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Air Force Reserve pilot, Major Jeff Schmidt, 68th Airlift Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX, (right), tells an Illinois-based television news reporter about the dynamics of operating the nation's largest military transport plane, the C-5 Galaxy. The two-person news crew was part of an Illinois Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve group tour that visited the 433rd Airlift "Alamo" Wing located in San Antonio, Texas, July '06.


Texas Reserve Wing hosts Illinois tour group

Air Force Reserve pilot, Major Jeff Schmidt, 68th Airlift Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX, (right), tells an Illinois-based television news reporter about the dynamics of operating the nation's largest military transport plane, the C-5 Galaxy. The two-person news crew was part of an Illinois Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve group tour that visited the 433rd Airlift "Alamo" Wing located in San Antonio, Texas, July '06.

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Ron Jackson (right), Starbase Kelly director, talks to a group of Starbase Kelly students about the capabilities of the C-5A Galaxy aircraft at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas on July 13, 2015. His program falls under the Department of Defense and is under the sponsorship of the 433rd Airlift Wing. The week long class has nearly 25 students enrolled. This week’s class has nearly 25 students enrolled. The students will do science experiments, try a flight simulation program, then build and launch a rocket to demonstrate their lessons learned. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
Tech Sgt. Jose Valadez, a metals technician in the 433rd Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland shows students from Inter-American Air Forces Academy, where the aircraft grade aluminum is kept for the C-5A Galaxy. Over 105 students from IAAFA, JBSA-Lackland toured the 433rd Airlift Wing to learn about the C-5A Galaxy and the 433rd AW's maintenance mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
Master Sgt. Max Hernandez, a repair technician, 433rd Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,Texas explains how to bend a metal tube to fit on the C-5A Galaxy to students from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, JBSA-Lackland during a tour July 17, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
Master Sgt. Max Hernandez, (right) a structural repair technician, 433rd Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas explains a blueprint to Inter-American Air Forces Academy students during a tour on July 17, 2014. The students visited the wing's propulsion branch, metals technology and structural repair shops (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
Senior Master Sgt. Albert Hopkins, jet engine mechanic, 433rd Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas explains the TF-39 jet engine to Inter-American Air Forces Academy students during a tour, July 17, 2014. The tour continued an Alamo Wing tradition of how
Senior Master Sgt. Albert Hopkins, a jet engine mechanic with the 433rd Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas explains the TF-39 jet engine to students from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, JBSA-Lackland, during a tour of the “Alamo Wing”, July 17, 2014 (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
Senior Master Sgt. Albert Hopkins, a jet engine mechanic of with the 433rd Maintenance Squadron, explains the TF-39 jet engine to students from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, during a tour on July 17, 2014. IAAFA students had an opportunity to receive a tour of a C-5A static, the wing's propulsion branch, the metals technology and structural repair shops, and how the “Alamo Wing” maintainer’s keep their C5As mission ready. The tour was hosted by the 433rd Airlift Wing, JBSA-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
Senior Master Sgt. Albert Hopkins, jet engine mechanic with the 433 Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas explains the TF-39 jet engine to Inter-American Air Forces Academy students, also from JBSA-Lackland during a tour on July 17, 2014.The students received tour of a C-5A static, the wing's propulsion branch, the metals technology and structural repair shops, and how the “Alamo Wing” maintainer’s keep their C5As mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
Senior Master Sgt. Albert Hopkins, jet engine mechanic with the 433rd Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas explains the TF-39 jet engine to Inter-American Air Forces Academy students, also from JBSA-Lackland during a tour on July 17, 2014.The students received tour of a C-5A static, the wing's propulsion branch, the metals technology and structural repair shops, and how the “Alamo Wing” maintainers keep their C5As mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
Senior Airman Christian Ingle, a loadmaster with the 68th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, explains the cargo carrying capabilities of the C-5A Galaxy to Inter-American Air Forces Academy, JBSA-Lackland, Texas students on July 17, 2014. Ingle, who is bilingual, could answer questions in the students’ native language, Spanish about the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)
On its final voyage, a C-5A Galaxy aircraft, tail number, 90016 is being towed to its final resting place on the grounds of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group's storage and maintenance facility, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 433rd Airlift Wing's C-5A Galaxies are making way for the newer upgraded version of the aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy. (Courtesy Photo/Bill Sobeck)
A C-5A from the 433rd Airlift Wing makes its final approach, July 9, 2014 to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group's storage and maintenance facility located on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. This C-5A, tail number 90016, is one of 23 aircraft that the Alamo Wing had in its inventory that are slowly being phased out to make way for the newer upgraded version of the aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy. (Courtesy Photo/Bill Sobeck)