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Feedback Fridays
January 18, 2019
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.

Army gains in readiness are just the beginning, chief of staff says
January 17, 2019
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley speaks to Soldiers at Qayyarah Airfield West, Iraq, on Dec. 22, 2017. While there has been recent progress in readiness, Milley said that it still remains the Army's top priority.

802nd Security Forces Airman passes pre-Ranger Assessment course
January 16, 2019
SrA Scott

U.S. Army South welcomes SOUTHCOM commander
January 16, 2019
Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks to the U.S. Army South personnel during a town hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 10.

Courts-martial, crime and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio
January 16, 2019
The Army Support Activity Office of the Staff Judge Advocate completed eight Army courts-martial during the months of November 2018 through January 2019. During the months of November 2018 through January 2019, Army commanders administered a variety of non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Inaugural Air Force Vice Chief’s Challenge seeks game-changing innovations
January 16, 2019
The Air Force is continuing to look to its Airmen to create innovative solutions to the service’s trickiest challenges, this time specifically seeking their help to improve multi-domain operations. At the Air Force Association convention late last year, Air Force senior leaders announced the creation of the Vice Chief’s Challenge, a Total Force-wide competition created to solicit innovative ideas to solve Air Force-level problems.

Like daughter, like mother: recruiter helps family join U.S. Air Force
January 16, 2019
Family joins USAF together

Basura Bash waterways cleanup effort celebrates 25 years
January 15, 2019
Seaman Ryan Shorter, who was 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, 2018.

Fort Sam Houston Independent School District releases financial statement
January 14, 2019
The Fort Sam Houston Independent School District has released it annual financial statement.

Retired Gen. Mark Welsh speaks at first AETC Talks
January 14, 2019
Ret. Gen. Mark Welsh, former Air Force chief of staff, shares leadership knowledge and experience at Air Education and Training Command’s latest leadership initiative, AETC Talks, which took place Jan. 11 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Fleenor Auditorium. AETC Talks is a program that intends to have the most successful people in their respective fields engage, inspire and motivate Airmen.

Army South, Combined Arms Support Command discuss logistics modernization with Peruvian Army
January 14, 2019
Maj. Gen. Miguel Angel Garcia Salas, Peruvian Army director of logistics, (left) welcomes Combined Arms Support Command and Army South members to Peru in front of the Intervention Force Memorial for Operation Chavin de Huantar. Operation Chavin de Huantar was a Peruvian military operation ended the 1997 Japanese embassy hostage crisis by raiding the Japanese ambassador's residence and freeing the hostages held there by the terrorist organization Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement and is considered one of the most successful hostage rescues in the world. Six CASCOM and ARSOUTH members visited the Peruvian Army to assist in modernizing their logistics doctrine and programs to better support future operational requirements.

Feedback Fridays
January 11, 2019
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.

New AFIMSC office stresses ideas, innovation and implementation
January 11, 2019
AFIMSC Innovation Office

Smoke alarms & fire extinguishers: the first line of defense
January 11, 2019
Smoke alarms are a key part of a home fire escape plan. When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast. Working smoke alarms give you early warning so you can get outside quickly.

JBSA accepting nominations for volunteer awards
January 11, 2019
Joint Base San Antonio Military & Family Readiness Centers are accepting nominations for annual awards that recognize the contributions of outstanding volunteers within the JBSA community. Military units and volunteer organizations can submit nominations of individuals or groups for the JBSA Volunteer of the Year Awards and the JBSA Volunteer Excellence Award.

Navy recruiter honored at San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Hall of Fame
January 11, 2019
Lt. Cmdr. Markel Zatarain (third from left) of San Antonio, assigned to Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Antonio, was recognized as the NRD’s 2018 Reserve Officer Recruiter and Diversity Officer Recruiter of the Year during an awards banquet held at the Hangar Hotel and Convention Center.  Presenting the awards were (from left) Command Master Chief Petty Officer Eric Mays, NRD Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jeffrey Reynolds, and Master Chief Petty Officer Matthew Maduemesi.

OPSEC in the Social Media Age
January 11, 2019
U.S. Air Force OPSEC Graphic

Wounded Warrior ambassadors to present stories of healing at JBSA-Randolph
January 11, 2019
Col. Laurel Burkel, Air Mobility Command Air, Space and Information Operations Directorate division chief, speaks with Airmen at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Fleenor Auditorium after an Air Force Wounded Warrior CARE event Jan. 9, 2018. The AFW2 ambassador shared her story of resiliency during the event. AFW2 ambassadors will tell their inspiring stories during a speak event Jan. 22 at the Fleenor Auditorium.

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph M&FRC class teaches people how to stretch their money
January 11, 2019

Army acquisition executive addresses contracting workforce
January 11, 2019
Stuart Hazlett (right) discusses topics to include procurement support, data analytics and talent management with civilian and uniformed members of the contracting workforce during a town hall Jan. 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Taking part in the town hall were members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command and 410th Contracting Support Brigade. Hazlett is the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for procurement.