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JBSA Airmen prepare to support Houston during Hurricane Harvey
August 31, 2017 — Approximately 70 Airmen from Air Education and Training Command departed JBSA-Lackland Kelly Field Annex Aug. 30, 2017, in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The team composed of Airmen from JBSA, Texas; Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.; and Vance Air Force Base, Okla., are in route to provide medical support in Houston... MORE

Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing readiness section load deployment bags for transport

59th MDW arrives in Houston
August 31, 2017 — Members from the 59th Medical Wing from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas prepare their equipment to accept patients at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey Aug.30, 2017. The 59th MDW is part of a larger Department of Defense presence in an effort to aid eastern Texas following a record amount of rainfall and flooding... MORE

The Warrior Medics from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, muster together at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, concerning the response and relief efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, August 30, 2017. The 59th MDW is part of a larger Department of Defense presence in an effort to aid eastern Texas following a record amount of rainfall and flooding. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Keifer Bowes)

FEMA stands up support base at JBSA-Randolph
August 31, 2017 — An Incident Support Base led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency stood up and began Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts at JBSA-Randolph Aug. 31. ... MORE

Legionella not detected at Brooke Army Medical Center
August 31, 2017 — After extensive testing and evaluation, Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has found no indication of Legionella bacteria in or around a building adjacent to the hospital... MORE

The Legionella bacteria, which causes Legionnaires' disease, has not been found at Brooke Army Medical Center.

Summer college intern aspires to care for wounded warriors
August 31, 2017 — “I believe that I was groomed to do this from a young age,” said Ryan Leone when asked about his career ambition to become an Army trauma surgeon. Leone, a student at the University of Pennsylvania, recently wrapped up a 10-week summer intern program at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

University of Pennsylvania student, Ryan Leone (center) and his summer mentors, Drs. Daniel Darlington and Xiaowu Wu, Ph.D., at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Local select basketball team captures national title
August 31, 2017 — The South Texas Regulators Select basketball team, a team based out of the San Antonio area comprised of boys whose parents are currently serving in the military or retired from the services, won the 16U Bigfoot Hoops Las Vegas Classic in Nevada July 30. The Regulators defeated the IE Aces Select from California, 59-58, to claim the crown... MORE

Head coach and Regulators founder E. Jamal Barner (center, white hat) talks to his team during the 16U Bigfoot Hoops Las Vegas Classic in Nevada July 30. The Regulators defeated the IE Aces Select from California, 59-58, to claim the crown. The Regulators are unique in that all the coaches and staff are volunteers and also retired or active duty military.

Army supports FEMA in Tropical Storm Harvey relief efforts
August 31, 2017 — In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey, many citizens along the Texas coastline are displaced and in need of basic necessities. Local, state and federal agencies are working together to support the affected areas of Southeastern Texas. One of those agencies is the Defense Coordinating Officer and Element, or DCO/E... MORE

Daniel Green (left), an external affairs officer with Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region VIII Incident Management Assistance Team, Garth MacDonald (center), a public information officer with U.S. Small Business Administration, and Cpt. Anthony Hartman (right) , a U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) engineer augmentee to Region VI, discuss integration between local, state and federal assets supporting people affected by Tropical Storm Harvey Aug. 29 in Austin, Texas.

59th Medical Wing supports Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
August 30, 2017 — A Lockheed C-5 Galaxy takes aim to Houston, Texas Aug. 30, 2017 transporting the 59th Medical Wing’s disaster relief teams. A 70-members from the Air Force’s flagship medical wing were mobilized to provide medical attention to the 6 million residents of the greater Houston area after the city suffered catastrophic flooding due to Hurricane Harvey... MORE

59th Medical Wing members start boarding a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy as the disaster relief team flying into Houston, Texas, August 30. More than 70-members of the Air Force’s flagship medical wing were mobilized to provide medical attention to the 6 million residents of the greater Houston area, after the city suffered catastrophic flooding due to Hurricane Harvey.

JBSA-Seguin ISB supports Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts
August 30, 2017 — In support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, the 502nd Air Base Wing, Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Defense Logistics Agency stood-up an Incident Support Base at JBSA-Seguin Auxiliary Airfield Aug. 24... MORE

JBSA units are supporting DLA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Harvey.

