Aug. 7, 2015 Boy Scouts visit the Alamo Wing, learn mission Despite temperatures in the 100's,10 Boy Scouts from Troop 375, along with their leaders and family members braved the heat to tour one the 433rd Airlift Wing's C-5A Galaxy aircraft, Aug 6 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,Texas. After the tour, the Scouts visited the Wing's wash rack hanger where
Aug. 2, 2015 JBSA kids get a taste of deployment at Operation JET The 802nd Military and Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland held its annual Operation Junior Expeditionary Team (Operation JET) event here on July 31, to give children of service members the chance to experience a mock deployment.More than 200 children from throughout the JBSA
July 29, 2015 Alamo Wing Airmen earn promotions Alamo Wing Airmen earn promotionsCongratulations to the following Airmen who were selected for promotions in July 2015Master SergeantJulie Ramsey, 433rd Aerospace Medicine SquadronDonald Edison, 433rd Maintenance SquadronTechnical SergeantJacqueline Bollenback, 74th Aerial Port SquadronMichael
July 21, 2015 433rd AMXS learn lesson in giving back Members of the 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron accomplish two important objectives once a month. They meet their training goals by completing block training, and they spending time volunteering by helping those in need.During block training, aircraft maintainers spend four days reviewing and
July 20, 2015 Starbase summer students boldly go into STEM Summer vacation for elementary school students typically consists of swimming, sleeping late and socializing. This is not the case for close to 25 students attending DoD STARBASE-Kelly, during one of the hands-on, week-long courses, offered at the 433rd Airlift Wing on Joint Base San
July 9, 2015 Texas Wing ambassadors to the Americas Close to fifty students and their instructors from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy visited the 433rd Airlift Wing on July 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas to learn about the C-5A Galaxy, and how the Reservists maintainers keep their aircraft in the fight.The IAAFA students are
June 8, 2015 'Alamo Wing' thanks members, families with family day event More than 2,000 Airmen, civilians, and their families gathered on the flight line here June 7 to join in the 433rd Airlift Wing Family Day festivities.The annual event affords wing members a chance to show their families where they work and to thank them for their love and support.This year's
June 8, 2015 433rd MDS commander retires after 32 years of service Family, friends and colleagues gathered to celebrate the retirement of Col. Anthony Pena, 433rd Medical Squadron commander, June 5 during a retirement ceremony held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.Retired Col. Wayne Olson, former 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron commander, presided over the
June 4, 2015 Alamo Wing Airmen earn promotions Alamo Wing Airmen earn promotionsCongratulations to the following Airmen who were selected for promotions in June 2015Master SergeantEdwardo Morales Jr., 433rd Force Support SquadronJennifer Plummer, 433rd Airlift WingDeyanira Apolinar, 433rd Civil Engineer SquadronRoxanne McCabe, 356th Airlift
May 22, 2015 356th Airlift Squadron Commander completes fini-flight The skies were clear as Col. Jimmie "Pat" Brooks, 356th Airlift Squadron commander, completed his final flight here on May 21. The colonel's last flight (fini flight) follows a tradition in which aircrew members, upon completion of their final flight with the wing, are met and hosed down with water