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JBSA, Seguin area first responders participate in exercise
February 24, 2015 — MORE

Lt. Darren Fehlinder (left) and Senior Airman Olsen Brett (center), both Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph firefighters, and Kasey Klause, City of Seguin firefighter, secure the site of a simulated aircraft accident during a major accident response exercise Feb. 5 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Seguin Auxiliary Airfield. A MARE is intended to test the ability of first responders and other agencies to handle various emergency scenarios, in this instance, a T-38 crash off-base that involved assistance from local community first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

Air Force Chief of Staff: Call to the future
February 24, 2015 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III shared his thoughts on where the Air Force is, where it's going and how it's going to get there with an audience of Airmen, industry representatives and... MORE

Innovative submissions projected to save $35 million
February 24, 2015 — Approved ideas submitted to the Airmen Powered by Innovation program since it launched in April 2014 are projected to save the Air Force at least $35 million, Air Force Personnel Center officials... MORE

JBSA leaders, military ambassadors express gratitude to veterans
February 23, 2015 — MORE

Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephanie Hall, 2015 Joint Base San Antonio military ambassador, hands a valentine to Alfredo Espinosa during the 2015 National Salute to Veteran Patients program Feb. 13 at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Harold China)

Trainer development team preps C-17 for departure
February 17, 2015 — The C-17 Globemaster III became the most adaptable aircraft for the U.S. Air Force when it entered service in 1993. One of the major uses for a C-17 is for aeromedical evacuations to transport... MORE

Ernie Boulet, 502nd Trainer Development Squadron sheet metal shop supervisor, drills the C-17 fuselage Feb. 11 as he prepares the aircraft for shipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

Workshops set for Military Saves Week go beyond basics
February 17, 2015 — Five workshops focusing on credit management, investments and retirement planning are the centerpieces of the 2015 Military Saves Campaign next week at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.Military Saves... MORE

JBSA-Randolph African American Heritage Committee chooses essay contest winners
February 12, 2015 — MORE

The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph African American Heritage Committee hosted an essay writing contest themed “A Century of Black Life, History, and Culture.” Winners Erika Evans (front left), third-grade student; and Mary-Katherin Land (front right), fourth grade student; were awarded certificates Feb. 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
Back row, from left: Senior Master Sgt. Yasheda Lyons, African American Heritage Committee chairman; Angie Schneider, Randolph Elementary School third-grade teacher; Laurie Tabeb, Randolph Elementary School fourth-grade teacher; and Master Sgt. Nidia Hodge, African American Heritage Committee co-chairman; presented the certificates.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)

Academy students learn innovative problem solving
February 12, 2015 — The inaugural class of the 59th Medical Wing's Gateway Academy at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center graduated Jan. 14, marking a first for an organization whose quest is to bring innovative... MORE

Precision Measurement Equipment Lab calibrates for success
February 11, 2015 — Voltage, current, power, impedance, frequency, temperature, force, torque: these are the measurements of success that members of the 12th Maintenance Directorate Precision Measurement Equipment... MORE

Bob Seger, 12th Maintenance Directorate Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory equipment calibration technician, calibrates a tire inflator kit Feb. 6, 2015 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stormy Archer/Released)

AF risks becoming too small to succeed under sequestration
February 4, 2015 — During testimony on Capitol Hill Jan. 28, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III stressed the negative impact sequestration will have on future Air Force capabilities, emphasizing further... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington, D.C., as Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joesph F. Dunford Jr., looks on. Other service leaders present during the hearing were Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond Odierno and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Texas legislators learn more about 12th Flying Training Wing
February 4, 2015 — MORE

Col. Jodi Neff, 12th Flying Training Wing vice commander, briefs legislators and their staff members Jan. 29, 2015 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The 12th FTW hosted Texas legislators and their staff members at JBSA-Randolph. Members of the 12th FTW highlighted their mission's impact on national security, as well as briefed on mitigating current encroachment issues. The legislators and their staff members visited with military members during lunch, participated in a flight simulation demonstration and were given a briefing on, "A Day in the Life of a Pilot." (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)

