Did you go through U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training after the creation of the modern Air Force? Whether you passed through Lackland in 1947 or 1997, the Air Force is making your memories available online for all to see. For better or for worse.
Not all of the flights are on the Air Force’s BMT Flight photos site just yet. The airmen tasked with collecting and posting the photos have a huge backlog to get through, and they also don’t have access to all the historical flight photos. They’re relying on donations from former airmen to donate theirs to the cause.
If you want to help this historical collection, the Air Force needs high-quality scanned images of your Air Force Basic Military Training flight photo. Ideally, the pictures can be sent via email to lacklandbmt.photo@us.af.mil. Photographic images of those pictures can also be sent via U.S. mail to:
37 TRW/HO
2320 Carswell Ave (Bldg 7065 Room 2)
Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5155
For now, those curious about the history of Air Force basic training, uniforms, and/or culture can peruse through years and years of basic training photos from the 1940s to today’s graduating airmen. It’s a fascinating look at the evolution of the United States Air Force, the Armed Forces of the United States, and, by extension, the changing culture of America in general.
