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Chaplains hosts summit in San Antonio
April 3, 2017 — Chaplains and chaplain’s assistants around the Air Force met in San Antonio March 27- 31 for a conference to discuss faith as it pertains to military service and share ideas and tactics. The... MORE

Master Sgt. Tamica Hales, 502nd Air Base Wing superintendent of chapel operations, is awarded the 2016 Gerald Cullins Award for the best chaplain's assistant in the Air Force, noncomissioned officer category, March 29, 2017, at the Air Force Chaplains Annual Award ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in San Antonio. The ceremony was part of a three-day chaplains corps conference, which included days of presentations from leaders in the field of divinity, science and psychology. The conference served as a way for chaplains and chaplain’s assistants to share ideas and programs throughout the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marissa Garner)

5th Recruiting Brigade observes Annual Prayer Luncheon
April 3, 2017 — The 5th Recruiting Brigade Unit Ministry Team, along with Col. Terance L. Huston, brigade commander, hosted the annual 5th Brigade Prayer Luncheon at the Military & Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 29... MORE

Col. James Palmer Jr., command chaplain for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, spent an hour at the 5th Recruiting Brigade Headquarters conducting a question-and-answer forum with Soldiers from the San Antonio Recruiting Battalion’s Company E as part of the annual prayer luncheon.

ARNORTH Hosts German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge test for first time
April 3, 2017 — U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) hosted the first-ever post-wide three-day German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, or GAFPB, test for the first time post-wide on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Camp Bullis March 31-April 2... MORE

A U.S. service member treads water before removing his uniform as part of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge test at the Fort Sam Houston Aquatics Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 31.

April brings awareness to sexual assault prevention
April 3, 2017 — It’s a difficult topic of discussion. It’s uncomfortable for the victim, and it’s uncomfortable for those who provide assistance to those affected.But as the former Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen... MORE

Graphic of the Department of Defense's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program.

C-5M on full display for IAAFA students
April 2, 2017 — More than 80 students from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy visited units of the 433rd Airlift Wing and toured a C-5M Super Galaxy during a tour March 29.For many of the IAAFA students, this was... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. A. Clark, a 356th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, shows students from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy how the rollers on the C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft are used to load cargo March 29, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. As part of their tour the students also toured the structural, metals, survival, and engine shops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

JBSA Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicks off April 10
April 2, 2017 — The 2017 Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign at Joint Base San Antonio kicks off April 10 and will run until May 19. JBSA is part of the overall Air Force effort worldwide participating in this... MORE

Air Force Assistance Fund campaign graphic.

44th Annual Freedom Flyer Reunion honors sacrifice of POWs/MIAs
March 31, 2017 — Members of the 560th Flying Training Squadron hosted the 44th annual Freedom Flyer Reunion and 20th annual POW/MIA Symposium March 30-31 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The event honors all... MORE

A formation of T-34 Mentors perform a missing man flyover during the Freedom Flyer Reunion wreath laying ceremony March 31, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The event honors all prisoners of war and missing in action service members from the Vietnam War and included a wreath-laying ceremony and a missing man formation flyover. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

Vigilant Guard exercise in Georgia prepares Soldiers to respond to natural disaster
March 31, 2017 — Americans who live along the eastern coastline are no strangers to the devastation caused by hurricanes and tropical storms. In the wake of that disaster, first responders, state and federal agencies pool resources to bring aid to those effected by the natural disaster. Those called to render aid participated in the week-long Exercise Vigilant Guard with Soldiers and civilians assigned to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston’s U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and Task Force-51 in Atlanta. ... MORE

Soldiers and civilians assigned to Task Force-51, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) conduct a Commander’s Update Brief during Exercise Vigilant Guard on Dobbins Air Force Reserve Base, outside of Atlanta Ga., March 26. Vigilant Guard involves county, state, federal agencies working with the Dept. of Defense to coordinate response to a simulated level three hurricane.

NTTC Lackland Sailor competes in Bataan Memorial March
March 31, 2017 — Chief Petty Officer Natalie Dymond, Naval Technical Training Center Lackland master-at-arms instructor, competed in the 28th Annual Bataan Memorial March, March 19 at White Sands, N.M. More than 7,200... MORE

Chief Petty Officer Natalie Dymond, Naval Technical Training Center Lackland master-at-arms instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, takes a selfie at the 26-mile marker of the Bataan Memorial Death March. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a challenging hike through the high desert terrain of the White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The memorial march is conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Natalie Dymond/Released)

25th Air Force Pays Tribute to Original Female Silent Warrior
March 31, 2017 — The 25th Air Force is wrapping up Women's History Month with a tribute to Chief Master Sgt. Christena Ogle. We will not forget her contributions to early ISR. MORE

First Latina military pilot, area aviators honored at Hall of Fame awards
March 31, 2017 — Retired Air Force lt. Col. Olga Custodio, the first Latina pilot to serve in the U.S. Air Force was honored at a First Latina military pilot, area aviators honored at the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame awards at Port San Antonio, the site of the former Kelly Field. Custodio, the daughter of a U.S. Army Sergeant, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1953. After living abroad in Taiwan, Iran and Paraguay, she applied to and was accepted at the U.S. Air Force Officers Candidate School in 1980. ... MORE

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Olga Custodio, the first Latina U.S. Air Force pilot, is pictured as a first lieutenant while in flight training. Custodio was one of several area aviators honored March 30, 2017, at the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame awards at Port San Antonio, the site of the former Kelly Field.

