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Cutting-edge technology takes flight at Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence

Two Career Enlisted Aviator candidates try out the new virtual lab at the Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence, 344th Training Squadron, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 11, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)

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Cutting-edge technology takes flight at Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence

Retired Master Sgt. Khristine Farmer is joined by Master Sgt. Ryan Stark, center, and Master Sgt. Andrew J. Gajkowski at the Virtual Lab ribbon-cutting at the Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 11, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)

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

Basic military training trainees take the Oath of Enlistment during their basic military training 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

Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, United States Space Force chief of space operations, gives the Oath of Enlistment to basic military graduates 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

Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, United States Space Force chief of space operations, addresses basic military graduates 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

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

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Lackland Airman has ties to Pearl Harbor hero

Airman 1st Class Hunter Fugitt of the 37th Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, has a family connection to 2nd Lt. George Whiteman, considered to be one of the first Army Air Corps members killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Annette Crawford)

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Lackland Airman has ties to Pearl Harbor hero

Fifteen-year-old Hunter Fugitt, now an Airman 1st Class assigned to the 37th Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, places a wreath at the grave of 2nd Lt. George Whiteman with Matt Berry, another Whiteman relative, on May 18, 2015. Whiteman is considered to be one of the first Army Air Corps members killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (Courtesy photo/Hunter Fugitt)

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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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