An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

ImageGallery

Clear Filters | 1 - 20 of 164 results

WHY I Stay: Master Sgt. Clint Gessler

Master Sgt. Clint Gessler poses with his family on vacation Aug. 8, 2023, at Lake Como on the PoughKeepsie Gulch Trail, Colorado. (Courtesy photo)
Details Download

SECAF Kendall takes closer look at JBSA missions

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presents a challenge coin to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jesse Sills, Air Force Recruiting Service military programs key advisor, at Air Education and Training Command headquarters, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Nov. 4, 2022. While at JBSA, Kendall was able to meet AETC Airmen and leaders across Air Force Recruiting Service, Air University, Nineteenth Air Force and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)
Details Download

SECAF Kendall takes closer look at JBSA missions

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, left, discusses pilot training innovations with Lt. Col. Steve Briones, center, Detachment 24 commander, and Maj. Laith Samarah, right, Detachment 24 instructor, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Nov. 4, 2022. Kendall visited Detachment 24 to discuss the innovations of the pilot training program as part of his tour of JBSA, and specifically his immersion of Air Education and Training Command programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)
Details Download

SECAF Kendall takes a closer look at JBSA missions

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Buckley, Detachment 24 instructor, gives Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall a tour of the pilot training simulator at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Nov. 4, 2022. Kendall visited Detachment 24 to discuss the innovations of the pilot training program as part of his tour of JBSA, and specifically his immersion of Air Education and Training Command programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)
Details Download

220810-F-YD772-0224

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, outgoing 19th Air Force commander, gives final remarks during the 19th Air Force change of command ceremony Aug. 19, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Members of 19th Air Force lead innovation in training through Pilot Training Transformation while monitoring production and overseeing top-level instruction and flying operations, manning, contracts, logistics and maintenance trends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)
Details Download

220810-F-YD772-0355

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, 19th Air Force commander, at right, receives the unit guidon from Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education Training Command, during the 19th Air Force change of command ceremony Aug. 19, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Stewart is responsible for monitoring production and oversees top level instruction and flying operations manning, contracts, logistics and maintenance trends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)
Details Download

220810-F-YD772-0443

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, 19th Air Force commander, speaks to the audience after receiving the unit guidon during the 19th Air Force change of command ceremony Aug. 19, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Stewart is responsible for monitoring production and oversees top level instruction and flying operations, manning, contracts, logistics and maintenance trends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)
Details Download

220810-F-YD772-0468

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, 19th Air Force commander, speaks to the audience after receiving the unit guidon during the 19th Air Force change of command ceremony Aug. 19, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Stewart is responsible for monitoring production and oversees top level instruction and flying operations, manning, contracts, logistics and maintenance trends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)
Details Download

220810-F-YD772-0287

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, outgoing 19th Air Force commander, gives final remarks during the 19th Air Force change of command ceremony Aug. 19, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Members of 19th Air Force lead innovation in training through Pilot Training Transformation while monitoring production and overseeing top-level instruction and flying operations, manning, contracts, logistics and maintenance trends. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)
Details Download

Innovation continues with Det. 24’s change of command

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, presents the Detachment 24 guidon to Lt. Col. Steve Briones during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 10, 2022. Det. 24 reports to the 19th Air Force commander and is a military and civil partnership forged through industry, academia and government.
Details Download

191022-F-FD742-0020

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jay Pothula, Pilot Training Next instructor pilot, and NASA officials observe a future student of PTN version three during a virtual reality flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 22, 2019, as part of a collaborative research agreement between PTN and NASA. The partnership will focus on biometric data collection and the application of emerging technology into PTN curriculum that will innovate the student pilot learning environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
Details Download

191022-F-FD742-0037

Future student of Pilot Training Next version three conducts a virtual reality flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 22, 2019, as part of a collaborative research agreement between PTN and NASA. The partnership will focus on biometric data collection and the application of emerging technology into PTN curriculum that will innovate the student pilot learning environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
Details Download

191023-F-FD742-0059

U.S. Air Force Capt. Orion Kellogg, Pilot Training Next instructor pilot, provides feedback to a future student of PTN version three during a virtual reality flight with NASA officials at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 22, 2019, as part of a collaborative research agreement between PTN and NASA. The partnership will focus on biometric data collection and the application of emerging technology into PTN curriculum that will innovate the student pilot learning environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
Details Download

191023-F-FD742-0067

Derrick Ng, NASA aerospace engineer intern, observes a future student of Pilot Training Next version three during a virtual reality flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 22, 2019, as part of a collaborative research agreement between PTN and NASA. The partnership will focus on biometric data collection and the application of emerging technology into PTN curriculum that will innovate the student pilot learning environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
Details Download

190613-F-FD742-0541

Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, addresses the men and women of the 19th Air Force for the first time as their commander during a change of command ceremony June 13, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Wills was previously the deputy chief of the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq. He is a command pilot with more than 2,500 hours of flying time, primarily in the F-15C and F-15E. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
Details Download

190613-F-FD742-0844

A member of the 12th Flying Training Wing unveils Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, 19th Air Force commander, name on the side of a T-6 Texan during the 19th Air Force change of command ceremony June 13, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Wills comes to JBSA-Randolph from his previous assignment as the deputy chief of the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
Details Download

190418-GC389-0048

Airmen from Joint Base San Antonio look at original World War II-era artwork before a memorial service for retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole at the base April 18, 2019. Cole, the last surviving Doolittle Raider, was the co-pilot on a B-25 Mitchell for then-Col. Jimmy Doolittle during the storied World War II Doolittle Tokyo Raid and was a founding Airman of the USAF Special Operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shelby Pruitt)
Details Download

190418-WG850-0341

The family of retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole shake hands with Airmen dressed in WWII uniforms at a B-25 Mitchell static display during a memorial service for their father at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, April 18, 2019. Cole, the last surviving Doolittle Raider, was the co-pilot on a B-25 Mitchell for then-Col. Jimmy Doolittle during the storied World War II Doolittle Tokyo Raid. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young)
Details Download

19th Air Force experts transform flying training syllabi

Lt. Col Derek Oakley, 41st Flying Training Squadron commander, briefs a team of 80 subject matter experts from various Air Education and Training Command flying training bases and units during the a syllabi brainstorming event March 8, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Attendees determined changes to the syllabi, with efforts focused on raising the number of pilot accessions into the flying community and combatting the Air Force’s shortage of pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
Details Download

19th AF Commander speaks on future of military flight training

Maj. Gen. James B. Hecker, Commander, 19th Air Force, speaks on the benefits of LVC training (Live, Virtual, Constructive) at the Military Flight Training USA conference held at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Oct. 28, 2015. He said new developments in flight simulator training, combined with the potential of the new T-X aircraft, can improve the quality of flight training while reducing costs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Stephens)
Details Download