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Senior enlisted advisor to Joint Chiefs chairman visits Army North
July 18, 2019 — Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held a Senior Noncommissioned Officer forum during his visit to U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) July 17. ... MORE

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio hosts Texas educators, counselors in San Diego
July 17, 2019 — Navy Awareness is an important element in recruiting America’s best and brightest for naval service. To assist the recruiting effort in Central and South Texas, eight educators and counselors, along with support personnel from Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, visited naval commands in support of an Educator Orientation Visit July 8-12.... MORE

149th Fighter Wings hosts F-16 Senior Officer Course for AFNORTH commander
July 17, 2019 — Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville, Continental U.S. NORAD Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander, flew an F-16 Fighting Falcon for the F-16 Senior Officer Course, hosted by the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently.... MORE

Medical professionals change command at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
July 17, 2019 — Army Col. Shannon N. Shaw accepted the unit colors entrusted to her by Maj. Gen. Patrick D, Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence in a change of command ceremony for the Medical Professional Training Brigade, or MPTB, at a ceremony held at the AMEDD Museum July 16. ... MORE

BAMC welcomes first woman commander
July 17, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center experienced a unique "first" during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 16. Brig. Gen. George Appenzeller relinquished command to Brig. Gen. Wendy L. Harter, making her the first woman to command BAMC in its storied history.... MORE

Regional Health Command-Central holds change of command ceremony
July 16, 2019 — Regional Health Command-Central held a change of command ceremony at the Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 16, with Brig. Gen. Jeffrey J. Johnson passing the reins of command to Brig. Gen. George “Ned” Appenzeller. ... MORE

Clinics, patients turn to hyperbaric medicine at BAMC
July 16, 2019 — “We call it the fog. It's like they’ve been awake for a few days straight,” said Col. (Dr.) Michael Richards, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine section chief.... MORE

STEM students visit 433rd Airlift Wing
July 16, 2019 — Fourteen students with the San Antonio Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.’s Youth Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics-Aviation Program visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 12.... MORE

San Antonio Missions baseball team hosts 433rd Airlift Wing night
July 16, 2019 — Reserve Citizen Airmen and family members from the Alamo Wing attended the San Antonio Missions baseball team’s 433rd Airlift Wing Night game July 13 at Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium.... MORE

Military spouses awarded grants for medical courses
July 16, 2019 — The career of a military spouse can sometimes be transient, but funds were made available at the beginning of 2019 to the Military and Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to assist them. ... MORE

U.S. Army South welcomes new commander
July 15, 2019 — U.S. Army South conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 15. Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, presided over the ceremony in which Maj. Gen. Mark R. Stammer relinquished command to Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath. ... MORE

Child identity theft: 'How did my 6-year-old get a credit card?'
July 15, 2019 — In 2017, more than one million children were victims of identity fraud.... MORE

Arts in the Armed Forces visits 433rd Airlift Wing
July 15, 2019 — Arts in the Armed Forces visited the 433rd Airlift Wing and got an up-close look at the wing’s massive C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, and experienced a simulated flight in the wing’s C-5M simulator at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 28. ... MORE

59th MDW commander reflects on past year, way forward
July 15, 2019 — Sitting in his conference room, Maj. Gen. John DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander, is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows and the clean, modern lines of Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. It’s a much different view, he reflects, than the one he saw sitting in the auditorium of the old WHASC, which he affectionately names “Big Willy,” as an internal medicine student entering his residency 30 years ago.... MORE

DOD delays Post 9/11 GI Bill changes
July 15, 2019 — The Department of Defense delayed the implementation of a policy that would limit a service member’s ability to share education benefits with family members. The policy, originally slated to take effect July 12, discontinues the transfer benefit for members with 16 years or more of service.... MORE

JBSA Airman, Air Force's best paralegal, looks beyond the law to medicine
July 12, 2019 — The Air Force’s best paralegal can’t leave behind her medical dreams. ... MORE

470th Military Intelligence Brigade welcomes new leader
July 12, 2019 — The newest commander of the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade, Col. Daniel Allen, took the helm of the brigade at a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 9.... MORE

Feedback Fridays
July 12, 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. ... MORE

Fort Sam Houston ISD holds public meeting to discuss budget
July 12, 2019 — The Fort Sam Houston Independent School District will hold a public meeting at 11:30 a.m. July 31 at the Professional Development Center located at 1908 Winans Road, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school district’s budget.... MORE

Some military spouses eligible for relicensing recertification funds
July 11, 2019 — Funds to help military spouses with relicense or recertify professional accreditations costs are now available through the Military and Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The spouse reimbursement for relicensure and recertification program was introduced in May 2019 with the objective of supporting a military spouse’s career.... MORE