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Army North intelligence growing in South Texas foothills
February 7, 2017 — Soldiers in the 505th Military Intelligence Brigade introduced their unit to Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson, commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command during her Feb. 2 visit to Joint Base San Antonio. In only 16 months, the brigade has grown tenfold and the Soldiers were excited about getting to share that news firsthand with their senior commander... MORE

Col. Dustin Shultz (right), commander of the 505th Military Intelligence Brigade, leads Gen. Lori Robinson (center), commander of United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, on a tour of the brigade as part of Robinson's Feb. 2 visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. Army North Commander Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan is on the left.

Alamo Wing hits the airwaves
February 6, 2017 — Col. Thomas K. Smith, Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, arrived at the KLUP radio station early Saturday morning Jan. 28 for a unique opportunity to speak to residents of the Alamo city... MORE

Col. Thomas K. Smith, Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, responds to an interview question by Mark Frye on the Military USA Radio show Jan. 28, 2016 at Salem Communications San Antonio, Texas. The show runs every Saturday from 8 to 9 a.m. and seeks to inform and educate listeners about the importance of the more than 200 military missions in the Alamo city. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

U.S. Northern Command leader visits U.S. Army North
February 6, 2017 — The commander of United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command got an inside look at the operations of U.S. Army North during a Feb. 2 visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Camp Bullis... MORE

Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson (center), commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, speaks to Soldiers and civilians during an Army North town hall Feb. 2 at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Michigan State University coach helps enhance TACP instructors’ leadership, coaching skills
February 6, 2017 — Inside the raptor room at the JBSA-Lackland Medina Annex, a Michigan State University coach, stood in front of a classroom Feb. 1 that was filled with some of the best and brightest the Air Force... MORE

Tim “Red” Wakeham, Michigan State University strength and conditioning coach, speaks to Tactical Air Control Party instructors about Kinesiology and helped refined their training program at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex Feb. 1, 2017. Kinesiology is the scientific study of human movement.

Last surviving member of Doolittle’s Raiders shares his story
February 6, 2017 — For retired Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Cole, the last surviving member of Doolittle’s Raiders, the stories he tells still flow easily at 102 years of age. Cole, San Antonio resident, stopped by... MORE

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Cole, last surviving member of Doolittle’s Raiders, speaks with Col. Michael Assid during an interview Feb. 1 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Assid is assigned to Air Force Space Command 310th Space Wing, the modern-day successor to Cole’s former unit, 310th Bombardment Group.

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month
February 6, 2017 — This February marks the American Dental Association’s 36th annual National Children’s Dental Health Month... MORE

From left, Staff Sgt. Soohwa Ono, Senior Airman Vanessa Rivas, and Capt. Daniel Chartrand promote pediatric oral hygiene Feb. 2 at the Kelly Child Development Center. Throughout February, the 59th Dental Group is holding outreach events at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Elementary School and child development centers. Ono and Rivas are 59th DG dental technicians; Chartrand is a 59th DG dentist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

‘Insider threat’ causes adverse effect on mission
February 6, 2017 — The United States has been betrayed by people holding positions of trust. “Insiders” have caused more damage than trained, foreign intelligence officers working on behalf of their governments... MORE

“Insiders” have caused more damage than trained, foreign intelligence officers working on behalf of their governments.

Nominate your volunteers for Volunteer of the Year Awards
February 6, 2017 — Nominations for outstanding Joint Base San Antonio volunteers continue through Feb. 24. Volunteers will be recognized at the annual Volunteer of the Year ceremony from 1-3 p.m. April 26 at the Military & Family Readiness Center at 3060 Stanley Road, building 2797, at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Nominations for outstanding Joint Base San Antonio volunteers will be accepted through Feb. 24. Volunteers will be recognized at the annual award ceremony April 26, 2017 from 1-3 p.m. at the Military & Family Readiness Center, 3060 Stanley Road, building 2797, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston .

AF program assists special needs family members
February 6, 2017 — The Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program allows Airmen to proceed to assignment locations where suitable medical, educational and other resources are available to treat special needs family members... MORE

U.S. Army Environmental Command biologist assists students for robotics competition
February 4, 2017 — A biologist with the U.S. Army Environmental Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston recently lent his expertise to students at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School preparing for a robotics competition... MORE

Caelyn Maddox, 10, a member of the Fort Sam Houston Elementary School Robotics Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, prepares her robot for competition.

ISR, Cyber coordinate capabilities for maximum effect at Red Flag
February 4, 2017 — Created in 1975, Red Flag was established by Gen. Robert J. Dixon, then commander of Tactical Air Command, to more realistically train forces for combat. This year’s first Red Flag, 17-1, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, has today’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance warriors thinking about the many kinetic, or traditional weapon, and non-kinetic, information warfare, effects they can produce in battle scenarios. ... MORE

Maintainers from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings conduct conducts preflight checks on an F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, during Red Flag 17-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 24, 2017. Airmen from the active duty 388th FW and Air Force Reserve 419th FW fly and maintain the Lightning II in a total force partnership, capitalizing on the strength of both components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

JBSA keeps traffic moving
February 3, 2017 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas-- The traffic safety working group is joining forces with the 502nd Security Forces and Logistics Readiness Group, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron and the 502nd... MORE

Officer Marcelo Aguillon, 502nd Security Forces Logistics Support Group, uses his speed laser equipment to record vehicle speeds July 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

Navy Surgeon General visits Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston
February 3, 2017 — The Navy surgeon general and chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, or BUMED, was at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 1 to visit the men and women responsible for supporting, developing and providing the basic and advanced training for the Navy’s Hospital Corps... MORE

Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, second from left, Navy surgeon general, talks to Capt. Brent Kelln, right, commanding officer, Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC), at the Medical Education and Training Campus on board Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston. Faison visited with NMTSC and their senior command, Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, during his recent visit to San Antonio Feb. 1.

MICC Soldiers, civilians mentor high school students during Job Shadow Day
February 3, 2017 — Many San Antonio high school students missed classes Feb. 2, but they were still gaining real-world knowledge from mentors at the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, or MICC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as well as more than 100 employers across the city. Soldiers and Army civilians at the MICC hosted 21 students from Sam Houston High School from the San Antonio Independent School District as part of the San Antonio Job Shadow Day. ... MORE

Clay Cole speaks to Sam Houston High School students as part of the San Antonio Job Shadow Day Feb. 2 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Cole is the deputy to the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command.

Air Force and Army extends restricted sexual assault, harassment reporting option to civilians
February 3, 2017 — Policy directives allowing Air Force and Army civilian employees who are victims of sexual assault to file restricted reports with their installation’s Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, or SARC, were released by the Air Force and Army in August 2015 and January 2017, respectively... MORE

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)