--- title: "Good news, airmen: The Air Force put all of your basic training photos online" description: "If you went through U.S. Air Force BMT after the Air Force became an independent branch, your basic training photos are now online." date: "2021-04-01" modified: "2021-04-02" authors: - name: "Blake Stilwell" job_title: "Editor-In-Chief, Air Force Veteran" link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/blake/" url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/air-force-basic-training-photos-online/" categories: - "Basic Training" - "Join the Military" tags: - "Air Force" - "Military History" --- # Good news, airmen: The Air Force put all of your basic training photos online ![]() 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. ![]() *An Air Force basic training flight photo from 1944.* 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. ![]() ## Author Blake Stilwell is We Are The Mighty's Editor-in-Chief, covering military news, entertainment, and history, along with veteran education, employment and entrepreneurship. He is a former U.S. Air Force combat cameraman with degrees in Graphic Design, Television and Film, International Relations, Public Relations, Business Management and Middle Eastern Affairs. After leaving the military, he began working in film and television production in New York and Los Angeles, work that included ABC News, NBC Olympics, and HBO Sports. He then spent two years in Washington with White House Communications, before joining the Near East Foundation. At NEF he served as an International Development Fellow, then Communications Officer, and finally, Media Officer for the Middle East and Africa. Based in the Palestinian Territory, he coordinated strategic communications between eight country offices, international media, and government and NGO partners. He began a career focused on writing and editing in 2015 with We Are The Mighty. He left in 2019 for Military.com, but returned as Editor-in-Chief in 2025. Blake’s work has been seen on CBS News, Fox News, CBC, The Chicago Tribune, Task & Purpose, Military Times, Recoil, Skillset, American History, and was shockingly even used in a Supreme Court argument. He is an avid traveler and small business owner in Ohio, where he spends most of his energy fixing up a very old house. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Twitter]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()