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  • Master Sergeant Todd "Santa" Condel is normally a 'blue suiter' with the Air Force Reserve serving as the Non-commissioned officer in charge of combat arms. During a recent party for the family members of deployed Alamo Wing security forces Airmen, Sergeant Condell traded Air Force blue for Santa Red to entertain children like 17-month-old Joseph Peche who's father is currently serving in Iraq. Joseph isn't sure exactly how to take the red suited sergeant. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman Viola Hernandez)

    Happy Holidays from the Alamo Wing

    Happy Holidays from the men and women of the 433rd Airlift Wing.
  • During the recent Operational Readiness Inspection, headquarters elements were evacuated to a bunker during a simulated attack. Reserve Airmen in the bunker tend to simulated injuries, testing their first responder skills. Reserve units and Airmen must meet the same stringent standards as their active-duty counterparts. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Collen McGee)

    Wing Operational Readiness Inspection

    The 433rd Airlift Wing recently underwent an Operational Readiness Inspection to validate the state of the wing's war readiness. The inspection is given to Air Force units every five years, every three years if they score poorly. Inspectors from Air Mobility Command's Inspector General team tested every aspect of the wing including; how the unit
  • Chief Master Sgt. Rodney Christa stands with the bronze plaque that will be placed at Mobility Memorial Park at Scott AFB. The bust has a C-130 being loaded by aeromedical troops while a C-17 comes into to land. The Bronze work is in honor of the Airlift Tanker Association Hall of Fame's Aeromedical Evacuation Team. Chief Christa was inducted into the ATA AE Legacy Team in honor of his service during OIF and his leadership in evacuating medical patients from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast Area. Chief Christa's direction and innovation during the emergency helped pave the way for new national disaster response plans to be implemented in the event of a catastrophic disaster or terrorist attack. (Courtesy Photo)

    Humble Alamo Wing Chief is Living Legacy

    Most people inducted into any hall of fame glow with pride, hold media conferences, shake hands, get their photos taken and work for hours on acceptance speeches. But not Chief Master Sgt. Rodney Christa, an honorable, yet humble man, assigned to the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, who prefers to shy away from such notoriety. Even as he is

  • Tuskegee Airmen still inspire - Alamo Wing maintainer comments on recent convention

    History is sometimes easy to forget, because it's history. However, some people and some events should be remembered because the impact and struggles they represent changed our lives forever. That is the case of the Tuskegee Airmen. While attending the Annual Tuskegee Airmen Conference, I learned new facts about the daily struggles that the men
  • Mrs. and Capt. Christopher Melton, are all smiles after completing the annual Valero Multiple Sclerosis 150 mile Bike to the Beach. Captain Melton, a Reserve C-5 pilot with the 433rd Airlift Wing, joined his wife this year for his first 150-mile bike ride. This was the fourth ride for Stephanie Melton. (Courtesy Photo)

    Pedaling with Pride, 433rd pilot and wife bike to the beach

    Traveling 150 miles, it sounds like a lot but when you think about riding 150 miles on a bike, the distance seems to grow tremendously. That thought didn't stop over 3,000 men and women from participating in the Valero MS 150 Bike to the Beach fundraiser on October 20 and 21. The bike ride, which is held annually to raise money to fight the affects

  • Work seldom quits around here; Only Mother Nature's fury can knockout MXG

    The 433rd Maintenance Group's flightline is a busy place to work. Workers there maintain, fix or replace gears, brakes, engines and other parts on the C-5 Galaxy, allowing the aircraft to stay air-worthy. In addition to aircraft maintenance, the flight line also hosts the Air Force's C-5 Galaxy Formal Training Unit. At least one C-5 a day must be
  • Chief Master Sgt. Laverne Vick (right), from LRS, sizes up the pins before scoring a Strike. Mentors, like Chief Vick, are needed and serve as role models for TYC youths who are rejoining thier local community

    Chiefs spare some time bowling with youth

    The Volunteer Council for Texas Youth in San Antonio, a non-profit organization dedicated to youth in the San Antonio area, held the 14th Annual "Spare Some Time for Texas Youth Bowl-A-Thon". The event was October 27th and ran from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Bandera Bowl on Huebner Road. The proceeds benefit San Antonio area TYC programs, i.e.
  • The Air Force Reserve was one of the sponsors for the 2007 Ride for the Brand Rodeo in Helotes, Texas. Chance Glocar goes for an "Eight Second Ride" in the bull riding portion of the Ride For the Brand Rodeo October, 6 in Helotes Texas. The 3-day annual event is sponsored by a committee made up of reservists from the 433rd Airlift Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, neighboring military units and veterans. Procedes from the rodeo will help local schools, provide scholarships to area high school seniors and to military members and their families. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Alan Boedeker)

    R & R means Rodeo, Reserve

  • Master Sgt. Robert Kusterer, a 68th Airlift Squadron C-5 flight engineer, was awarded the Air Force Association 2007 Reservist of the Year award. (U.S. Air Force Courtesy Photo)

    Flight engineer named Reservist of the Year

  • Reservists from the Alamo Wing recently went through a deployment processing line as part of an excercise. The 433rd Airlift Wing Reserve members will again go through this line in December while being inspected by the Air Mobility Command Inspector General Team on thier ability to deploy, operate under possible hostile conditions and then redeploy to home station. Alamo Wing members are no stranger to deployments in support of current operations and will send about 100 volunteer Airmen into the u.S. Central Commans Area of Responsability in support of GWOT operations in January.

    Excercise turns into evacuation

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