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Olympic athlete graduates BMT

Airman Anita Alvarez smiles with her family and the leaders of Air Force Services Center and Department of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, January 9, 2025. Alvarez is a three-time Olympic athlete joining the Department of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program upon graduation from Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2d Lt Kate Anderson)
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Olympic athlete graduates BMT

Airman Anita Alvarez poses for a photo with her 2024 Paris Olympics silver medal after Basic Military Training graduation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, January 9, 2024. Alvarez is a three-time Olympian who will be joining the Department of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program as the first recruited Olympic medalist in the program's history. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2d Lt Kate Anderson)
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Olympic athlete graduates BMT

Airman Anita Alvarez raises her right hand to recite the Oath of Enlistment during the Basic Military Training graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, January 9, 2025. Alvarez is a three-time Olympic athlete joining the Department of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program upon graduation from Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2d Lt Kate Anderson)
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Olympic athlete graduates BMT

Airman Anita Alvarez smiles with her family after the Basic Military Training Coin Ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, January 8, 2025. Alvarez is a three-time Olympic athlete joining the Department of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program upon graduation from Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2d Lt Kate Anderson)
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Olympic athlete graduates BMT

Trainee Anita Alvarez, 331st Training Squadron, hangs from the bars during the Confidence Course at PACER FORGE during one of her final weeks at Basic Military Training on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex, Texas on January 2, 2025. Alvarez is a three-time Olympic athlete joining the Department of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program upon graduation from Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Cruz)
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Olympic athlete graduates BMT

Trainee Anita Alvarez, 331st Training Squadron, leads from the front during the run portion of her official physical fitness test during week five of Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas on December 23, 2024. Alvarez is a three-time Olympic athlete joining the Department of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program upon graduation from Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gregory Walker)
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Olympic athlete graduates BMT

Trainee Anita Alvarez, 331st Training Squadron, completes the push up portion of her official physical fitness test during week five of Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas on December 23, 2024. Alvarez is a three-time Olympic athlete joining the Department of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program upon graduation from Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gregory Walker)
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A Legacy of Service: The Urdzik Family’s Multi-Generational Commitment to the Military

Tech. Sgt. Jacob Urdzik, a Military Training Instructor at the 737th Training Group, poses for a photo following the Basic Military Graduation of his brother, Airman David Urdzik. The brothers are accompanied by their father, Lt. Col. retired Chris Urdzik, and brother, Cadet 3rd Class Samual Urdzik. The Urdzik family is a multigenerational military family where shared values, sacrifice, and pride unite the past, present, and future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ava Leone)
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Twin brothers serve together at Basic Military Training, share goal to inspire Airmen

Master Sgt. Christopher Platt, 321st Training Squadron, stands next to his identical twin brother Tech. Sgt. Charles Platt, 320th Training Squadron, Sept. 12, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The brothers pursued a career in the Air Force together – from enlisting together to completing Basic Military together – until now, where both are assigned to the 737th Training Group. The brothers share more than similar looks, they also share a goal of inspiring young Airmen. “As long as I can make a change in a few people, that’s all that matters,” Charles said. The 737 TRG is aligned under the 37th Training Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)
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Twin brothers serve together at Basic Military Training, share goal to inspire Airmen

Charles Platt (left) and Christopher Platt stand in front of The Alamo after graduating from Basic Military Training Nov.12, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas. The identical twins pursued a career in the Air Force together – from enlisting together to completing Basic Military together – until now, where both are assigned to the 737th Training Group. The brothers share more than similar looks, they also share a goal of inspiring young Airmen. (Courtesy photo)
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Twin brothers serve together at Basic Military Training, share goal to inspire Airmen

Charles Platt (left) and Christopher Platt stand together at a Military Entrance Processing Station, Sept. 3, 2012. The identical twins pursued a career in the Air Force together – from enlisting together to completing Basic Military together – until now, where both are assigned to the 737thTraining Group. The brothers share more than similar looks, they also share a goal of inspiring young Airmen. (Courtesy photo)
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The world is not as big as it seems when paths cross through DLIELC

Filipino Army Air Traffic Controller and recently graduated Defense Language Institute English Language Center student, First Lieutenant Febe Salina Acenas, attends her cousin, Lt. Col. Matthew Redaja’s, change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 10, 2024. Redaja command the 319th Training Squadron, a basic military training squadron. DLIELC is known as the “Gateway to America” and builds security cooperation capability through English language training and cultural immersion, serving more than 100 countries and providing support to more than 30 nonresident locations globally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)
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The world is not as big as it seems when paths cross through DLIELC

Lt. Col. Matthew Redaja, 319th Training Squadron commander, at his change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 10, 2024. Redaja is the cousin of Filipino Army Air Traffic Controller First Lieutenant Febe Salina Acenas who recently graduated from the Defense Language Institute English Language Cetner. DLIELC is known as the “Gateway to America” and builds security cooperation capability through English language training and cultural immersion, serving more than 100 countries and providing support to more than 30 nonresident locations globally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)
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The world is not as big as it seems when paths cross through DLIELC

Filipino Army Air Traffic Controller and recently graduated Defense Language Institute English Language Center student, First Lieutenant Febe Salina Acenas, connects with her cousin, Lt. Col. Matthew Redaja, at his change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 10, 2024. The Defense Language Institute English Language Center is known as the “Gateway to America.” DLIELC builds security cooperation capability through English language training and cultural immersion, serving more than 100 countries and providing support to more than 30 nonresident locations globally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)
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Practice weapons boost readiness for basic trainees

U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees carry weapons at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on August 2, 2024. Beginning on July 29, 2024, Col. Billy Wilson Jr., 737th Training Group commander, launched a weapons handling initiative. From now on, BMT trainees will carry weapons throughout their 7.5 weeks of training to instill a profession of arms and a warrior mindset into the future Airmen. JBSA-Lackland is home to USAF BMT where enlisted civilians are transformed into capable Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ava Leone)
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Practice weapons boost readiness for basic trainees

U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees carry weapons at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on August 2, 2024. Beginning on July 29, 2024, Col. Billy Wilson Jr., 737th Training Group commander, launched a weapons handling initiative. From now on, BMT trainees will carry weapons throughout their 7.5 weeks of training to instill a profession of arms and a warrior mindset into the future Airmen. JBSA-Lackland is home to USAF BMT where enlisted civilians are transformed into capable Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ava Leone)
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Operation Home Cooking

Basic Military Trainees greet a local San Antonio resident at the Pfingston Reception Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 23. Approximately 330 families hosted Air Force Basic Military Training trainees in their homes on Thanksgiving Day. The annual Operation Home Cooking tradition, now in its 48th year, allows volunteer families residing in the San Antonio Metropolitan area the opportunity to share the holiday with trainees who are in their sixth or seventh week of basic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)
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Operation Home Cooking

Trainees Nolan Hall (left), from North Carolina, and Keisei Velez Yamaoka (right), from Mississippi, get ready to depart the Pfingston Reception Center Nov. 23, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The trainees, in their sixth week of training, spent Thanksgiving Day with Teresa Grady and her family as part of Operation Home Cooking. (U.S. Air force photo by Christa D'Andrea)
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Operation Home Cooking

Basic Military Trainees depart the Pfingston Reception Center with their host family at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 23. Approximately 330 families hosted Air Force BMT trainees in their homes on Thanksgiving Day. The annual Operation Home Cooking tradition, now in its 48th year, allows volunteer families residing in the San Antonio Metropolitan area the opportunity to share the holiday with trainees who are in their sixth or seventh week of basic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)
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Operation Home Cooking

Two Basic Military Trainees in their sixth week of training conduct an interview Nov. 23, with Univision TV 41 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. They were interviewed about their participation in Operation Home Cooking and having the opportunity to spend the day with a host family. This was the 37th Training Wing's 48th year conducting the event in which 330 local residents hosted trainees in their homes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)
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