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Local chamber members learn of JBSA growth, future plans
June 10, 2019 — The commander of the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio hosted 16 members of local Chambers of Commerce from cities located near JBSA installations during its first chamber summit at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston on June 4... MORE

Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, commander of the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio hosted 16 members of local Chambers of Commerce from cities located near JBSA installations during its first chamber summit at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston on June 4. Chamber members were told about of the future growth of JBSA, to include more than 800 new people this year and how this will affect JBSA and the surrounding communities. This growth will mean new challenges, but also new opportunities, ranging from infrastructure to community initiatives.

Law enforcement officials share perspectives on opioid crisis at JBSA forum
June 10, 2019 — Representatives from federal, local and military law enforcement agencies discussed the causes and effects of opioids and illegal drug use on society and strategies to combat it at a community forum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 7. The forum, “The State of the Community Report: Understanding the Opioids and Illegal Drug Crisis from a Law Enforcement Perspective,” was hosted by the Joint Base San Antonio Substance Abuse Program at the Fort Sam Houston Theater. ... MORE

Shane Bonnette (left), South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program training coordinator, and Sammie Anderson (right), U.S. Custom and Border Patrol assistant chief patrol agent, discuss the causes and effects of opioids and illegal drug use on society and strategies to combat it at a community forum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 7. Representatives from federal, local and military law enforcement agencies attended the forum, titled “The State of the Community Report: Understanding the Opioids and Illegal Drug Crisis from a Law Enforcement Perspective,” which was hosted by the Joint Base Substance Abuse Program at the Fort Sam Houston Theater.

'Port Dawgs' hold annual remembrance run for fallen
June 7, 2019 — Members of the Air Force air transportation community, also known as "Port Dawgs," gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland with their families to honor fallen aerial porters with the 6th annual Port Dawg Remembrance Run May 18. Aerial porters conducted memorial runs across the Air Force as a sign of unity... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. William Villarreal, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center major command functional manager for air transportation, provided opening remarks during the 6th annual Port Dawg Remembrance Run May 18, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

SERE training detachment gains new commander
June 7, 2019 — Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists and their friends, family and fellow Airmen gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 7 to witness the symbolic passing of the guidon, as Lt. Col. Patrick Graham transferred the authority and responsibility of leading Det. 3 of the 66th Training Squadron to Maj. Toby Andrews... MORE

U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew P. Berven, 66th Training Squadron commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Toby A. Andrews, assuming command, during the 66th TRS, Detachment 3, change of command ceremony June 7, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 66th TRS, Detachment 3, is responsible for providing environmentally specific trained and globally qualified Airmen in Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) courses. The detachment selects and trains over 6,000 pipeline technical training Airmen a year in the proper use of principles, techniques, equipment, and procedures necessary to survive anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Saldivar)

Army North Headquarters Support Company welcomes new commander
June 7, 2019 — The U.S. Army North Headquarters Support Company welcomed Capt. Stephanie E. Hecker, incoming commander for the U.S. Army North Headquarters Support Company, during a change of command ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston stables June 3. Hecker replaces outgoing commander Capt. Adam C. Crawford. The ceremony was officiated by Lt. Col. Timothy Hickman, U.S. Army North Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion commander... MORE

Lt. Col. Timothy Hickman (center), U.S. Army North Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion commander, stands at attention with Capt. Adam C. Crawford (right), outgoing commander for the ARNORTH Headquarters Support Company, and Capt. Stephanie E. Hecker (left), incoming commander for HSC, after the passing of the guidon during a change of command ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston stables June 3. The change of command ceremony represents the passing of responsibilities for a unit from the outgoing commander to the incoming commander.

Inspector General: fact finders for customers, commanders
June 7, 2019 — The inspector general’s office at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is charged with facilitating the commander’s inspection program and operating the complaints resolutions program to help the mission continue successfully... MORE

The Air Force Inspection System places more control and responsibility in the hands of the squadron, group and wing commander and places the weight of inspections on the Wing Inspector General.

JBSA-Randolph’s Flag Plaza a fitting symbol for Flag Day
June 7, 2019 — On June 14, 1885, school teacher Bernard J. Cigrand organized a group of Wisconsin school children to observe the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of the stars and stripes as the national flag... MORE

The flags - one for each state of the 50 U.S. states - compliment the landmark Taj Mahal, June 7, 2019, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The flags on Harmon Drive were officially dedicated by the Air Force Sergeants Association, Chapter 1075, on Feb. 27, 1985.

Installation Health Assessment goes live in the cloud
June 7, 2019 — The status of Air Force installation and mission support programs is now just a click away, thanks to the new Installation Health Assessment tool’s cloud analytics capability. The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland first launched the IHA in 2017 as a first-of-its-kind, metrics-based framework to integrate information from authoritative databases across the I&MS enterprise... MORE

The status of Air Force installation and mission support programs is now just a click away, thanks to the new Installation Health Assessment tool’s cloud analytics capability. The IHA tool can help assess the overall health of various installation and mission support program areas across major commands. This displays performance, funding and risk with trendlines and base reports. Areas indicated in gray are still under development.

Feedback Fridays
June 7, 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.

Beads of Courage mark milestones during a child’s medical treatment at BAMC
June 6, 2019 — Cancer is a tough row to hoe no matter what age you are. If you’re old enough to understand at least some of the things the nurses and doctors tell you, it helps some. But what if you’re a kid? All you know is that people keep poking and prodding and other stuff that’s so uncomfortable. ... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center Retiree Activity Group volunteer Elvira Morales sorts beads in the neonatal intensive care unit at BAMC May 29. The beads tell the child’s medical story and are symbols of courage that acknowledge milestones they have achieved and procedures they have gone through as part of their medical treatment plan. The Beads of Courage Program is a resilience-based, arts-in-medicine, supportive care program designed to support children and their families coping with serious illness. The beads tell the child’s medical story and are symbols of courage that acknowledge milestones they have achieved and procedures they have gone through as part of their medical treatment plan.

