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  • RESILIENCY: MTI shares journey from Article 15 to stan/eval leader

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – As a child, her life was less than ideal. Drugs and alcohol everywhere reinforced every negative thing she had come to know and believe. Sudden, recurring changes resulted in changing schools – nine in a dozen years – and left no time to make friends, if that

  • Reserve Citizen Airman ensures all children can play

    Close your eyes and listen to the rat-a-tat baby bird chatter, rolling trill of laughter, and the ever-so-serious instructions doled out to fellow imagineers, and you’ll agree, there’s nothing like the sound of children at play.Open your eyes - at a little park in Kirby, Texas, a handful of adults

  • Military Training Instructor super retires after 29 years

    Military and San Antonio community leaders honored Chief Master Sgt. Jesse Gomez, 433rd Training Squadron superintendent, during ceremonies last week commemorating the chief’s retirement after 29 years of uniformed service.

  • MTI duty: Building tomorrow’s leaders one recruit at a time

    Airmen separate from active duty for many reasons. For those who still want to serve their country and have a hand in shaping the next generation of exceptional Airmen, service in the Air Force Reserve as a Military Training Instructor beckons.

  • 433rd Training Squadron instructor earns top MTI award

    Master Sgt. Jason Wagner a nine-year Reserve Basic Military Training Instructor with the 340th Flying Training Group’s 433rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, has earned the Master Military Training Instructor “Blue Rope,” which adorns the iconic campaign hat. The MTI Blue

  • 340th Flying Training Group Airman featured on the ‘The View’

    Lt. Col. Thomas Lessner, Air Force Reserve Command T-1 Instructor Pilot and 39th Flying Training Squadron assistant director of operations with the 340 Flying Training Group here, was a featured guest on ABC's “The View” May 25. Lessner appeared on the show in support of a larger Memorial Day

  • RESILIENCY: One Airman’s story of faith and service

    Senior Master Sgt. Jon Rousseaux was like many children who grew up in a military family. The self-described man of faith and service followed his father, a retired chief, into the Air Force -- and after 19 years, he is still at it. In fact, he just reenlisted for four more years. Rousseaux’s years

  • Citizen Airmen recognized for DOD-wide impact

    Retired Lt. Col. Todd Ernst believes the notion of “taking care of the military family” starts with taking care of your fellow Airmen. At a ceremony here Feb. 13, Ernst was recognized for doing just that. His efforts to help a fallen airman’s family led to a legislative change that ensures the more