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Military Working Dog Foster Program
November 2, 2012 — U.S. Army Col. Kelly Mann, director of the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Veterinary Service, holds a military working dog puppy at the Holland Military Working Dog Hospital during the... MORE

Wings of Blue take first and second place at nationals
November 2, 2012 — The U.S. Air Force's Parachute Team, the Wings of Blue, placed first and second in the U.S. Parachuting Association Nationals Competition's event this week. The Air Force Paradigm team took first... MORE

The U.S. Air Force's parachute team, the Wings of Blue, placed first and second in the U.S. Parachuting Association Nationals Competition's 4-Way Formation Skydiving (Advanced Category) event this week. The Air Force Paradigm team took first place, the Air Force Legacy team placed second. From left to right: Members of the Air Force Legacy team, Cadets 1st Class Kyle Land, Brett Brunner, Travis Grindstaff, Jeremy Krohngold; members of the Air Force Paradigm team, Cadets 1st Class John Skeele, Erin Brown, Dustin Weeks and Dani Griffith. (Courtesy Photo)

HAWC offers monthly circuit training workout programs
November 1, 2012 — People are encouraged to set fitness goals to improve their physical and nutritional well-being as well as their stress management, Keith Prince, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Health and Wellness... MORE

Annual event showcases resources for special-needs families
November 1, 2012 — Special-needs families from all three Joint Base San Antonio locations came together Oct. 13 for an annual event showcasing organizations that can help them and a recreation park that provides them... MORE

Heather Strable and her children (from left) Landen, 5, Langston, 6, and Ellyson, 3, enjoy the Joint Base San Antonio Special Needs Resource Fair and Activity Day Oct. 13 at Morgan’s Wonderland. Langston and Landen attend Randolph Elementary School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robert Goetz)

Efficiency initiative creates local savings
November 1, 2012 — An Air Force initiative is allowing Joint Base San Antonio organizations to obtain a variety of supplies in their own backyard - forgoing the use of their government purchase cards.Known as the Air... MORE

JBSA voters prep for presidential election
November 1, 2012 — While many uniformed military members submitted absentee ballots for the 2012 general election, civilian and contracted Joint Base San Antonio members have through today to vote early and avoid long... MORE

Cops, teachers reinforce 'drug-free' to kids
November 1, 2012 — Students and faculty at Randolph Elementary School celebrated the nationally recognized Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-31, with "I'm SUPER because I'm Drug Free!" as this year's local theme. Red Ribbon... MORE

14th Military Intelligence Battalion returns from year in Afghanistan
October 26, 2012 — The 14th Military Intelligence Battalion returned to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in the early morning hours of Oct. 21 after a one-year deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation... MORE

Family members greet Soldiers with hugs and kisses after the 14th Military Intelligence Battalion was dismissed. The Soldiers will have some reintegration training during their first week home, then have 30 days of leave before resuming their military duties.
Photo by Gregory Ripps

Teams vie for victory during Rambler 120
October 25, 2012 — Athletes from across Joint Base San Antonio competed in the Rambler 120 Team Challenge Oct. 20 at JBSA Recreation Park at Canyon Lake. The event began with a 22-mile bike course, followed by a 6-mile... MORE

Entrance sign for the Joint Base San Antonio Recreation Park located at Canyon Lake, Texas. The JBSA Park is a 250-acre recreation area open to all Department of Defense ID card holders, 7 days a week year-round. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dan J. Solis)

JBSA resource fair a success for military families with special needs
October 19, 2012 — The Joint Base San Antonio Exceptional Family Member Program joined forces with Morgan's Wonderland to hold the third annual Resource Fair and Child Find Event Oct. 13, with more than 275 family... MORE

Local singer Sierra Cecil awed the audience Oct. 13 at the Joint Base San Antonio Exceptional Family Members Program Resource Fair with her strong voice and newly acquired guitar skills, thanks to a specially fitted prosthetic. (Photo by Cheryl Harrison, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Warfighter and Family Readiness Marketing)

Vice JCS chairman visits, honors wounded warriors in San Antonio
October 19, 2012 — The nation's second highest ranking military officer honored two wounded warriors during a Purple Heart ceremony at the Warrior and Family Support Center here Oct. 12.During his visit, Navy Adm. James... MORE

Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. (center), vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pins the Purple Heart medal on Army Spc. Jason Smith during a ceremony at the Warrior and Family Support Center Oct. 12. Smith was injured July 25 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Robert Shields, Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs)

Unique headquarters company inactivates after decade of service
October 19, 2012 — From a small patio near the post's horse stables, leaders, comrades and loved ones said a fond farewell to a headquarters company that had overseen the base's Military Honors and Caisson platoons for... MORE

Capt. James Blevins, company commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Army Support Activity, and 1st Sgt. Anthony Walls, case the company guidon during an inactivation ceremony held Oct. 2 as Frank Blakely, ASA manager, looks on. The Military Honors Platoon, which provides military funeral honors in the south Texas region and ceremonial support to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and the greater San Antonio military community, is now part of Army North’s Headquarters Support Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Baltos, U.S. Army North Public Affairs)

New U.S. Army South commanding general works on strengthening partnerships in Honduras
October 19, 2012 — On his first trip to the Central American region since taking command, Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim, U.S. Army South commanding general, traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, from Oct. 3 to 5.While... MORE

Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim (right), U.S. Army South commanding general, visits with Brig. Gen. Freddy Santiago Diaz Zelaya, the Honduran army commander, at the Honduran army headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Oct. 4. (Photo by Robert R. Ramon, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)

JBSA-Randolph community learns importance of fire prevention
October 18, 2012 — Fire Emergency Services at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph teamed with the National Fire Protection Association, Oct. 7-Saturday, to present Fire Prevention Week's 2012 theme, "Have 2 Ways Out." This... MORE

Nathan Hascall, a pre-school student at the Child Development Center, dons fire fighters’ personal protective equipment Oct. 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began Oct. 8, but continued into and did most of its damage Oct. 9, 1871. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Randolph teacher earns statewide award
October 18, 2012 — "Congratulations!" Michael Gillette, Humanities Texas executive director, said in an email to Deborah Magnon-Nolting, Randolph High School humanities teacher. "Humanities Texas has selected you to... MORE

Billy Walker (left), Randolph Field Independent School District superintendent, and Miles Cabra (right), Randolph High School principal, congratulate Deborah Magnon-Nolting, Randolph High School teacher Oct. 17 after she received the Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award and a $5,000 prize. (Courtesy photo)

Spouses take flight with 99th FTS members
October 18, 2012 — The 99th Flying Training Squadron hosted its annual Spouse Appreciation Day Oct. 5, a time for the group to say "thank you" by way of celebration and orientation flights for their significant others... MORE

Capt. Cory Henwood, 99th Flying Training Squadron T-1A Jayhawk instructor training pilot, demonstrates to his wife, Rebekah Henwood, what it is like to fly in a simulator, during the 99th FTS Annual Spouse Appreciation day Oct 5. at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Spouses who attended learned about their partner’s and other squadron members roles in the Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Rodriguez)

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month focuses attention on second leading cancer killer of women
October 15, 2012 — October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month across the nation. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in women and one out of every eight women will develop breast cancer... MORE

A Brooke Army Medical team treats Honduran patients
October 15, 2012 — A Brooke Army Medical Center team of orthopedic specialists treated close to 75 patients during an annual medical readiness training exercise in Honduras Sept. 9 through 23.The team spent two weeks at... MORE

Members of a Brooke Army Medical Center team of orthopedic specialists perform an
ultrasound on a patient during an annual medical readiness training exercise in Honduras in September. The team spent two weeks at the Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa treating a variety of challenging cases alongside Honduran health care professionals.
Photo by Capt. Andrew A. Lyons III

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: ‘Bruised, But Not Broken’
October 15, 2012 — Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the first Day of Unity observed in October 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The intent was to connect advocates for battered... MORE

Visiting Mexican army doctors save man in San Antonio restaurant
October 15, 2012 — Five visiting doctors from Mexico's National Defense Army became local heroes Sept. 19 after helping save a local San Antonian during dinner at a San Antonio restaurant.The visiting doctors were... MORE

Mexican army Maj. Carina Castro (center), an anesthesiologist with the Mexican army’s medical officers corps, leads her fellow medical officers through a procedure while observing training Sept. 19 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.
Photo by Maj. Jim Marckwardt