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May 13, 2022
IAAFA professional military education center garners top Air Force award

Consistency, hard work and dedication. That’s what Capt. Yaira Saroli, flight commander of the 837th Training Squadron, points to as the reason for IAAFA winning the Air Force’s Enlisted Professional Military Center of the Year Award.
May 13, 2022
Military students from eight partner nations and U.S. graduate from IAAFA

Twelve weeks after the start of their academic training, military students from eight partner nations across Latin America and the U.S. walked across the stage to accept graduation certificates and their much-anticipated wings from IAAFA April 28.
March 8, 2021
'Fight Through' appropriate theme for 2020 37th TRW annual awards

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The 37th Training Wing annual awards for 2020 took place March 5, 2021, after Winter Storm Uri forced a two-week delay of the ceremony. The ceremony – part virtual and part in-person – had the appropriate theme of “Fight Through.”
Oct. 22, 2020
Valuing force generators: Recruiters, MTIs, MTLs lay foundation for tomorrow’s forces

For Air Education and Training Command, developing the Airmen we need doesn’t happen magically. It takes the right Airmen with the right training at the right time with the right focus. It means investing in our future by investing in force generators – recruiters, military training instructors, and
July 13, 2020
Reserve MTI embraces challenges, follows path to dream come true

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas – Tech. Sgt. Sharon Collado is a Reserve military training instructor supervisor at the 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Unlike many people, she knows that she can do anything she wants to do. She's proved it to herself countless
Nov. 29, 2017
IAAFA teams up for first ever joint training exercise

Students from both the Inter-American Air Force Academy’s 837th Training Squadron and the 37th Training Group's 343rd TRS partnered in the first of many joint military training exercises.
Nov. 17, 2017
CORBT summit provides joint services insights on recruit basic training

Representatives from all five branches of the U. S. armed forces, members from British Armed Forces and Australian Defence Force, held a Council on Recruit Basic Training summit Nov. 8-10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
Nov. 13, 2017
IAAFA’s first female flight instructor continues to make history

She may only weigh about a 100 pounds, but her expertise in flying a 2-ton fighter plane and years of extensive work in aviation helped Maj. Maria Tejada-Quintana land a historic guest instructor position at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
Aug. 19, 2017
Defense Language Institute instructors recognized for safety campaign

Five instructors from the Defense Language Institute were presented with Awards of Excellence Aug. 4 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for an eternal safety campaign they held in conjunction with their 101 Critical Days of Summer Safety brief.