The 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland stands as the Air National Guard's premier pilot training center. The very first military flying training program was established here in San Antonio in the early 1900s , mostly because of our reliable weather conditions. Today the sunny skies of South Texas provide more than 330 days of flying weather annually. The 149th Fighter Wing has taken full advantage of this to earn a reputation as a hard-working and highly experienced pilot training center. Many of our instructor pilots have three thousand flight hours or more in the airframe. The 149th Fighter Wing uses training airspace, including the McMullen Bombing Range, which is located 70 miles south of JBSA-Lackland. The...
"Sometimes, when you volunteer, it's not about the pay; it's about what drives you from the soul."
That statement pretty much sums up retired U.S. Air Force chaplain Col. Paula Payne's life mantra. Yes, she is retired. No, she is not done serving her country. Payne's life of service began in 1981 at St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, where she was working as a secondary and adult education teacher.
Amid emerging threats, the 182nd Fighter Squadron
stands as one of the premier fighter training units in the nation. The job of its instructor pilots is to take inexperienced fighter pilots and teach them how to employ the f-16 to defend the country and its interests.
The 149th Fighter Wing's Lone Star Gunfighters are harnessing innovative technologies and processes to improve the Air National Guard and U.S. #Air Force's capabilities.
149th Fighter Wing members prepare our F-4 static to display its history and legacy. #DutyHonorTexas #jetwash #uncompromisedexcellence #missiondominance
