37th Training Wing

37th Training Wing
USAF Basic Trainees march in formation at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas
Active	1953; 1967–1970; 1981–1992; 1993–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Wing
Role	Training
Part of	Air Education and Training Command
Garrison/HQ	Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
Engagements	World War II (American Theater) Vietnam War Operation Just Cause (1989) 1991 Gulf War (Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation of Kuwait)
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device (2x) Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (6x) Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General Trent H. Edwards
Notable commanders	Joseph Ashy Gabriel P. Disosway
Insignia
37th Training Wing emblem (approved 4 August 1953, reinstated 10 March 1992)
Patch with 37th Tactical Fighter Wing emblem (approved 23 March 1990)

The 37th Training Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to the 2nd Air Force and the Air Education and Training Command. As the host unit to Lackland Air Force Base, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, the 37th TRW is the predominate unit on the installation and is the largest training wing in the USAF. Known as the "Gateway to the Air Force", the 37th Training Wing's replaced the Lackland Training Center as the single basic military training for the USAF.

At the same time, the 37th TRW also conducts technical training for the USAF's medics, security forces, logistics, and professional military education and hosts the English component (DLIELC) of the Defense Language Institute. Its four primary training functions graduate more than 85,000 students annually. As of June 2014, Brig. Gen. Trent H. Edwards is the commander of the 37th Training Wing.

The 37th Training Wing consists of five training groups and graduates more than 80,000 students annually. These five missions include basic military training of all enlisted recruits entering the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard; technical training encompassing hundreds of courses for a wide array of career fields and functions; Nursing and Health Services Admin officer courses and enlisted medical courses; English language training for international military personnel attending the Defense Language Institute; and specialized maintenance and security training as well as the International Squadron Officer School and International Non-Commissioned Officer Academy conducted in Spanish by active-duty Airmen for Latin American students attending the Inter-American Air Forces Academy.

The 37th Training Wing is entitled by temporary bestowal to the honors earned by the 37th Operations Group. The 37th Pursuit Group (Interceptor), was activated at Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone on 1 February 1940. Its mission being the defense of the Panama Canal. The group was disbanded on 31 October 1943 when the threat to the Panama Canal was perceived to be lessened; its personnel being returned to the United States for reassignment to other units.