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JBSA Defenders emerge as back-to-back Battle of Badges champs
October 26, 2018 — Security forces members and firefighters from across Joint Base San Antonio faced off once again for the annual battle of the badges Oct. 19-20 at JBSA-Randolph... MORE

Airman 1st Class Jared Tajalle, 902nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman, and fellow 902nd SFS members pull a fire truck Oct. 20, 2018, during the final challenge of the 2018 Battle of the Badges at Eberle Park, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Battle of the Badges takes place each year to build camaraderie, espirit de corps and cohesion among JBSA first responders through various competitive challenges taken from their daily missions.

There’s an app for that? JBSA designs 'Find My Ride' app for buses
October 26, 2018 — Serving nearly 1.6 million passengers a year, most of them being students, Joint Base San Antonio’s 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron continues innovation for the installation by designing and implementing a “JBSA Find My Ride” mobile app... MORE

TSgt. Justin Hartley, 502d Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Operations Support supervisor, showcases a preview of the Joint Base San Antonio “Find My Ride” app Sept. 9, 2018 on JBSA-Lackland. This app was created to enhance JBSA shuttle passenger’s experience by keeping them informed on the bus routes and delays. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Airman Shelby Pruitt)

October reminds us the importance of good oral health
October 18, 2018 — October is National Dental Hygiene Month, an effort to celebrate the work dental hygienists do and help raise awareness of the importance of good oral health... MORE

October is National Dental Hygiene Month and serves as a great opportunity to emphasize the importance of good oral hygiene.

M&FRC class focuses on advantages of Thrift Savings Plan
October 12, 2018 — A class scheduled from 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 19 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Military & Family Readiness Center will allow service members and Department of Defense civilians to learn about a savings plan that can help them build a sizable nest egg for their retirement years... MORE

A class scheduled from 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 19 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Military & Family Readiness Center will allow service members and Department of Defense civilians to learn about a savings plan that can help them build a sizable nest egg for their retirement years.

Volunteer effort preserving legacy of World War I aviators
October 12, 2018 — An effort underway at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is ensuring that the flight records and correspondence of the United States’ earliest military aviators will be preserved for decades to come... MORE

A 12th Training Squadron detail Airman, sorts through the Order of Daedalion’s flight records April 18, 2018 at the Daedalian Foundation National Headquarters building on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Order of Daedalians has a record of every military flight conducted by its members organized and on file for those interested to look through. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Shelby Pruitt)

Aerospace Ground Equipment vital to sustaining the 12th Flying Training Wing as the ‘Source of America’s Airpower’
October 4, 2018 — Soon after arriving to a new aircraft maintenance squadron, fresh technical training graduates are tasked with the most important direction of their young careers. ‘We need to go to work, so go grab the keys to the airplane.’ Some time later, an exasperated Airman returns to a shop rolling with laughter, waiting to let them in on one of oldest jokes on the flight line... MORE

Jonathan Beres, 12th Flying Training Wing aerospace ground equipment mechanic, inspects the serviceability of a New Generation Heater duct during routine maintenance Aug. 28, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Beres is part of a team that inspects, tests and maintains ground equipment that supports aircraft maintenance and flying training operations.

JBSA-Randolph hosts 360° Leaders Course
September 10, 2018 — The 360° Leadership Course is a complex, hands-on universal leadership course focused on enhancing senior leaders while providing important and necessary tools for leaders to manage and respond to various issues and challenges they may face... MORE

Col. Peter Velesky, 502d Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio vice commander, talks to NCOs Sept. 10, 2018 at the 360° Leadership Course at, JBSA-Randolph, Texas. The 360° Leadership Course is a complex, hands-on universal leadership course focused on enhancing senior leaders while providing important and necessary tools for leaders to manage and respond to issues and challenges they may face.

Joint Base San Antonio offers motorcycle safety training
July 19, 2018 — Much can be said about motorcycle safety. “Look twice for motorcycles. Be aware of their presence. Take the training. All the gear, all the time. Ride to be seen.” We have heard these phrases over and over again, but do we really live by them? ... MORE

Staying aware of the changing road conditions and showing the discipline to adjust to them is fundamental to safe riding.

