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    CSO, CMSSF celebrate newest Guardians, engage BMT training staff [Image 12 of 17]

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    CSO, CMSSF celebrate newest Guardians, engage BMT training staff

    SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    02.18.2026

    Photo by Jonathan Mallard 

    502nd Air Base Wing

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John Bentivegna poses for a photo with Sidsel Diaz inside U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force Basic Military Training’s Pfingston Reception Center, known as the PRC, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Feb. 18, 2026. CMSSF participated in the USSF BMT graduation ‘Coin and Retreat’ ceremony with Diaz’s son, Spc. Omar Chavez, as a graduate. The ceremony concluded in the PRC auditorium named after Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force #10, Gary R. Pfingston, who served from 1962 to1994. He served in BMT for more than eight years, including as the Chief of the Military Training Division; and in 1979, became the Commandant of the Military Training Instructor School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan R. Mallard)

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    Date Taken: 02.18.2026
    Date Posted: 02.19.2026 20:01
    Photo ID: 9527779
    VIRIN: 260218-F-YD772-1337
    Resolution: 9504x6336
    Size: 15.1 MB
    Location: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US

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