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Youth Programs seeking coaches for upcoming baseball season
February 3, 2017 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas-- Joint Base San Antonio’s Youth Programs are seeking volunteer coaches for the approaching baseball season.The coaches, who are needed for children... MORE

The Randolph Youth Center opened its spring t-ball, softball and baseball season with the national anthem at Ebbets Field Monday. More than 150 Randolph youth participated in the ceremony. (Photo by Maggie Armstrong)

Cancer patient praises Brooke Army Medical Center’s team approach to care
February 2, 2017 — After being a military spouse for 15 years and moving several times, Shawna Jones had her checklist, which included dental appointments and physicals, a mammogram and the usual things she did before a move. Jones, her husband Lt. Col. Dale Jones, and their daughters Piper, 12, and Kinley, 8, were leaving Italy to come to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. In the midst of the chaos that goes along with any move, the 41-year-old received devastating news … she had breast cancer. ... MORE

Shawna Jones, oncology patient, shows Army Capt. (Dr.) Joshua Fenderson, her primary oncologist, her fingernails during her appointment at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 21, 2016.

Blended Retirement System Opt-In training now available to all Airmen
February 2, 2017 — The Department of Defense will implement the new Blended Retirement System in less than a year. While no one needs to make a decision until Jan. 1, 2018, all Airmen should take advantage of training... MORE

Air Force Aid scholarships available for active-duty spouses
February 2, 2017 — Applications are available at two Joint Base San Antonio military and family readiness centers for a program that sets the spouses of active-duty Air Force members on a course toward a satisfying... MORE

Applications are available at two Joint Base San Antonio military and family readiness centers for a program that sets the spouses of active-duty Air Force members on a course toward a satisfying career. The Air Force Aid Society Spouse Employment Program, which traces its roots back to an AFAS employment initiative at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, some 20 years ago, provides spouses with scholarships so they can receive specialized training to assist with employment opportunities.

AF responds to hiring freeze
February 1, 2017 — The Air Force is working with the Defense Department to provide additional guidance on the federal civilian hiring freeze implemented Jan. 23... MORE

The Air Force is working with the Defense Department to provide additional guidance on the federal civilian hiring freeze implemented Jan. 23. The Air Force Personnel Center will provide individual notices to those directly affected by this freeze. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Rob Lyon)

Love weathers worst of days
February 1, 2017 — Valentine’s Day in Hawaii sounds very romantic – sunshine, balmy breezes and beautiful sunsets on the beach. My husband and I spent Valentine’s Day 2016 in Hawaii though not under convenient or... MORE

The Daniels family pose in front of the radiation treatment room’s victory wall, with the hand prints of everyone who has gone through treatment in that room. The Daniels family’s hand prints are between them.

Vogel Resiliency Center slated for January 2018 opening
February 1, 2017 — U.S. Army North Command Force Health Protection Officer Col. James Flanagan Jr. (left) discusses the Vogel Resiliency Center project with Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson... MORE

U.S. Army North Command Force Health Protection Officer Col. James Flanagan Jr. (left) discusses the Vogel Resiliency Center project with Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson. The renovation of building 367 is on schedule for a January 2018 grand opening of the Vogel Resiliency Center, in conjunction with San Antonio's tricentennial celebration of the Alamo City's 300th birthday. The Vogel Resiliency Center will provide services in support of the service members, retirees, civilians and military families in ready and resilient healthy lifestyles to enable them to achieve and sustain optimal personal readiness. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps, Army North Public Affairs

Nominations sought for 2017 NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award
February 1, 2017 — Nominations for the 2017 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by March 21. The award honors military... MORE

Nominations for the 2017 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by March 21. The award honors military members and Department of Defense civilian employees who have supported the DOD mission or overseas contingency operations, or whose attributes epitomize the qualities and core values of their respective military service. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons)

Gold Star Families find love and support through Quilting
February 1, 2017 — No one chooses to be a Gold Star survivor. Behind every gold star lies the heart of someone who loved deeply and lost greatly. The journey to rebuild a broken heart can be incredibly daunting and... MORE

The term "Gold Star" describes a family member who has lost a loved one in military service and is a tradition that began during World War I. The Gold Star signifies the family's pride in the loved one's sacrifice rather than the mourning of their personal loss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer)

February Diamond Sharp Award winners
February 1, 2017 — * Name/rank: Staff Sgt. Brittany Lake * Unit: 344th Training Squadron * Duty title: Materiel Management Instructor Supervisor * Time in service: Seven Years * Hometown: Tucson, Ariz. * First... MORE

Don’t create chaos with mobile cooking operations
January 31, 2017 — Mobile food trucks are making their way across the country as being a convenient way for a quick bite near a work site. A contributing factor to the popularity of these mobile food trucks are chefs looking for a less expensive way of serving food instead of the traditional stationary restaurant. ... MORE

Fire safety tips for mobile cooking operations

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio recruiters assist Salvation Army with food distribution
January 31, 2017 — Sailors assigned to Navy Recruiting Stations Dezavala, Ingram, Hollywood Park, and Mercado volunteered at the Salvation Army to support the Feed the Hungry Volunteer Food Distribution program Jan. 20... MORE

