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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston prepares for Command Cyber Readiness Inspection
October 11, 2018 — Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will undergo a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection, or CCRI, from Oct. 22 to Nov. 2. An inspection team from the Defense Information Systems Agency, or DISA, will conduct a thorough evaluation of all network systems for the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston area of responsibility... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will undergo a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection, or CCRI, from Oct. 22 to Nov. 2. An inspection team from the Defense Information Systems Agency, or DISA, will conduct a thorough evaluation of all network systems for the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston area of responsibility.

Retiree News: VEText system transforming VA’s medical scheduling process
October 11, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA, recently launched VEText, a text messaging appointment-reminder system, which to date has helped VA reduce no-show medical visits by more than 100,000... MORE

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently launched VEText, a text messaging appointment-reminder system, which to date has helped VA reduce no-show medical visits by more than 100,000.

Brooke Army Medical Center’s Ward 6T seeks dog teams
October 10, 2018 — Ward 6T of the Behavioral Health Department at Brooke Army Medical Center is looking for qualified and dynamic dog teams to aid in the department’s healthcare mission... MORE

Ward 6T of the Behavioral Health Department at Brooke Army Medical Center is looking for qualified and dynamic dog teams to aid in the department’s healthcare mission. Interested owners/teams should contact BAMC’s Ward 6T at 210-916-1085 to set up an in-person interview.

Gift Chapel stands out among JBSA-Fort Sam Houston landscape
October 10, 2018 — With its copper dome and unique style of architecture, the Main Post Chapel – otherwise known as the Gift Chapel – has stood out within the landscape of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston for more than a century... MORE

With its copper dome and unique style of architecture, the Main Post Chapel – otherwise known as the Gift Chapel – has stood out within the landscape of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston for more than a century.

Special Warfare Training Wing activates to better train global combat Airmen
October 10, 2018 — To meet the demand for special operations warfighters and improve retention rates for these critical career fields, Air Force officials activated the Special Warfare Training Wing Oct. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland,... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Leahy, Second Air Force, commander, 2nd Air Force Base, Mississippi gives command of the Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW), Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Base, Texas to Col. James Hughes during the wing activation ceremony Oct. 10, 2018. The mission of the new wing is to select, train, equip, and mentor Airmen to conduct global combat operations in contested, denied, operationally limited, and permissive environments under any environmental conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrew C. Patterson)

MICC contract support for Soldiers exceeds $5B in fiscal 2018
October 10, 2018 — Contracting members from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, administered and executed contract actions valued at more than $5 billion in support of Soldiers and their families in fiscal 2018... MORE

Aundair Kinney, the director for the Military and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Hood (right) exchanges business cards with a contractor at the Mission Command Training Center April 18. The MICC hosted its annual contract acquisition forum open house that provides a forecast of upcoming contracts that will need to be fulfilled.

Retiree News: MyArmyBenefits has the answer for every benefit question
October 10, 2018 — MyArmyBenefits, https://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil, is the Army’s official benefits website and the primary source for all federal and state benefits plus retired pay and survivor benefits calculators that are excellent planning tools. The amount of information provided on the website is of particular value to Soldiers and their families – Active, Reserve and National Guard – veterans, Retired Soldiers and survivors... MORE

MyArmyBenefits, https://myarmybenefits.us.army.mil, is the Army’s official benefits website and the primary source for all federal and state benefits plus retired pay and survivor benefits calculators that are excellent planning tools.

Retiree News: Forever GI Bill expands VA educational benefits
October 9, 2018 — Effective Aug. 1, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA, implemented 15 more provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017, also referred to as the Forever GI Bill... MORE

Effective Aug. 1, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA, implemented 15 more provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017, also referred to as the Forever GI Bill.

Commentary: Lessons from failure
October 9, 2018 — Thirty-two. Thirty-three. Thirty-four. Thirty-five -- time’s up. Somewhere in Texas a senior airman failed his fitness test. He couldn’t complete the minimum requirement for abdominal crunches. Dragging himself back to his car, ashamed and furious with himself, he realized that he was now one of those Airmen he looked down on for failing their fitness test. Worse yet, he was deploying in two weeks and his gut sank as he thought of delivering news of his failure to his supervision. That senior airman was me in 2014... MORE

Staff Sgt. Justin Norton, a 302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, runs laps around the track Aug. 16 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Norton failed a fitness test in 2014 and has strived for top physical fitness ever since.

Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center completes historic fiscal year closeout
October 9, 2018 — The Air Force executed a record $6.9 billion in the installation and mission support portfolio during fiscal 2018, nearly $1 billion more than last year, and culminating in a successful, historic fiscal year close out... MORE

Approximately 30 budget analysts and financial experts validate end-of-year close out activities from a war room located at Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The nerve center increased the team’s capabilities to quickly validate requirements, ensuring the next available dollar was placed against the next most important requirement.

AFIMSC observes two years of innovation, support to Air Force
October 9, 2018 — Agile, innovative, networked. That’s not a list of buzz words from the Air Force Association’s 2018 Air, Space & Cyber Conference. These words serve as the foundation for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center. AFIMSC celebrated its second year of full operational capability Oct. 1. The standup represented the Air Force’s largest change in more than 20 years as the service centralized 155 installation and mission support functions previously executed by the major commands and Headquarters Air Force into a single, intermediate level command... MORE

The Air Force executed a record $6.9 billion in the installation and mission support portfolio during fiscal 2018, nearly $1 billion more than last year, and culminating in a successful, historic fiscal year close out.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts Armed Forces Action Plan forum Oct. 29-Nov. 1
October 9, 2018 — Workgroups representing a cross section of Joint Base San Antonio will be addressing quality of life issues brought forth by servicemembers at a four-day forum that starts Oct. 29 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. The Armed Forces Action Plan forum will be Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center, 3060 Stanley Road, building 2797. ... MORE

Workgroups representing a cross section of Joint Base San Antonio will be addressing quality of life issues brought forth by servicemembers at a four-day forum that starts Oct. 29 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. The Armed Forces Action Plan forum will be Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center, 3060 Stanley Road, building 2797.

Security Forces Academy adds leadership training course
October 5, 2018 — In development for more than a year, the Security Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is now shifting into leadership-focused training, bringing both officers and enlisted students together... MORE

Feedback Fridays
October 5, 2018 — 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.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 4, 2018 — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, during which the annual campaign to raise awareness of risks, treatment, screening and the value of early detection takes place... MORE

World War II aircrew member posthumously honored at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
October 4, 2018 — In a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 2, the surviving family members of Bobby Joe Younger, a World War II bombardier killed in action in 1944, were presented with Younger’s military awards posthumously received from the Department of the Army... MORE

A portrait by Colin Kimball of Bobby J. Younger, with B-17 and Ball Belly Turret depicted. The family of Younger, a World War II bombardier killed in action in 1944, were presented with Younger’s military awards posthumously received from the Department of the Army.

Aerospace Ground Equipment vital to sustaining the 12th Flying Training Wing as the ‘Source of America’s Airpower’
October 4, 2018 — Soon after arriving to a new aircraft maintenance squadron, fresh technical training graduates are tasked with the most important direction of their young careers. ‘We need to go to work, so go grab the keys to the airplane.’ Some time later, an exasperated Airman returns to a shop rolling with laughter, waiting to let them in on one of oldest jokes on the flight line... MORE

Jonathan Beres, 12th Flying Training Wing aerospace ground equipment mechanic, inspects the serviceability of a New Generation Heater duct during routine maintenance Aug. 28, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Beres is part of a team that inspects, tests and maintains ground equipment that supports aircraft maintenance and flying training operations.

560th Flying Training Squadron talks teamwork, trust with UTSA women's basketball team
October 4, 2018 — Members of the University of Texas San Antonio women’s basketball team visited Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Sept. 25. The visit gave the team a chance to talk to Airmen about the importance of teamwork and commitment... MORE

Members of the University of Texas San Antonio Women’s Basketball Team pose for a photo with Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, and members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron Sept. 25, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The UTSA Women’s Basketball Team visited JBSA-Randolph to speak to Airmen about the importance of teamwork and commitment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer)

Air Force to finalize review process for non-deployable Airmen
October 3, 2018 — The Air Force is finalizing details on how it will implement Department of Defense Instruction 1332.45, Retention Determination for Non-Deployable Service Members. Until the updated policy guidance is complete in late 2018, Airmen who have been non-deployable for 12 consecutive months and their commanders will continue to follow existing procedures... MORE

USAISR civilian retires after 50 years of federal service
October 3, 2018 — After 50 years of federal service, Claudia Wood, a supply technician at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, retired recently during an informal ceremony and potluck lunch... MORE

Col. (Dr.) Jerome Buller (left), commander of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, presents Claudia Wood with a command coin Sept. 26 for 50 years of federal service. Wood, a supply technician at the USAISR, retired during an informal ceremony and potluck lunch Sept. 27.