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The legacy of aviation pioneer Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois will be remembered with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Flagpole at 11 a.m. March 1, just a few hundred feet from where the man who helped usher in the dawn of military flight made his historic journey 109 years ago.

The Children’s Dental Health Month activities will begin with the annual Give Kids a Smile Day from 7:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 8 at the clinic, 221 Third St. West, building 1040.
The event raises awareness about the importance of oral health and allows dentists and technicians to provide free oral health education, screenings and treatment to underserved children. Appointments may be made by calling the clinic at 210-652-1846, but slots are now only available for children 6 months to 3 years old.

An instructor pilot and student from the 559th FTS taxi a T6 Texan II aircraft toward the runway at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas August 19, 2009. (Photo by Joel Martinez)

Throughout Joint Base San Antonio, installation entry control points, otherwise known as the base gates, will undergo multiple construction projects beginning in January. The first phase, focusing on three gates, will enhance force protection capabilities and make JBSA a safer community to work and live.

Recently HAF/JA has become aware of a phishing attempt targeting Air Force members using a falsified email notification from the JAG Corps. The subject line of the e-mail is "***HOT*** Jury Summons Notification." Please DO NOT OPEN OR RESPOND to the e-mail or follow the web link, & follow your unit's cyber security procedures if you receive this phishing attempt. Please contact your respective JA office with any questions.

Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander’s calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week. If you have a question or concern, please send an email to RandolphPublicAffairs@us.af.mil using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available.

Throughout Joint Base San Antonio, installation entry control points, otherwise known as the base gates, will undergo multiple construction projects starting January 2018. These necessary construction projects will enhance force protection capability across JBSA, and when complete, will enhance the safety and security of the workforce, family and visitors.

Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander’s calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week. If you have a question or concern, please send an email to RandolphPublicAffairs@us.af.mil using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available. (Photo by Courtesy graphic)

Hearts Apart is a program provided by the M&FRC for service members and their families to stay connected and access resources to help them navigate the challenges of deployment. At the core of the program are monthly events for spouses, allowing them the opportunity to network with other deployed families and ask questions of M&FRC specialists.

A dependent with special needs and disabilities has a group of JBSA medical professionals, therapists, child development specialists and representatives from the Exceptional Family Member Program who come up with a plan for caregivers to follow in helping the child develop. The team includes the parents of the child with special needs and/or disabilities and caregivers, both of whom provide input on the child’s developing needs.

Joint Base San Antonio chapels have announced the following holiday services for 2018.

The Transition Assistance Program is available to service members at military and family readiness centers throughout the Department of Defense, which offer classes and one-on-one counseling in conjunction with the program. For Army members, the program is called Soldier for Life – TAP.

The Airman Safety App, once downloaded from the major app stores – Apple or Android – is accessible anywhere, anytime and focuses on minimizing the most common obstacles, making reporting quicker and easier to accomplish.

Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander's calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week. If you have a question or concern, please send an email to RandolphPublicAffairs@us.af.mil using the subject line "Feedback Fridays." Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available.

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Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford (left), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Peter Feaver, a professor of political science and public policy at Duke University, during a discussion with students in Duke’s Program in American Grand Strategy in Durham, N.C., Nov. 5.

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses the U.S. military’s support to Customs and Border Protection with students in Duke University’s Program in American Grand Strategy in Durham, N.C., Nov. 5.

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