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Alamo Wing maintainers accomplish 'historical milestone'
July 8, 2024 — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Maintenance Group performed the unit’s first-ever replacement of a General Electric F-138 (CF6) jet engine, which powers the C-5M Super Galaxy, between June 24 and July 3 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

433rd Maintenance Group Reserve Citizen Airmen and civilian advisors pose for a group photo after the first removal of a General Electric F-138 jet engine from a C-5M Super Galaxy at the 433rd Airlift Wing on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas June 28, 2024.

433rd Airlift Wing Maintenance Group welcomes new commander
March 5, 2024 — Col. Thomas Albrecht accepted command of the 433rd Airlift Wing Maintenance Group during an assumption of command ceremony on March 2 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. ... MORE

Col. William Gutermuth, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, presents the guidon to Col. Thomas Albrecht, 433rd Maintenance Group commander, during the 433rd MXG assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 2, 2024.

433rd Maintenance Group welcomes new commander
February 27, 2023 — Lt. Col. Carla M. Martinez officially assumed command of the 433rd Maintenance Group during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 4... MORE

Col. Terry W. McClain, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, presents the 433rd Maintenance Group guidon to Lt. Col. Carla M. Martinez, 433rd MXG commander, during the assumption of command ceremony at Hangar 826 on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Feb. 4, 2023. Martinez had been serving as the group’s acting commander since August 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

Fourth Air Force commander tours 433rd Airlift Wing
September 25, 2020 — Former 433rd Airlift Wing commander and now Fourth Air Force commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington returned for a visit and tour the 433rd AW Sept. 22 and 23 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington, 4th Air Force commander, meets with several 433rd Airlift Wing Airmen in the 433rd Maintenance Group Sept. 23, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

‘This is it!’ former war refugee lives dream as Reserve Citizen Airman
August 6, 2020 — The United States can be a land of opportunity for immigrants and refugees arriving from war-torn regions. As a result of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995, an estimated 40,000 Bosnian refugees immigrated to St. Louis, Missouri, in the 1990s and early 2000s. Tech. Sgt. Muris Secerbegovic, 433rd Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector in the 433rd Airlift Wing here, was one of them... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Muris Secerbegovic, 433rd Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector, stands near a C-5M Super Galaxy July 22, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

433rd AMXS welcomes new commander
July 13, 2020 — Lt. Col. A. Spence Pennington assumed command of the 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Lt. Col Michael Webb during a virtual change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 11... MORE

Lt. Col. Stuart Martin, 433rd Maintenance Group commander, presents the guidon to Lt. Col. A. Spence Pennington, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, at a change of command ceremony for the 433rd AMXS July 11, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Reserve Citizen Airmen distribute food to those in need
September 26, 2019 — Fifteen Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing packaged and distributed food during three distribution events in San Antonio Sept. 19-20... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Rachel Stalnaker, 433rd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, assembles packages of fresh produce during a San Antonio Food Bank distribution event at Windcrest United Methodist Church Sept. 19. Fifteen Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing participated in three distribution events over two days.

Baskin Elementary students attend Starbase Kelly
November 14, 2018 — Eighteen Mildred Baskin Elementary school students visited Starbase Kelly at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 5. The Starbase Kelly team taught the students some basic concepts about aircraft and flight before the children toured a C-5M Super Galaxy... MORE

Kathy Martin, Starbase Kelly director, uses soda cans to demonstrate air pressure properties to Mildred Baskin Elementary students at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas Nov. 5, 2018.

Maintenance Citizen Airmen educate Honorary Commanders
July 24, 2017 — The 433rd Maintenance Group of the 433rd Airlift Wing took time from their busy schedule to provided the Group's Honorary Commanders a comprehensive tour of their facilities here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, July 15, 2017... MORE

Tech Sgt. Sean Preston, 433rd Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, showcases the General Electric engines for the C-5M Super Galaxy during the 433rd Maintenance Group Honorary Commander’s Tour July 15, 2017. The tour is designed to inform the honorary commanders of the roles and responsibilities the Airmen of the 433rd MXG provide to the success of the Alamo Wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)