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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...

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. ...

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...

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. ...

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. ...

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...

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...

Son carries on fallen father’s legacy
February 22, 2019 — At first glance, the Air Force Basic Military Training graduation Feb. 8 appeared no different than any other, but it was a unique occasion, as a new heritage flight honoring an Airman who made the ultimate sacrifice was unveiled...

New application streamlines public transportation at JBSA
February 22, 2019 — After being implemented at Joint Base San Antonio in November 2018, the “Find My Ride” app, now called “Ride Systems,” has had great success providing shuttle customers exceptional service. With just under 1,000 users, and growing each month, the app has created a platform for JBSA shuttle customers to ride the bus with confidence. ...

802nd Force Support Squadron meets JBSA community’s needs
February 21, 2019 — From military to civilian to retiree: all lives matter to the 802nd Force Support Squadron...

Sailors spread Navy awareness during San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo
February 21, 2019 — Continuing to spread Navy awareness in Military City USA, Sailors from the Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, Navy Medical Training Support Center and Navy Operational Support Center San Antonio joined thousands of attendees of the 70th Annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo held at the AT&T Center grounds...

Newest member of the Fort Sam Houston Caisson makes his debut
February 21, 2019 — On a cool and wet February morning at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, the newest member of the Fort Sam Houston Caisson team prepared to make his first appearance with the Military Funeral Honors Platoon...

149th Fighter WIng weapons loaders provide familiarization training to student pilots
February 21, 2019 — 149th Fighter Wing weapons loaders gave F-16 Fighting Falcon student pilots a hands-on experience of behind-the-scenes aircraft preparation with munitions at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 9...

Chief of Naval Operations shares vision of maritime superiority
February 21, 2019 — The Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. John Richardson, returned to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, to impart his vision of overcoming the biggest challenges facing today’s Navy during the latest Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture Feb. 13...

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Family Housing Town Hall at 4 p.m. Feb. 21
February 20, 2019 — Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, U.S. Army North Commander and Senior Army Commander, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, hosts ab Army Family Housing Town Hall to solicit Soldiers and Families unreported or unanswered housing concerns...

JBSA members among Air Force Medical Service 2018 award winners
February 20, 2019 — The Air Force Surgeon General announced the recipients of the Air Force Medical Service 2018 individual and team annual awards Feb. 20. Six Joint Base San Antonio members are among the individual award recipients...

Air Force formalizes policy on retention of non-deployable Airmen
February 20, 2019 — In accordance with Department of Defense policy on military retention of non-deployable service members, the Air Force implemented its guidance in a memo signed Feb. 19. Airmen who have been non-deployable for more than 12 consecutive months will be notified by their chain of command and evaluated for retention either through referral to the Disability Evaluation System or consideration for administrative separation...

433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen return to hometown to recruit the next generation
February 20, 2019 — The 433rd Airlift Wing’s C-5M Super Galaxy from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was one of the biggest attractions at the Washington’s Birthday Celebration Association Stars and Stripes Air Show Spectacular in Laredo, Texas, impressing more than 13,000 visitors at the Laredo International Airport Feb. 17...

Army officials name next MICC leader
February 20, 2019 — The Army chief of staff announced Feb. 19 the next commanding general for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston...

Social media safety during deployments, at home
February 20, 2019 — With movements happening, many pieces will fall together before boots are on the ground in the various locations. The times and places of departures, arrivals and travel plans should not be posted online. Even a selfie checking-in somewhere could be detrimental...