Joint Base San Antonio > News

Operation Supplement Safety provides up-to-date information
September 19, 2019 — Operation Supplement Safety is a Department of Defense educational program under the Consortium for Health and Military Performance at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences to increase awareness within the DOD community. It provides information about how to evaluate dietary supplements by outlining the potential red flags and health risks that may be associated with them.... MORE

Air Force fields new hiring process for new first sergeants
September 18, 2019 — The Air Force has implemented a new hiring process for new first sergeants with the Fall 2019 First Sergeant assignment cycle.... MORE

149th Fighter Wing hosts SA meteorologist on Air Force anniversary
September 18, 2019 — The 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland marked the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. Air Force with a visit from News 4 meteorologist Jeannette Calle Sept. 18.... MORE

149th Fighter Wing welcomes new vice commander
September 18, 2019 — Texas Military Department leaders announced their decision in late June of who would be the next vice commander of the 149th Fighter Wing, an Air National Guard F-16 unit known as the Lone Star Gunfighters. The selection board chose Col. Megan Erickson, commander of the 149th FW’s Mission Support Group. ... MORE

DOD launches new pain rating scale
September 18, 2019 — The Department of Defense launched a pain rating scale for use in hospitals to better assess pain in patients. The Defense and Veteran’s Pain Rating Scale improves older pain assessment techniques by measuring not only the intensity of pain, but its impact on daily function as well.... MORE

Air Force top Chaplain Corps’ NCO left the barre behind
September 17, 2019 — Like most teenagers, Angela Carter had life all figured out, spending 40-plus hours a week ballet dancing.... MORE

Learning to serve kids a healthier future
September 17, 2019 — September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. Childhood obesity in America has tripled since the 1970s and September is dedicated to awareness of the epidemic.... MORE

Air Force announces newest Red Tail: ‘T-7A Red Hawk’
September 17, 2019 — The Air Force’s all-new advanced trainer aircraft, the T-X, has officially been named the T-7A Red Hawk. The first T-7A aircraft and simulators are scheduled to arrive at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in 2023.... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence makes history
September 17, 2019 — The Army’s medical training and education institution, widely known as “AMEDD Center and School,” officially changed their name to “U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence,” or MEDCoE, effective Sept. 15.... MORE

Commentary: How suicide changed my life
September 17, 2019 — Learning about mindfulness has helped me acknowledge the thoughts I have that are harmful to my mental health. It has helped me learn not to be judgmental of myself when I do the wrong things or make bad decisions. It has given me the ability to treat myself with grace and forgive myself. ... MORE

Texas middle school dedicated to fallen former student and Air Force captain
September 16, 2019 — A name and legacy to inspire students – this is how family, friends, educators, and the community paid tribute to U.S. Air Force Capt. Mark “Tyler” Voss during an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly-opened Capt. Mark Tyler Voss Middle School Sept. 14.... MORE

Air Force defends Alpha Warrior Inter-Service title
September 16, 2019 — The Air Force won its second straight Alpha Warrior Inter-Service Championship over the Army and Navy Sept. 14 at Retama Park in Selma, Texas. The grueling competition saw the three, six-person teams tackling more than 30 obstacles at the Alpha Warrior Proving Ground, the same place where they competed in service-specific competitions to earn a spot in the inter-service finals Sept. 12. ... MORE

Fowl or foul, filthy food affects thousands
September 13, 2019 — September is National Food Safety Education Month, established to bring awareness to how each year one in six Americans get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from eating contaminated food, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... MORE

Iraq veteran overcomes rough childhood, suicide attempt to achieve resilience
September 13, 2019 — An Iraq War veteran who endured a brutal childhood, testified against his mother during her murder trial and tried to end his own life brought his story of resilience and forgiveness to an audience of military members and civilians at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph this week.... MORE

City of San Antonio Council celebrates Air Force 72nd Birthday at City Hall
September 13, 2019 — The San Antonio City Council helped celebrate the Air Force’s 72nd Birthday with the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio at City Hall Sept. 12.... MORE

Airmen ‘battle’ in Alpha Warrior final; team set for inter-service showdown
September 13, 2019 — Twelve Airmen battled it out in a showdown of strength, grit and determination during the third annual Air Force Alpha Warrior Final Battle Sept. 12 at Retama Park, Selma, Texas. ... MORE

433rd CES firefighters climb to remember fallen 9-11 first responders
September 13, 2019 — The 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters participated in the wing’s fourth 9/11 Memorial Stair climb during the unit training assembly at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sept. 8. The firefighters climbed stairs of the fire training building 55 times to equal the 110 floors of World Trade Center twin tower buildings. ... MORE

59th Medical Wing: 'We're your family here'
September 13, 2019 — Retired U.S. Army Capt. Katie Blanchard estimates she has undergone nearly 200 surgeries since she was burned in a workplace violence incident three years ago.... MORE

Commentary: preventing suicide ... starting with myself
September 13, 2019 — Other days, and even on good ones, the thought creeps up out of nowhere – an insidious sense of doubt. Of worthlessness and a sense of purposelessness that whispers in my ear and tells me that I will never accomplish the goals I have set for myself. The thoughts that make me ask why I shouldn’t just call it quits and end the sadness that plagues me.... MORE

Feedback Fridays
September 13, 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