Senior Master Sergeant Miguel Arellano (Release Authority)

Colonel (Col) John Kane, commander of the 149th Fighter Wing, swears in new recruits into the unit during Texas Air National Guard night with the San Antonio Missions AA baseball club, August 21, 2011. (Air National Guard photo by SSgt Eric L. Wilson/Released)

Senior Master Sergeant Miguel Arellano (Release Authority)

Col. John Kane, wing commander of the Texas Air National Guard?s 149th Fighter Wing at Lackland AFB, Texas, guides U.S. Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (TX-20) on a tour of the F-16 training unit, August 18, 2011. (Air National Guard Photo by SSgt Phil Fountain/Released) (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Phil Fountain)

Senior Master Sergeant Miguel Arellano (Release Authority)

As part of a 10-week program focused on preventing alcohol and drug abuse, residents of the Hector Garza Residential Treatment Center in San Antonio, Texas, created murals depicting the negative effects of becoming involved with illegal narcotics, July 12, 2011. (Air National Guard Photo by SSgt Phil Fountain/Released) (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Phil Fountain)

Senior Master Sergeant Miguel Arellano (Release Authority)

Chief Petty Officer Nikki Craig, a U.S. Navy independent duty corpsman with Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Lackland, visits with a youth at the Hector Garza Residential Treatment Center in San Antonio, Texas, August 12, 2011. (Air National Guard Photo by SSgt Phil Fountain/Released) (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Phil Fountain)

149FW performs flyover for hometown

Lt Col Gordon Niebergall, right, briefs MG Jose Mayorga, the Adjutant General of Texas, prior to an orientation flight at the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, 11 June 2010. Col Niebergall recently had the honor of taking part in a flyover in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas, as part of a dedication ceremony for a restored 149FW F-100 jet on permanent display at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Park. (Air Force photo by SMSgt Mike Arellano/released)

New military vehicles are added to the 204SFS arsenal

A new Military All-Terrain Vehicle, or M-ATV, is prepared for use during a live-fire convoy training exercise near Fort Bliss, Texas, June 30, 2010. This M-ATV belongs to the 204th Security Forces Squadron, which trains Active-duty, Guard, and Reserve Air Force troops prior to deploying overseas. (Air Force photo by MSgt Bill Conner/Released)