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MICC contracts underpin Army readiness efforts
October 2, 2019 — Contracting professionals from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command executed contract actions in support of Army commands, installations and activities across the country through the final hours of Sept. 30 culminating a government fiscal year committed to optimizing mission partner readiness.... MORE

Army Combat Fitness Test changes affect all Soldiers
October 1, 2019 — Major changes are coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test, officials announced Sept. 27, with changes that will affect every Soldier. The changes, locked in for fiscal year 2020, include the official testing standards for all Soldiers, each one tailored to an individual's military occupational specialty. ... MORE

340th FTG volunteers help San Antonio abused women, children
October 1, 2019 — More than 70,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen daily answer their nation’s call, including the men and women assigned to the Headquarters, 340th Flying Training Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, who recently supported the Family Violence Prevention Services/Battered Women and Children’s Shelter’s 42-year legacy of delivering life-changing services to San Antonio victims.... MORE

Army Gen. Mark A. Milley takes oath as 20th Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
October 1, 2019 — Army Gen. Mark A. Milley was sworn in Sept. 30 as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a rain-soaked ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia. ... MORE

AETC to host Developmental Special Experiences webcasts Oct. 3
October 1, 2019 — The Air Education and Training Command Developmental Special Experiences Branch will host two webcasts Oct. 3, 2019.... MORE

AACOG, JBSA sign blanket intergovernmental support agreement
September 30, 2019 — Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman, commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, and Diane Rath, Alamo Area Council of Governments executive director, signed a historical agreement at the AACOG Board of Directors meeting Sept. 25. ... MORE

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio Sailors volunteer at food bank
September 30, 2019 — Sailors assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio journeyed to the San Antonio Food Bank Sept. 27 to provide community service through the Navy’s Community Relations Program. ... MORE

JBSA dedicates new technology career training program for military spouses
September 30, 2019 — Joint Base San Antonio leaders and representatives from Microsoft marked the start of a new career training program geared towards military spouses at a ribbon-cutting event at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center Sept. 27.... MORE

Solemn dance highlights American Indian Heritage Day
September 30, 2019 — Attired in colorful regalia and lifting their feet in time to the steady cadence of drumbeats, military veterans danced in place around Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Taj Mahal flag pole on a still Friday morning last week.... MORE

BAMC honors Fisher House founder
September 30, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center staff, patients and beneficiaries took to the field just outside two of BAMC’s Fisher Houses at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to hold a Founder’s Day Celebration Sept. 20 to honor Zachary Fisher, who initiated the Fisher House program in 1990. ... MORE

AETC Command Team visits Joint Base San Antonio
September 27, 2019 — The Air Education and Training Command team got a firsthand look at the 502nd Air Base Wing's unique mission across the joint base Sept. 26 and 27, 2019.... MORE

San Antonio Sailors honor submarine vet’s life
September 27, 2019 — Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, Navy Medicine Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting District San Antonio attended the graveside service of a Navy veteran in Killeen, Texas, Sept. 26.... MORE

DOD releases report on suicide among troops, military family members
September 27, 2019 — Defense Department officials have released a report focused on prevention and analysis of service member and family member suicides. ... MORE

Navy: Sept. 30 Is last day for blue working uniform, rank-insignia cover
September 27, 2019 — The last day of approved wear of the Navy Working Uniform Type I is Sept. 30, as this uniform has been replaced by the NWU Type III, as announced in Naval Administrative Message 174/16.... MORE

Feedback Fridays
September 27, 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

‘Shot in the arm’ a good thing with onset of flu season
September 26, 2019 — The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus that can be spread by coughing, sneezing or nasal secretions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its symptoms range from cough, sore throat and runny or stuffy nose to muscle or body aches, headaches and fatigue. Fever can also be a symptom, though it does not affect everyone who has the flu.... MORE

Air Force releases unique new call to action for ideas
September 26, 2019 — The Air Force unveiled Air Force Explore, a new opportunity call for capability ideas that advance the transformational component of the Air Force Science and Technology 2030 strategy, Sept. 26. With this nationwide call, the Air Force is seeking disruptive ideas that can create remarkable new capabilities for the future force.... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen distribute food to those in need
September 26, 2019 — Fifteen Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing packaged and distributed food during three distribution events in San Antonio Sept. 19-20.... MORE

Air Force dental course ensures mission readiness
September 26, 2019 — The 59th Dental Training Squadron prosthodontics flight hosted approximately 20 dental specialists at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sept. 16 for the U.S. Air Force’s prosthodontics update course.... MORE

BAMC provides comprehensive resource for recovering stroke, brain injury patients
September 26, 2019 — Air Force 1st Lt. Jason Hibbetts sits in front of a mirror practicing his salute. This simple action that used to come so naturally now requires much more concentration because the cyber warfare operator, husband and father of two young children suffered a stroke in October 2018.... MORE