The collection includes photos from all bases that conducted Air Force basic training including Lackland AFB, Texas, Sampson AFB, New York, Parks AFB, California, Keesler Field, Mississippi, Amarillo …

When the Korean War began in June 1950, the draft started up soon after and Lackland experienced a deluge of young men eager to join the new service. At the time, Lackland AFB was the only …

This new collection includes all such photographs that have been donated to the Lackland Archives. Many photographs came from tech training schools that were on Air Force Bases now closed …

Flight Photos for 1970 Still the largest activity at Lackland, basic training remained at the "minimum essential" length of six weeks throughout the 1970's. Course additions included human relations …

Flight Photos for 1982 April: The Basic Military Training School ended a marksmanship orientation test and implemented a policy of deferring M-16 qualification training to Airmen's first permanent duty …

Still the largest activity at Lackland, BMT remained at the "minimum essential" length of six weeks throughout the decade. Production numbers for the 1970's averaged over 85,000 a year with a …

photos from the 1960s Into the 1960's and Vietnam Air Force basic training recovered from the Korean situation with a few scars but a pattern of growth had started that would serve the US Air Force well. …

flight photos for 1962 Flight Photos for 1962 Air Training Command discontinued the Officer Military Schools, USAF. The Officer Training School assumed responsibility for all officer military training at …

The important military construction program continued at Lackland with the five new 1,000-man recruit housing and training (RH&T) dormitories. These state-of-the-art buildings included living areas, …

Flight Photos for 1979 Men and women received identical training in 1979. Drill and ceremonies consumed 32 of the 280 hrs of academic and other instruction the basics obtained during their 6 …