433rd AW mobilizes medics for COVID-19 response

Aircrew members in the 433rd Airlift Wing prepare a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, for a flight to carry a team of medical technicians mobilized to respond to the COVID-19 crisis April 5, 2020. This deployment is part of a larger mobilization package of more than 120 doctors, nurses and respiratory technicians Air Force Reserve units across the nation provided over the past 48 hours in support of COVID-19 response to take care of Americans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

C-5M Super Galaxy aircrews trained at 733rd

Master Sgt. David Delgado, 356th Airlift Squadron loadmaster instructor, explains to Airman 1st Class Parker Critz, 9th Airlift Squadron loadmaster student, Airman 1st Class Donavan McCauley and Seiya Hicks, 22nd Airlift Squadron, also loadmaster students, what to look for when loading a vehicle like a Humvee onto a C-5M Super Galaxy Aug. 8, 2018 at the cargo loading training facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Loadmasters learn how to load and off-loading aircraft during their 18 month course of study at the 733rd Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño)

Reserve Citizen Airmen Mobilized to Support COVID-19 Response

U.S. Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing’s 68th Airlift Squadron, offload cargo belonging to medical personnel who are supporting the residents of New York City in the fight against COVID-19, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 5, 2020. This deployment is part of a larger mobilization package of more than 120 doctors, nurses and respiratory technicians from Air Force Reserve units across the nation provided over the past forty-eight hours in support of COVID-19 response to take care of Americans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Evans)

Alamo Wing loadmaster training

U.S. Air Force Airman Joseph Mitchell, 733rd Training Squadron loadmaster student, along with 733rd TRS and 356th Airlift Squadron members, load a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft during a training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 2, 2018. During their time at the 733rd school house, loadmaster students learn to load and off-load aircraft, perform preflight and postflight inspections of the aircraft and its systems, and compute weight and balance of loaded aircraft to ensure safe flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren M. Snyder)

356th Airlift Squadron training loadmasters

Tech. Sgt. Christian Ingle, 356th Airlift Squadron loadmaster instructor, explains to a group of students how to load and secure vehicle inside a C-5M Super Galaxy March 29, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 356th Airlift Squadron with the 433rd Airlift Wing trains all active-duty, Reserve and Air National Guard C-5M aircrew as part of their airframe-specific training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristian Carter)

Flying units still delivering during pandemic

Published May 16, 2020
433rd Airlift Wing

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas --

Since March 1, the 68th and the 356th Airlift Squadrons have supported the COVID-19 crisis in New York and continued to train aircrew members here.

April 6, the 68th AS departed here with nine 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron personnel, then the C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft went on to the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, to pick up to additional medical personnel. The Reserve Citizen Airmen, along with 4,000 pounds of cargo was delivered to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to battle the COVID-19 crisis just days ahead of the peak outbreak.

The 356th AS has continued training aircrew students on C-5M Super Galaxy operations. They have graduated eight pilot, six flight engineer, and six loadmaster classes during this pandemic.