April 12, 2015 433rd Maintenance group commander retires After serving more than 30 years in the U.S. Air Force, Col. Charles M. Combs, 433rd Maintenance Group commander, retired today during a ceremony at the Inter American Air Force Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.His long time mentor, Retired Col. Mahlon Stief, former 433rd Logistics
April 12, 2015 Maintenance group welcomes new commander The 433rd Maintenance Group welcomed new commander, Col. Gretchen M. Wiltse, during an assumption of command ceremony, April 12 at the Inter-American Forces Academy auditorium on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Col. William W. Whittenberger Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, presided over
April 9, 2015 Alamo Wing Airmen earn promotions Alamo Wing Airmen earn promotionsCongratulations to the following Airmen who were selected for promotions in April 2015Master SergeantWilliam Bonner, 74th Aerial Port SquadronRonald Curtis, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronJesse Gonzalez, 68th Airlift SquadronKashevia Montgomery, 433rd Aerospace
March 30, 2015 'Alamo Wing' welcomes MacDill civic leaders The 433rd Airlift Wing here hosted more than two dozen civic leaders, community partners and honorary commanders from the 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, March 19-20. On a two-day educational tour of the Alamo Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, and the City of San
March 21, 2015 433rd AMDS shines with students on dental hygiene The 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron found nothing but smiles with 120 kindergartners at Cable Elementary, a Northside Independent School District school, located in an economically-challenged area of San Antonio when they conducted "how to" dental care presentations to students on March 20.The
March 8, 2015 Alamo Wing welcomes newest Honorary Commanders Fourteen San Antonio civic and business leaders were inducted into the 433rd Airlift Wing's Honorary Commanders Program during a ceremony March 7 in downtown San Antonio.The ceremony, hosted by the 433rd AW commander, Col. William W. Whittenberger, Jr. is a time-honored tradition, signifying the
March 3, 2015 Alamo Wing Airmen earn promotions Alamo Wing Airmen earn promotionsCongratulations to the following Airmen who were selected for promotions in March 2015Master SergeantJuan Arenas, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronLisa Timberlake, 433rd Aerospace Medicine SquadronStaff SergeantJamie Ortega, 433rd Aeromedical Staging SquadronEllen
Feb. 17, 2015 The 733rd TRS continues its mission to train C-5 aircrews The 733rd Training Squadron has kept its mission simple but concise, "to produce the Best-Trained C-5 Strategic Airlift Aircrews possible".Since its addition to the Alamo Wing in 2007, the squadron's mission has been vital to maintaining combat readiness.Lt. Col. Kenneth Evans, 733rd TRS commander,
Feb. 8, 2015 Wing conducts inaugural Operation Alamo Stampede mobility competition Excitement was in the air as maintenance crews geared up for the first leg of the 433rd Airlift Wing's Operation Alamo Stampede competition Feb. 7 here.The all-day event, which pitted two teams of maintenance, operations and aerial port Airmen against one another, was designed to exercise and
Feb. 8, 2015 Alamo Wing honors award winners at annual award banquet The 433rd Airlift Wing's fourth Annual Awards Banquet was a night for members of the "Alamo Wing" to celebrate the best-of-the-best. More than 300 Airmen, honorary commanders, friends, family and guests attended the festive occasion here at the Gateway Club Feb.7. The event was hosted by the 443rd