• Alamo Wing hosts aviation students

    Airman First Class Jaqlynn De La Rosa, a 68th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, explains the C-5A Galaxy's landing gear to ACE Aviation Camp students June 28, 2012 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 68th AS is one of three flying squadrons attached to the 433rd Airlift Wing. The ACE program

  • 433rd Airlift Wing hosts Air Force Academy cadets - Operation Air Force 2012

    Twelve U.S. Air Force Academy cadets received an orientation flight during a visit to the 433rd Airlift Wing on a C-5A Galaxy  June 13 on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas as part of "Operation Air Force". The three-week program, which is part of the cadets' professional development, deploys

  • Off to a Right Start

    New Airmen to the 433rd Airlift Wing gather in front of a C-5A Galaxy cargo aircraft during a tour introducing them to various locations on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 3. The tour acclimates incoming Alamo Wing members to the various units on JBSA-Lackland and assist with questions

  • New 433rd AES commander assumes command

    Lt. Col. Edward Gruber assumes command of the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron during a ceremony June 2 in the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Center auditorium, Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron members serve in a variety of careers such as

  • 433rd Airlift Wing welcomes new commander

    Col. Jeffrey Pennington assumed command of the 433rd Airlift Wing from Brig. Gen. Kenneth Lewis during a Change of Command ceremony at Lackland Air Force Base, TX, June 3.Maj. Gen. Mark Kyle, the 4th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony."The Alamo Wing is a treasure, and the right man was

  • Air Force safety officials launch critical days of summer website

    May 25th marks the first day of the Critical Days of Summer (CDS) safety campaign. The summer is a welcome time of year marked by warmer weather and increased participation in outdoor activities. Unfortunately, it's historically the time of year when the Air Force experiences disproportionately more

  • Safety warning concerning plastic bottles left in yards

    Young pranksters are putting Drano, aluminum foil, and a little water in plastic drink bottles and capping them. The bottles are being left on lawns, in mail boxes, in gardens, on driveways etc. just waiting for someone to pick it up intending to put it in the garbage, but the person will never make

  • Alamo Wing Airmen earn promotion

    Congratulations to the following Alamo Wing Airmen for their recent promotion in May 2012 to the following ranks :Master SergeantDerrick Brown, 433rd Logistics Readiness SquadronManuel Camacho, 433rd Security Forces SquadronAnatasia Corker, 433rd Aeromedical Staging SquadronAdam Guerrero, 433rd

  • First Pitch

    Col. Jeffrey T. Pennington, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a San Antonio Missions' baseball game May 23, 2012 at Nelson Wuff Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. In honor of their military service, "Alamo Wing Night" was held ,in honor of the U.S. Air Force