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Water conservation hot topic at Joint Base San Antonio
October 6, 2017 — Although two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is water and less than one percent of that water is currently available for our use, according to the Federal Energy Management Program, or FEMP. As the U.S. population increases, so does our water use and our need to conserve water. In the City of San Antonio and its surrounding areas, water has become a valuable commodity due to the growing population. ... MORE

October is Energy Awareness Month which immediately makes you think of electricity, but it also encompasses water. A faucet that drips five times per minute wastes approximately 175 gallons of water per year. Take the time to inspect your faucets in your work center and notify your building custodian of any discrepancies that you identify.

The Air Force Inspection System: ‘Embrace the red’
October 5, 2017 — Many of us who have been in the military for a few years remember the days of the past when the image of the inspector and the inspection he or she conducted evoked a sense of fear and loathing. Airmen viewed the inspector as a person with a black hat and a quota. In order to get through the inspection, we would clean, polish, or paint over any imperfection in hope that inspectors would over-look the deficient areas. ... MORE

The Air Force Inspection System places more control and responsibility in the hands of the squadron, group and wing commander and places the weight of inspections on the Wing Inspector General.

Cyberspace Engineering Group displays its mission capabilities
October 5, 2017 — Cyberspace Wing headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas that falls under the 24th Air Force and Air Force Space Command, interacted with an enthusiastic public of all ages at the Joint Base Andrews Air Show, Md. Sept. 15-17, 2017... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force, Honorable Heather Wilson, poses with personnel from the 38th Cyberspace Engineering and Implementation Group during the Andrews AFB Airshow, Md, 15 Sep 2017.

San Antonio Sailors helping change the world through STEM
October 5, 2017 — “Changing the world through STEM” was the theme of the 2017 Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Technology, or HESTEC, Week held on the campus of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Oct. 2-7... MORE

Capt. Thomas Herzig, commanding officer, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, speaks on the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics within the Navy during the 2017 Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week’s STEM Literacy Panel held on the campus of the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Oct. 2-7. HESTEC is a nationally recognized model for promoting STEM careers to students of all ages.

Texas C-5M delivers supplies to Puerto Rico
October 5, 2017 — In the aftermath of three devastating hurricanes that struck Texas, Florida and the Caribbean region of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Citizen Airmen of Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing flew their 17th mission in a C-5M Super Galaxy in less than a month to answer their nation’s call for help in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico in response to the destruction of Hurricane Maria... MORE

A Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) vehicle is unloaded from an Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy at Ceiba, Puerto Rico Oct. 1, 2017. The C-5M, flown by Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, took the JISCC, 11 Soldiers, supplies and two fuel trucks to Puerto Rico to aid hurricane recovery efforts that have affected the United States and its territories in the Caribbean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño)

Mission and Installation Contracting Command realigns organizational structure
October 5, 2017 — A handful of contracting offices subordinate to the Mission and Installation Contracting Command are being realigned beginning this month as the command transforms itself to be more responsive to its mission partners... MORE

Implementation of a new Mission and Installation Contracting Command alignment is designed to better support the training and readiness needs of organizations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico supported by the command.

Caring for international officers
October 4, 2017 — On Monday morning while the Air Force was conducting accountability for Airmen that might have been affected by the October 1, 2017 shooting in Las Vegas, the 12th Flying Training Wing’s "ambassador" was checking the safety of twenty international students he helps daily... MORE

October is Energy Awareness Month
October 4, 2017 — October is Energy Awareness Month and Joint Base San Antonio is committed to reducing energy consumption to meet all conservation directives... MORE

October is Energy Awareness Month and Join Base San Antonio is committed to reducing energy consumption to meet all conservation directives.

U.S. Army South welcomes new commander
October 4, 2017 — Maj. Gen. Clarence K.K. Chinn relinquished command of U.S. Army South to the incoming commander, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Stammer, on the historic MacArthur Parade Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 3... MORE

The passing of the colors is key to any change of command ceremony. U.S. Army South Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Olvera passes the colors one final time to Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn who relinquished command to the incoming Maj. Gen. Mark R. Stammer.

U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School opens Mission Thanksgiving registration
October 4, 2017 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has opened registration for Mission Thanksgiving. For many young Soldiers attending training at Fort Sam Houston, Thanksgiving will be their first major holiday away from their home and family... MORE

A line of young Soldiers at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston wait for their Mission Thanksgiving host families.

