and quickly set up and operate a field medical facility... MORE

149th Fighter Wing Airman overcomes adversity through powerlifting
March 31, 2022 — What started as a simple interest in weightlifting for an airman has transformed into breaking national records as a member of the Air Force National Powerlifting Team. Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Le, 149th Force Support Squadron member, recently competed in the Military, Police, and FireFighter National Championship in Atlanta, Georgia on March 19, 2022, after a 6-year hiatus... MORE

149th Maintenance Squadron Gunfighters grind metal, keep aircraft flying
March 22, 2022 — Aircraft metals technicians with the 149th Maintenance Squadron play a crucial role in how aircraft function when they weld, fabricate and custom-make its metal components... MORE

Night moves: 149th Fighter Wing Fighting Falcons take flight at night
January 19, 2022 — Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland took to the skies for night operations Jan. 11, 2022... MORE

149th Maintenance Squadron members perform F-16 phase inspections
January 12, 2022 — To keep the 149th Fighter Wing's F-16s airworthy, 149th Maintenance Squadron phase inspection team members perform detailed inspections from nose to tail of the aircraft... MORE

149th Fighter Wing welcomes new Key Civic Leaders
December 14, 2021 — The 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland welcomed their newest honorary Gunfighters as Key Civic Leaders Dec. 12, 2021... MORE

149th Fighter Wing maintenance airman, civilian pilot earns military wings
December 8, 2021 — An Airman assigned to the Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing received word recently that she had been accepted into the Army’s Aviation Rotary Wing program as a warrant officer, making her dream of flying military aircraft an actuality... MORE

502nd Air Base Wing hosts F-35 squadron for training
November 5, 2021 — The 502nd Air Base Wing hosted the 62nd Fighter Squadron, an F-35 Lightning II squadron from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, during their training visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field from Oct. 15-29... MORE

149th Fighter Wing takes 502nd ABW vice commander airborne
October 20, 2021 — The 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently hosted Army Col. Bryan Logan, the 502nd Air Base Wing and JBSA vice commander, for a ride in an F-16 Fighting Falcon Oct. 16... MORE

JBSA identifies deceased service member
October 8, 2021 — Officials have identified a Joint Base San Antonio service member who died Oct. 3 in Corpus Christi... MORE