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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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Operation Home Cooking

Georgia Schreiber poses with six Air Force Basic Military Trainees on Thanksgiving, Nov. 23. Schreiber, and her extended family, have hosted service members in their home for more than 28 of the 48 years Operation Home Cooking has been in existence. The annual event 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. (Courtesy photo)

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Operation Home Cooking

Air Force trainees Hayden Schulze (left) and Jack Canter (right) help themselves to Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 23. Veterans Leslie and Daniel Brown have hosted trainees since 2006 as a part of Operation Home Cooking. Now in its 48th year, the program 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. (Courtesy photo)

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Thanksgiving Day 2023

Chief Master Sgt. Carlos Damian serves trainees from the 326th Training Squadron at Basic Military Training on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23. In keeping with tradition, wing and 737th Training Squadron leadership served trainees in the dining facilities. Damian is the 37th Training Wing command chief at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. photo by Gregory Walker)

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Gen. David W. Allvin, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 22. During their visit the leadership team toured a Basic Military Training dormitory. While there observing a trainee’s bed and locker area, Allvin decided to “pull a 341” for the trainee who is only in their second week of training. He indicated on the 341 that “this is impressive … keep pushing” and signed it “CSAF #23.” The 341 is used in BMT to document performance discrepancies and excellence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gregory T. Walker)

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231122-F-EU579-1001

More than 700 Airmen assigned to Flights 1-17, graduated from U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, November 21-22, 2023. The events mark the return to multi-squadron ceremonies. Gen. David W. Allvin, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gregory T. Walker)

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231122-F-EU579-1019

More than 700 Airmen assigned to Flights 1-17, graduated from U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, November 21-22, 2023. The events mark the return to multi-squadron ceremonies. Gen. David W. Allvin, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, reviewed the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gregory T. Walker)

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231122-F-F3570-2013

Senior Master Sgt. Ladiwina Gilly, greets Chief of Staff of the Air Force David W. Allvin and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass. Gilliy is the Recruiting Schoolhouse superintendent and showcased recruiting training and processes during a visit to the 344th Training Squadron, Nov. 22, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Cotto)

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Veterans recall decades of service

Oscar Clayton is a military working dog training evaluator at the 341st Training Squadron. He has served 48 years in and out of uniform. He will be retiring in December 2023. (Courtesy Photo)

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Veterans recall decades of service

Eddie Molett enlisted in the Air Force in 1960 and currently serves as a supply technician with the 343rd Training Squadron. (Courtesy Photo)

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Veterans recall decades of service

Eddie Molett enlisted in the Air Force in 1960 and currently serves as a supply technician with the 343rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. “What I wanted to do was see the world,” said Eddie Molett upon enlisting in the Air Force. He has 63 years in federal service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa Adame)

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Veterans recall decades of service

Oscar Clayton is a military working dog training evaluator at the 341st Training Squadron. He has served 48 years in and out of uniform. He will be retiring in December 2023. (U.S. Air Force by Vanessa Adame)

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Col. Douglas J. Fowler Bio Photo

Col. Douglas J. Fowler Bio Photo

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Ask an MTI

Tech. Sgt. Sarah Bento, “Ask an MTI” program manager, conducts a Zoom call with Military Training Instructors just prior to the start of the weekly calls with Delayed Entry Program recruits Mar. 7, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Ask an MTI program gives recruits an opportunity to ask MTIs questions about Basic Military Training prior to their arrival and set expectations and better prepares recruits for the rigors of BMT. Additionally, it's a forum for recruiters and MTIs to crosstalk weekly. The program has been on-going since 2021 but has since been adopted across all three Air Force Recruiting Service groups. Bento is an MTI and currently the 737th Training Group Chief of Protocol. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)

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Ask an MTI

Tech. Sgt. Sarah Bento, “Ask an MTI” program manager, conducts a Zoom call with Military Training Instructors just prior to the start of the weekly calls with Delayed Entry Program recruits Mar. 7, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Ask an MTI program gives recruits an opportunity to ask MTIs questions about Basic Military Training prior to their arrival and set expectations and better prepares recruits for the rigors of BMT. Additionally, it's a forum for recruiters and MTIs to crosstalk weekly. The program has been on-going since 2021 but has since been adopted across all three Air Force Recruiting Service groups. Bento is an MTI and currently the 737th Training Group Chief of Protocol. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christa D'Andrea)

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Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Alvarez, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and Chief Master Sgt. Yusef Saad, IAAFA’s Senior Enlisted Leader, salute during a retreat ceremony at the Aeronautics Specialist School in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Aug. 22, 2023. The Inter-American Air Forces Academy led the professional development subject matter expert exchange with the Brazilian Air Force. It was the first visit of its kind in over a decade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

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230822-F-JH281-1060

Senior Master Sgt. Victor Alvarez, Senior Enlisted Leader of the 837th Training Squadron, Chief Master Sgt. Yusef Saad, IAAFA’s Senior Enlisted Leader, and Maj. Elias Corcho, Director of Operations, of the 837 TRS stand during a tour of the Aeronautics Specialist School in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Aug. 22, 2023. IAAFA led the professional development subject matter expert exchange with the Brazilian Air Force. It was the first visit of its kind in over a decade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

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