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Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Urgent Care Clinic offers virtual check-in
February 3, 2016 — Need quick access to urgent care? Thanks to new virtualcheck-in options at the 59th Medical Wing Urgent Care Center at Joint Base SanAntonio-Lackland, patients no longer have to wait in the lobby for... MORE

JBSA park at Canyon Lake provides year round activities
February 3, 2016 — From boating to hiking, the Joint Base San AntonioRecreation Park at Canyon Lake offers several year-round activities for JBSAmembers and their families to enjoy in a scenic setting.The park is 52... MORE

The Joint Base San Antonio Canyon Lake Recreation Park offers visitors year-round access to a variety of outdoor activities.

Program rewards innovation, benefits Air Force
February 3, 2016 — Two months ago, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force chief ofstaff, recognized an airman first class assigned to Air Force Personnel Centerfor submitting an idea that resulted in the creation of a... MORE

12th FTW uses 'Continuous Process Improvement' to boost T-38C sortie numbers at JBSA-Randolph
February 3, 2016 — The 12th Flying Training Wing continued its commitment tothe Air Force’s Continuous Process Improvement initiative last month byexploring ways to boost the number of sorties flown by the wing’s two... MORE

IRS offers tips to protect personal information while online
February 3, 2016 — The Internal Revenue Service, the states and the taxindustry urge you to be safe online and remind you to take important steps tohelp protect your tax and financial information and guard against... MORE

Carter announces 12 weeks paid military maternity leave, other benefits
February 3, 2016 — The Department of Defense is increasing military maternityleave and instituting other changes in an effort to support military families,improve retention and strengthen the force of the future,... MORE

Defense Secretary Ash Carter discusses reforms to his Force of the Future program to improve the quality of life for military personnel during a briefing at the Pentagon, Jan 28, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Travel reimbursement changes in effect
February 3, 2016 — Changes made to the Joint Travel Regulation affect everytraveler in the Department of Defense, according to 502nd Comptroller Squadronofficials. Effective since Nov. 1, 2014, members on temporary... MORE

Will you make a difference today?
February 3, 2016 — Will you make a difference in someone else's life today? Wehave all heard someone say, "Take care of your people and theirfamilies."Have you ever stopped to think why we hear this so often?As Airmen,... MORE

Bexar County passes resolution to adopt 2015 JLUS and recommendations
February 2, 2016 — Bexar County became Joint Base San Antonio’s newest partnerin resolving incompatible development near military locations by adopting the2015 JBSA-Randolph Joint Land Use Study. In a public meeting at... MORE

Col. Matt Isler, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, thanks the Bexar County Commissioner’s Court for their support during its meeting at the Bexar County Courthouse Jan. 26, 2016. The commissioner’s court passed a resolution adopting the Joint Land Use Study to promote compatible land use between the county and Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

558 FTS ‘doubles down’ in effort to grow RPA pilot ranks
February 1, 2016 — The 558th Flying Training Squadron ramped up efforts todouble the remotely-piloted aircraft pilot ranks with the start of its first24-person class Jan. 11 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.The larger... MORE

An MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and
AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, flies a combat mission over southern Afghanistan
in this undated photo. The 558th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San
Antonio-Randolph, Texas, has increased undergraduate remotely-piloted
aircraft pilot training class sizes as part of an effort to double the
number of graduates beginning in fiscal year 2017.

New moms give high marks to SAMMC for labor, delivery care
January 29, 2016 — The San Antonio Military Medical Center Joint Base SanAntonio-Fort Sam Houston remains the Department of Defense’s highest-ratedfacility for maternal-child satisfaction, according to TRICARE Inpatient... MORE

FSHISD Board of Trustees recognized as superheroes
January 28, 2016 — January 2016 is School Board Recognition Month and the FortSam Houston Independent School District joins other districts across Texas asthey honor the countless contributions of these local advocates... MORE

Fort Sam Houston Elementary fourth-grade student Aedan Borgkvist presents Jeanne Warren, Fort Sam Houston Independent School District board secretary, with her superhero cape during School Board Recognition month.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Tax Center opens Monday
January 28, 2016 — With the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston MilitaryTax Assistance Center opening Monday, it is important to understand where weare located, who the MTAC serves and the scope of the services... MORE

JBSA-Randolph club brings soccer enthusiasts together
January 28, 2016 — A soccer club at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is bringingtogether players from different generations and age groups who play for thelove of the sport.The Randolph Football Club Ramblers are made up... MORE

Randolph Football Club members take a team photo after a recent match.

Licenses from five states banned at DOD bases
January 28, 2016 — Department of Defense installations will no longer acceptdriver’s licenses from Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico and Washingtonas proof of identity, DOD officials said.The ban, which also... MORE

Healthy relationships key to preventing teen dating violence
January 28, 2016 — February is Teen Dating Violence Prevention and AwarenessMonth across the U.S., and Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Mental Health Clinicmembers will be educating teenagers, young adults and their... MORE

CARE event helps smooth Wounded Warriors’ road to recovery
January 28, 2016 — After participating in an Air Force Wounded Warrior eventtwo months ago at Joint Base Andrews, Md., medically retired Master Sgt. AmyDotson felt more at ease last week at Joint Base San... MORE

Wounded Warriors play wheelchair basketball Jan. 22, 2016, during the South Central Regional Warrior Caregiver, Adaptive and Rehabilitative Sports, Recovering Airmen Mentorship Program, and Employment and Career Services Event. Warriors engage in adaptive and rehabilitative sports, discover ways to achieve employment and career readiness goals, and receive training on how to become mentors.

Q & A with Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, AETC commander-Roberson talks about bringing airpower to fight while reducing risk to life, limb
January 28, 2016 — He’s responsible for the well being of more than 60,000command members and nearly 300,000 students each year – many of them teenagerswho still feel bulletproof. And the cold reality is that at some... MORE

AETC commander visits Joint Base San Antonio
January 28, 2016 — “Airpower starts here.”With those words, Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of AirEducation and Training Command, kicked off his visit Jan. 20 with severalhundred Joint Base San Antonio service... MORE

Senior Airman Reshawn Hill (left) and Technical Sgt. Jermaine, 802nd Security Forces Squadron security forces specialists, briefs Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, Commander of Air Education and Training Command, on the different weapons systems they employ at the 802nd SFS Jan. 21, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Roberson was provided a 502nd Air Base Wing immersion tour where he visited units throughout JBSA-Randolph, Lackland and Fort Sam Houston, Jan. 20-22. The 502nd ABW is responsible for installation support across all JBSA locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

Lure of outdoors draws Airman to cable, antenna systems career
January 28, 2016 — Ever since he was a boy growing up in a Kansas City, Mo.,suburb, Staff Sgt. Adam Nichols has enjoyed the great outdoors.His days of Boy Scout campouts are behind him, but nowNichols is serving his... MORE

Staff Sgt. Adam Nichols, 502nd Communications Squadron cable and antenna systems craftsman, climbs an antenna Sept. 14, 2015, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. 502nd CS members serve more than 40,000 joint military and civilian customers in more than 600 buildings at JBSA.