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Army releases housing survey results
July 29, 2019 — The U.S. Army recently released the results of two housing surveys in order to better understand the overall experience of residents who live in Army housing. JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s residents’ overall satisfaction rate was 76.3 percent for 2019, just above the Army average of 74.6 percent... MORE

At Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, 308 of the 871 distributed surveys were received, a 35.4 percent response rate across eight neighborhoods.
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s residents’ overall satisfaction rate was 76.3 percent for 2019, just above the Army average of 74.6 percent. However, that reflects a decline in satisfaction from 2018 when JBSA-Fort Sam Houston scored 78.6 percent.

AETC welcomes new commander
July 29, 2019 — Lt. Gen. Brad Webb took the reins of Air Education and Training Command from Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph July 26... MORE

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (left) presents the Air Education and Training Command guidon to Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, new commander of AETC, during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph July 26. At right is U. S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, outgoing AETC commander. Webb, a 1984 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, is a command pilot with more than 3,700 flying hours, including 117 combat hours in Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia.

Update: Gen. Lenderman addresses JBSA-Lackland mold
July 28, 2019 — Thank you to our dorm residents for supporting senior leader teams as we conduct inspections of 100% of the dorms across JBSA. We greatly appreciate your patience and support... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston M&FRC hosts ‘TAP Too’ workshop for transitioning spouses
July 26, 2019 — Spouses of transitioning service members will learn about resources and programs that can help them as they enter civilian life at the TAP Too workshop at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center, building 2797, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 28... MORE

Spouses of transitioning service members will learn about resources and programs that can help them as they enter civilian life at the TAP Too workshop at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center, building 2797, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 28.

Gen. Lenderman addresses JBSA-Lackland mold
July 26, 2019 — On July 23, 2019, imagery of mold growth in the Lackland dormitories was shared on social media. Over the last few days, current and former residents have actively shared their valid concerns and calls to action. I heard your voices and took immediate action. Within 24 hours, leadership teams began inspecting dorm rooms across JBSA with the goal of completing all inspections as soon as possible. We are carefully and accurately assessing the entire scope of this vital quality of life issue... MORE

Stop the Bleed: A battlefield innovation on civilian soil
July 26, 2019 — A public health campaign called Stop the Bleed builds on lifesaving lessons from military battlefields. The goal is to train Americans of all ages how to successfully respond to bleeding emergencies in traumas from accidents and intentional violence... MORE

Uniformed Services University's Dr. Craig Goolsby (center) observes as high school students at a conference in Orlando, Florida, practice using a tourniquet after watching a web-based tutorial. Goolsby is researching effective teaching methods as part of a grant to develop a trauma first-aid course for students that incorporates elements of Stop the Bleed.

Retired MWDs looking for family, homes, couches
July 26, 2019 — Thousands of Military Working Dogs are stationed around the world placing themselves in harm’s way detecting bombs, land mines and subduing threatening people; all in the name of keeping Americans safe. Eventually, these canines retire and some can be adopted by the public to live as a couch potato... MORE

Jerry Britt (left), 341st Training Squadron adoptions and dispositions coordinator, professor Robert Klesges, and Melissa Little, 59th Medical Wing behavioral health preventive medicine researcher, pose for a photo with a military working dog (MWD) June 26, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas

New Navy uniform mobile app has new name, new guidance
July 26, 2019 — One of the more popular mobile applications the Navy has is the OPNAV Uniform Regulations app released in October 2017. Just like your worn out uniforms, the app needed updating. With a new name and more information, the OPNAV Uniform Regulations is now MyNavy UNIFORMS which hit app stores July 18... MORE

The MyNavy UNIFORMS app provides Sailors with the necessary information and guidance for properly wearing their uniforms. The app is free to download at the Navy App Locker at https://www.appLocker.navy.mil.

Feedback Fridays
July 26, 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

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.

Wilcox takes command of Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center
July 25, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox said he is excited to join the team revolutionizing installation and mission support after taking command of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center during a ceremony at the Gateway Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 25... MORE

Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox (right) receives the unit flag from Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., commander of Air Force Materiel Command, to become commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center July 25 during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

Navy Medicine commands host San Antonio educators for STEM tour
July 25, 2019 — The Navy Medicine Training Support Center cohosted Bexar County educators for a tour of the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 15... MORE

Seaman Emille Sichz and Seaman Apprentice Ciaran Braswell, students in the Surgical Technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston perform a mock surgery during a tour. The tour provided San Antonio educators and counselors with a general overview of the Navy in an effort to raise awareness of Navy career opportunities through a tour of the medical training campus.

