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Brain injury doesn't mean you're broken, Soldier says
March 29, 2013 — Army Spc. Kevin Wear was riding in an armored vehicle in Afghanistan last summer when a roadside bomb exploded, tearing the vehicle into three pieces and killing three of the five passengers... MORE

Sgt. Ed Matayka spends a quiet moment with his wife, Karen, at the Warrior and Family Support Center near San Antonio Military Medical Center. The Vermont National Guard medic lost both legs and suffered a brain injury after a roadside bomb blew up his vehicle in Afghanistan in July 2010. (Photo by Lori Newman, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Public Affairs)

Air Force Assistance Fund campaign gets underway
March 28, 2013 — The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicked off Monday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland with a goal to raise $347,000 for the four charitable affiliates under the AFAF umbrella. The kickoff was... MORE

(From left) Col. Gerald V. Goodfellow, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart, Air Force Personnel Center commander, Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Brig. Gen. John P. Horner, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, sign their pledge form for Air Force Assistance Fund in General Rice's office at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 26, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joel Martinez)

JBSA-Randolph clubs earn Air Force-level award
March 28, 2013 — The Parr and Kendrick Clubs at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph were chosen for a top Air Force-wide distinction as the Best Food Operations Program of the Year in 2012. With $4.9 million in revenue... MORE

UFC fighters bring sport to JBSA service members, families
March 28, 2013 — A quintet of Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors brought the excitement and intensity of mixed martial arts to Joint Base San Antonio this month.The five fighters - Shane Del Rosario, Ian... MORE

Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Shane Del Rosario teaches 1st Lt. Steve Arthur and Senior Airman Joshua Royer how to perform certain moves while sparring during a UFC demo event March
15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colville McFee/ Released)

Concerts, competitions await Randolph school choirs
March 28, 2013 — The Randolph High School and Randolph Middle School choirs are heading for the home stretch of the 2012-13 school year, preparing for two concerts and two competitive events.The choirs will showcase... MORE

Joyce Sullivan, Randolph Middle School choir director, rehearses songs with her sixth grade choir class March 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske/ Released)

Barrier upgrade to temporarily close half of Harmon Drive
March 28, 2013 — Harmon Drive is scheduled to be closed two lanes at a time starting April 15 to facilitate an upgrade of the final denial barriers at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's main gate.Plans call for Harmon... MORE

Harmon Drive is scheduled to be closed two lanes at a time starting April 15 to facilitate an upgrade of the final denial barriers at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s main gate. (Courtesy photo by Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs)

'Idol Factor' debuts with new name, same thrills
March 28, 2013 — The singing competition, formerly called Randolph Idol, opened Thursday night at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's Parr Club with a new name - Idol Factor - and a new format. In addition to the name... MORE

479th FTG Airman wins AETC Medical Technician of the Year Award
March 22, 2013 — Air Education and Training Command officials recently named Staff Sgt. Arturo Garcia, 479th Flying Training Group medical technician, as the 2012 AETC Olson-Wegner Aerospace Medical Technician of the... MORE

Staff Sgt. Arturo Garcia, 479th Flying Training Group medical technician, stationed at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., sits in a T-6A Texan II cockpit as he prepares for a familiarization flight to understand the stresses his patients endure. Garcia was recognized as the Air Education and Training Command’s 2012 Olson-Wegner Aerospace Medical Technician of the Year. (Courtesy photo)

Integration establishes contracting training ground for Soldiers
March 22, 2013 — Broadening contracting proficiency and increasing readiness are among the reciprocal benefits behind integrating more than 400 Soldiers at offices throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting... MORE

Top Akeroyd Blood Donor Center donors, units for 2012 recognized
March 22, 2013 — The Akeroyd Blood Donor Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston held its annual blood donor and military unit appreciation ceremony at the Sam Houston Community Center in February to thank... MORE

METC instructor recognized as Doolittle Educational Fellow
March 22, 2013 — Senior Master Sgt. Claude Weidow, superintendent for the Air Force's Independent Duty Medical Technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam... MORE

435th FTS and 12th OSS bring home AETC Top Ops Awards
March 22, 2013 — The 435th Fighter Training Squadron and 12th Operations Support Squadron were recognized as Air Education and Training Command Top Operations Squadrons for 2012. "We can all be proud of their... MORE

