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  • Major Generals Robert Duignan, 4th Air Force Commander, and Quentin Peterson, Director of Air, Space and Information Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, did the honors at the C-5 Formal Training Unit Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Lackland AFB's Kelly Field while Brig. Gen. John Fobian, 433rd Airlift Wing Commander looks on. The November 30 ceremony commemorated the beginning of a new era for the Air Force Reserve's 433rd Airlift Wing. When the transition from the former facility at Altus AFB is complete, the schoolhouse at Lackland will be the only C-5 FTU and will supply aircrews to every Air Force C-5 unit, active duty, Guard and Reserve. Training at the new Kelly Field facility began in October and will reach full capacity in April. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Collen McGee)

    History came home

    Fifty-five years ago, the 433rd Airlift Wing, then called the 907th Training Wing, had a mission to train pilots at Kelly Field. In recent history, from the same airfield at Lackland AFB, TX, the 433rd AW flew C-5s supporting operations around the globe. And though the mission to support global airlift will continue to send Alamo Wing C-5s around

  • Dealing with homecoming stress

    Editor's note: Names of those who consented to interview about issues they are facing have been withheld to protect their right to privacy. The two Airmen who spoke about their stresses and how they are dealing with them, are referred to in this article as Airman One and Airman Two. Just about anyone who's ever deployed to a war zone deals with
  • From the top, 1st Lt. Blair Preston, 2nd Lt. Paul Sloan and Senior Airman Raymond Montanino are the first to graduate from the new C-5 Formal Training Unit Complex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Lieutenant Preston and Sloan are pilots, and Airman Montanino is a flight engineer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Collen McGee)

    New graduates literally first in thier class

    Three men walked away from Kelly Field on Lackland AFB, Texas secure in the knowledge that they were each the first in their class. The three are the first to finish C-5 training at the new C-5 Formal Training Unit Complex here. The new aircrew consisted of flight engineer Senior Airman Raymond Montanino, and pilots 1st Lt. Paul Sloan and 2nd Lt.
  • Tech. Sgt. Paul Zimmerschied, a welder with the 433rd Maintenance Group at Lackland AFB, welds the metal band around the canister of the Air Force Reserve jet car's exhaust. During Airfest 2006, two of the bands that strengthen the canister where the afterburner is ignited developed tears. With the help of the 433rd MXG metal shop, the jet car was able to continue to perform on the second day. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sergeant Collen McGee)

    Reservists repair Reserve jet car

  • The Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team practices before the big day of Airfest 2006 at Lackland AFB. The Thunderbirds will perform at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday during Airfest 2006 November 4-5. Airfest is the first event in the San Antonio Salute to Military Week (Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Jesse Hernandez)

    Thunderbirds over the Galaxy

  • Tech. Sgt. Amanda Sebastian, a medical technician with the 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron gets a huge hug from her little nephew on her return from Balad. Sergeant Sebastian was one of four AMDS medical personnel to join about 30 members of the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron when they voluntarily deployed to run the casualty staging facility at the Air Force Theater Hospital at Balad AB, Iraq for 120 days. At home in the 433rd AMDS, Sergeant Sebastian is the assistant NCOIC of physical exams. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Collen McGee)

    Tiny arms, huge hug for Reserve Aunt

  • Politics, military: keep it between the lines

    Politics and business don't mix--especially when your business is serving in the Air Force Reserve. There are some things you can do when you are in uniform, but posting campaign yard signs, on your way home from weekend training, while in uniform, is not one of them. You can go by your local polling location and cast your vote at lunch. You can
  • Chief Master Sgt. Gilbert Cuellar awards Ms. Daizha Gallos, a student at the University of Texas' San Antonio campus and daughter of a 433rd Airlift Wing Reservist, one of two $500.00 scholarships from the Alamo Wing Hispanic Heritage Committee during the annual Scholarship Award Luncheaon. The event is held each year during Hispanic Heritage Week. Each year, a member of the Alamo Wing and a dependant of a wing member, are chosen as scholarship recipients. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Elena Milford)

    Reserve unit organization awards two scholarships

    Ms. Daizha Gallos, a student at the University of Texas' San Antonio campus, and Senior Airman Bernadette Hernandez, each received a scholarship from the Alamo Wing's Hispanic Heritage Committee on September 15 at the annual Alamo Wing Hispanic Heritage Committee scholarship awards luncheon. Ms. Gallos is the daughter of Tech. Sgt. Larry Gallos, a
  • Staff Sgt. David Martinez, 433rd Security Forces Squadron, is carrying the M-4 Weapon System with an M-203 Grenade Launcher attached. He?s sighting in on an enemy position while on a combat patrol during the recent Patriot Defender excercise at Camp Swift, near Bastrop, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Stacey Kruse)

    Defensor Fortis: Defenders of the force

    Forty members of the 433rd Security Forces Squadron returned from a challenging refresher training course called Patriot Defender, along with nearly 100 others from various wings throughout AFRC. The 433rd, along with the other units, participated in the two-week course at Camp Swift near Bastrop, Texas to maintain readiness in defending precious
  • Staff Sgt. Manuel Camacho, a small arms instructor with the 433rd Security Forces Squadron inspects a weapon after a qualifications course. Sergeant Camacho was one of two Alamo Wing members to participate in the Strickland competition in England. The team took second over all and placed first in the shooting competition. Sergeant Camacho participated last year also and will soon move to accept an active Guard and Reserve tour with the 610th Security Forces Squadron who hosts the competition team annually. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech Sgt. Collen McGee)

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