AETC Airmen visit PACAF to enhance warfighter alignment
July 25, 2019 — Members of the 12th Operations Support Squadron and 559th Flying Training Squadron, both assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, visited Pacific Air Forces headquarters July 8-10... MORE

Members of the 12th Operations Support Squadron and 559th Flying Training Squadron from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph pose for a group photo during a history tour at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 10, 2019. The purpose of the visit was for Air Education and Training Command members to learn more about Pacific theater operations and build and a relationship between AETC as a major command and PACAF as a combatant command.

Air Force Uniform Office seeks feedback on maternity uniforms
July 25, 2019 — The Air Force Uniform Office has begun surveying female Airmen to collect feedback on Air Force maternity uniform items... MORE

Stacey Butler (right) a clothing designer with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Air Force Uniform Office, measures Capt. Taylor Harrison's maternity Airman Battle Uniform. The new uniforms were designed and developed by the office and are available to pregnant Airmen around the world.

Army North welcomes new deputy commanding general
July 24, 2019 — Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, U.S. Army North Commanding General, welcomed Maj. Gen. David P. Glaser, the new U.S. Army North Deputy Commanding General-Operations, during a ceremony at the Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 23... MORE

Maj. Gen. David P. Glaser, the new U.S. Army North Deputy Commanding General-Operations, speaks during his welcome ceremony at the Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 23.

Esper Becomes 27th Defense Secretary
July 24, 2019 — Dr. Mark T. Esper became the 27th defense secretary July 23 during an early evening White House swearing-in ceremony. Earlier in the day, by a 90-8 vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Esper to serve in the office... MORE

Then-Army Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper answers questions from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during the confirmation hearing on his nomination to serve as secretary of defense July 16. Esper was confirmed as the 27th Secretary of Defense July 23.

BAMC volunteer honors his calling by helping others
July 24, 2019 — A Brooke Army Medical Center volunteer found his spiritual calling at age 50 and has been giving back ever since. ... MORE

Phillip Lewis (right), on-call chaplain and post anesthesia care unit volunteer, talks with a family in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit at Brooke Army Medical Center, while Air Force Maj. Katherine M. Slogic, pediatric anesthesiologist, listens to the patient’s lungs April 16.

BAMC unveils painting by wounded warrior
July 23, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center recently hosted an unveiling ceremony in the Medical Mall for a painting donated by former United Nations Ambassador Warren W. Tichenor... MORE

Retired Sgt. Mario Lopez poses for a photo with Brooke Army Medical Center staff members after his painting of the American flag is unveiled in the Medical Mall of the hospital at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Lopez, a former BAMC patient who was severely injured in an IED attack in Afghanistan in 2008, learned to use painting therapeutically to help him overcome an array of challenges he has faced over the past decade. The painting was donated to BAMC by former United Nations Ambassador Warren W. Tichenor.

BAMC laboratory services accredited for more than 50 years
July 23, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services has been recognized as one of the longest College of American Pathologists-accredited laboratories in the United States... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Pathology and Area Laboratory Services has been recognized as one of the longest College of American Pathologists-accredited laboratories in the United States.

Enlisted PME topic of latest 'Developing Mach-21 Airmen' podcast
July 23, 2019 — A look inside the enlisted professional military education is the topic of the latest “Developing Mach-21 Airmen,” Air Education and Training Command’s professional development podcast series, released July 19... MORE

The "Developing Mach-21 Airmen" podcast provides visibility on emerging issues in the recruiting, training, education and development of Total Force Airmen, as well as impactful insight on leadership and lessons learned from the field through conversations with subject matter experts and leaders, in an easy-to-listen to format available on demand

Technology changes special warfare, combat support training, recruiting at Air Education and Training Command
July 22, 2019 — Airmen from the 330th Special Operations Recruiting Squadron, Special Warfare Training Wing and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape are working together to recruit, train and create better Airmen for special warfare and combat support specialties with the help of big data... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Cornelius Bostic (left), 330th Special Warfare Recruiting Squadron recruiter, briefs Claire Stewart (right), University of Houston Air Force ROTC cadet, on equipment worn by special operations members during the fifth annual Pathways to Blue on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 5. Pathways to Blue is a diversity outreach event hosted by Second Air Force with the support of the 81st Training Wing and the 403rd Wing.