JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas –
From picking up trash to touch up painting, there are
several things Joint Base San Antonio members can do on a daily basis to help
clean up and spruce up the appearance of the installation.
Paying attention to the appearance of all JBSA locations,
including JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Lackland, JBSA-Randolph and JBSA-Camp
Bullis, is something installation members should do all the time, Antony
Person, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron deputy base civil engineer, said.
“We should always keep our installation looking good and
continue to take care of our resources,” Person said. “We are the premiere
joint base in the Department of Defense and our installation’s appearance
should reflect that.”
Twice a year mission partners participate in the spring and
fall Proud Week Cleanups to help clean and improve the appearance of JBSA.
Person said the effort should extend beyond the cleanups.
“This is an opportunity for all JBSA mission partners to
show pride in their facilities,” Person said. “It’s an opportunity to improve
our facilities inside and out and to be good stewards of JBSA resources.”
Person said JBSA members can do small things to show their
pride in work facilities:
• Picking up trash around buildings and work areas. Trash
collected should be put in dumpsters.
• Taking out grass and weeds from cracks in sidewalks,
parking lots, mulch beds, rock gardens, fence lines and landscaped areas.
• Cleaning up existing flowerbeds and removing dead plants.
• Trimming bushes and shrubs and around tree bottoms.
• Touch-up painting of railings, posts and storage sheds.
Person said JBSA members should also be on the lookout for
things that detract from JBSA’s appearance or could be a safety hazard,
including:
• Cracked and uneven walkways.
• Collapsing retaining walls.
• Plugged drainage.
• Broken or rotten tree branches and low hanging branches
and downed limbs.
• Large debris.
• Grass growth that creates an unsafe condition.
• Dead animals in the road.
• Fences that are falling down and street signs that are
crooked , facing the wrong direction and have tree or weed growth obstructing
them.
• Buildings and structures that need to be cleaned and have
a deteriorated or unsafe exterior.
• Pools of water that form in grassy areas after a
rainstorm.
JBSA members who see any of these things at any of the JBSA
locations should call the 24-hour 502nd CES customer service line at 671-5555.
The 502nd CES provides tools and equipment, including rakes,
brooms, trimmers, trash bags, wheel barrows, paint, gloves and safety googles,
to JBSA members on a first-come, first-serve basis. Pick up is available at the
following 502nd CES locations: building 4196 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston; building
5497 at JBSA-Lackland; and building 891 at JBSA-Randolph. The squadron store locations
are open from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday.
JBSA members are required to sign out tools and equipment
and should call beforehand to determine availability from squadron stores.
Store contact numbers are: JBSA-Fort Sam Houston at 221-3471; JBSA-Lackland at
671-2339; and JBSA-Randolph at 652-2242 or 652-3808.