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U.S. Space Force makes history at Basic Military Training

United States Space Force Tech. Sgt. Eric Mistrot, 324th Training Squadron military training instructor, stands in front of his flight during the graduation ceremony, Dec. 10, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Seven members of the graduating class are the first Space Force trainees to graduate. The number of Space Force trainees will continue to increase over time as processes for recruiting and training are solidified. Approximately 312 Space Force accessions will graduate from BMT this fiscal year. Currently all Space Force accessions will become Space Systems Operations specialists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)
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U.S. Space Force makes history at Basic Military Training

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett bumps elbows with Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, United States Space Force chief of space operations, at the basic military training graduation Dec. 10, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Seven members of the graduating class were the first Space Force trainees to graduate. The number of Space Force trainees will continue to increase over time as processes for recruiting and training are solidified. Approximately 312 Space Force accessions will graduate from BMT this fiscal year. Currently all Space Force accessions will become Space Systems Operations specialists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)
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U.S. Space Force makes history at Basic Military Training

United States Space Force Tech. Sgt. Eric Mistrot, 324th Training Squadron military training instructor, stands in front of his flight during the graduation ceremony, Dec. 10, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Seven members of the graduating class are the first Space Force trainees to graduate. The number of Space Force trainees will continue to increase over time as processes for recruiting and training are solidified. Approximately 312 Space Force accessions will graduate from BMT this fiscal year. Currently all Space Force accessions will become Space Systems Operations specialists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)
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DRIVE program a meld of compassion, connections

Attendees mingle at the DRIVE program ceremony celebrating its new offices at the base education center, Bldg. 5725, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 16, 2020. DRIVE gives motivated, but disqualified, Airmen a chance to serve their country in ways other than in uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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DRIVE program a meld of compassion, connections

Elizabeth Ross is flanked by Lt. Col. Matthew Kowalski, 341st Training Squadron commander, and her supervisor, James Reese, at the grand opening of the DRIVE program office Nov. 16, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Ross, an animal caretaker with the Military Working Dog Center, 341st TRS, is the first candidate successfully placed through the DRIVE program. DRIVE gives motivated, but disqualified, Airmen a chance to serve their country in ways other than in uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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DRIVE program a meld of compassion, connections

Elizabeth Ross, left, stands with Kelli Williams, DRIVE program manager, at the program’s grand opening ceremony Nov. 16, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Ross, an animal caretaker with the Military Working Dog Center, 341st Training Squadron, is the first candidate successfully placed through the DRIVE program. DRIVE gives motivated, but disqualified, Airmen a chance to serve their country in ways other than in uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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DRIVE program a meld of compassion, connections

Balloons spell out DRIVE at the program’s new offices at the base education center, Bldg. 5725, during the grand opening ceremony Nov. 16, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. DRIVE gives motivated, but disqualified, Airmen a chance to serve their country in ways other than in uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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Basic Military Training grads celebrate first Thanksgiving as Airmen

Airmen from the 322nd Training Squadron work the drink line at their Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 26, 2020. Two Airmen from each flight assist with drinks as their flights go through the line. This was one of the changes made due to COVID-19, and cuts down on the number of contact points in the line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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Basic Military Training grads celebrate first Thanksgiving as Airmen

Lt. Col. Shamekia Toliver, commander of the 322nd Training Squadron, speaks to two Airmen at the 322nd TRS Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 26, 2020. The Airmen graduated from BMT on Nov. 25, and enjoyed their Thanksgiving meal before shipping out to their respective technical training bases on Nov. 27. Toliver and several members of her staff were on hand to greet and congratulate the newly graduated Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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Basic Military Training grads celebrate first Thanksgiving as Airmen

Lt. Col. Shamekia Toliver, commander of the 322nd Training Squadron, greets an Airman as he comes through the line at the 322nd TRS Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 26, 2020. The Airman was one of 708 who graduated from BMT on Nov. 25, and enjoyed their Thanksgiving meal before shipping out to their respective technical training bases on Nov. 27. Toliver and several members of her staff were on hand to greet and congratulate the newly graduated Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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Basic Military Training grads celebrate first Thanksgiving as Airmen

