Air Force training grads will get to see friends, family in San Antonio before shipping out
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A graduation ceremony for Air Force basic training on Dec. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland included the first seven trainees to enlist directly into the U.S. Space Force. After 14 months, friends and family will be able to attend the weekly graduations starting July 22.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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U.S. Air Force basic trainees are sworn in during a graduation ceremony held indoors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on March 13, 2020, one of the first in which family and friends were not allowed to attend. The weekly events were closed to the public when the pandemic arrived, but will reopen July 22.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
Express Briefing: How Air Force basic training outworked COVID in S.A.
March 1, 2021
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As the threat of the coronavirus came into focus a year ago, the Air Force scrambled to figure out how to continue basic training in San Antonio. The stakes were high.