Recuiters assigned to Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Antonio volunteered at the Salvation Army in support of the Feed the Hungry Volunteer Food Distribution program. Recruiting America's best and brightest into naval service is not the only mission for recruiters of NRD San Antonio, but also giving back to the community in which they recruit. (U.S. Navy Photo by NCC Owen Johnson, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio/Released)

Basura Bash looks to clean out waterways around JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
January 31, 2017 — The Basura Bash is a one-day, all-volunteer event to clean the San Antonio Watershed. Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will be hosting its annual event beginning at 8 a.m. Feb. 18 at the Salado Creek Park... MORE

Army Staff Sgt. Sy Smith, an instructor/writer with Company A, Academy Brigade (Provisional), carefully maneuvers a kayak down Salado Creek while picking trash out of the waterway during the annual Basura Bash at Salado Creek Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during last year’s Basura Bash Feb. 20, 2016. The kayaks were provided by JBSA Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

Red Flag evolves as ISR, cyber presence increases
January 31, 2017 — The silent warfighters of the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Cyber communities are honing their operational skills and testing new capabilities during Red Flag 17-1 at the Nevada Test and Training Range north of Las Vegas, yesterday through Feb. 10. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air, space and cyber forces of the United States and its allies. ... MORE

Airmen participate in the live, virtual, constructive portion of Red Flag 15-2 at the Combined Operations Center-Nellis on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 5, 2015. Red Flag 15-2 will be the first Red Flag exercise that will include hundreds of virtual and constructive participants in simulators at their home stations or the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Spangler)

Air Force language program prepares captain to search for missing WWII Airmen
January 31, 2017 — September 2016, an American B-24 bomber aircraft lies crashed at the bottom of the ocean, off the coast of Italy. Its eight-man crew entombed among the mangled fuselage and sea life for decades. It’s... MORE

U.S. Navy Divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 prepare to lower the stage to conduct an underwater recovery operation in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy, Oct. 6, 2016. Capt. Marco Catanese, a manpower determinants flight commander with the Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, used his training from the Language Enabled Airman Program at the Air Force Culture and Language Center recently to assist the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and Italian Coast Guard in a search off the Italian coast. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Lloyd Villanueva)

TXANG member helps revive little boy
January 30, 2017 — The lifeless little body lay on a hot pool deck. His eyes were bulging and partially rolled back in his head. His face was blue but he was grayish and bloated everywhere else.His body felt cold and... MORE

Maj. Eric Hoopes, commander of the 149th Fighter Wing’s Detachment 1, Texas Air National Guard, counts out compressions during a basic life support class at the 149th Medical Group, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 30, 2016. Hoopes was instrumental in saving the life of a child who had nearly drowned to death at a local area pool. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mindy Bloem)

433rd Security Forces Airmen return from deployment
January 30, 2017 — Thirteen Airmen from the 433rd Security Forces Squadron returned from Southwest Asia Jan. 19. The Airmen deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While deployed, the Alamo Wing Airmen were... MORE

Staff Sgt. Barrett Cain III, 433rd Security Forces Squadron, greats his wife, Krystal and his son, Cain IV, upon his return Jan. 19, 2017 at the San Antonio International Airport, Texas. Thirteen Citizen Airmen returned from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

JBSA Sailor selected as Navy Medicine’s Sailor of the Year
January 30, 2017 — A Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sailor was selected as the Navy Medicine 2016 Sailor of the Year during a ceremony at Defense Health Headquarters, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27... MORE

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Jan. 27, 2017)

Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, joins deputy surgeon general of the Navy Rear Adm. Terry J. Moulton and Force Master Chief Terry J. Prince, Hospital Corps director, in congratulating Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Cameron Graham, of Navy Medicine Training Support Center as Navy Medicine's 2016 Sailor of the Year.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mariah Felipe/Released)

Patients, staff the stars at Center for the Intrepid 10th anniversary celebration
January 30, 2017 — More than 500 people attended the 10th anniversary celebration of the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 27... MORE

The guest speakers for the Center for the Intrepid 10th anniversary celebration Jan. 27 at Brooke Army Medical Center were (from left) Arnold Fisher, honorary chairman, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund; Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson, BAMC commanding general; Col. David Duplessis, chief, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; Lt. Col. Joseph Alderete, CFI medical director and Lt. Col. Kathleen Yancosek, CFI director.

Program office celebrates T-38C mod completion
January 30, 2017 — Air Force program officials are celebrating the recent completion of two major modifications to the T-38C Talon. Technicians from the 575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, modified the last of 446 Air Force and 10 Navy T-38Cs with a video data transfer system (VDTS) and speed break indicator switch (SBIS) in December 2016. ... MORE

The first completed T-38 Talon from the PACER Classic III program is unveiled July 31, 2015, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Pacer Classic III represents the largest single structural modification ever undertaken on the T-38 aircraft and will extend the service life of the modified aircraft by 15-20 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stormy Archer)