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Joint Base San Antonio selects 2014 Military Ambassadors
January 16, 2014 — Ten service members from across the three Joint Base San Antonio locations were chosen to represent their respective military services as part of the 2014 Military Ambassadors program."Military... MORE

Academy of Health Sciences grad school holds research day
January 9, 2014 — For the first time, military and civilian researchers - along with graduate students - within central and southern Texas gathered Dec. 11 at the Army Medical Department Center and School for the... MORE

MCRMC stops in San Antonio to hold public hearings, town hall meeting
January 9, 2014 — The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission made a stop at Joint Base San Antonio Jan. 6 and 7 to hear testimony from key military and civilian leaders regarding military... MORE

Photo by Lori Newman
(From left) Chief Master Sgt. Brian O’Mullan, representing the command chief, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency; Chief Master Sgt. Craig S. Recker, command chief, 37th Training Wing; Maj. Gen. Margaret B. Poore, commander, Air Force Personnel Center; Lt. Gen. Perry Wiggins, commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and senior Army commander, Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis; Brig. Gen. Robert LaBrutta, commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio; and Chief Master Sgt. Rhonda S. Buening, command chief, 67th Cyberspace Wing participant in a public hearing Jan. 6 at the Military and Family Readiness Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

Air Force announces programs to reduce size of military, civilian forces
December 20, 2013 — Members of the Joint Base San Antonio Air Force team may see some personnel changes in their organization due to force management programs announced Dec. 11. Air Force leaders said the programs are... MORE

2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl features Warren defensive tackle, Boerne Champion kicker/punter
December 20, 2013 — A pair of local high school football players will be joining dozens of other elite high school football players for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome Jan. 4.First is Trey Lealaimatafao,... MORE

Fort Sam Houston Caisson horse named for former sergeant major of the Army
December 20, 2013 — For the newest member of the Fort Sam Houston Caisson Section, 13 is his lucky number. Cole, a 9-year-old Percheron draft horse and the 13th four-legged member of the section, was formally named after... MORE

Kenneth O. Preston (left), former sergeant major of the Army, and Command Sgt. Maj. Hu Rhodes ride Preston and Van Autreve, respectively, back to the Fort Sam Houston stables Dec. 12 following the official naming ceremony for Preston. Rhodes is senior Army enlisted leader for U.S. Army North, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Camp Bullis. (Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Baltos, U.S. Army North Public Affairs)

San Antonio Military Medical Center's Simulation Center receives accreditation
December 12, 2013 — San Antonio Military Medical Center's Simulation Center recently received a rare accreditation by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare in the areas of simulation teaching/education, training and... MORE

Navy nurse honored by Red Cross for work in combat zones
December 12, 2013 — Lt. Cmdr. Deborah "Lynn" Redman's deployment to Afghanistan landed her in prison. Not as an inmate - but as a Navy Reserve nurse.On her arrival in the war-ravaged country, she realized a strong desire... MORE

Redman and her team navigate a rugged terrain and walk and climb up steep
mountains to arrive at their destinations in Afghanistan.
Photo by Army Capt. Peter Shinn

USAISR company commander helps divert suicide attempt
December 6, 2013 — Some may call it instinct; others would credit their military training kicking in. Regardless of what it was that kicked in that day, the actions taken by the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research... MORE

Mission and Installation Contracting Command welcomes new leader
December 6, 2013 — Command of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command changed hands during a ceremony Monday attended by Fort Sam Houston leaders, local civic dignitaries and members of the organization.Brig... MORE

Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program marks historic milestone with 10,000th Navy graduate
December 6, 2013 — A newly-designated hospital corpsman became the 10,000th Navy graduate of the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program Nov. 22. The program began April 27, 2011, after the Hospital Corps School at... MORE

Navy Medicine Education and Training Command selects Sailor of the Year
December 6, 2013 — An instructor with the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was selected Nov. 26 as the 2013 Navy Medicine Education and Training Command Sailor of the... MORE

Army South hosts Colombian army group's visit to Fort Hood Stryker regiment
November 27, 2013 — As part of a weeklong visit hosted by U.S. Army South, a delegation from the Colombian army traveled to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment headquarters and the Combined Arms Training Center at Fort Hood, Texas,... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio communities meet, discuss progress of school-unit partnerships
November 27, 2013 — Army representatives from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston met with several local independent school district school staffs and superintendents at the Sam Houston Community Center for a fall... MORE

JBSA hosts Armed Forces Action Plan Conference
November 22, 2013 — While elected leaders continue to propose ways to reduce federal deficits, including controversial ideas for cutting military spending, Joint Base San Antonio's military community recently joined... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Pow Wow celebrates Native American Indian Heritage Month
November 22, 2013 — Members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and surrounding communities gathered Nov. 16 to honor Native American Indian Heritage Month during the 14th annual "Honoring of the Veterans Pow... MORE

Fort Sam Houston Caisson Section serves, reveres, comforts
November 22, 2013 — Part 2: Soldiers use leadership to teach 'greenhorns,' learn new skillsJust as in any military unit, Soldiers in the Fort Sam Houston Caisson Section use leadership skills to train to ride and manage... MORE

Army Surgeon General honored by French government
November 22, 2013 — France's National Order of Legion of Honor, Chevalier (Knight) award was presented to U.S. Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho by Frederic Dore, the deputy chief of mission at the Embassy... MORE

502nd Air Base Wing Pride Day promotes installation stewardship, teamwork, camaraderie
November 15, 2013 — Service members and civilian employees paused from their daily routines Nov. 8 and grabbed hoes, rakes and clippers to help clean up landscaping and beautify areas around 502nd Air Base Wing... MORE

A firefighter from the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Fire Department took part in Pride Day by trimming tree limbs and cleaning up the areas around the fire house. (Photo by Olivia Mendoza, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Public Affairs)

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston information technology community plans for infrastructure upgrade
November 14, 2013 — Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is about to undergo a first-of-its-kind information technology transformation. The JBSA-FSH Network Enterprise Center, 106th Signal Brigade and Installation... MORE