• Texas Mass Casualty Exercise tests military and civilian first responders

    Joint Base San Antonio, alongside the city of San Antonio's rescuers and hospitals, joined forces to handle two simulated disasters during a San Antonio Mass Casualty Exercise event, Sept.19.The Air Force Reserve Command's 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance

  • Welcome to the Alamo Wing

    Over 30 new 433rd Airlift Wing Airmen gathered for a photo after the Newcomer's Briefing on Sept. 8, 2013 before a bus tour of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The newcomer's tour introduces them to the base and takes place after a series of briefings to familiarize them with the Alamo Wing.

  • Hurricane Hunters join AES for exercise-training

    When a community is informed that a hurricane is headed toward them, their first natural reaction is to go away from the storm. That is not the case for the members of the 53rd Weather Squadron, or as they are appropriately named, the "Hurricane Hunters." The members of the "Hurricane Hunters' "

  • CSAF recognizes Texas reservist at AFA Expo

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III shakes hands with Capt. Adriana Valadez, 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron,  he highlighted during his Air Force Update keynote address during the Air Force Association's 2013 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 17, 2013, in

  • Maintenance Unit Realigned for a new role

    Col. Charles Combs, 433rd Maintenance Group Commander, assumed direct supervision of the 433rd Maintenance Operation Squadron from Commander Lt. Col. David Rodriguez during an inactivation ceremony here Sept. 12. Col. Aaron Vangelisti, 433rd Airlift Wing vice commander and Command Chief Master Sgt.

  • Honorary Commanders learn about "Alamo Wing's" medical mission

    Serving the community can consist of volunteering at the local food bank, participating in a neighborhood cleanup, or serving as an Honorary Commander for the 433rd Airlift Wing at JBSA. This week the "Alamo Wing" hosted 12 Honorary Commander's for a briefing and tour of the 433rd Medical Group.

  • Texas Air Force Reserve Wing help soldiers complete multi-modal move

    Airmen here recently finished conducting the air leg of a multi-modal move for an equipment swap out between the 1st and 3rd Combat Aviation Brigades.Nearly four months of planning paid off as C-5A Galaxys and C-5M Super Galaxys transported more than 120 helicopters between Kandahar and western

  • Senior citizens treated to C-5A Galaxy walk-through tour at "Alamo Wing"

    Guests from a local assisted-living facility had long heard war stories from fellow prior-service residents when some decided to see a real military plane close up.Fourteen guests from Morningside Ministries, a local assisted-living facility, visited the Alamo Wing Aug. 29 to walk through the

  • New tuition assistance process eliminates up-front fees

    Air Force Reserve Command will implement a new tuition assistance payment process Oct. 1 that will eliminate up-front fees reservists pay for classes by enabling tuition payments to go directly to a university or college. "This new TA process will be a huge relief for our members," said Col. Heather