Quality Assurance maintains maintenance integrity
July 13, 2018 — Around the flightline and in the hangars of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, there’s a group that represent their career field’s most knowledgeable maintainers who exemplify what a maintenance professional is. They make up the office known as Quality Assurance... MORE

Richard Kilpper, 12th Maintenance Group Quality Assurance Division aircraft engine inspector, inspects the maintenance being performed on a jet engine July 12, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. QA evaluates the quality of maintenance accomplished by maintainers and performs necessary functions to manage the wing and group's Maintenance Standardization Evaluation Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer)

560th FTS welcomes newest Pilot for a Day
June 29, 2018 — In December 1994 the 560th Flying Training Squadron started the program “Pilot for a Day.” The program offers children with lifelong disabilities the opportunity to experience a day in the life of a U.S. Air Force pilot... MORE

Maj. Justin Stimets, 560th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, speaks with Megan Foster aboard a T-38 Talon during her “Pilot for a Day” orientation June 26, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The "Pilot for a Day" program invites children of all ages, military or civilian, to be guests of the 12th Flying Training Wing and its flying squadrons for an entire day. Doing so, the 12th FTW strives to give each child a special day and a break from the challenges they may face. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez/Released)

12th Maintenance Group growing from a good to great unit
June 22, 2018 — The 12th Maintenance Group is growing leaders with its own civilian professional development workshop, a weeklong workshop about leading people... MORE

Robert West, 12th Maintenance Group director, administers an oath of service to members of the 12th MXG who have completed a civilian professional development course June 22, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. An estimated 140 employees have completed the program to date, and the 12th MXG offers the workshop to 12 employees once a quarter.

From ammo to training missiles, 12th MXG team covers munition needs
June 22, 2018 — The 12th Maintenance Group has an indispensable role in ensuring the reliability and safety of the trainer aircraft that define Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s flying training mission. ... MORE

Jeremy Peterson, 12th Flying Training Wing, Maintenance Group Munitions Flight inspector, inspects a time delay initiator, June 18 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The 12th MXG Munitions Flight provides the 12th FTW’s flying and fighter training squadrons, the 902nd Security Forces Squadron and other units with the explosives they need to carry out their missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

JBSA firefighters participate in “Train the Trainer” vehicle rescue course
June 14, 2018 — Firefighters across Joint Base San Antonio participated in the NFPA 1006 VEHICLE RESCUE Train-the-Trainer program June 6-8, at Camp Talon on JBSA-Randolph... MORE

Jesus Rico and Esteban Perez, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, train using the Jaws of Life June 8, 2018 at Camp Talon, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. These men use the Jaws of Life to pry the lodged door open and simulate a vehicle extrication rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Airman Shelby Pruitt.)

Renovation project transforming one of JBSA-Randolph’s oldest buildings
May 24, 2018 — A Y-shaped building that was constructed as the post exchange during Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Army Air Corps era is in the midst of a renovation project that is transforming the interior of two of the structure’s three wings... MORE

A Y-shaped building that was constructed as the post exchange during Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Army Air Corps era is in the midst of a renovation project that is transforming the interior of two of the structure’s three wings located at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. (courtesy photo)

Carey promoted, relinquishes command of 12th Flying Training Wing
May 21, 2018 — The 12th Flying Training Wing’s commander was promoted May 18 in a ceremony at the Parr Club on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas... MORE

Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Alaskan Command, U.S. Northern Command, and Eleventh Air Force, promotes Col. Joel Carey to the rank of brigadier general, May 18, 2018, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The 12FTW is responsible for four single-source aviation pipelines – Pilot Instructor Training, Combat Systems Officer Training, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Indoctrination, and Basic Sensor Operator Qualification. (U.S. Air Force by Joel Martinez)

Mission Motherhood: 'Service Before Self' rings especially true
May 11, 2018 — Since the United States Air Force was established in 1947, the core value of "Service Before Self" has always been a key for Airmen in making mission capabilities a success. For moms however, that core value not only includes the needs of their military, but also their families. ... MORE

Andrew U.S. Air Force Major Lindsay Andrew, 12th Training Squadron director of student affairs, poses with her family. Lindsay is the mother of twins and has been serving in the air Force for 14 years. (courtesy photo)

IAAFA deputy commandant selected for new assignment
May 11, 2018 — After only nine months as the second in command at the Inter American Air Forces Academy, Lt. Col. Pedro Matos is leaving Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to help direct the air war in Southwest... MORE

JBSA-Randolph main gate dedicated to Security Forces Airman
May 7, 2018 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph officials renamed the main gate in memory of Airman 1st Class Charles T. Lindsey, a former 12th Security Police Squadron law enforcement security specialist, at a dedication ceremony held Friday, May 4... MORE

Airman 1st Class Charles T. Lindsey is photographed while on patrol with the 12th Security Police Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in 1994.

12th Flying Training Wing wins Innovation Award
April 23, 2018 — Across all of Air Education and Training Command, units have strived to make bounds in the U.S. Air Force's culture of innovation. As an incentive to inspire improvement within the command, AETC developed a Continuum of Learning Challenge. ... MORE

Aircrews throughout Air Education and Training Command will soon be benefiting from a test program spearheaded by Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s 12th Operations Group that will improve information management in the cockpit.

‘Stronger Together’ theme sets tone for 59th MDW’s 5K Run for Life
April 20, 2018 — The Joint Base San Antonio community will unite to bring awareness to the problem of suicide during two events scheduled in May... MORE

The Joint Base San Antonio community will unite to bring awareness to the problem of suicide during two events scheduled in May