Army Environmental Command member sows seeds of gardening in youth
March 31, 2017 — Bob Blaesing, U.S. Army Environmental Command environmental support manager at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, volunteers his time on three Saturdays a month in the spring and the fall with the Children’s Vegetable Garden Program, which provides youth ages 8 to 13 and their parents an opportunity to grow vegetables and plants on their own plot, which each measure 100 square feet, in a vegetable garden on the grounds of the botanical center... MORE

Bob Blaesing, a member of the U.S. Army Environmental Command, volunteers at the San Antonio Botanical Garden where he can enjoy the fresh air and help sow the seeds of gardening to schoolchildren who are learning to grow their own plants and appreciate nature.

Army recruiting sees historic mission increase
March 31, 2017 — U.S. Army leaders recently announced the need for 6,000 additional active-duty recruits and 1,500 additional Army Reserve recruits by the end of September as a result of the National Defense Authorization Act’s increase in the Army’s size... MORE

U.S. Army leaders recently announced the need for 6,000 additional active-duty recruits and 1,500 additional Army Reserve recruits by the end of September as a result of the National Defense Authorization Act’s increase in the Army’s size.

Navy Medicine Training Support Center celebrates Women’s History Month
March 31, 2017 — Navy, Army and Air Force staff and students from the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, gathered to celebrate Women’s History Month March 28 during a ceremony hosted by the Navy Medicine Training Support Center, or NMTSC, Diversity Council at METC at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Students in the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, sing during a Women’s History Month celebration March 28 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Alamo Wing hosts Mississippi civic leaders
March 30, 2017 — The Alamo Wing welcomed 23 civic leaders from the surrounding communities of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi March 23, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. ... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Sean Preston, 433rd Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, explains the benefits of the new C-5M engines to civic leaders from the 403rd Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi March 24, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Annual Famaganza will celebrate military children
March 30, 2017 — JBSA-Randolph’s annual Famaganza event will celebrate the Month of the Military Child 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 8 at the JBSA-Randolph Youth Center.Famaganza is an annual spring family festival that... MORE

Members of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph joust during Famaganza at the Youth Programs Complex on JBSA-Randolph April 9, 2016. Famaganza, a free family event open to all Department of Defense cardholders, featured entertainment, food and information booths.

Air Show and Open House coming to JBSA
March 30, 2017 — The 502nd Air Base Wing will hold the 2017 JBSA Air Show and Open House at JBSA-Lackland Kelly Field Annex Nov. 4 - 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The two-day event will include support from all... MORE

Visitors look at static aircraft displays during the Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House Oct. 31, 2015, at JBSA-Randolph, Texas. In addition to static aircraft displays the air show featured aerial demonstrations of World War II fighters and bombers, the Thunderbirds and gave visitors the chance to meet and interact with today’s Airmen.

Award recognizes analysts’ extraordinary tactical impact
March 30, 2017 — The 25th Air Force Tactics Analysis Reporting Program recently recognized the Stu Engbretson Tactics Analysts of the Year. This program recognizes analysts’ significant accomplishments completed outside the scope of their traditional Air Force Specialty Code and how that work impacts Combat Air Forces and Mobility Air Forces, said Kevin Inman, Tactics and Adversary Studies Element Manager, 25th Air Force. ... MORE

The Stu Engbretson Tactics Analysts of the Year award recognizes analysts’ significant accomplishments completed outside the scope of their traditional Air Force Specialty Code and how that work impacts Combat Air Forces.

JBSA teens find empowerment at Keystone Conference
March 30, 2017 — More than 23 teens represented JBSA at the 2017 National Keystone Conference March 2-4 at Chicago, Ill. The event was a Boys and Girls Club of America character and leadership program. Approximately... MORE

New school year to bring JROTC program to Randolph High School
March 29, 2017 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - After more than two years of daily bus trips to another school for junior ROTC instruction, cadets at Randolph High School will soon have their own program... MORE

Randolph High School Junior ROTC cadets perform a uniform inspection March 27, 2017, at Randolph High School on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Randolph High School will begin hosting its own JROTC program at the start of the 2017-18 school year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer)