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Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing receive annual influenza inocculations and other shots where applicable at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, during the Sunday morning of the October unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian McGloin)

Alamo Wing helps deployed Airman present flag to trainee wife

Airman Basic Trisha Kelley, 331st Training Squadron basic military training trainee, displays the American flag and commemorative certificate that were presented to her during a flight formation at the 331st TRS headquarters building, Sept. 22, 2011, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The flag, presented as a surprise, was a gift on behalf of Airman Kelley’s husband, Senior Airman Justin Kelley, who is currently deployed to Southwest Asia. The flag was flown over Lackland AFB, Sept. 19, aboard a C-5A Galaxy assigned to the 433rd Airlift Wing. A commemorative certificate accompanied the flag. Both items were presented to the Airman Kelley in honor of her graduation from Air Force basic military training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)

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New members of the 433rd Airlift Wing gather for a group photo on the flightline in front of a C-5A Galaxy cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian McGloin)

Wounded Warriors enjoy laughing at Leno's humor

Wounded Warriors and their guests enjoyed the Jay Leno's, "Tour for the Troops," performance from a reserved seating section, Aug. 6, 2011 at the base operations hangar at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. “It was good to see the wounded warriors there laughing, forgetting their pain even if for a few minutes,” said Chief Master Sgt. Emil Garza, 433rd Airlift Wing command chief master sergeant. The performance was also part of the Refer a Friend Tour, under the “Get 1 Now” program, an Air Force Reserve Command recruitment initiative designed to encourage reservists to find potential new recruits among their peers. (U.S. Air Force poto/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)

433 AW hosts 8th Annual Student Hire/Summer Hire Appreciation Day

(At center back row) Col. Craig Petersen, 433rd Mission Support Group commander, joins eight student employees and their supervisor for a group photo in observance of the 433rd Airlift Wing's 8th Annual Student Hire/Summer Hire Appreciation Day, Aug. 12, 2011. The group photo was taken at the C-5 Galaxy Cargo Load Training Facility by the flightline at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Col. Petersen presented both year-round and summer student employees certificates of appreciation during a brief presentation ceremony at the 433 AW headquarters conference room. He then joined the students and their respective supervisors for lunch at the same location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Luis Loza Gutierrez)

New blue rope for 433 TRS

Lt. Col. Todd J. Weyerstrauss, 737th Training Group deputy commander, presents, Tech. Sgt. Teela Brown with a certificate of recognition commemorating her accomplishment of becoming a master military training instructor. The certificate was formally presented to the 433rd Training Squadron NCO during the basic military training graduation ceremony July 22, 2011, on parade field at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Sergeant Brown was on out of seven instructors who earned the coveted blue rope. Thirty-four MTIs competed in all. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)