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The final 433rd Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft, tail number 70-0448, prepares departure from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas on Sept. 28, 2016. The Alamo Wing will receive eight C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft to support the U.S. Air Force's rapid global mobility mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske) (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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The last 433rd Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft, tail number 70-0448, departs from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas Sept. 28, 2016. The Alamo Wing will receive eight C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft to support the U.S. Air Force’s rapid global mobility mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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The 433rd Airlift Wing said goodbye to the final C-5A Galaxy aircraft, tail number 70-0448, Sept. 28, 2016, from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Alamo Wing will receive eight C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft to support the U.S. Air Force's rapid global mobility mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske) (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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Bandage 33

Bandage 33 was an aeromedical evacuation mission flown by the 651st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The team of Citizen Airmen, Capt. Adriana Valadez and Senior Airman Amanda Pena from the 433d Airlift Wing, and Lt. Col. Kathleen Sprague and Master Sgt. John Kley from the 514th Air Mobility Wing were on a routine mission when they were diverted into Mazar-e-Sharif to pick up a critically wounded Airman. That patient was Tech. Sgt. Zach Rhyner, an Air Force combat controller who had received the Air Force Cross for saving the lives of his 10-man Special Operations Team during a brutal ambush in 2008 and was back in the fight. The Bandage 33 team picked him up and continued with their mission. En route, Rhyner’s condition worsened, prompting Valadez to call for immediate diversion into Bagram Airfield. The aircraft encountered severe turbulence on approach, making it difficult to apply pressure to Rhyner’s wounds. Undaunted by the shaking, Valadez and Pena strapped themselves to the side of the litter, making it possible for Valadez to apply pressure through the landing, taxi, and transportation to the hospital, thus saving Rhyner’s life. On an average day, there are more than 60 Reserve aeromedical evacuation teams providing support to combatant commands and saving the lives of wounded warriors.

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First C-5M bestowed 'City of San Antonio,' arrives to Alamo Wing

Aircrew from the 433rd Airlift Wing and Lockheed Martin representatives pose for a photo after the maiden flight of the first C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, "The City of San Antonio" to be received by the Air Force Reserve Command June 17, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd AW will receive a total of nine C-5M models which is the result of a two-phase modernization effort that will improve fuel savings, climb rate, payload capability, and noise reduction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Benjamin Faske)

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First C-5M bestowed 'City of San Antonio,' arrives to Alamo Wing

San Antonio City Council member Rey Saldana, District 4, reads a proclamation on behalf of the city to the 433rd Airlift Wing welcoming its first C-5M Super Galaxy June 17, 2016 during the transfer ceremony along the flight line at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd AW will receive nine C-5M models which is the result of a two-phase modernization effort that will improve fuel savings, climb rate, payload capability, and noise reduction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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First C-5M bestowed “City of San Antonio,” lands at the Alamo Wing

Col. Thomas K. Smith Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, addresses the crowd during the C-5M Super Galaxy transfer ceremony June 17, 2016 along the flight line of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Colonel Smith boarded the aircraft bound for the ceremony from Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, that morning. It is the only C-5M to be bestowed as "The City of San Antonio." (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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First C-5M bestowed “City of San Antonio,” lands at the Alamo Wing

Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander, presents Tech. Sgt. David Ponce, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, with the ceremonial key to the first C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, bestowed "The City of San Antonio" June 17, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd AW will receive nine C-5M models which is the result of a two-phase modernization effort that will improve fuel savings, climb rate, payload capability, and noise reduction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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First C-5M bestowed “City of San Antonio,” lands at the Alamo Wing

Col. Thomas K. Smith Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, flew the maiden flight of the wing's first C-5M Super Galaxy from Stewart National Guard Base, New York, to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 17, 2016. The 433rd AW will receive nine C-5M models by late 2018, which is the result of a two-phase modernization effort that will improve fuel savings, climb rate, payload capability, and noise reduction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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First C-5M bestowed “City of San Antonio,” lands at the Alamo Wing

Retired Gen. Thomas M. Ryan, former Military Airlift Command commander, poses for a photo in the cockpit of the new C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, bestowed "The City of San Antonio" June 17, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Ryan piloted the Alamo Wing's first C-5A Galaxy aircraft from Norton Air Force Base, California, to Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, on Nov. 30, 1984. The wing's first C-5A Galaxy of 32 years ago was also bestowed "The City of San Antonio," in a similar ceremony.(U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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First C-5M bestowed “City of San Antonio,” lands at the Alamo Wing

Family members and invited guests walk onto the flight line to tour the 433rd Airlift Wing's first C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, bestowed "The City of San Antonio," June 17, 2016 after the transfer ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd AW will receive nine C-5M models by late 2018, which is the result of a two-phase modernization effort that will improve fuel savings, climb rate, payload capability, and noise reduction.(U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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First C-5M bestowed “City of San Antonio,” lands at the Alamo Wing

The 433rd Airlift Wing receives its first C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, bestowed "The City of San Antonio," during a transfer ceremony June 17, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander, and Col. Thomas K. Smith Jr., 433rd AW commander, piloted the maiden flight of the first C-5M from Stewart National Guard Base, New York, that morning. The 433rd AW will receive nine C-5M models by late 2018, which is the result of a two-phase modernization effort that will improve fuel savings, climb rate, payload capability, and noise reduction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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First C-5M bestowed “City of San Antonio,” lands at the Alamo Wing

Maj. Gen. John C. Flournoy Jr., 4th Air Force commander, followed by Col. Thomas K. Smith Jr., 433rd AW commander, depart the Alamo Wing's first C-5M Super Galaxy, bestowed "The City of San Antonio" June 17, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The crew flew the maiden flight from Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, earlier that day before their arrival at the official aircraft transfer ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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First C-5M bestowed “City of San Antonio,” lands at the Alamo Wing

Maj. Gen. John Flournoy, 4th Air Force commander, shakes hands with Col. David Scott, 433rd Airlift Wing vice commander, after departing the Alamo Wing's first C-5M Super Galaxy, bestowed "The City of San Antonio" June 17, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. In total, the 433rd AW will receive nine C-5M models by late 2018, which is the result of a two-phase modernization effort that will improve fuel savings, climb rate, payload capability, and noise reduction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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San Antonio's Joint Base effort to relieve global poverty

Airmen with the 356th Airlift Squadron direct an Atlas K-loader to an awaiting C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft May 13, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd Airlift Wing and 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron worked together to ensure 90,000 pounds of food aid made it to Yoro, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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San Antonio's Joint Base effort to relieve global poverty

Airmen with the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron use a forklift to move pallets of rice and beans May 11, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd Airlift Wing and 502nd LRS worked together to palletize, load, and transport 90,000 pounds of food aid to Yoro, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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San Antonio's Joint Base effort to relieve global poverty

Tech. Sgt. Stephanie West, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron information controller, guides a load of rice and beans to an awaiting pallet May 11, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd Airlift Wing and 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron worked together to ensure 90,000 pounds of food aid made it to Yoro, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

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San Antonio's Joint Base effort to relieve global poverty

The 433rd Airlift Wing transported pallets of rice and beans to Yoro, Honduras, on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft May 13, 2016 from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd Airlift Wing and 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron worked together to ensure 90,000 pounds of food aid made it to the Central American country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske) (released)

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San Antonio's Joint Base effort to relieve global poverty

Airmen with the 356th Airlift Squadron and 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron push pallets onto an awaiting C-5M Super Galaxy Aircraft May 13, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd Airlift Wing and 502nd LRS worked together to ensure 90,000 pounds of food aid made it to Yoro, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske) (released)

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John Jay JROTC steps into the blue

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Lewis, a 341st Training Squadron military working dog handler, narrates a MWD demonstration to Junior ROTC students from John Jay High School May 12, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The students toured the survival, engine, and structural engineering shops at the 433rd Airlift Wing and also saw a Military Working Dog demonstration at the 341st Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske) (released)

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