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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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Mom, daughter reunite at mom's BMT graduation

Airman Basic Kimberly Moore, right, and her daughter, Trainee Autumn Bonner, stand side-by-side at 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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Mom, daughter reunite at mom's BMT graduation

Airman Basic Kimberly Moore, right, sees her daughter, Trainee Autumn Bonner, for the first time in nearly eight weeks at 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, 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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Mom, daughter reunite at mom's BMT graduation

Airman Basic Kimberly Moore, right, hugs her daughter, Trainee Autumn Bonner, for the first time in nearly eight weeks at 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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2020 Blue Rope of the Year

Master Sgt. Holly Vaught's name was added to the Military Training Instructor Monument at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 16, 2020, as the 2020 Blue Rope of the Year. She is assigned to the 326th Training Squadron as a Master MTI. (U.S. Air Force photo/737th Training Group)
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2020 Blue Rope of the Year

Master Sgt. Holly Vaught's name was added to the Military Training Instructor Monument at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, on Oct. 16, 2020, as the 2020 Blue Rope of the Year. She is a Master MTI assigned to the 326th Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/737th Training Group)
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2020 Blue Rope of the Year

Master Sgt. Holly Vaught, 2020 Blue Rope of the Year, stands with her husband, Tech. Sgt. Edward Vaught, and their two sons, Konner and Kaiden, at the Military Training Instructor Monument at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, on Oct. 16, 2020. The Vaughts are assigned to the 326th Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/737th Training Group)
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2020 Blue Rope of the Year

Master Sgt. Holly Vaught, a Master Military Training Instructor at the 326th Training Squadron, JBSA-Lackland, Texas, is the 2020 Blue Rope of the Year. (Courtesy photo illustration by Reed Evans)
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2020 Blue Rope of the Year

Master Sgt. Holly Vaught is the 2020 Blue Rope of the Year. She is assigned to the 326th Training Squadron at JBSA-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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2020 Blue Rope of the Year

Master Sgt. Holly Vaught, 326th Training Squadron, stands with her commander, Lt. Col. Sean Fellows, at the Military Training Instructor Monument at the JBSA-Lackland, Texas, parade field on Oct. 16, 2020. Vaught is a Master Military Training Instructor, also known as a “Blue Rope.” She was recently named 2020 Blue Rope of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo/737th Training Group)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper administers the oath of enlistment during his visit June 16, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Esper met with AETC leaders to see firsthand how Basic Military Training is fighting through COVID-19 with health protection measures in place and adapting operations to current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidance. The visit also allowed him to witness how a citizen becomes an Airman during COVID-19.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper poses for a group photo with JBSA airmen after administering the oath of enlistment during his visit June 16, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Esper met with AETC leaders to see firsthand how Basic Military Training is fighting through COVID-19 with health protection measures in place and adapting operations to current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidance. The visit also allowed him to witness how a citizen becomes an Airman during COVID-19.
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