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Randolph Commissary focuses on quality selection, customer service
September 14, 2016 — Providing quality product selection and customer service is the focus of the Randolph Commissary at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, located in building 1075, which caters to the shopping needs of... MORE

JBSA-Randolph Exchange to reopen historic movie theater
September 14, 2016 — The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is reopening a historic treasure to the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph community Saturday: the Taj Mahal movie theater in the Fleenor Auditorium.The Exchange... MORE

Keri Goff, theater manager, prepares the digital movie projector for a trial run at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Fleenor Auditorium Sept. 7, 2016. The theater is scheduled to have its grand reopening Sept. 17, 2016.

187th Medical Battalion holds NCO induction ceremony
September 14, 2016 — Army Staff Sgt. Shelly Ammerman, Sgt. Ernest Thomas, Sgt. Sharonica White and Cpl. Anthony Carkins from the 187th Medical Battalion were inducted as noncommissioned officers during a ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theater Sept. 1... MORE

(From left) Staff Sgt. Shelly Ammerman, Sgt. Ernest Thomas, Sgt. Sharonica White and Cpl. Anthony Carkins from the 187th Medical Battalion pose after their induction as noncommissioned officers during a ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theater Sept. 1.

MICC resource management team achieves 100 percent financial management compliance
September 14, 2016 — The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command resource management team at Fort Sam Houston has achieved 100 percent compliance with the Department of Defense Financial Management Certification program. ... MORE

(From left) Carmen Matos and Mary Miller discuss budget targets Aug. 24 at the Mission and Installation Contracting Command resource management office at Fort Sam Houston. Matos is the program and budget division chief and Miller is a financial management analyst at the MICC. Along with Matos and Miller, the rest of the resource management staff have completed their Department of Defense Financial Management Certification requirement.

Air Force's First Sergeant of the Year humbled, honored to receive award
September 9, 2016 — The results are in and Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland’s own Senior Master Sgt. Jason Dahlquist, 326th Training Squadron first sergeant, has taken home the Air Force First Sergeant of the Year award... MORE

JBSA talent to perform at David Cook concert
September 9, 2016 — Four finalists from Joint Base San Antonio will be the opening acts for 2008 American Idol winner David Cook’s upcoming on-base concert after wowing the judges at the JBSA Talent Show. Kevin Harris;... MORE

Airman’s Attic renovations make shopping more accessible to service members
September 9, 2016 — Walk into the side doors of the Airman’s Attic, located on 2240 Walker Ave., behind the 502nd Contracting Squadron building, and you see an assortment of adult clothing displayed. The next room over... MORE

The Lackland Airman's Attic underwent construction from Aug. 23 to Sept. 13.

Army National Guard Soldier at Camp Bullis follows sign to donate kidney to stranger
September 8, 2016 — National Guard Soldier follows heart, sign to help a person she had never met to live... MORE

Texas Army National Guard Spc. Brittany Reppond (right), with the 197th Special Troops Support Company based out of Camp Bullis, poses for a photo with Arthur Corenblith at the Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital in San Antonio, Feb. 18.

Army Substance Abuse Program counselors moving to BAMC Behavioral Health
September 8, 2016 — ASAP counselors in the Fort Sam Houston Army Substance Abuse Program are moving from their current location in building 2007 on Army Boulevard to two BAMC Behavioral Health Clinics... MORE

ARNORTH supports combined air defense training exercise with Canada
September 8, 2016 — U.S. Army North civilians provided critical support to a combined air defense training exercise conducted by elements of the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, or AAMDC, and Canada’s 22 Wing North Bay in North Bay, Ontario, from Aug. 11 to 22... MORE

Members and equipment from the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command arrive on board a C-17 Globemaster at 22 Wing North Bay, Ontario during the Vigilant Shield Air Defense Artillery exercise Aug. 13.

