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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

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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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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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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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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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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