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JBSA-Randolph hosts adaptive sports camp for wounded warriors
September 23, 2013 — Eighty-five Air Force wounded warriors from around the nation participated in a week-long adaptive sports camp Sept. 16-20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The camp, offered by the Air Force... MORE

Wounded warriors compete against each other in an Air Force vs. Marine Corps wheelchair basketball game at the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program Adaptive Sports Camp Sept. 19 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Rambler Fitness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

Powered flight program prepares prospective pilots
September 20, 2013 — Four T-53 Kadet aircraft line up on the taxiway leading to Runway 16. Inside each aircraft sits one cadet pilot and one instructor. They're the last group to fly for the day on Sept. 9. The weather,... MORE

Cadet 2nd Class Joel Cramer climbs into the pilot’s seat of a T-53 training aircraft at the Academy Sept. 9. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Don Branum)

Junior golf team extends season
September 19, 2013 — Members of the Joint Base San Antonio PGA Junior Golf League are preparing to use the valuable lessons of golf and life-skills they learned during the summer as their season is extended into the... MORE

Jackson Reagan, Joint Base San Antonio PGA Junior Golf League member, practices putting Sept. 12 at the Randolph Oaks Golf Course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade)

Running lab reveals improper form, avoidable injuries
September 19, 2013 — Recent gait analysis evaluations of 20 Airmen at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Health and Wellness Center revealed a potentially large Air Force problem: incorrect running often goes unnoticed... MORE

Karl Leonard, exercise physiologist at the Health and Wellness Center, monitors the running technique of Staff Sgt. Guadalupe Macias, Air Education and Training Command, Computer System Squadron, on his running efficiency lab Sept. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez/ Released)

CSAF presents Airman's Medal to 902nd SFS member
September 19, 2013 — During a three-day visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III honored the heroic actions of a 902nd Security Forces Squadron Airman by presenting him the... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presents the citation for the Airman's Medal to Staff Sgt. Edward Grant from the 902nd Security Forces Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph during an All Call at the Fleenor Auditorium Sept. 12. Grant displayed exemplary courage and heroism when he risked his life to ensure 35 members' safety while assigned to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Welsh visited JBSA-Randolph Sept. 11-13. (U. S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

Failure to yield on south taxiway daily concern at JBSA-Randolph
September 19, 2013 — One of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's most unique design features is the active south taxiway's intersection with Golf Road just north of Randolph Oaks Golf Course - a roadway traversed daily by... MORE

The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph south taxiway’s intersection with Golf Road, located just north of Randolph Oaks Golf Course, is a dangerous crossroads, which requires motorists and pedestrians to stop as directed at the intersection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey/ Released)

National Night Out activities planned at JBSA locations
September 19, 2013 — National Night Out, a neighborhood crime and drug prevention event that unites law enforcement agencies and communities, will be observed at 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at Joint Base San Antonio locations with a... MORE

Warrior Attitude Matters
September 17, 2013 — Col. James Gifford was 12 years old when the popular 70s and 80s TV series, Kung Fu Theater, was at its height. "Bruce Lee's 'Enter the Dragon' - watching him fight was fascinating," said Gifford, "I... MORE

Col. James Gifford, 12th Flying Training Wing vice commander, practices a neck lock and takedown technique on Lt. Col. Chris McMonnies, 39th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot. Gifford is a Hachidan, or eighth degree black belt, in Shinmei Shorin-Ryu Karatejutsu and Shinto Yoshin-Ryu Jujitsu; he has practiced martial arts for more than 30 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bekah Clark)

Park service officials honor 36th U.S. president
September 5, 2013 — Each year a wreath-laying ceremony, open to the public and sponsored by the National Park Service, takes place at the gravesite of President Lyndon B. Johnson.This event commemorates the 36th... MORE

On Aug. 27 each year, in honor of the birth date of former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, a wreath laying ceremony, sponsored by the National Park Service is held at the Johnson's private cemetery in Stonewall, Texas. Brig. Gen. Bob LaBrutta, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander; and Russ Whitlock, superintendent for Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park; placed the wreath at the gravesite and both spoke during the ceremony. (U.S.Air Force photo by Rich McFadden/released)

$14K problem, $20 solution
September 3, 2013 — 12th Flying Training Wing T-38C pilots and maintainers will begin using multi-function display, or MFD, covers this month, saving the wing $182,000 a year in broken MFDs all for only $3,600 - just a... MORE

12th Flying Training Wing T-38C pilots and maintainers will begin using multi-function display, or MFD, covers later this month. The covers protect the glass MFD screens from the ankle restraints on the new ejection seats as well as all hazards during ground operations. They will save the wing approximately $182,000 a year in broken MFDs, all for only $3,600 – just a little more than a quarter of the price for a repaired MFD. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bekah Clark)