Air Force Basic Military Training continues to fine-tune program with major modernizations
June 6, 2019 — As part of the Basic Military Training curriculum revamp centered on readiness and lethality, airmanship, fitness and the warrior ethos, multiple changes to training are set to begin this summer. BMT is set to receive close to 9,000 M4 training rifles and after renovations to the combat arms range are completed, BMT will switch from the M16 weapons familiarization course to the M4 weapons qualification course... MORE

U.S. Air Force basic military training trainees practice assembling and disassembling their M-16 trainer weapon at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland May 2. Airmen must know how to fix malfunctions in order to continue the fight and protect their fellow Wingman. Basic military training is an eight-week course designed to challenge Airmen mentally and physically.

433rd Civil Engineer Squadron welcomes new commander
June 6, 2019 — Maj. Nathan M. Leuthold relinquished command of the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron to Maj. Jaime L. “Leigh” Barker at the 433rd Airlift Wing auditorium during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 1... MORE

Lt. Col. James A. Hearn III, 433rd Mission Support Group deputy commander, presents the guidon to Maj. Jaime L. “Leigh” Barker, 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron commander, signifying the assumption of squadron command June 1 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Barker is returning to the 433rd CES after working as the 433rd Airlift Wing executive officer.

Flight equipment redesigned to better fit female aviators
June 6, 2019 — Flight equipment is on its way through a major overhaul. The biggest change coming to the equipment is it is being designed with measurements from female aviators... MORE

An Airman gets her head measured at the Female Fitment Event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 4. The purpose of the event was to take the measurements of female aviators to use when designing female flight equipment prototypes.

GIs remember D-day, 75 years later
June 6, 2019 — As the sun rose on Utah Beach June 6, 1944, the explosions were deafening. "There was all kinds of fire coming down on us," said then-Cpl. Herman Zeitchik, who served with the 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He was hunkered down in a landing craft with about 30 other Soldiers. ... MORE

U.S. Soldiers disembark a landing craft under heavy fire off the coast of Normandy, France, June 6, 1944.

BAMC volunteers earn presidential award for devotion to patients, staff
June 6, 2019 — A select group of Brooke Army Medical Center volunteers received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award May 30 for their thousands of service hours aiding patients and staff. The award is presented to individuals who have contributed 4,000 or more hours of service in their lifetime. ... MORE

Brig. Gen. George Appenzeller, BAMC commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Brown present Shirley Adcock with the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award May 30 for her more than 12,000 service hours at Brooke Army Medical Center. Adcock has volunteered as a tour guide, a ward listener and, currently, as a greeter for the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center intensive care unit.

Recycling allows JBSA community to contribute to environmental effort
June 5, 2019 — World Environment Day, a United Nations program celebrated annually on June 5, gives people around the globe an opportunity to spring into positive environmental action and sustain that effort on a daily basis... MORE

Russell Lepage, left, and Maria Daniel, Joint Base San Antonio Qualified Recycling Program motor vehicle operators, unhitch a cardboard trailer at the JBSA-Lackland Recycling Center so that the cardboard can be unloaded and prepared for processing.

Borden Institute marks Veterinary Corps birthday with release of veterinary textbook
June 5, 2019 — The Borden Institute, an agency of the Health Readiness Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, released “Military Veterinary Services” as a part of the Textbooks of Military Medicine series June 3... MORE

Retired Brig. Gen. John Poppe (left), 25th Chief of the Army Veterinary Corps, presents the first copy of the “Military Veterinary Services” textbook to retired Brig. Gen. Charles Elia, the 15th Chief of the Army Veterinary Corps.

National Guard 'ready' as 2019 hurricane season kicks off
June 5, 2019 — The National Guard has been busy responding to recent tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest, as well as other areas, but stands ready for this year's "hurricane season" that began June 1... MORE

A South Carolina National Guard Soldier with Task Force Palmetto, helps clear a road in the vicinity of Cayey, Puerto Rico. The Soldiers are working in conjunction with the 190th Engineer Battalion of the Puerto Rico National Guard to clear mud and debris from the roads in the wake of Hurricane Maria and subsequent rain storms.

Alamo Wing hosts clergy from throughout Texas
June 5, 2019 — Twenty clerics from different faiths and from all over the state of Texas endured the South Texas summer heat and humidity arriving here at sunrise June 1 to participate in the 433rd Airlift Wing’s Clergy Appreciation Day... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Eric Ganley (right), 68th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, uses an electronic tablet to show Josue Tapia, Bexar County Sheriff’s Office chaplain, their location in-flight on a C-5M Super Galaxy during the 433rd Airlift Wing’s annual Clergy Day flight June 1 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The wing welcomed 20 ministers nominated by their Reserve Citizen Airman to get a glimpse of a unit training assembly.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston's North New Braunfels Gate closed June 6-9
June 5, 2019 — The North New Braunfels Avenue Entry Control Point at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will be closed, depending on weather, for approximately three days from Thursday, June 6, to Sunday, June 9, for ballistic gate installation. During these temporary closures, the Wilson Gate will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily... MORE

The North New Braunfels Avenue Entry Control Point at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will be closed, depending on weather, for approximately three days from Thursday, June 6, to Sunday, June 9, for ballistic gate installation. During these temporary closures, the Wilson Gate will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.