• One Reservist's love is revealed in the cards

    Alamo Wing members are all business in their boots and BDUs. But catch a glimpse of them outside the military world, and sometimes it's a different ball game. At least one member of the 433rd Airlift Wing, has a passion for the New York Yankees baseball team that has him seeing stars, and may prove

  • Weather Closure Announced for Wednesday

    Severe weather closure is in effect for today, Wednesday, Jan. 16, for Lackland AFB for all non-essential personnel with the 433rd Airlift Wing. Only mission essential and emergency personnel are required to report for duty.

  • Weather Alert - Base closure

    Due to weather, Lackland AFB reporting will only require key personnel and those that live on-base to report in today, Tuesday January 16. Civilian employees will not be charged leave during the weather closure.News for Wednesday will be posted when received.Those non-mission critical personnel who

  • Severe Weather Delay Announced

    Due to extreme weather conditions, a 3-hour delay is in effect for all non-essential personnel for the day shift on Tuesday, January 16. Those on grave shift, tonight, are to report as scheduled.

  • Weather Delay Announced

    Due to extreme weather conditions, a 3-hour delay is in effect for all non-essential personnel for the day shift on Tuesday, January 16.Those on grave shift, tonight, are to report as scheduled.

  • ESGR Accepting Nominations for 2007 Freedom Awards

    The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) is accepting nominations for the 2007 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Awards at the ESGR website at www.esgr.mil. The nomination process opens on January 8, 2007 and will conclude on February 28, 2007. To

  • Alamo Wing shines for Radiance Academy

    About 100 students in 2nd through 12th grades, from the Radiance Academy and Shekinah Radiance Academy, recently visited the Alamo Wing for the grand tour of a C-5, complete with static load display. Students watched Senior Airman Greg Cortez, 26th Aerial Port Squadron, drive a one-and-a-half ton

  • History came home

    Fifty-five years ago, the 433rd Airlift Wing, then called the 907th Training Wing, had a mission to train pilots at Kelly Field. In recent history, from the same airfield at Lackland AFB, TX, the 433rd AW flew C-5s supporting operations around the globe. And though the mission to support global

  • Dealing with homecoming stress

    Editor's note: Names of those who consented to interview about issues they are facing have been withheld to protect their right to privacy. The two Airmen who spoke about their stresses and how they are dealing with them, are referred to in this article as Airman One and Airman Two. Just about

  • New graduates literally first in thier class

    Three men walked away from Kelly Field on Lackland AFB, Texas secure in the knowledge that they were each the first in their class. The three are the first to finish C-5 training at the new C-5 Formal Training Unit Complex here. The new aircrew consisted of flight engineer Senior Airman Raymond