Size:
Largest AFA Chapter in the World, with nearly 3600 members!
Constituency: All San Antonio Air
Force organizations.
Major installations represented: Randolph AFB, Lackland AFB and Brooks-City Base.
Key organizations
- Air Education and Training Command
- Air Force ISR Agency
- 67th Network Warfare Wing
- AF Personnel Center
- 59th Medical Wing/Wilford Hall Medical Center
- 37th Training Wing
- 12th Flying Training Wing
- 149th Fighter Wing (Texas ANG)
- 433rd Airlift Wing (AFRES)
- AF Recruiting Service
- The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
- Air Force Village
- Joint University of Texas at San Antonio/Trinity University AFROTC and Arnold Air Society members
- Texas State University (San Marcos)
Meetings
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Executive Committee (EXCOM) Meetings
- Take place on the second Tuesday of each month, at 1600 hours at the USO downtown
- Provide for conduct of chapter administration and strategic planning
Annual Functions
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A combined awards banquet in March
includes
- The Joe Kellogg Blue Suit Awards: Provides recognition to the top 65 Air Force “blue suiters” in the local area.
- The Charlotte and Carlton Loos Civilian Awards: Provides recognition to the top 40 Air Force civilians in the local area.
- AFA Expo, attracting over 100 booths and 3,300 participants Participation in San Antonio's Celebrate America's Military Week events, during November of each year:
- Veterans Day Parade
- Air Show
- Wreath Laying at Ft. Sam Houston military cemetery
Awards: The Chapter's awards program provides recognition to a total of 125 Air Force people, military and civilian alike, each year.
Scholarship and Educational Outreach Programs:
- Earle North Parker Essay Contest and Scholarship: $250 plus opportunity to compete for AFA-TX $3,000 award
- Community College of the Air Force "Pitsenbarger" Awards: at three bases, ANG and AFRES; $500 per award
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UTSA ROTC Scholarship Program: Seven
scholarships with a total value of $2750
- JROTC Scholarship Programs: $150 scholarships and complimentary AFA Memberships to Bronze Medal winners at 16 area high schools with a total value of over $ 2700.00
- AFA Member/Immediate Family Member Scholarships; 3 awards at $1000 each
- UTSA Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (Homeland Defense) Scholarship, $500.00
- USA Today/AEF “Visions of Exploration” programs in 30 elementary schools impacting over 1000 young people and valued at $ 2700.00.
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Educator Recognition
- Teacher of the Year Program
- Christa McAuliffe Memorial Award
- Each year the Alamo Chapter and its affiliate, the Alamo AFA Aerospace Education Foundation invests over $10,000 in educational outreach to every level of education, primary, secondary and graduate in the south Texas area.
Sponsorship: The Alamo Chapter provides financial sponsorship to the following events, among others.
- AF ISR Agency Maj Gen Doyle Larson Sensor Olympics Banquet
- Air Force Recruiting Service Operation Blue Suit
- AETC Outstanding Airmen of the Year Program
- Fiesta in Blue: AETC AF Band of the West concert
- USO Thanksgiving Lunch: for Lackland basic trainees and other Air Force people
- AETC Command Chiefs Conference
- Various base-level professional development programs
Communications:
- The Defender, the Chapter’s quarterly newsletter, is posted on the Chapter website and emailed to all members quarterly
- Alamo Chapter website: http://www.alamoafa.org