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'Glow In The Park' 5K run draws crowds out for fluorescent fun
February 26, 2018 — Service members and others from across Joint Base San Antonio took part in the annual "Glow in the Dark" 5K fun run at MacArthur Parade Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during the early evening hours of Feb. 24... MORE

It's a Glow In The Park dance party at MacArthur Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as participants enjoy the festivities after the 5K fun run Feb. 24.

Texas First Lady meets with Key Spouse Program volunteers
February 24, 2018 — Volunteers from the Key Spouse Program, a program that assists Air Force families within the Joint Base San Antonio community, went to Austin, Texas this past January and met with Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott as they highlighted the program’s success... MORE

Volunteers from the Key Spouse Program stand in front of the Governor's mansion in Austin, Texas after meeting with the First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott (pictured center) January 2018. The group informed Mrs. Abbott about the assistance volunteers provide for newly arrived Air Force families at Joint Base San Antonio.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston contracting office focuses on customer communication, service
February 22, 2018 — The Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston contracting office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston uses communication techniques and customer service skills to focus on the acquisition process to ensure Soldiers have the tools they need to deploy, fight and win across the entire spectrum of combat. ... MORE

(From left) Tracy Williams, K.A. Boles, Samuel Colton and Regina Espinosa discuss transferring contracts to another office during a meeting Jan. 31 at the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston contracting office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Williams is a contract specialist with the MICC-Fort Sam Houston Reserve Support Division, and Boles is system administrator at MICC-Fort Sam Houston. Colton and Espinosa are contracting officers also with the division.

Brazilian Air Force instructors receive high honors in the U.S.
February 22, 2018 — A group of Brazilian Air Force instructors at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland received awards within the U.S. Air Force International Instructor Exchange program... MORE

Basura Bash draws hundreds of volunteers to clean out Salado Creek
February 17, 2018 — Hundreds of volunteers turned out for the annual Basura Bash Feb. 17 as part of a community effort to help clean out an important waterway which runs through Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The Basura Bash is a one-day, all-volunteer event to clean the San Antonio Watershed... MORE

Seaman Ryan Shorter, who is training to become a medical corpsman at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, reaches for a piece of trash along Salado Creek during the annual Basura Bash Feb. 17.

Center for Security Forces selects 2017 Sailor of the Year
February 16, 2018 — Vice Adm. Mary M. Jackson, commander of Navy Installations Command, congratulates Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Chatterton, the Center for Security Forces 2017 Sailor of the Year. Chatterton is assigned to the U.S. Air Force 341st Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland where she supervises and facilitates an 11-week joint-service Military Working Dog Handler Course... MORE

JBSA commemorates first military flight by Foulois in 1910
February 16, 2018 — The legacy of aviation pioneer Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois will be remembered with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Foulois House at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 2, just a few hundred feet from where the man who helped usher in the dawn of military flight made his historic journey 108 years ago... MORE

The first Army aircraft made its first flight March 2, 1910, at Fort Sam Houston with Lt. Benjamin Foulois at the controls. Foulois piloted the Army's first aircraft, Signal Corps Aircraft No. 1, with his first flight lasting only 7 1/2 minutes. He made three more flights that day and on his fourth attempt, the young pilot ended up crashing the airplane.

410th Contracting Support Brigade hones contingency contracting skills at JBSA-Camp Bullis
February 14, 2018 — Approximately 40 members of the 410th Contracting Support Brigade put their contingency contracting skills to the test during a humanitarian assistance disaster relief exercise Feb. 7-9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

Role playing as a local vendor, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kortney Johnson (right) seeks favor in a contract award from Sgt. 1st Class Jason Zahnley (left) during a humanitarian assistance disaster relief exercise Feb. 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. Zahnley is the NCO in charge of the 677th Contracting Team and Johnson is the property book officer for the 410th Contracting Support Brigade at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

Welcome to the Air Force Reserve
February 14, 2018 — Despite the wet weather, Col. Thomas K. Smith, Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, administers the oath of enlistment to 48 future 433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen Feb. 10, 2018 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Despite the wet weather, Col. Thomas K. Smith, Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, administers the Oath of Enlistment to 48 future 433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen Feb. 10, 2018 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The future Airmen, members of the Delayed enlistment Training Flight, were supported by Chief Master Sgt. Brian Pinsky, 433rd AW command chief, 10 recruiters, load masters and a flight engineer. (U.S. air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)

MWD hospital keeps canine warriors fit for duty
February 11, 2018 — The Lt. Col. Daniel E. Holland Memorial Military Working Dog Hospital at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland provides specialty care for animals from more than 200 places around the world where military working dogs serve, while also supporting the Air Force’s 341st Training Squadron... MORE

Military Working Dog SStash stands for the first time on his new outfitted leg brace at LTC Daniel E. Holland Memorial Military Working Dog Hospital at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 2, 2015. Previously, SStash has been unable to put weight on his injured leg, so the leg brace will help speed his recovery.

Texas ANG member shares lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey
February 9, 2018 — It’s been several months since Hurricane Harvey devastated Texans residing in the Rockport region. Nathan Ward, a local police officer from the area, is now reflecting on the days leading up to the hurricane and how his training in the National Guard made a noticeable impact on his first responder duties... MORE

ABLE Flight provides wing level support
February 9, 2018 — Airmen by Leadership and Example, or ABLE, Flight is not an official military flight, but rather a mechanism for Airmen awaiting security clearances to provide support to prioritized wing level jobs... MORE

ABLE Flight Airmen conduct an official Air Force physical training test, Jan. 29, 2018 at Fort George G. Meade, Md. ABLE Flight utilizes Airmen, who are waiting on their security clearances, to support prioritized Wing level jobs such as the Chaplain’s office, Military Personnel Flight, Fitness Center, Inspector General’s office, Dental Clinic, the Meade Attic, Transportation, Legal Office, Mailroom and many more. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. AJ Hyatt)

Joint Base San Antonio locations host transition summits Feb. 21-23
February 8, 2018 — Three separate transition summits for service members, veterans, military spouses and family members seeking a career in the civilian job sector will be held Feb. 21-23 at the at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, JBSA-Randolph and JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Three separate transition summits for service members, veterans, military spouses and family members seeking a career in the civilian job sector will be held Feb. 21-23 at the at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, JBSA-Randolph and JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

Oshiba assumes leadership of AFCEC
February 8, 2018 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center welcomed its third director since the organization activated in 2012, Edwin H. Oshiba, a member of the senior executive service, during an assumption of leadership ceremony here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 5, 2018... MORE

Maj. Gen. Bradley D. Spacy, commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, passes the unit flag to Edwin H. Oshiba

Front and Center: Medical Education and Training Campus instructor a mentor to students, instructors
February 8, 2018 — Being selected to become a pharmacy technician turned out to be a wise career choice for Master Sgt. Robert George, the senior enlisted advisor for the Pharmacy Technician Training Program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Master Sgt. Robert George, Medical Education & Training Campus pharmacy training senior enlisted leader, speaks with a pharmacy student Feb. 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. George leads Department of Defense’s pharmacy technician program prepares students to perform both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy operations in both traditional and non-traditional pharmacy practice.

Air Force Finance Workshop Focuses on Training, Process Improvement
February 5, 2018 — Staff Sgt. Amber Gonzalez and Airman 1st Class Femke Vargas can’t wait to return home to Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico from their recent trip to the 2018 Financial Services Air Force Workshop in San Antonio, Texas. Motivated by the variety of training topics, instruction, and crosstalk with more than 300 peers from across the Air Force, Gonzalez and Vargas are returning to their team with a better understanding of financial services support... MORE

More than 300 Air Force financial customer service technicians received training and updates on issues, policies, and processes during a workshop in San Antonio, Jan. 29-Feb. 2.

Tet Offensive veterans changed the way security forces operates
February 2, 2018 — Members of the Vietnam Security Police Association, along with close family, gathered outside the Security Forces Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on a breezy day for a ceremony to honor and remember the service members who fought and died on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Tet Offensive, Jan. 31, 2018... MORE

Surviving veterans part of the Tet Offensive (Jan. 31, 1968) and their loved ones gathered for a commemoration ceremony and presentation of the Security Forces Battle Cross to the Security Forces Museum at Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland, Texas Jan. 31, 2018. Guest speaker retired Col. Bernie DeNisio (Security Police), Silver Star recipient spoke on the events of that operation and how it changed the course of history.

Getting to know the Wilford Hall Department of Dermatology
February 1, 2018 — The 59th Medical Wing Department of Dermatology, located in the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, is one of the largest and most capable dermatology clinics in the country providing world-class medical and surgical care for diseases of the skin, hair, and nails... MORE

Wilford Hall audiology clinic works to maintain, restore hearing
January 29, 2018 — As the largest clinic of its kind in the Air Force, the 59th Medical Wing audiology clinic offers hearing tests, balance testing and hearing aid screenings and can alleviate and restore hearing related issues... MORE

Army North’s Task Force-51 gains new commander
January 29, 2018 — Maj. Gen. John F. King assumed command U.S. Army North’s Task Force-51 from Maj. Gen. Brian C. Harris during a change of command ceremony officiated by Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) at the quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 26... MORE

Maj. Gen. John F. King (left) takes the Task Force-51 colors from Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), during a change of command ceremony at the historic quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 26. King assumes command of TF-51 from Maj. Gen. Brian C. Harris. TF-51 is Army North’s contingency command post and conducts a Defense Support of Civil Authority, homeland defense and theater security cooperation in order to promote the defense and security of the United States.