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Hiring Heroes Career Fair provides to provide career opportunities for JBSA members
February 27, 2019 — Transitioning service members will find plenty of career and job opportunities from more than 30 Department of Defense agencies at the Hiring Heroes Career Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20 at the Sam Houston Community Center, 1395 Chaffee Road, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Transitioning service members will find plenty of career and job opportunities from more than 30 Department of Defense agencies at the Hiring Heroes Career Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20 at the Sam Houston Community Center, 1395 Chaffee Road, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Army FY20 budget proposal realigns $30 billion
February 27, 2019 — The Army is slated to release its fiscal year 2020 budget request on March 12, which will include the realignment of nearly $30 billion to improve readiness and better support the Army's six modernization priorities... MORE

Under Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy (left) discusses the Army's Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal with AUSA president retired Gen. Carter Ham during the Institute of Land Warfare breakfast Feb. 26 in Arlington, Virginia.

Commentary: watching out for lost wingmen
February 27, 2019 — 6,079. That’s the number of veteran suicides for 2016, the most recent year reported. In some ways it’s just a random number and hard to put into any type of perspective. In many ways it’s sobering, sad, disturbing and disappointing... MORE

There is no shame in reaching out for help, asking for help, or letting others know you are lost.

It's complicated: our relationship with social media
February 27, 2019 — For many, the post-holiday season is a challenging, emotional time. Scrolling through social media posts about the perfect gift or holiday celebration may intensify negative feelings, especially for those struggling with depression, loss, or loneliness. It’s true that social media can help connect and reconnect people; however, it may increase feelings of isolation or remind people of what they don’t have. ... MORE

An Army health care provider loads the T2 Mood Tracker mobile app on a mobile device for a demonstration for his patients.

New reusable container option available in BAMC dining areas
February 26, 2019 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Nutritional Medicine at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is implementing a new reusable container option at the dining areas throughout the hospital. Patrons now can choose to use a reusable plastic container when getting food at a dining area within the hospital. The containers can hold anything from classic fare meals to soup, salad or pizza. ... MORE

The Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Nutritional Medicine is implementing a new reusable container option at the dining areas throughout the hospital. Patrons now can choose to use a reusable plastic container when getting food at a dining area within the hospital. The containers can hold anything from classic fare meals to soup, salad or pizza.

Virtual visitor control center among eight finalists for AFIMSC’s inaugural ‘Innovation Rodeo’
February 26, 2019 — Thousands of visitors flock to Joint Base San Antonio each week to attend basic military training graduation events. The influx of visitors results in a lot of extra paperwork. Several Air Force JBSA members have devised a way to eliminate the paperwork with the Virtual Visitor Control Center, or V2C2... MORE

Virtual Visitor Control Center/ Visitor Kiosk, submitted 2nd Lt. DJ Smith, 502nd Communications Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Lt. Steven Dews, 502nd Security Forces Squadron, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and Tech Sgt. Brian Lawley, 802nd SFS, JBSA-Lackland, and Senior Master Sgt. Alvin Arguello, AFSFC. In the photo, the visitor center at United States Air Force Academy in Colorado was an Enhanced Use Lease project led by the Air Force Civil Engineer.

Virtual visitor control center among eight finalists for AFIMSC’s inaugural ‘Innovation Rodeo’
February 26, 2019 — one in a series profiling our AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo finalists. For more on the finalists and rodeo results, visit https://www.afimsc.af.mil/Innovation/... MORE

One of the entries for this year's AFIMSC Innovation Rodeo.

The eyes have it: seven tips for maintaining vision
February 26, 2019 — Eyes may be the window to the soul, as William Shakespeare reportedly said, but in the military, eyesight is essential to remain fit for duty... MORE

Spc. Brianne Coots, an eye specialist in the U.S. Army Reserve assigned to the 1984th U.S. Army Hospital, 9th Mission Support Command out of Honolulu, Hawaii, performs an eye exam during Tropic Care 2018 in Kea’au, Hawaii, June 24, 2018.

2020 academic year developmental education application window opens for civilians
February 26, 2019 — Eligible Air Force civilians may apply for developmental education for the 2020 academic year from March 1 through May 1 via myVECTOR... MORE

Eligible Air Force civilians may apply for developmental education for the 2020 academic year from March 1 through May 1 via myVECTOR.

Wide area detection among eight finalists for AFIMSC’s inaugural ‘Innovation Rodeo’
February 26, 2019 — John Shackell, a force protection business consultant with the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, once had an idea “before its time.”... MORE

Wide area detection is one of eight ideas selected to compete at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's inaugural "Innovation Rodeo" March 1. The top three ideas will each receive $200,000 in funding for research and prototyping.