This worn podium top at the 322nd Training Squadron Dining Facility has likely seen thousands of trainees pass by during their stint in Basic Military Training. Thanksgiving Day 2020 was no exception, as 708 Airmen who had graduated BMT the day before enjoyed a more relaxed meal than they had in several weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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Basic Military Training grads celebrate first Thanksgiving as Airmen

Lt. Col. Shamekia Toliver, commander of the 322nd Training Squadron, speaks to three Airmen at the 322nd TRS Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 26, 2020. The Airmen graduated from BMT on Nov. 25, and enjoyed their Thanksgiving meal before shipping out to their respective technical training bases on Nov. 27. Toliver and several members of her staff were on hand to greet and congratulate the newly graduated Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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Annual Thanksgiving tradition for Lackland trainees returns in modified format

The Operation Home Cooking tradition was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, and all trainees ate their Thanksgiving meal at their on-base dining facility, as shown here at the 322nd Training Squadron. In 2021, the holiday tradition returns in a modified format, with two Basic Military Training squadrons participating. Department of Defense ID card holders can request to sponsor two trainees for the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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Basic Military Training grads celebrate first Thanksgiving as Airmen

Servers await the next wave of hungry Airmen celebrating Thanksgiving at the 322nd Training Squadron Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 26, 2020. The Airmen graduated from Basic Military Training on Nov. 25, and enjoyed their Thanksgiving meal before shipping out to their respective technical training bases on Nov. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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Basic Military Training grads celebrate first Thanksgiving as Airmen

Hungry Airmen go through the line at the 322nd Training Squadron Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 26, 2020. The Airmen graduated from Basic Military Training on Nov. 25, and enjoyed their Thanksgiving meal before shipping out to their respective technical training bases on Nov. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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Basic Military Training grads celebrate first Thanksgiving as Airmen

Col. Michael Newsom, commander of the 737th Training Group, which encompasses all of Air Force Basic Military Training, speaks to two Airmen eating their Thanksgiving meal at the 322nd Training Squadron Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 26, 2020. The Airmen graduated from BMT on Nov. 25, and enjoyed their Thanksgiving meal before shipping out to their respective technical training bases on Nov. 27. Newsom reminisced about his own meals in the same dining hall when he was a trainee in 1982. He was commissioned through Officer Training School in 1996. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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MTI of the Year attributes win to coworkers, leadership

The official U.S. Air Force photo of Master Sgt. Roslyn Ball, 319th Training Squadron, who was named 2020 Military Training Instructor of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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MTI of the Year attributes win to coworkers, leadership

Master Sgt. Roslyn Ball, center, holds the 2020 Military Training Instructor of the Year award at the Basic Military Training graduation ceremony Nov. 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. At left is Lt. Col. Raymundo Vann, commander of the 323rd Training Squadron, and on the right is Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Lewis, 323rd TRS superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)
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MTI of the Year attributes win to coworkers, leadership

Master Sgt. Roslyn Ball, left, marches with the other nominees for the 2020 Military Training Instructor of the Year award at the Basic Military Training graduation ceremony Nov. 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Ball won the award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)
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Mom, daughter reunite at mom's BMT graduation

Col. Michael Newsom, right, commander, 737th Training Group, speaks with Trainee Autumn Bonner, left, and her mother, Airman Basic Kimberly Moore, after Moore’s Basic Military Training graduation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 12, 2020. The mother and daughter are from Elgin, Oklahoma. Moore, who is in the Air Force Reserve, graduated with the 326th Training Squadron and will now attend technical training at Sheppard AFB, Texas, to be an aerospace ground equipment technician. “My decision to join came long before hers,” said Moore, 38. “I wanted to seek opportunities and do something different. I learned a lot about myself.” Bonner, 18, is a member of the 321st Training Squadron; she will begin security forces training after she graduates BMT in December. She received special permission to see her mother graduate. Bonner said it was an emotional day and she was very proud of her mother. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)
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