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Chamber of commerce award continues JBSA-Randolph firefighter’s eventful year
June 14, 2019
Staff Sgt. Nathan Lindgren, 502 Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, receives the key to the city from New Braunfels Mayor Pro Tem Wayne Peters, left, and Mayor Barron Casteel during a ceremony on May 14 that honored Lindgren as the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce Airman of the Quarter.
Brazilian Army honors U.S. Army South civilian
June 14, 2019
Award recipients prepare to receive the Brazilian Army Medal during the Brazilian Army Day ceremony in Bethesda, Maryland, April 25.
Feedback Fridays
June 14, 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.
It’s only June, but not too early to prepare for holiday spending
June 13, 2019
Military families come together bringing with them many different traditions, styles of celebrating and methods of holiday shopping. A common thread for holiday planning among Laughlin Airman is to begin saving early.
Army making improvements to Family Readiness Groups
June 13, 2019
Spc. Zachary Cross, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, reunites with his Family June 7, 2019, at Fort Bliss, Texas, following a nine-month tour in the Republic of Korea.
Wills takes command of 19th Air Force overseeing flying training
June 13, 2019
Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, commander of Air Education and Training Command, passes the 19th Air Force guidon to Maj. Gen. Craig Wills, during the 19th Air Force change of command ceremony June 13, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The numbered Air Force oversees 19 training locations, with 17 Total Force wings, 11 active duty, one Air Force Reserve and five Air National Guard units. More than 32,000 members of the 19th Air Force operate more than 1,600 aircraft from 29 different aircraft models. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)
NMETLC volunteer effort helps hungry across southwest Texas
June 13, 2019
Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command Sailors sort food during a volunteer community outreach event at the San Antonio Food Bank June 11. The outreach event was part of the Navy’s Sailor 360, a command-level program for junior enlisted, senior enlisted and junior officers, designed to strengthen and develop leadership through outreach events, classroom discussions and physical training.
Healthy foods add spice to life
June 13, 2019
Will Packwood (right), Culinary Institute of America San Antonio chef, and Gabriela Irwin (left), a chef at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, look over a pork loin recipe during the practical portion of the first Air Force Techniques of Healthy Cooking Course June 5 in San Antonio. Sixteen nonappropriated fund food and beverage chefs and cooks from across the Air Force attended the course established by the Air Force Services Center, in partnership with the CIA San Antonio.
Air Force looks at faster, smarter hardware acquisition and big data to help solve T-6 OBOGS issues
June 13, 2019
Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty (left), 19th Air Force commander, and Maj. Lincoln Olsen, T-6 Texan II instructor pilot, conduct a T-6 Texan II safety check before conducting an operational demonstration at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Feb. 21, 2018. Doherty was on the flightline getting test data first-hand during the command-wide T-6 operational pause.
German allies visit JBSA-Fort Sam Houston on 75th anniversary of D-Day
June 12, 2019
Maj. Gen. Gesine Kruger, commander for the German Bundeswehr Medical Academy, and her delegation observe training and tour the Critical Care Flight Paramedic Course at the Health Readiness Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 6.
Ceremony honors 228 graduating military physicians, health care professionals
June 12, 2019
Dr. Arthur L. Kellermann, dean of the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, speaks during the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium graduation ceremony at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in downtown San Antonio June 7. The ceremony honored 228 Army, Air Force, Navy, Public Health and civilian medical education and allied health graduates.
CSM Michael Grinston selected as 16th Sergeant Major of the Army
June 12, 2019
Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, announced June 11 that Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston will assume responsibilities as the 16th sergeant major of the Army.
Departing SECAF Wilson's nine parallels for leadership
June 12, 2019
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson emphasized the importance of the U.S. maintaining its dominance in space during a speech at the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 9, 2019. Wilson announced her resignation in March after she was selected to be president of the University of Texas, El Paso; her last day as Air Force secretary was May 31, 2019.
24th Air Force hosts NAF-wide cyber competition
June 12, 2019
Teams compete in offensive and defensive cyber operations during the 2019 24th Air Force Cyber Competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 3-7. Eighty-three Airmen from 20 units across the 24th AF competed in the cyber capture-the-flag in hopes of having their names etched on the Cyber Cup.
Sailor 360 hosts cardboard boat race at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
June 11, 2019
Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Command, Defense Health Agency and Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command completed in a cardboard boat race as part of a Sailor 360 event at the Medicine Education Training Campus. The event was part of Sailor 360, a Navy initiative to develop innovative and creative command-developed leadership programs.
Cross-functional team receives national award for BAMC Secretarial Designee program
June 11, 2019
Members of the Brooke Army Medical Center Secretarial Designee Cost Analysis Team receive the 2018 Distinguished Team Award from the American Society of Military Comptrollers at the ASMC Professional Development Institute May 29 in San Antonio. The SECDES program gives BAMC the ability to treat critically injured patients who would not otherwise be eligible to receive care at a military treatment facility.
19th Air Force change of command set for June 13
June 11, 2019
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Doherty will pass the 19th Air Force guidon to Maj. Gen. Craig D. Wills during a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. June 13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Hangar 4.
502nd Security Force Squadron welcomes new commander
June 10, 2019
Lt. Col. Andrew L. Moore (right) accepts the 502nd Security Forces Squadron guidon from Col. Jeffrey F. Carter (left), commander of the 502nd Security Forces Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, during a change of command ceremony at the U.S. Army North Quadrangle June 10. Moore takes over for Lt. Col. John D. Swift, who has led the squadron since August 2018.
Key Spouse mentors build family support for leadership
June 10, 2019
New military spouses receive briefings from members of the Military and Family Readiness Center and Key Spouses during a spouse orientation seminar April 5, 2018, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
'Learning 2030' topic of latest 'Developing Mach-21 Airmen' podcast
June 10, 2019
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