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Gold Star Wives Day honors spouses of fallen service members
April 15, 2013 — More than 20 survivors who had lost their spouses gathered April 5 at the Survivor Outreach Services Hall of Remembrance to mark the second annual Gold Star Wives Day. The survivors, who live in the... MORE

Maj. Gen. Adolph McQueen Jr., deputy commanding general for support, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), thanks Gold Star Wives Meka Durham (center) and Charmaine McMillen (right) for their sacrifice during the casual lunch April 5 at the Survivor Outreach Services’ Hall of Remembrance. (Photo by Sgt. Lee Ezzell, U.S. Army North Public Affairs)

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston basketball team wins title on JBSA-Lackland territory
April 5, 2013 — The 264th Medical Battalion Company D is a two-sport team that has a desire to win. To satisfy its appetite for winning, the team plays competitive sports incessantly for nine months beginning with... MORE

Ronald Rhea, 264th Medical Battalion, goes up for a dunk.(Photo by Robbin Cresswell)

USAMITC helps telehealth become a reality for Navy medicine
April 4, 2013 — The U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center is rapidly becoming the go-to source for the implementation of telehealth, which is the delivery of electronic information and telecommunications... MORE

JBSA organizations celebrate Wingman Day throughout April
April 4, 2013 — Organizations at Joint Base San Antonio are gearing up to celebrate Wingman Day throughout April. Wingman Day was developed to boost morale and highlight the wingman concept - the promise, pledge and... MORE

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

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)

JBSA Community honors its best
March 15, 2013 — Joint Base San Antonio senior officials announced the selection of its annual award winners for 2012 at the JBSA Annual Awards Ceremony, held at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in downtown San Antonio... MORE

Intel training gets off to fast start at JBSA-Camp Bullis
March 15, 2013 — Any military intelligence Soldiers who arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis expecting a few days of classroom review before diving into their training were sorely disappointed.Personnel from... MORE

Army South builds partner nation capacity
March 15, 2013 — As part of the effort to achieve the chief of staff of the Army's vision to strengthen relationships and improve interoperability with partner nations, U.S. Army South utilizes the Military Personnel... MORE

Burn Flight Team sets record with Singapore mission
March 15, 2013 — For more than 60 years, the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has provided specialized medical response through its Burn Flight Team,... MORE

Sequestration pinch includes tuition assistance suspension
March 15, 2013 — Though budget woes led the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force to suspend their tuition assistance programs and the Navy continues to consider its options, the program is important to the Defense... MORE

AFAF fundraising begins March 25 at JBSA locations
March 14, 2013 — The 2013 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which raises money to support active duty, retirees, Reserve, National Guard and their dependents in financial distress, will take place March 25-May 3 at... MORE

Vandenberg is set to begin its 2011 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which will run from March 7 through April 15.

JBSA civil engineer squadrons pursuing common environmental structure
March 7, 2013 — One of the benefits of joint basing is manifesting itself at all three Joint Base San Antonio Civil Engineer Squadrons, which are sharing their best environmental management system practices while... MORE

JBSA commemorates Foulois' first military flight at Fort Sam Houston
March 7, 2013 — March 2 marked a monumental day in the legacy of aviation. On that day, 103 years ago, a young Army lieutenant named Benjamin Foulois made history when he piloted the Army's first aircraft, Signal... MORE

Lt. Gen. Douglas H. Owens (center), Air Education and Training command vice commander, retired Col. Dan Meyers (right), Order of Daedalians, Stinsons Flight captain, and retired Lt. Col. Dan Clark, Jack Dibrell Alamo Chapter; place the wreath during a ceremony commemorating the first military flight. The ceremony was held at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston parade grounds March 1. Flown by Lt. Benjamin Foulois March 2, 1910, the flight took place over the parade grounds at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. Lieutenant Foulois' orders were to "teach himself to fly" in the only military aeroplane in existence at that time. His first flight lasted seven and one-half minutes and he flew the Wright "B" Flyer to 100 feet before landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

U.S. senator honors Purple Heart recipient
March 1, 2013 — A newly elected U.S. senator from Texas honored a Soldier with a Purple Heart at the Warrior and Family Support Center and also visited with wounded warriors at San Antonio Military Medical Center... MORE

ARSOUTH deploys watercraft to support exercises, missions
March 1, 2013 — Looking just like any other military ship out on the water, the 175-foot, military-grey vessel glided slowly toward shore at Guantanamo Bay. However, unlike any other military ship out on the water,... MORE

Crewmembers prepare to fight a simulated fire onboard the LCU 2001”Runnymede.” If a fire were to break out, half of the fire team would immediately start spraying down the area of fire while the other half dons fireproof suits. On half the team is dressed, they switch off positions so they can get dressed while still maintaining constant control of the fire. The crew is expected to take no more than two minutes to be fully dressed in fire protection gear.

Army Emergency Relief campaign runs March 1 to April 30
February 22, 2013 — The 2013 Army Emergency Relief campaign begins March 1 and runs through April 30. The kick-off is from 10 a.m. to noon March 12 at the Warfighter and Family Readiness Center, Building 2797. The... MORE

JBSA patients given choice for refill prescription pickup
February 21, 2013 — The 230,000 beneficiaries within the San Antonio Military Health System will have the choice to pick up prescription refills from nine locations across San Antonio by calling the new SAMHS combined... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. David Lang, 359th Medical Operations Squadron officer in charge of clinic pharmacy, searches for a prescription in the Exchange pharmacy Feb. 12, 2013, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua Rodriguez/ Released)