JBSA Housing Town Hall
February 26, 2019 — Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, 502d Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, invites residents to a JBSA-Lackland Housing Town Hall to solicit unreported or unanswered housing concerns. The JBSA-Lackland Town Hall will be held in the ballroom of the Gateway Club at 5 p.m. Feb. 26, at 1650 Kenly Ave., JBSA-Lackland. The JBSA-Randolph Town Hall will be held in the Fleenor Auditorium Feb. 27, at 5 p.m. The Fleenor is located in the Taj Mahal Building at 1 Washington Circle, JBSA-Randolph... MORE

Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, 502d Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, invites you to a JBSA-Lackland Housing Town Hall to solicit unreported or unanswered housing concerns. The Town Hall will be held in the ballroom of the Gateway Club at 5 p.m. February, 26, at 1650 Kenly Ave., JBSA-Lackland.

New guidance for travel to Mexico
February 25, 2019 — The U.S. Army North Force Protection Division has new guidelines regarding travel to Mexico to ensure that our service members are kept safe... MORE

Supporting warfighters: two workforces come together with one mission in mind
February 25, 2019 — Child care, golf, bowling and community centers … lodging operations … outdoor recreation. These operations, and many more, are designed to support the morale, welfare and recreation of Airmen and their families, and rely heavily on one thing to make them tick … nonappropriated fund, or NAF, employees... MORE

Andrea Black, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Youth Programs coordinator and Keystone Club sponsor assists Ryann Jackson, Keystone Club president and Dayondre Williams, Keystone Club vice president to decorate the donation boxes for Jeans for Teens Jan. 30 at JBSA-Randolph.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston leaders host family housing town hall, address resident issues
February 25, 2019 — Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston leadership held a family housing town hall at the Fort Sam Houston Community Center Feb. 21 to provide information and gain feedback as part of an ongoing Army-wide effort to resolve unsatisfactory conditions in Army family housing... MORE

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan (second from left), U.S. Army North Commander and Senior Army Commander for Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, as well as leaders from JBSA-Fort Sam Houston like Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman (left), 502nd Air Base Wing and JBSA commander, and Lincoln Military Housing officials answer questions and address issues from Soldiers and their families during a town hall meeting at the Lincoln Military Housing Community Center Feb. 21. The town hall was a platform for Soldiers and family members to provide information and gain feedback as part of an ongoing U.S. Army-wide effort to resolve unsatisfactory conditions in Army family housing.

Ruck march spanning 11 days, 830 miles, honors fallen special tactics Airmen
February 22, 2019 — Twenty special tactics Airmen began an 11-day ruck march at 2 a.m. Feb. 22 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex, and will be traveling 830 miles to Hurlburt Field, Florida. The Airmen are rucking to pay tribute to Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, who was killed in Afghanistan Nov. 27, 2018, and 19 other special tactics Airmen who have been killed in action since 9/11. ... MORE

Hundreds of Special Tactics (ST) Airmen and Special Warfare trainees gathered early morning to begin an 830-mile ruck march across five states in tribute to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, along with 19 other ST Airmen, who have been killed in action since 9/11, Feb. 22, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex.

JBSA commemorates first military flight by Foulois in 1910
February 22, 2019 — The legacy of aviation pioneer Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois will be remembered with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Flagpole at 11 a.m. March 1, just a few hundred feet from where the man who helped usher in the dawn of military flight made his historic journey 109 years ago... MORE

The legacy of aviation pioneer Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois will be remembered with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Flagpole at 11 a.m. March 1, just a few hundred feet from where the man who helped usher in the dawn of military flight made his historic journey 109 years ago.

Leap of faith: chance meeting brings Soldier to CFI after jump accident
February 22, 2019 — The hand-scribbled note taped to his dog tags simply said, “Request to go to the CFI” with a phone number. The note was written from one amputee to another. Army Staff Sgt. Kayshawn Porterfield was following in his father’s footsteps. He joined the Army with a plan of becoming a lifelong Soldier and his Army career was progressing. He was moving up in rank quickly, had finished the basic airborne course at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kayshawn Porterfield practices picking up objects using a myoelectric prosthesis at Brooke Army Medical Center’s Center for the Intrepid at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston Feb. 21. A myoelectric-controlled prosthesis is an externally powered artificial limb that the user controls with electrical signals generated naturally with his own muscles.

Feedback Fridays
February 22, 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.

Housing residents’ dialogue with security forces leading to safety improvements
February 22, 2019 — Monthly dialogue between Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Family Housing residents and 902nd Security Forces Squadron members is having a positive impact in the community, leading to a variety of safety improvements, including additional safeguards for children who walk to and from school every day... MORE

This school zone sign is a safety improvement that was implemented after Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph residents met with 902nd Security Forces Squadron members to discuss concerns and ideas, Feb. 22, 2019 at JBSA-Randolph, Texas.

Class will allow service members to learn more about Blended Retirement System
February 22, 2019 — The Blended Retirement System, the new uniformed services’ military retirement plan now in its second year, will be the focus of a class at 1:30 p.m. March 8 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Military & Family Readiness Center. The class – titled “Blended Retirement System: Now What?” – will allow service members who attend the session to learn more about what the system means for their financial future... MORE

The Blended Retirement System, the new uniformed services’ military retirement plan now in its second year, will be the focus of a class at 1:30 p.m. March 8 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Military & Family Readiness Center.