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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...

CAC, ID card issuance process expanding with more choices
February 20, 2019 — The Joint Base San Antonio Common Access Card and ID card issuance process is expanding to give people more choices. The appointment-only policy has been altered to give customers the option to choose what is most convenient for them. This change also allows personnel teams to reduce lead times for appointments and shorten wait times in the facilities...

March is brain injury awareness month
February 20, 2019 — The month of March is dedicated to brain injury awareness and prevention, and the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic in Germany is spreading awareness to help the local military community to know more about brain injuries, how to obtain educational material, and where to seek care...

Citing health, safety concerns, Air Force leaders order commanders to conduct ‘100% review’ of all base housing
February 20, 2019 — Responding to reports of poorly maintained and unsafe housing across several installations, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein on Feb. 19 directed commanders at every base worldwide to conduct a “100 percent review” of the condition and safety of all military housing by March 1...

Your Life Matters with Kristen Christy
February 19, 2019 — The Joint Base San Antonio community is invited to meet with military spouse Kristen Christy, 2018 Armed Forces Insurance Air Force Spouse of the Year, as she shares her personal experiences on the rippling effects of suicide and hope. ...

JBSA leaders visit Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital for National Salute to Veteran Patients
February 19, 2019 — Veteran patients at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital in San Antonio were honored by Joint Base San Antonio leaders during the National Salute to Veteran Patients Feb. 15...

AFJROTC unit named after Tuskegee Airman visits 433rd Airlift Wing
February 19, 2019 — Thirty-three Benjamin O. Davis High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Aldine, Texas, near Houston, visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Feb. 15. The students, whose school is named after the first commander of the Tuskegee Airmen Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, received a tour of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and had lunch at an Air Force dining facility. The students accompanied by five chaperones were scheduled to compete in a drill competition in San Antonio...

New AFIMSC executive director focuses on developing leaders
February 19, 2019 — Since assuming her position as the new Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center executive director last fall, Lorna Estep has gained a greater appreciation for people across the center and their diverse missions...

Basura Bash draws hundreds out to beautify Salado Creek at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
February 16, 2019 — The ninth annual Joint Base San Antonio Basura Bash had a stellar turnout of volunteers Feb. 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston’s Salado Creek Park...

BASH Program keeps JBSA-Kelly Field safe
February 15, 2019 — The airspace above Joint Base San Antonio has all kinds of missions and one program is supporting the runways by making it safe for humans and wildlife to co-exist. The Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard, or BASH, program is continuously working to mitigate wildlife hazards, such as bird strikes to the aircraft. ...

Financial Operations workshop features innovation
February 15, 2019 — Tech Sgt. Samuel Spaethe used to spend hours upon hours completing work as a financial services technician, often working weeknights until 7 p.m. and then on Saturdays just to get the job done. But he knew that effort was not sustainable. So he did something innovative about it. Spaethe developed an Excel macro tool that pulls four reports and two rosters from the Defense Travel System, compares the information, and determines what needs to be done on a member’s pay record. The macro saves technicians hours in research time...

Feedback Fridays
February 15, 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. ...

AETC partners with university to expand virtual reality trainer’s capabilities
February 15, 2019 — Air Education and Training Command is partnering with a South Dakota-based university known for its science and engineering curriculum to enhance the capabilities of the virtual reality trainers used in pilot training...