ARSOUTH raises terrorism awareness with active shooter exercise
September 8, 2016 — As many Soldiers and civilians were pre-occupied closing out their last tasks before a four-day weekend, shots rang out in the hallway of U.S. Army South headquarters on Fort Sam Houston Sept. 1... MORE

A U.S. Army South Soldier role-playing as an active shooter searches for his next target at the command’s headquarters during an exercise at Fort Sam Houston Sept. 1.

BAMC Refill Pharmacy re-opens, ready to serve
September 8, 2016 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Refill Pharmacy on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston reopened Aug. 12 after closing temporarily for repairs... MORE

Army Sgt. Dustin Belletty (left) refills a prescription for Marcia Sierra-Williams Aug. 16 at the newly renovated Fort Sam Houston Refill Pharmacy.

Randolph Inn welcomes distinguished visitors, students, guests
September 7, 2016 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is home to hundreds of active-duty members and their families in base housing and single Airmen in their dormitory, but it also has its own “hotel” to serve... MORE

Kevin Harris (right), guest service representative, assists a customer, Aug. 24, 2016 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Inn. The Randolph Inn takes care of active-duty members, retirees, Department of Defense employees and families. The inn offers four-star distinguished visitor suites, distinguished visitor quarters, visiting quarters and temporary living facilities with one to three bedrooms that are now pet-friendly.

Science & Technology: Revolutionizing tomorrow’s military medicine today
September 7, 2016 — Innovative medical advancements do not happen overnight; they take a lot of hard work by many dedicated people. At the 59th Medical Wing, the devotion of the Science & Technology Office continues to advance military medical care and capabilities... MORE

Hope Blanding, a 59th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron medical lab technician, uses a Sysmex UF-1000i to run a microscopic analysis on samples in the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center main lab, August 16. Devices like the Sysmex help to increase the accuracy and speed when processing sample for Science and Technology research projects. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carwile/Released)

Program enhances mission readiness by strengthening families
September 7, 2016 — Mission readiness depends on many factors, including the emotional health of military members’ families.A program offered throughout the Department of Defense, including Air Force installations... MORE

Mission readiness depends on many factors, including the emotional health of military members’ families.
A program offered throughout the Department of Defense, including Air Force installations worldwide, strengthens families through its mission of preventing maltreatment and supporting readiness and retention.

Social media, political guidance for military members
September 7, 2016 — In the midst of this political season, service members and Department of Defense personnel should be aware of behaviors, on social media and in real-world activities, to steer clear of. Here are a... MORE

502nd CES removing trees, shrubs to reduce bird strikes
September 7, 2016 — Contractors with the 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron are removing trees and shrubs at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to reduce the nesting areas of birds that pose a flying hazard to aircraft.The... MORE

Herman Hernandez, cuts down a tree at Heritage Park, Aug. 30, 2016 Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Trees are removed to reduce nesting areas for birds that strike aircraft.

'A Moment in Time' pays tribute to POWs, MIAs
September 7, 2016 — A presentation that tells the stories of prisoners of war and missing-in-action service members will begin a weeklong tribute to those American heroes in dramatic fashion next week at Joint Base San... MORE

This year’s POW/MIA Recognition Week will feature an event for each day of the week at JBSA-Randolph, starting with the production “A Moment in Time” from 1-2 p.m. Monday in Fleenor Auditorium and concluding with the Missing Man Vigil from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Missing Man Monument on Washington Circle.

LINKS class explores couples’ relationships
September 7, 2016 — Helping married couples to reconnect in their relationship is the focus of a class by the 359th Medical Operations Squadron Mental Health Flight that begins Tuesday at the Joint Base San... MORE

Devoted AF veteran serves community with art
September 2, 2016 — I seldom create things to please other people; I normally create things with the mindset that I’m making something that I would want to display in my own home,” said the man with many accolades and... MORE

Retired Master Sgt. Cody Vance speaks about his vision behind creating his Post-traumatic Stress Disorder art piece during an Open the Door Veterans’ Project event. The Post-traumatic Stress Disorder art has been reproduced and seen all over the world and is currently part of the Pentagon’s Air Force Art Program. (Courtesy photo)