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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Exchange associate helps lead USA Special Olympics team to silver medal
April 18, 2019 — When Jamie Holt first started competing in local Special Olympics events in San Antonio, she was a swimmer. Five years later, the Army & Air Force Exchange service associate was on the world stage as a member of the women’s basketball team representing the USA at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi.... MORE

Sergeant Major of the Army recognizes local recruiter
April 18, 2019 — A San Antonio based recruiter was one of the U.S. Army’s top 13 recruiting station commanders recognized by Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel A. Dailey at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes April 17.... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston contracting units stand down to raise awareness about sexual assault
April 18, 2019 — The Army's commitment to eliminating sexual assault from its formations was the topic of a daylong stand down training event by members from contracting activities on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 11 as part of Sexual Assault and Prevention Awareness Month.... MORE

‘American Dream is alive’ and well through Army Recruiting
April 18, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, hosted a welcome reception and meet and greet in support of a Los Angeles educator tour at Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 16. ... MORE

AMEDDC&S HRCoE commander welcomes Army Medical Department students
April 18, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commander, U.S. Army Medical Department, Health Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, welcomed students attending the Brigade Health Care Provider Course at the ROC Drill Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 15. ... MORE

Military trailblazer speaks at Breaking Barriers event
April 18, 2019 — Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, shared her story, leadership lessons and recruiting service challenges with members of Joint Base San Antonio at a Breaking Barriers event April 10 at the Fleenor Auditorium at JBSA-Randolph. ... MORE

Commentary: Refusing to be a bystander
April 16, 2019 — The Air Force encourages Airmen who identify an individual considering suicide to use the A.C.E. model: ask directly if a person is considering suicide, care by actively listening and removing means for self-injury, and escort the person to a helping organization. For more information, visit the Air Force suicide prevention website at www.af.mil/Suicide-Prevention.... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston M&FRC hosts military spouse conference May 10-11
April 16, 2019 — Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will be hosting a first-time conference in May focusing on the needs of military spouses that will include workshops and a question and answer panel discussion. From May 10-11, the Embolden Military Spouse Conference will be held at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center, 3060 Stanley Road, building 2797. The conference is free and open to all JBSA military spouses. ... MORE

Keep your common access card safe, secure
April 16, 2019 — While a common access card is not actually all that common, it is key to helping Department of Defense personnel rapidly authenticate and increase security at military installations and facilities, verify health benefits at medical centers, and a variety of other uses worldwide.... MORE

Larson Awards testing starts May 1 for Twenty-Fifth Air Force enlisted Airmen
April 16, 2019 — Testing for the 2019 Maj. Gen. Doyle Larson Awards is scheduled to begin May 1. Enlisted Airmen, technical sergeant and below, from Twenty-Fifth Air Force, to include attached Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard components, and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, are eligible to test. ... MORE

AFCYBER Airmen reach ‘firsts’ in global exercises
April 16, 2019 — Air Forces Cyber Airmen, acting in their role as Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force), concluded a series of global exercises at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 26.... MORE

Curriculum development highlighted on latest "Developing Mach-21 Airmen" podcast
April 16, 2019 — The seventh episode of "Developing Mach-21 Airmen," Air Education and Training Command's professional development podcast series, was released April 15.... MORE

How to effectively use ICE feedback
April 16, 2019 — How do you feel when you receive feedback about the services you provide?... MORE

Vogel Resiliency Center holds interactive event at JBSA-Camp Bullis
April 15, 2019 — Through interactive activities and exercises, servicemembers at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis learned about the importance of establishing connections with themselves and others, during a resiliency event conducted by the Vogel Resiliency Center April 12.... MORE

I-WEPTAC delivers third straight year of innovation
April 15, 2019 — Mission Area Working Groups delivered innovative solutions to the Air Force’s top Agile Combat Support challenges at the 3rd Annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference outbrief at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 10.... MORE

Deadline to transfer GI Bill benefits coming this July
April 15, 2019 — Soldiers with more than 16 years of service who want to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill to a dependent must do so before July 12, or risk losing the ability to transfer education benefits.... MORE

U.S. Ambassador visits JBSA-Lackland
April 12, 2019 — The honorable W. Stuart Symington, U.S. ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, attended basic military training graduation and toured 37th Training Wing facilities April 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.... MORE

Restoration project enhances Parr Club patio’s aesthetics, improves drainage
April 12, 2019 — Begun in August 2017, a restoration project at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to improve the Parr Club’s foundation and the patio’s concrete slab, has added significant aesthetic improvements, including a new terrazzo finish and new tiles on the exterior of the basin surrounding the fountain, one of the patio’s focal points.... MORE

Program gives military spouses a head start on finding employment
April 12, 2019 — Learn about the Military Family Support Program, a Department of Labor-funded initiative that assists dislocated spouses of active-duty members in their job searches.... MORE

JBSA-Lackland SERE cadre opens doors to recruiters
April 12, 2019 — The 66th Training Squadron’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape cadre at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland hosted recruiters from the 330th Special Operations Recruiting Squadron March 28. The recruiters were given the immersion tour to witness what SERE candidates at their training facility experience to provide them a perspective for identify prospective Airmen for the SERE career field.... MORE