• Impact of SELIS far-reaching, strategic

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- After nearly three years in the planning and several delays due to COVID, the Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit finally became reality Aug. 9-13. The event, co-hosted by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass and the Inter-American Air

  • International enlisted leaders focus on ‘Building an Airman’

    SAN ANTONIO – A sea of multi-colored military uniforms and the sounds of several languages were the backdrop for the Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit, held here Aug. 9-13. SELIS, co-hosted by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass and the Inter-American Air Forces Academy,

  • International military students tour military working dog facilities

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – More than 50 international students recently took a break from their courses at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy for a field studies program that took them away their desks and into the facilities that house military working dogs.

  • IAAFA leads professional development seminar in Ecuador

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – For the first time in more than a decade, members of the Inter-American Air Forces Academy recently collaborated with Ecuadorian armed forces for a professional military exchange in Ecuador.

  • Mobile paint simulator helps expand training to partner nation students

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – With just a few clicks, a spray gun and virtual reality goggles, instructors at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy are using new software to teach proper painting techniques – in the classroom here and across partner nation countries – without wasting a

  • IAAFA historian documents past, looks to future

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The black and white photographs neatly arranged in a manila folder sit next to dozens of typewritten documents dating back to the 1950s. Some of the photos are visibly damaged and yellowed from time. They’re part of a collection of items that Mateo Gonzalez

  • IAAFA celebrates 78 years of excellence

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Inter-American Air Forces Academy celebrated its 78th anniversary in a small ceremony with top leaders here March 15.