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March 22, 2021
IAAFA hosts meeting with AETC Director of Intelligence

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Inter-American Air Forces Academy leaders met with the Air Education and Training Command Director of Intelligence during his first visit here at IAAFA, March 4, 2021.
March 8, 2021
'Fight Through' appropriate theme for 2020 37th TRW annual awards

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.”
March 3, 2021
IAAFA International Military Student Officer Team named best in Air Force

The International Military Student Officer team at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been awarded the Air Force Team of the Year Award, Large Category, for 2020.
March 2, 2021
Peruvian military leader visits IAAFA

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Inter-American Air Forces Academy leaders held their first partner nation visit with a top Peruvian Air Force officer Feb. 22. Maj. Gen. Jose Luis Barrios Espinosa, Assistant Defense and Air Attaché to the Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C, joined IAAFA
July 24, 2020
IAAFA Wins 2019 EPME Center of the Year Award

Headquarters Air Force presented the Inter American Air Forces Academy with the 2019 Enlisted Professional Military Education Center of the Year Award, June 17, 2020. IAAFA competed against at least 80 other similar institutions across the Air Force and Space Force. It distinguished itself for the
May 18, 2020
IAAFA Adapts during COVID-19, Continues International Professional Military Education via Distance Learning

In March 2020, when the nation started shelter-in-place orders due to the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, which forges international friendship and security cooperations through education and training, coordinated for all of their international
April 6, 2020
IAFAA adapts to COVID-19 demands

In the rapidly evolving environment around the new coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, the Inter-American Air Forces Academy (IAAFA) at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has implemented a number of precautions and safety measures to ensure the safety of the faculty and students.
April 3, 2020
An Open Letter to the Warhawk Family

Our Gateway Wing has the high honor of being deemed Mission Essential. We are the largest training wing in the Air Force, responsible for building Airmen and strengthening the partnerships we need to compete, deter, and win. We are the Gateway to the Air Force, and in many respects, the Gateway to
Dec. 19, 2019
Volunteers show commuters ‘We Care’ at JBSA-Lackland entry gates

As part of their effort to support those struggling with mental health issues, Vann and the We Care team want everyone to know which agencies are available to help: If you or someone you know is struggling with depression please reach out to the Mental Health Clinic, Military & Family Life
Nov. 8, 2019
IAAFA's Classroom of the Future explained on "Developing Mach-21 Airmen" podcast

Episode 19 of Air Education and Training Command’s “Developing Mach-21 Airmen” professional development podcast series discusses the Classroom of the Future used at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy.