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Son carries on fallen father’s legacy
February 22, 2019
Griffin Flight

New application streamlines public transportation at JBSA
February 22, 2019
Airman 1st Class Michael Prado, 343rd Training Squadron student, showcases the “Ride Systems” application for Joint Base San Antonio shuttles to Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman, 502d Air Base Wing and JBSA commander, and Army Private Brandon Cox, 701st Military Police Battalion, at JBSA-Lackland Feb. 20, 2019.  The app includes Global Positioning System tracking capabilities with mapping and coordination with the ground transportation offices to track exactly where each bus is, their route and how long the wait time is.

802nd Force Support Squadron meets JBSA community’s needs
February 21, 2019
FSS

Sailors spread Navy awareness during San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo
February 21, 2019
Chief Petty Officer Juan Ramirez (left) and Petty Officer 1st Class Vincent Barnes (right) of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio speak with an attendee at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.

Newest member of the Fort Sam Houston Caisson makes his debut
February 21, 2019
Chandler, the Fort Sam Caisson Platoon’s newest “Cap” horse, stands during the Feb. 5, 2019 funeral for retired Brig. Gen. Joseph D. Schott . Staff Sgt. Joshua Rightenour, a member of the Caisson platoon, holds his reins. Rightenour said participating in military funerals is a “very humbling experience.” He added “everyone we do these services for served honorably. It’s just one little thing we can give back to them.”

149th Fighter WIng weapons loaders provide familiarization training to student pilots
February 21, 2019
1st Lt. Wesley Kilmain ( left), an F-16 Fighting Falcon student pilot, drives a MJ-1 lift truck as Tech. Sgt. Brian Green, 149th Fighter Wing load standardization crewmember, observes weapons loading during training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 9.

Chief of Naval Operations shares vision of maritime superiority
February 21, 2019
hief of Navy Operations Adm. John Richardson speaks to students, faculty and staff of the Naval Postgraduate School about the Navy's reassessment of its maritime strategy as outlined in A Design to Maintain Maritime Superiority Version 2.0 for the school's Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture program, Feb. 13. NPS' Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture program provides a series of professional lectures by senior leaders throughout defense, government, industry and academia designed to help the university's students and faculty link their studies, teaching and research efforts to the defense needs of the nation.

Courts-martial, crimes and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio
February 21, 2019
The Joint Base San Antonio Judge Advocate General completed three Air Force courts-martial in the month of December 2018. The results of a court-martial are not final until the clemency and/or appeals process is completed. Additionally, from December 2018 to January 2019, JBSA Army and Air Force commanders administered a number of non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Family Housing Town Hall at 4 p.m. Feb. 21
February 20, 2019
An Army Housing Town Hall will be held at 4 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Lincoln Military Housing Community Center at 407 Dickman Road at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

JBSA members among Air Force Medical Service 2018 award winners
February 20, 2019
The Air Force Surgeon General announced the recipients of the Air Force Medical Service 2018 individual and team annual awards Feb. 20. Six Joint Base San Antonio members are among the individual award recipients.

Air Force formalizes policy on retention of non-deployable Airmen
February 20, 2019
In accordance with Department of Defense policy on military retention of non-deployable service members, the Air Force implemented its guidance in a memo signed Feb. 19.

433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen return to hometown to recruit the next generation
February 20, 2019
Spectators walk to a 433rd Airlift Wing’s C-5M Super Galaxy from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland while an A-10C Thunderbolt II performs during the Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association Stars and Stripes Air Show Spectacular at the Laredo International Airport in Laredo, Texas Feb. 17. The A-10 belongs to the A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

Army officials name next MICC leader
February 20, 2019
The Army chief of staff announced Feb. 19 that Col. Christine A. Beeler will assume command of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command from Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff in a ceremony July 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Social media safety during deployments, at home
February 20, 2019
It is important for military members, Department of Defense civilians and families to practice OPSEC when using social media.

CAC, ID card issuance process expanding with more choices
February 20, 2019
The Joint Base San Antonio Common Access Card and ID card issuance process is expanding to give people more choices. The appointment-only policy has been altered to give customers the option to choose what is most convenient for them. This change also allows personnel teams to reduce lead times for appointments and shorten wait times in the facilities.

March is brain injury awareness month
February 20, 2019
The month of March is dedicated to brain injury awareness and prevention.

Citing health, safety concerns, Air Force leaders order commanders to conduct ‘100% review’ of all base housing
February 20, 2019
U.S. Air Force graphic by Alexx Pons

Your Life Matters with Kristen Christy
February 19, 2019
The JBSA Community is invited to meet with military spouse Kristen Christy, 2018 Armed Forces Insurance Air Force Spouse of the Year, as she shares her personal experiences on the rippling effects of suicide and hope.

JBSA leaders visit Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital for National Salute to Veteran Patients
February 19, 2019
Veteran patients walking down the hall from pharmacy were greeted by Col. Peter Velesky, Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing vice commander and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Lantagne, JBSA and 502d ABW command chief at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, National Salute to Veteran Patients, Feb. 15.

AFJROTC unit named after Tuskegee Airman visits 433rd Airlift Wing
February 19, 2019
Benjamin O. Davis High School Air Force Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students and chaperones from Aldine, Texas, and 68th Airlift Squadron air crew personnel, take a moment after a tour of a C-5M Super Galaxy Feb. 15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.