Bill Monk, 12th Maintenance Directorate, waits to marshall the T-38C Talon piloted by Capt. Kevin Welsh, 435th Fighter Training Squadron, prior to take off at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 15, 2011. The 12th Flying Training Wing sent a group of 13 pilots and maintainers and five T-38C Talons from Randolph to Tyndall to assist the 325th Fighter Wing in a training exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo by LIsa Norman)

New Air Force 'Better Foods. Better Bodies.' healthy-eating campaign pilots at three bases
March 21, 2013 — The Office of the Air Force Surgeon General and Air Force Medical Operations Agency Health Promotion office have launched a pilot campaign recently focused on motivating Airmen and their families to... MORE

The Office of the Air Force Surgeon General and Air Force Medical Operations Agency (AFMOA) Health Promotion office launched a pilot campaign recently focused on motivating Airmen and their families to eat healthier. The campaign – which adopted the tagline “Better Foods. Better Bodies.” – aims to raise awareness of healthy food options, increase knowledge of good nutritional choices and motivate Airmen and their families to eat better, both on and off base. (Graphic by Steve Thompson)

'Love Thinks' class teaches singles about healthy relationships
March 21, 2013 — A five-session class that teaches single people how to build and strengthen relationships before and after marriage will be offered starting April 2 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Health and... MORE

Motorcycle courses address technical skills, safe operation
March 21, 2013 — Motorcyclists who are involved in accidents are particularly at risk for death or serious injury, so it's critical they learn the rules of the road and how to operate their vehicle as safely as... MORE

(U.S. Air Force photo by Eve Meinhardt / photo illustration by Maggie Armstrong)

First sergeants roll up sleeves, get to work
March 21, 2013 — Members from the First Sergeant Council at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph devoted nearly 100 hours to help build a home for a San Antonio family in need."From giving donations to spreading the word... MORE

Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Hill, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, volunteers at a Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio construction site March 14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

New Air Force 'Better Foods Better Bodies' healthy-eating campaign pilots at three bases
March 20, 2013 — The Office of the Air Force Surgeon General and the Air Force Medical Operations Agency Health Promotion office have launched a pilot campaign recently focused on motivating Airmen and their families... MORE

Fifty-seven selected for senior master sergeant
March 15, 2013 — MORE

The Air Force released the list of 1,367 master sergeants selected for promotion to senior master sergeant Feb. 28. Of those, 57 noncommissioned officers from all three locations at Joint Base San Antonio were selected for promotion.

Those selected represent 10.65 percent of the 12,834 eligible with an average score of 673.11, 4.02 years average time-in-grade and 18.89 years time-in-service. Other score averages were 135 points for enlisted performance reports, 20.63 points for decorations and 71.73 points for the promotion fitness exam. Senior master sergeant promotions begin in April. Selected from JBSA installations include: Rodney Andrade, Carmen Arnoni, Jr., Donald Ballowe, Julie Bottroff, Kiyon Buckley, John Burrell, Bradley Burton, Gregory Butcher, George Chloros, Christopher Cole, Eugenia Cowan, Alucia Davis, Sean Dawkins, Chastity Dodd, Maria Esparza, Gregory Flores, Patrick Flores, Eric Gaona, Shelly Gent, Crystal Gomez, Kristie Gonyea, Kristina Haley, Darrell Harmon, Joshua Helfen, Thomas Hickman, Ireli Hinger, Toraino Hodges, Crystal Jarvis, Gary Johnson, William Jones II, Michelle Kuntz, Dennis LaRue Jr., Fred Libby IV, Scott Lowell, Jennifer Marshall, Whitney Matthews, Frederick McClain, Richard McGregor, Victor Miles II, Adrienne Mimms, Christophe Neufeld, Bryan Neumann, John Phiasiripanyo, Juan Rodriguez, Lisa Rogers, Ian Rosado, Jennett Sharratt, Michael Silva, John Slaughter, Frank Staud, Jose Torres Jr., Robert Vachon, Jerry Varner, Alan Weary, Michael Wild, Edward Winters and Toni Wiser.

Expansion of Texas spousal maintenance law
March 15, 2013 — Spouses and former spouses seeking financial support from Airmen should seek a court order for spousal maintenance if they want to ensure that financial support will be received during and after a... MORE

In 2011, the Texas Legislature expanded Chapter 8 of the Texas Family Code by increasing the amount of post-divorce support that a spouse may be entitled to receive from the other spouse and extending the length of time that he or she may receive that support. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Dorothy Lonas/Released)