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Local Air Force JROTC drill team wins nationals
July 26, 2012 — Countless hours of practice paid off for the John Jay High School Silver Eagles Armed Drill Team by winning the U.S. Nationals High School Armed Drill Team competition recently in Daytona Beach, Fla... MORE

Marcus Zapata, commander of the John Jay High School Silver Eagles Armed Drill Team, gives a command during the U.S. Nationals High School Armed Drill Team competition. The Silver Eagles competed against more than 20 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps drill teams from all service branches in one of the nation’s largest collections of drill and ceremony talent, taking home the title of national champions. (Courtesy photo)

IAAFA hosts training managers
July 26, 2012 — Training managers from 16 Latin American countries attended the Inter-American Air Forces Academy Training Manager Conference July 16-17 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. IAAFA works to foster... MORE

Adriana Marin, a training manager from El Salvador, receives instruction on the basic construction characteristics of an aircraft from Staff Sgt. Juan De La Rosa, an instructor at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy July 17. De La Rosa briefed IAAFA’s aircraft structural maintenance course to training managers from 16 partner Latin American countries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Manpower, services agencies consolidate with personnel
July 26, 2012 — During a formal ceremony July 17, Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, inactivated the Air Force Manpower and Air Force Services agencies,... MORE

Air Force Personnel Center Commander Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart discusses the way ahead for the new AFPC organization at the Air Force personnel, manpower and services inactivation and consolidation ceremony July 17 at Randolph Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Richard F. McFadden)

Perennials replace annuals – cut costs, saves dollars
July 26, 2012 — To anyone who has ever visited Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, it should be clear why the location is called, "the Showplace of the Air Force." The Taj Mahal building, the flags that line Harmon... MORE

Hector Montoya (left), and Hector Perez, Fairways Landscaping service professionals, plant flowers around the Missing Man Monument on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

CHLORINE SPILL AT JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH
July 24, 2012 — A 40-pound chlorine spill occurred at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph water plant at about 8:30 a.m. today. JBSA-Randolph Fire Department personnel immediately responded, initiating a 300-foot... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Fire Department personnel immediately responded to a 40-pound chlorine spill that occurred at the water plant near the JBSA-Randolph west gate Tuesday. First Responders initiated a 300-foot cordon that extended across FM 78, closing it temporarily.

802nd FSS aims for base, JBSA intramural softball titles
July 23, 2012 — The 802nd Force Support Squadron coach Art Treviño's mindset has not changed since day one.At 11-2, he still believes the reigning Joint Base San Antonio softball champions are the team to beat in the... MORE

802nd Force Support Squadron shortstop Brett Cannon said the team needs to have more good games than bad to repeat as Joint Base San Antonio softball champions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

A blessing in disguise, mistake turns into 668th ALIS fortune
July 23, 2012 — Who figured miscommunication would turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the 688th Alteration and Installation Squadron intramural softball team?Miscommunication between the 688th ALIS coach and... MORE

Texas Heat ... Make it Personal! Learn to recognize symptoms, prevent heat-related mishaps
July 23, 2012 — I'm sure you, too, have recognized the onset of summer here in Texas. Whether you call this home or are simply passing through, you must respect the risk that comes with the Texas heat, heat stress or... MORE

Former MTI found guilty on 28 charges
July 23, 2012 — A sentence was returned today in the general court-martial of Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Walker. Walker, a former basic military training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, was convicted of... MORE

A barbecue recipe for summer safety: Fire officials recommend tips for minimizing grill fires
July 23, 2012 — Summer's here and Joint Base San Antonio residents are already firing up the grill to cook up burgers, brats or fajitas.According to the National Fire Prevention Association, July is the peak month... MORE

JBSA-Randolph satellite pharmacy implements changes in refill process, enhances product line
July 23, 2012 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Exchange Satellite Pharmacy has instituted changes to better serve military beneficiaries in the area.The satellite pharmacy has adopted a new refill process that... MORE

Health and Wellness Center promotes healthy fitness and nutrition habits
July 23, 2012 — If the U.S. Air Force is expected to be committed to flying, fighting and winning in land, space and cyberspace, then it is also up to America's Airmen to strive to live a healthy lifestyle both on... MORE

Customer service drives communication upgrades at Inns of Lackland
July 23, 2012 — Customers are taking advantage of new communication amenities at The Inns of Lackland lodging facilities with recent upgrades to telephone and cable services, and enhanced wireless Internet in every... MORE

'Base Support Done Right': Houghton reflects on time as MSG commander
July 23, 2012 — The 802nd Mission Support Group commander uses a series of numbers - "five, six, seven, eight." It's not a cadence he recites. It's an explanation of what the 802nd MSG does at JBSA-Lackland every... MORE

802nd Mission Support Group Commander Col. Richard Houghton and Chief Master James Glover, former 802nd MSG superintendent, visit a re-equipped base education center classroom as Russ Gregg, chief of education and training, 802nd Force Support Squadron, and Betsy Hamilton, off-site coordinator for St. Philip’s College at JBSA-Lackland, look on Jan. 13, 2011, during a tour of the facility. Upgrades to the base education center infrastructure took place during Houghton’s tenure as 802nd MSG commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Robin Cresswell)

19th Air Force inactivates, commander retires
July 20, 2012 — Nineteenth Air Force stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 12 after more than 19 years of managing flying training for all of Air Education and... MORE

Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, speaks at his retirement ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 13. Solo's retirement came the day after the inactivation of the 19th AF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)

JBSA members benefit from anger management course
July 20, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio offers an anger management course called Building Effective Anger Management Skills every six weeks at Fort Sam Houston and as requested alternating between Randolph and... MORE

METC deputy commandant takes command of Navy Medicine Education and Training Command
July 19, 2012 — Navy Capt. Gail L. Hathaway, the deputy commandant of the Medical Education and Training Campus, based at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, assumed command of the newly reorganized Navy... MORE

Navy Capt. Gail Hathaway salutes during colors at the Navy Medicine Education and Training Command change of command ceremony at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville., Fla., ceremonial hangar July 11. Hathaway, reporting from her previous assignment as the Medical Education and Training Campus deputy commandant at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, assumed command during the hour-long ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Larry Coffey)

MICC members earn contracting awards
July 19, 2012 — Five members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command were among those recognized at the U.S. Army Contracting Command's annual contracting awards ceremony May 16 at Huntsville, Ala."It's... MORE

Maj. Christopher Center is awarded the Army Commendation Medal from Dr. Carol Lowman during an awards ceremony May 16 at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., after being named the Army Contracting Command's Outstanding Contingency Contracting Officer for 2011. Lowman is the deputy to the commanding general at ACC. Also pictured are Brig. Gen. Kirk Vollmecke, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command commanding general, and ACC Command Sgt. Maj. John Murray. (Photo by Larry McCaskill)

Program improves contract administration
July 19, 2012 — Officials from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command here continue to implement phases of its Quality Assurance Program aimed at improving contract administration and oversight to help... MORE

Christopher Rinard teaches a module of an Mission and Installation Contracting Command Enhanced Contracting Officer Representative Class as part of his training to become an instructor. Rinard, who is a MICC quality assurance specialist at Fort Drum, N.Y., received his certification as an enhanced contracting officer representative trainer. (Photo by Laramie Johnston)

MICC chief of staff to retire after 36 years
July 19, 2012 — As the Mission and Installation Contracting Command's chief of staff prepares to retire in August after 36 years of service, the significant contributions he's made to the Army and the contracting... MORE

Col. Shane Dietrich was deployed to Kuwait in 2007 to serve as the acquisition adviser to the U.S. Army Central Command Forward. (Courtesy photo)