AF selects 2017 All-Air Force Women’s Basketball Trial Camp Candidates
October 3, 2017 — The Air Force recently selected attendees for the 2017 All-Air Force Women’s Basketball Trial Camp... MORE

AF selects 2017 All-Air Force Men’s Basketball Trial Camp Candidates
October 3, 2017 — The Air Force recently selected attendees for the 2017 All-Air Force Men’s Basketball Trial Camp... MORE

New Mobile Medic program part of BAMC’s Virtual Health Initiative
October 3, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center launched a new Mobile Medic project at the 232nd Medical Battalion on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in mid-September. The project is an initial step for BAMC as the Army’s first virtual medical center... MORE

Mobile Medic Spc. Amanda Knight sets up a video chat with a medical provider while Mobile Medic Spc. Joshua Rath checks Spc. Joao Dos Santos Faustino's vitals during an early morning sick call at the 232d Medical Battalion Sept. 25. A team of mobile medics stationed at the battalion, use a combination of virtual and hands-on health care to triage the Soldiers who report to morning sick call.

Army South receives first partner nation Deputy Commanding General-Interoperability
October 3, 2017 — In a first-ever welcome ceremony Oct. 2, U.S. Army South at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston received Chilean Brig. Gen. Edmundo Villarroel and his family to serve as the Deputy Commanding General-Interoperability... MORE

Brig. General Edmundo Villarroel poses with his wife Maria after his welcome ceremony Oct. 2. Villarroel will serve as the Deputy Commanding General-Interoperability at U.S. Army South.

Innovator reconfigures, enhances critical intelligence asset
October 3, 2017 — Among the nearly 30,000 Airmen of 25th Air Force are a multitude of outstanding innovators who, through hard work and diligence, make technological advancements that significantly improve mission and training capabilities... MORE

Graphic: Tech. Sgt. Christopher, a member of the Tactical Systems Operators’ Research and Development section, 25th Intelligence Squadron, is one of 25th Air Force's Outstanding Innovators.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts Hispanic Heritage Month observance
October 2, 2017 — The U.S. Army 5th Recruiting Brigade hosted the annual Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Hispanic Heritage Month Observance at the Fort Sam Houston Theater Sept. 29. The event featured Henry Cisneros, a former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and former Mayor of San Antonio, as guest speaker for the event. ... MORE

Henry Cisneros addresses the crowd at the Fort Sam Houston Theater Sept. 29. His comments took place during the annual Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Hispanic Heritage Month Observance. Cisneros is a former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Clinton administration and was also a former mayor of San Antonio.

Army recruiting teamwork on display at major medical conference in San Antonio
October 2, 2017 — Recruiters from the San Antonio Medical Recruiting Center teamed with U.S. Army Mission Support Battalion’s National Conventions Division, or NCD, staff to represent the Army among the throng of physicians and other exhibitors at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Family Medicine Experience 2017, or FMX 2017, held Sept. 13-16 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in downtown San Antonio... MORE

(From left) Army Sgt. 1st Class Chad McLaughlin, lead recruiter for the San Antonio Medical Recruiting Center, Army Maj. Timothy Thompson, an active duty family medicine physician and teaching faculty member at the Martin Army Community Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in Fort Benning, Ga., and Army Sgt. 1st Class Colin Rawlings, a San Antonio Medical Recruiting Center recruiter, speak with a medical professional at the American Academy of Family Physicians Family Medicine Experience 2017 or FMX 2017, Sept. 14 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in downtown San Antonio.

Parking wardens complement security forces’ mission
October 2, 2017 — The 902nd Security Forces Squadron is taking steps to reinstitute a program that will authorize service members and civilian employees at participating Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph organizations to issue parking tickets near their facilities... MORE

The 902nd Security Forces Squadron is taking steps to reinstitute a program that will authorize service members and civilian employees at participating Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph organizations to issue parking tickets near their facilities.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center hosts employment readiness workshop Oct. 18
October 2, 2017 — Active-duty members transitioning out of the military can learn about skills and tips to help them get a job at the “Confidence Outside the Uniform” workshop at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center, building 2797, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 18... MORE

Active-duty members transitioning out of the military can learn about skills and tips to help them get a job at the “Confidence Outside the Uniform” workshop at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center, building 2797, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 18.

Leader, team recognized for exceptional insider threat capabilities
October 2, 2017 — The 25th Air Force’s Insider Threat Hub, led by Jason Barron, was recognized by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association this past September for their dedication to developing top-notch Air Force intelligence community insider threat capabilities... MORE

The 25th Air Force’s Insider Threat Hub, led by Jason Barron, was recognized last week for their dedication to developing top-notch Air Force intelligence community insider threat capabilities by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.