Current JBSA gate hours
August 30, 2017 — Check this listing of all JBSA gate hours... MORE

JBSA-Randolph closes South Gate to normal traffic due to Harvey support
August 30, 2017 — Starting Aug. 30, 2017, only commercial vehicles, FEMA support vehicles, and emergency response vehicles will be authorized entry/exit through the South Gate/vehicle inspection area at JBSA-Randolph... MORE

JBSA joins Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts
August 29, 2017 — Several mission partners across the base have sprung into action setting up installation support bases to support Hurricane Harvey disaster relief operations across the south Texas region... MORE

Texas National Guard Soldiers arrive in Houston

Commissioning a family affair for newly minted Army social worker
August 29, 2017 — For Army 2nd Lt. Ashley Carrillo, 28, of Waco, Texas, her recent commissioning as a licensed clinical social worker is more than the fulfilment of a lifelong dream to serve her country. It is about joining a family of service... MORE

Retired Navy Cmdr. John Hill (left) swears in his granddaughter, Army 2nd Lt. Ashley Carrillo, in a commissioning ceremony July 28 at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Carrillo joins the Army Medical Corps as a licensed clinical social worker.

U.S. Army North provides support to Hurricane Harvey efforts
August 29, 2017 — Task Force 51, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is deploying to Kelly Annex, next to JBSA-Lackland, to provide command and control of Title 10 assets, which will also provide support to civil authority... MORE

Matt Hopper, a telecommunications specialist for Task Force 51, Army North (Fifth Army), Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, conducts a vehicle inspection Aug. 28 of the sentinel mobile communication platform in preparation to provide support to civil authority in Houston from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The sentinel can push information to customers within 15 to 30 minutes of arrival and fully set up within a few hours. TF-51 is deploying to Kelly Annex next to JBSA-Lackland to provide command and control over Title 10 assets, which will also provide support to civil authority. The mission of TF-51 is Army North’s contingency command post to conduct support for Defense Support of Civil Authority, or DSCA, homeland defense and theater security cooperation in order to promote the defense and security of the United States.

Internship allows UTSA students to lend computer knowledge to 470th MIB
August 29, 2017 — Four University of Texas at San Antonio students who interned this summer with the Army 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston lent their computer science knowledge to help the unit improve its intelligence gathering capabilities... MORE

Four University of Texas at San Antonio students who interned this summer with the Army's 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston had the opportunity to try the Engagement Skills Trainer, or EST, a simulator that provides training for Soldiers in marksmanship and firearms training skills.

Adaptive Sports helps Airman overcome adversity
August 29, 2017 — Master Sgt. Benjamin Seekell, a 343rd Training Squadron security forces instructor, recently returned back to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland after competing in the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games where he earned eight medals. Seekell says the key to his success in adaptive sports has been balancing all the challenges that come along with military life... MORE

Master Sgt. Benjamin Seekell, a 343rd Training Squadron security forces instructor, received a warm welcome from a familiar face from his 2011 Afghanistan deployment: Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of Air Education and Training Command. Seekell recently returned back to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland from the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games having earned eight medals.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston honors World War I centennial
August 28, 2017 — Soldiers and civilians gathered Aug. 25 for Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston’s World War I Centennial Ceremony honoring the 90th Infantry Division inside the historic Quadrangle for an outdoor ceremony... MORE

Retired Master Sgt. Vernon Schmidt, a 91-year-old surviving member of the 90th Infantry Division’s from World War I, places a streamer on the 90th ID’s flag during the Fort Sam Houston’s World War I Centennial Ceremony honoring the 90th ID inside the historic Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The uncasing and commemoration ceremony occurred 100-years to the day that the 90th Division activated at Camp Travis, what is now Fort Sam Houston.

Brooke Army Medical Center invites new patients 65 and older to enroll for primary care
August 28, 2017 — Military family members and retirees over age 65 in the San Antonio area are invited to enroll for primary care at Brooke Army Medical Center. BAMC currently has openings for new patients at Westover Medical Home on the Northwest side of San Antonio and the Capt. Jennifer M. Moreno Primary Care Clinic located on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Maj. Amy Yau, an internal medicine physician, listens to Rebecca Haley's heartbeat during a routine checkup Aug. 25 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

470th MIB Soldier named Army Cyber Command’s top NCO
August 28, 2017 — A Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Soldier was named one of the U.S. Army Cyber Command’s best cyber best warriors of 2017 Aug. 25, after a week of intense competition at Fort Belvoir, Va... MORE

Sgt. Kevin Beuse of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 470th Military Intelligence Brigade, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, completes the 12-mile road march event on day three of the U.S. Army Cyber Command Best Warrior Competition Aug. 23.

59th Airman named Outstanding Airman of the Year
August 28, 2017 — A 59th Medical Wing Airman's personal commitment, hard work and her dedication to her unit's success, was recognized as she was chosen as one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2017... MORE

Senior Airman Nicole Moore, 59th Medical Wing medical technician, was recognized as one of the Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2017, July 7th, 2017. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected the final 12 Airmen based on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements. (U.S. Air Force image by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)