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Members from the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School tour a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft Oct. 4, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The tour also included visits to the engine and sheet metals shop. The AAAOCS holds an annual reunion for members of the 1953 class, many of whom fought in the Korean War.

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Staff Sgt. Kenan Torrance, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron sheet metal technician, speaks to members of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School Oct. 4, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The tour also included a walkthrough of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and engine shop. The AAAOCS celebrates the 1953 training class annually, with many of their members having served during the Korean War.

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Tech Sgt. Sean Preston, 433rd Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, shows off a C-5M jet engine to members of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School Oct. 4, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The tour also included a walk-through of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and the wing's sheet metal shop. The AAAOCS celebrates the 1953 training class annually, with many of their members serving during the Korean War.

Korean War veterans visit Alamo Wing

Published Oct. 10, 2017
433rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas --

The Alamo Wing recently welcomed 13 members from the class of 1953 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Officer Candidate School during their reunion October 5, 2017 here.

"We're a bunch of old guys but we are having fun," said Robert Vanhorn an AAAOCS member.

The reunion is like a homecoming for many of the classmates, having trained at the U.S. Army's Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas and served during the Korean War. The tour began with a stop at the 433rd Maintenance Squadron's engine shop where members got see the inner workings of the C-5M Super Galaxy engine. From there, the tour moved to the flight line, and a tour of the Air Force's largest aircraft.

"This seems to be a well run outfit and the aircraft is just unbelievable. You could put a football field and two giraffes in there and still have room," said Vanhorn.

The tour concluded with a visit to the 433rd MXS' sheet metal shop in which the tour members were able to learn how the metal tubing is constructed to fit the C-5M when needed.