• Alamo Wing embraces strategy to combat violence, sexual assault

    Embracing training to combat violence prevention, the 433rd Airlift Wing launched its first ever Green Dot training for wing leaders June 5, 2016 at the 433rd Mission Support Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot, etc. organization to

  • Senior NCOs undergo weekend crash course in leadership

    While most people spend Father’s Day enjoying quality time with family, 16 top enlisted Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing, along with several other Air Force Reserve and Guard units, opted to spend this year’s celebration in the classroom, attending the Senior NCO Leadership Course June 18-19 at

  • Air Force bids farewell to Welsh

    Stealing a moment of silence, looking into the eyes of his wife, he takes a deep breath and prepares for what’s to come. Standing tall and proud, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III walks into a hangar in front of hundreds of onlookers, all there to bid him farewell.

  • First C-5M named 'City of San Antonio,' lands at Alamo Wing

    The saying “history repeats itself” has become all too familiar to the 433rd Airlift Wing, as hundreds of Airmen and distinguished guests gathered along the flight line here June 17 to welcome the Alamo Wing’s first official C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, bestowed “The City of San Antonio.” The 433rd

  • San Antonio's Joint Base effort to relieve global poverty

    The 502nd Airbase Wing and 433rd Airlift Wing teamed up here May 11-13 to assist in providing humanitarian relief to families in Yoro, Honduras. The Central American region recently experienced intense flooding leading to insufficient crop yields.The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Air Terminal

  • Congressional Representatives visit the Alamo Wing

    U.S. Rep. William Hurd (R-TX 23), and U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX 13), visited the 433rd Airlift Wing May 3, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The congressmen received a mission brief by Col. Thomas Smith, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, where they had the chance to ask questions about the

  • Alamo Wing inducts remaining six honorary commanders

    Six civic and business leaders were officially inducted into the 433rd Airlift Wing's Honorary Commanders Program during a ceremony April 30 here. The ceremony was designed to accommodate the honorary commanders who were not able to attend the initial one on March 5 in downtown San Antonio.

  • Two shooting stars in Alamo Wing

    Two 433rd Airlift Control Flight Airmen were recently honored for their exceptionalwork in their career field. Tech. Sgt. Crystal Olguin, 433rd Airlift ControlFlight mobile command and control, won the 2015 Air Force Reserve CommandContingency Response NCO of the Year Award,and Senior Airman Amy