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Air Force Director of Security Forces visits Total Force Defenders at Alamo Wing
June 3, 2025 — Brig. Gen. Brian A. Filler, Director of Security Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, visited the 433rd Security Forces Squadron at Joint base San Antonio-Lackland on May 3, meeting with Citizen Airmen and neighboring defenders from the Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing. ... MORE

Brig. Gen. Brian A. Filler, Director of Security Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, poses for a photo with Citizen Airmen defenders during a tour of the 433rd SFS at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, May 3, 2025.

JBSA-Lackland’s 'One Base, One Network': A key milestone in connectivity and cybersecurity
May 28, 2025 — Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland marks a transformation in its information technology infrastructure with the “One Base, One Network” initiative that integrates the Texas Air National Guard 149th Fighter Wing into the Department of the Air Force enterprise network on JBSA-Lackland... MORE

Personnel assigned to 502nd Communication Squadron and 149th Fighter Wing who participated in the "One Base One Network" initiative pose for a photo at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 29, 2025. This initiative integrates the Texas Air National Guard 149FW into the Department of the Air Force enterprise network on JBSA-Lackland to consolidate multiple networks under a single, secure and efficient platform that enhances cybersecurity, improves mission effectiveness and streamlines operations for all mission partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Zelideth Rodriguez)

PHOTOS: Lone Star Gunfighters fly into JBSA-Lackland
March 12, 2025 — An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, descends after a flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on March 5, 2025... MORE

149th Fighter Wing takes part in Operation Northern Cactus
August 26, 2024 — Northern Cactus is a joint training exercise that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to an austere environment to participate in a simulated deployment exercise... MORE

149th Medical Group participates in emergency medical response exercise
May 1, 2024 — Members of the U.S. Air Force 149th Medical Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, and the U.S. Army's 454th Engineer Company, from San Angelo, Texas, took part in a training exercise at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas, on April 13, 2024. ... MORE

149th Force Support Squadron goes through shelter training
May 1, 2024 — Members of the 149th Force Support Squadron went through shelter training at Joint Base Lackland-San Antonio on April 10, 2024. While building a tent, the members were wearing mission oriented protective posture gear to simulate building a shelter while under a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attack... MORE

149th Force Support Squadron build a shelter tent for training

Leadership San Antonio visits JBSA
January 25, 2024 — Nearly 30 members from Leadership San Antonio toured numerous areas around Joint Base San Antonio on Jan. 18. ... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing military service members and Leadership San Antonio representatives

PHOTOS | 149th Fighter Wing hosts Egyptian state partnership visit
January 5, 2024 — Members of Egypt’s military made a trip to the 149th Fighter Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Dec. 15, 2023, as part of the state partnership program that has been established between the Texas Guard and Egypt... MORE

PHOTOS | F-16 pilots graduate at 149th Fighter Wing
January 4, 2024 — The 149th Fighter Wing hosted a graduation ceremony for the newest group of Air Force F-16 fighter pilots at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Dec. 15, 2023... MORE

PHOTOS | First Tee kids tour 149th Fighter Wing flightline
November 3, 2023 — Kids from the First Tee-Greater San Antonio program visited the flightline at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 21, 2023... MORE

149th Fighter Wing hosts ESGR Boss Lift
October 25, 2023 — The 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, part of the Texas Air National Guard, hosted an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve “Boss Lift” on Oct. 21, where civilian employers of Guardsmen get the opportunity to see first-hand what their employees do when away for drill, training, or deployments... MORE

PHOTOS | New 149th FW commander meets with wing members
August 7, 2023 — U.S. Air Force Col. Carol Kohtz, commander of the 149th Fighter Wing, met with members of the wing at Joint Base Lackland-San Antonio Aug. 6, 2023... MORE

149th Fighter Wing welcomes new commander
June 5, 2023 — The 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, held a change of command ceremony between Col. Matthew Jensen, outgoing commander, and Col. Carol Kohtz, incoming commander, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland May 20, 2023... MORE

149th Fighter Wing hosts San Antonio Spurs point guard Tre Jones
March 14, 2023 — The 149th Fighter Wing Gunfighters hosted Tre Jones from the San Antonio Spurs March 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

PHOTOS | 149th Fighter Wings hosts bone marrow drive
February 27, 2023 — Members of the 149th Fighter Wing participated in a bone marrow drive on Feb. 25, 2023, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

149th Fighter Wing ‘Spouse Lift’ gives families a view inside wing’s mission
February 3, 2023 — Families of 149th Fighter Wing members were given the opportunity of taking a ride on a KC-135 Stratotanker to watch F-16 fighter jets get refueled in mid-air in San Antonio Jan. 28... MORE

149th Mission Support Group members provide fiscal education, support for mission, community, future
December 15, 2022 — Air National Guard contract specialists conducted government purchase card training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Dec. 8 to educate 149th Fighter Wing members on fiscal responsibility... MORE

149th Fighter Wing holds graduation ceremony for F-16 pilots
October 28, 2022 — The 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland held an F-16 fighter pilot graduation ceremony Oct. 21... MORE

JBSA firefighters conduct emergency egress exercise
September 15, 2022 — Firefighters from the 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland conducted an emergency response egress exercise Aug. 19, 2022, testing their abilities from the initial call and response, to arriving on scene and rescuing the pilot... MORE

The 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron’s fire station sits in silence prior to an emergency response egress exercise for an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 19, 2022.

149th Fighter Wing helps celebrate Air Force 75th anniversary
September 13, 2022 — To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force, the 149th Fighter Wing invited civilian pilot James Bohanon to fly his P-51 Mustang in formation alongside the wing’s F-16s on Sept. 10, 2022 at Joint-Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

75th anniversary of the United States Air Force