Physical therapy offers new walk-in program for active-duty members
February 4, 2015 — The 359th Medical Operations Squadron Physical Therapy office is now offering direct access physical therapy to active-duty members Mondays from 7:15-8:45 a.m. at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph... MORE

Maj. Becky Azama, 359th Medical Operations Squadron physical therapist, applies electrical stimulation to a patient Feb. 2, 2015, at the medical clinic on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Electrical stimulation can be used as an alternative to medication for treating back pain. Walk-in appointments are now available from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. on Mondays for active duty personnel at the JBSA-Randolph for musculoskeletal injuries occurring within seven days of their visit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stormy Archer/Released)

Biomedical officers celebrate corps' golden anniversary
February 4, 2015 — The Air Force officers who make up the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Medical Clinic's Biomedical Sciences Corps flights perform important roles at their facility, providing services in areas ranging... MORE

Flat Stanley visits Hearts Apart
January 28, 2015 — MORE

Courtney Kalb, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Military & Family Readiness Center volunteer, helps Ronald Freeman Jr. create a “Flat Stanley” to send to his deployed father, Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Freeman, JBSA-Randolph Fire Department deputy fire chief, Jan. 22. Hearts Apart is a program held monthly at the Military & Family Readiness Center for families with deployed Airmen. For more information, call the JBSA-Randolph M&FRC at 652-5321. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stormy Archer)

Capstone Week: Supplementary training added to BMT
January 28, 2015 — Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has restructured its current eight-and-a-half-week course to make room for a new five-day program called Capstone Week, beginning... MORE

Basic military trainees cross monkey bars over a pool of water as part of the basic military training obstacle course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Sept. 24, 2014. The obstacle course was about a mile to a mile and a half long depending on what 14 obstacles were open; the two water obstacles would close seasonally. The course, which closed Sept. 24, was replaced by new one, called the Leadership Reaction Course, which was added to basic expeditionary Airmen’s training, also known as BEAST week, at JBSA-Lackland Medina Annex and became fully operational Sept. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Krystal Jeffers/Released)

Air Force Fitness Management System II up, accessible
January 28, 2015 — The new Air Force Fitness Management System - AFFMS II - is up and accessible via the Air Force Personnel Center Secure Application, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.AFFMS II enables Airmen... MORE

19th Air Force commander tours 12th Flying Training Wing
January 28, 2015 — MORE

Monthly observance at JBSA locations addresses teen dating violence
January 27, 2015 — Joint Base San Antonio helping agencies will focus on building healthy relationships through a range of activities during Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in February.At... MORE

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness month on Minot Air Force Base, N.D. and the staff of the 5th Medical Group Family Advocacy Program have come together to create new educational events to promote awareness.The FAP is set to host a series of get-togethers focusing on dating violence issues that affect teens and their parents. The events will be at the base’s Youth Center every Friday during the month of February at 6:30 p.m.
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Airfield reopens, provides more pilot training
January 22, 2015 — The day has finally arrived for instructors and students from the 560th Flying Training Squadron, to resume flying at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's Seguin Auxiliary Airfield.The 560th FTS is one... MORE

Col. Matt Isler, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, addresses the crowd during the symbolic ribbon cutting event at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Seguin Auxiliary Airfield Jan. 20. The event signified the reopening of the airfield following a $12.4 million repaving and construction project that included replacing and grading the entire airfield, stabilizing existing soils, and constructing a new taxiway, parking apron and emergency access road. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)

SecAF talks priorities, challenges with Airmen in town hall meeting
January 21, 2015 — Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James reflected on her first year as the service's secretary answering questions directly from Airmen all over the world in an online town hall-style forum Dec... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James exchanges a laugh with Staff Sgt. Holly Roberts-Davis, during ‘Open Door with Secretary James,’ Dec. 16, 2014, at Fort George G. Meade, Md. James reflected on her first year as the service’s secretary answering questions directly from Airmen all over the world in an online town hall-style forum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)