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”What Now, Airman?” spurs discussion about ethical dilemmas
April 2, 2018
Devon Ryan an actor, portrays Staff Sgt Riggs during the recording of one of the scenarios to be included in the What Now Airman series for Defenders, Joint Base San Antonio – Randolph, Texas, March 19, 2018. The Defender training video is being developed to support the new Air Force Global Strike Command Security Forces New Supervisor Workshop and other Security Force units in the Air Force.

Vietnam Veterans honored at Base Exchange
March 30, 2018
Vietnam

Every Airman a sensor - see something, say something
March 30, 2018
In an effort to highlight the importance of reporting suspicious behavior, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and security forces officials across the Air Force are urging all base personnel to remember “If You See Something, Say Something.”

Air Force Assistance Fund begins 45th year of helping Airmen, families
March 30, 2018
The 2018 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign runs from March 26 to May 4.The AFAF has four different charities: the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Enlisted Village, Air Force Villages Charitable Foundation and the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation.

Military children can be engineer for the day
March 30, 2018
Military children can be an engineer for the day during Month of the Military Child by building their own Lego City hero April 7 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, JBSA-Randolph and JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Main Exchanges.

Military child in spotlight at JBSA-Randolph's Famaganza
March 30, 2018
Staff Sgt. Michael Sengphradeth, 902nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, prepares to show a demonstration of the 902nd SFS MWDs during Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s 2016 Famaganza at the Youth Programs complex.

Army to change NCO Professional Development System to maximize college credit opportunities
March 30, 2018
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command is refining the Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development System to prepare personnel for the multi-domain battlefield, and provide Soldiers with the maximum amount of college credit for their professional military education. On the panel: retired First Sgt. Stephen Canonico, assistant director for Soldiers and Army Civilian Affairs on the left, retired Command Sgt. Maj. special assistant to the sergeant major of the Army, retired Command Sgt. Maj Dan Elder, Command Sgt. Maj. David O. Turnbull, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, and retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth Preston.

AF JROTC course now offered to Lackland ISD students
March 30, 2018
Lackland Independent School District students listen as John Jay High School JROTC senior instructor, Col. John Lopardi, explains the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program during a field trip. A crosstown agreement between Lackland and Northside ISD will now allow Lackland ISD students at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to enroll in its JROTC courses starting in the fall 2018.

Air Force implements Housing Early Assistance Tool to ease relocation process
March 29, 2018
Beginning April 2, 2018, the new Housing Early Assistance Tool will allow members and dependents to request housing information for on-base government, community and privatized housing, where applicable.

U.S. Army North gets assist from Logistics Civil Augmentation Program in Puerto Rico relief efforts
March 29, 2018
Shown is a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force power project. LOGCAP provided logistics support to the downloading of ships at the Port of Ponce in Puerto Rico. This sea port served as a debarkation point for receipt, inventory and issue of electrical materials used in the reconstruction of the electrical grid.

Health of the Force report focuses on Soldier injuries, tobacco use
March 29, 2018
Lt. Gen. Nadja West, the surgeon general of the United States Army and commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Command, has identified the Health of the Force as a tool to improve readiness.

Which plan is right for you? Comparing TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select
March 29, 2018
TRICARE is changing. Are you ready?

AMEDD Center & School conducts sixth clinical pharmacy course
March 29, 2018
Cmdr. Janel Rossetto practices needle placement for battle field acupuncture on Dr. Adam Lang during the Clinical Pharmacy Course, or CPC, at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during the third week of March 2018.

Navy recruiters, Georgetown ISD host regional SeaPerch competition
March 28, 2018
Juan P. Rodriguez, an education services specialist assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, welcomes teams, coaches and parents to the Georgetown SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Challenge Regional Competition held at the Georgetown Recreation Center. The Navy Recruiting Command Southwest Region City Outreach Program, in cooperation with the Georgetown Independent School District and NRD San Antonio, hosted the regional qualifier. The competition consisted of three evolutions: speed obstacle course, challenge course and interview/presentation.

Lackland ISD selected as Go Public Cool Schools winner
March 28, 2018
The Lackland Independent School District at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, one of 16 San Antonio-area ISDs, was recognized for the month of March as the Go Public Cool Schools winner contest.The Go Public Cool Schools program, part of the Go Public initiative, is a marketing strategy Bexar County schools uses to share the special work that public schools do.

Army South, Central American militaries work to improve regional security
March 28, 2018
U.S. Army South hosted the Central America (CENTAM) Regional Working Group, at U.S. Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 20-22. Senior leaders from partner nations in Central America, participated in the premier engagement between Army South staff and CENTAM senior intelligence and operations officers. Held annually, the meeting promotes mutual security interests and interoperability.

Veterans gather to commemorate 50th anniversary of Vietnam War
March 28, 2018
A Vietnam veteran pays his respects during the posting of the colors by the Fort Sam Houston Memorial Services Detachment at the beginning of the ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of the Commemoration of the Vietnam War at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery March 27.

JBSA-Randolph firing range upgrades enhance visibility, save money
March 27, 2018
Upgrades at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph indoor firing range, including LED lighting and a remote target retrieval system, are improving shooters’ efficiency while decreasing the time they spend at the facility.

Vigilant Guard 2018 improves skills, partnership
March 27, 2018
Airmen with the 42nd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Enhanced Response Fore-Package (CERF-P), Oregon National Guard, strap a mannequin to a litter after pulling it from the rubble pile and performing life-saving measures during joint exercise Vigilant Guard 2018 in Helena, Mont., March 6. Vigilant Guard is an exercise sponsored by U.S. Northern Command and National Guard Bureau, which is held in a different state each year.

Flight school trains future crews for C-5M Super Galaxy
March 27, 2018
Aerial porters with the 26th Aerial Port Squadron and loadmasters with the 68th and 356th Airlift Squadrons worked together Sept. 18, 2016, processing cargo during exercise Alamo Express at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.