Transition assistance program adds entrepreneurship track
August 29, 2013 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted a U.S. Small Business Administration-sponsored "Boots to Business" workshop Aug. 20-21 for active-duty members, veterans... MORE

Master Sgt. Anthony Witak, 902nd Force Support Squadron customer support superintendent (back), and Tech. Sgt. Erik Herrera, Air Education and Training Command chaplain assistant (front), attend a Boots to Business entrepreneur track Aug. 20 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Airman Family Readiness Center. Boots to Business is a three-step training program developed to introduce and train transitioning service members for business ownership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts Special Olympics Equestrian Camp
August 29, 2013 — An equestrian camp and competition for special-needs individuals ages 8 and older took place Aug. 12-16 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Equestrian Center.Hosted by the JBSA Exceptional... MORE

Exceptional Family Member Program athletes and volunteers make their way back to the starting line after a race during a Special Olympics equestrian competition Aug. 13 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Equestrian Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade)

Memorials honor memory of 19-year-old
August 29, 2013 — A memorial 5K run/walk simultaneously took place at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 19 to honor the memory of Josie Seebeck, daughter of Lt. Col. Peter Seebeck,... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph members participate in a 5K run/walk in honor Josie Seebeck Aug. 19 at JBSA-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

September events at JBSA-Randolph focus on suicide prevention
August 29, 2013 — Education, one of the hallmarks of the Air Force Suicide Prevention Program, will be the focus of Joint Base San Antonio's Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month activities in September.Resource... MORE

WWII bomber group vets reunite at JBSA-Randolph
August 22, 2013 — World War II veterans and members of the 381st Bomb Group (Heavy) Memorial Association observed pieces of aviation history during their visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 9."We visited... MORE

Members of the 381st Bomb Group (Heavy) Memorial Association conclude their visit
to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph with a luncheon hosted by Col. Gerald Goodfellow,
12th Flying Training Wing commander, Aug. 9 at the Randolph Parr Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade)

JBSA deployment readiness centers update process
August 22, 2013 — Successfully streamlining processes across all locations is one of the goals of Joint Base San Antonio transformation.For deployment readiness centers at JBSA-Lackland and JBSA-Randolph, that means a... MORE

Curlie Alexander (right), 902nd Logistics Readiness Squadron alternate installation deployment officer, assists Maj. Jason Kelly, 359th Aerospace Medial Squadron flight surgeon, Aug. 7 during the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph readiness center deployment line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

Labor Day safety to conclude CDOS campaign
August 22, 2013 — As summer comes to a close, the Critical Days of Summer campaign is set to conclude with Labor Day safety.Labor Day symbolizes the end of summer, the beginning of football season and a celebration for... MORE

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Volunteers barbecue hotdogs for families of deployed members during the 52nd Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center's Deployment Dinner Aug. 8 at the bowling alley pavilion. The volunteers were from the Spangdahlem Spouses and Enlisted Members Club, the organization which sponsored this deployment dinner. The dinner is open to all Spangdahlem members who currently have a family member deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)

AFADD takes joint approach to eliminate drunk and impaired driving
August 15, 2013 — Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines from throughout Joint Base San Antonio recently formed an alliance dedicated to reducing instances of drunk and impaired driving.The Armed Forces Against Drunk... MORE

Armed Forces Against Drunk Driving is here to help all Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in San Antonio. (Courtesy Illustration)

Two local honor guards consolidate, form one unit
August 15, 2013 — Joint Base San Antonio is undergoing a transformation that is affecting units at all four locations, but two of those units are well on their way to integration.Honor guard members from JBSA-Lackland... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio Honor Guard members perform proper burial procedures at the first
combined honor guard practice Aug. 8 at JBSA-Lackland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske/ Released)

JBSA Senior NCO inductee list
August 13, 2013 — Below is the 2013 JBSA Senior NCO inductee list.JBSA-Fort Sam HoustonBurton, Bertha AJeffcoat, Eric DKunzelman, Samantha JSmith, Ryane DFalcon, Mary LTaylor, Kimberly CJBSA-LacklandAdams, Jason... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio members who attended the five-day Senior NCO Professional Enhancement Seminar Aug. 5-9 gather Aug. 6 in front of the JBSA-Randolph Taj Mahal. The seminar is designed to augment and reinforce information taught in Basic Military Training, technical training, ancillary training, professional military education and job experience. The SNCO PES is also designed to provide newly selected master sergeants with an in-depth view of their increased supervisory, leadership and managerial responsibilities, and provides assistance in making the transition to SNCO status more effective. The seminar was conducted for all master sergeant selects and newly selected master sergeants. courtesy photo)