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JBSA-Randolph youth experience 'Kids in Motion'
August 31, 2016
Children take off from the starting line during the Kids in Motion event Aug. 27, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Heritage Park. The 359th Medical Group and Human Performance Resource Center hosted the free event in recognition of September’s National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
Commander signs National Preparedness Month proclamation
August 31, 2016
September is National Preparedness Month.
Diamond Sharp Award
August 31, 2016
The Diamond Sharp Award recognizes Airmen who have actively demonstrated their commitment to the Air Force values or have gone above and beyond in helping others.
JBSA Staff Sgt. Selects
August 31, 2016
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland staff sergeant selectees gather for a group photo after being notified of their selection Aug. 25, 2016 at JBSA-Lackland. Out of 39,064 eligible senior airmen, 16,506 were selected for promotion with a selection rate of 42.25 percent.
More than 750 students benefit from JBSA backpack drive
August 31, 2016
Donated school supplies and backpacks are assembled for distribution to children of active-duty members, retirees and reservists in five area school districts surrounding Joint Base San Antonio locations. More than 750 schoolchildren received backpacks and school supplies collected during the sixth annual Build-a-Backpack Program drive sponsored by the Joint Base San Antonio School Liaison Office from July 25-Aug. 10.
ADAPT program focuses on mitigating substance misuse
August 31, 2016
Construction doubles space for Child Development Program
August 31, 2016
Treasea Landreth (right), child youth program assistant, helps Elizabeth Hernandez navigate through a computer program Aug. 17, 2016 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Child Development Center. Following a lengthy construction and renovation project which doubled the space of its two facilities, the CDP will accommodate 282 children – 192 at its main building on New B Street West and 90 at its annex on H Street.
JBSA members urged to celebrate Labor Day safely
August 31, 2016
Labor Day weekend starts Friday, Joint Base San Antonio active-duty members, families and civilians are certain to take advantage of the last holiday of the summer by participating in recreational activities and traveling. Besides providing an opportunity for JBSA members to relax and have fun, the Labor Day weekend – Sept. 2-5 – also concludes the Air Force Summer Safety Campaign, which focused on safety awareness during the summer months and began during the Memorial Day weekend in May.
JBSA commander honors LBJ during annual ceremony
August 31, 2016
Brig. Gen. Heather L. Pringle (right), 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, and Russ Whitlock (center), Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park superintendent, salute the grave of President Lyndon B. Johnson Aug. 27 during a wreath-laying ceremony at LBJ National Historical Park. This year’s event honored what would have been the 108th anniversary of President Johnson’s birth.
Airman fulfills childhood dream in military
August 30, 2016
Second Lt. Chris Hsu, Air Education and Training Command Judge Advocate legal intern, received his commission from Texas A&M University in 2014 after serving in the Texas A&M Corp of Cadets program. Hsu is now attending the University of Houston Law Center and plans to apply for a position within the JAG Corps after he finishes law school in spring of 2017.
Influenza vaccine essential for Airmen and their families
August 29, 2016
Staff Sgt. Justin Pribble, 31st Medical Operations Squadron allergy and immunizations NCO in charge, administers an influenza vaccine to a patient, Oct. 14, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. (Photo by Senior Airman Areca T. Bell, Graphic added by Steve Thompson)
Real ID Act invalidates some IDs Sept. 15
August 26, 2016
Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Sept. 15.
Goldfein discusses State of the Air Force during JBSA-Randolph visit
August 25, 2016
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein delivers a speech during the Air Force Sergeants Association Professional Airmen’s Conference and International Convention at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio Aug. 24, 2016. Goldfein, the keynote speaker, focused his remarks on the state of the Air Force.
Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention
August 25, 2016
Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention. #BeThere
Army North facilitates annual antiterrorism/force protection workshop
August 25, 2016
Participants from around the military and federal force protection community attend their first day of the annual Antiterrorism and Force Protection Workshop and Table Top Exercise at Fort Sam Houston Aug. 9. The workshop and exercise was part of a three-day conference to facilitate candid discussion and promote collaboration of the major issues and challenges in executing Army and U.S. Northern Command antiterrorism and force protection mission requirements across the theater.
BAMC optometry resident helps provide free vision care in Texas valley
August 25, 2016
Army Maj. Brad Cunningham (right), a Brooke Army Medical Center optometry student, performs a slit lamp examination July 27 during a free optometry clinic at Juarez-Lincoln High School in Mission, Texas, during a weeklong humanitarian mission to provide vision services to people living in the Rio Grande Valley.
Camp Bullis Leaders Reaction Course helps ARNORTH junior Soldiers groom leadership skills
August 25, 2016
Soldiers and leaders from U.S. Army North’s Headquarters Support Company form a human chain to move personnel and ammo across an obstacle at the Leaders Reaction course on Camp Bullis Aug. 18. The LRC is designed specifically to induce a stressful timed event environment that plays an important role in evaluating the leader’s ability to process critical information.
Fort Rucker aviation support contract transfers to MICC
August 25, 2016
An instructor pilot walks onto the flightline while maintenance crews inspect at UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter at Lowe Army Heliport, Fort Rucker, Ala. in a dense fog that blanketed lower part of the state for several hours on the morning of May 9, 2013. Maintenance of existing equipment is crucial to keeping operating costs low for the multi-functional aircraft that has been used around the world for the past three decades. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Kosterman/Fort Rucker public affairs).
Navy Corpsmen honor Medal of Honor recipient
August 25, 2016
Master Chief Petty Officer Tony Guzman (left), Navy Medicine Training Support Center senior enlisted leader, speaks to more than 100 military members, veterans and civilians attending the Seaman John E. “Jackie” Kilmer memorial service Aug. 15 in San Antonio. Kilmer was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor June 18, 1953 for his life-saving actions as a hospitalman Aug. 12, 1952, during the attack on Bunker Hill.
NMETC gets head start on Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
August 25, 2016