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JBSA pharmacies invite members to 'Take Back' day
April 19, 2012 — For the approximate 75,000 Joint Base San Antonio beneficiaries who receive medical treatment across the city military bases, the Drug Enforcement Agency is sponsoring a prescription medication "Take... MORE

DoD releases fiscal 2011 report on sexual assault
April 19, 2012 — The Department of Defense released the fiscal 2011 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military April 13, as required by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2011. To date, this is the... MORE

Broadcast to offer leadership training
April 19, 2012 — An opportunity for Joint Base San Antonio leaders to maximize their influence and effectiveness will be available at a special all-day event May 4.Leadercast, a live broadcast from Atlanta featuring... MORE

JBSA-Randolph community enjoys Famaganza entertainment, hands-on activities
April 19, 2012 — A Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph tradition continued Saturday with more entertainment value than ever.The 902nd Force Support Squadron's Youth Programs celebrated Month of the Military Child with its... MORE

Children race each other on the three-story climbing wall at the annual Famaganza celebration April 14 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Famaganza is a yearly family celebration that includes performances, games, prizes and a book fair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Base students win 20K in Team Up Challenge
April 18, 2012 — Randolph High School was one of five schools selected by Silver and Black Give Back's Team Up Challenge judges to win a $20,000 check April 13 for the Drive SMART campaign they created. Randolph... MORE

The Randolph High School Student Council puts their hands in to do a final cheer April 13 after being awarded a $20,000 check by San Antonio Spurs representatives. The student council was selected for their DriveSMART campaign by the Silver and Black Give Back’s Team Up Challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

Red Cross volunteers impress medical clinic staff
April 16, 2012 — In the American Red Cross's 131-year existence, the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph medical clinic can proudly ink three years and counting to Red Cross history with an on-base partnership that has... MORE

Virtual Wingman makes smart choices easy
April 12, 2012 — Air Education and Training Command unveiled a new website accessible by smart phones and tablets that is designed to provide resiliency and safety information to Airmen. The website was shown at the... MORE

Generals inform JBSA leaders 'We can, must fix this'
April 12, 2012 — Members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston community gathered at the Roadrunner Community Services building April 4 to participate in the kickoff of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and to... MORE

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeff Hanson, Joint Electronic Warfare Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, joins Navy Rear Adm. William Kiser, Medical Education and Training Campus commandant, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston; Army Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, U.S. Army North commanding general and senior commander, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis; and Air Force Col. Scott Peel, 902nd Mission Support Group commander, JBSA-Randolph, as they prepare to sign a Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation April 4 at the Roadrunner Community Services building on Fort Sam Houston. The leaders represented the four services during the kickoff of the JBSA SAAM. Peel represented Air Force Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Air Education and Training Command commander. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lee Ezzell)

Air Force states changes to travel card program
April 12, 2012 — The Air Force recently decided to transition existing controlled spending account travel cards to an enhanced government travel card by the end of fiscal year 2012."The CSA, a pilot travel card... MORE

Awards ceremony marks end of second annual Wellness Wars
April 12, 2012 — More than 400 members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph community participated in the second annual Wellness Wars, a collaborative event of the Health and Wellness Center and Rambler Fitness... MORE

JBSA-Randolph Keystone Club members 'think big' at national conference
April 12, 2012 — A group of teenagers who belong to the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Youth Programs' Keystone Club recently spent a weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, honing their leadership skills, building a community... MORE

AETC presents General Flowers with Order of the Sword
April 9, 2012 — The enlisted men and women of Air Education and Training Command presented retired Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers with the Order of the Sword during a special ceremony at the Parr O'Club here April... MORE

Air Education and Training Command enlisted service members greet Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers with applause during his arrival to the Parr O'Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, April 6. Flowers was inducted to the Order of the Sword. He is the seventh person in AETC history to be selected. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joel Martinez)

Transportation personnel offer relocation tips
April 5, 2012 — With the spring in full swing and many vacationers fulfilling their break time needs, the change of seasons means something else is around the corner for those in uniform. Military members prepare for... MORE

Freedom Flyers tell their stories
April 5, 2012 — The 560th Flying Training Squadron hosted the 39th annual Freedom Flyer Reunion March 30, a celebration and memoriam that commemorated repatriated U.S. prisoners of war shot down during the Vietnam... MORE

Spike in shoplifting cases spurs more prevention measures
April 5, 2012 — Shoplifting cases at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Army and Air Force Exchange Service retail facilities declined last year from 2010, but a spike in this year's first quarter has prompted base... MORE

DBIDS installation team completes upgrades to JBSA-Randolph system
April 5, 2012 — A major overhaul of the Air Force installation access control system at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, scheduled for completion today, will improve force protection through tighter security and... MORE

Tour of Homes check benefits deployed families' dinner
March 30, 2012 — A monthly dinner that provides fellowship and support for the families of deployed Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Airmen received a boost last month with the presentation of a check representing... MORE

Changes to military health system create efficiencies, improve care
March 29, 2012 — A proposed new governance structure will make the military health system more effective, produce savings and improve beneficiaries' access to care.Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter submitted a... MORE

Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn (left), 59th Medical Wing commander, and Army Maj. Gen. Ted Wong, Southern Regional Medical Command and Brooke Army Medical Center commander, announce the new San Antonio Military Health System Sept. 16, 2011, at a press conference in San Antonio, Texas. The new SAMHS will oversee all Army and Air Force medical treatment facilities in the San Antonio metropolitan area. Hepburn is the first director of the SAMHS and Wong is now the new deputy director of SAMHS. (US Air Force photo by Ron Rogers)

Airmen receive tools for deployment awareness
March 29, 2012 — Do you know your Air and Space Expeditionary Force Indicator, or AEFI? The two-digit code identifies when your deployment period occurs within an AEF Cycle. All Airmen should know their AEFI and be... MORE

Earth Day/Month events commence at JBSA
March 29, 2012 — A golf tournament, an environmental booth at a Fiesta celebration and a Fun Run headline a month's worth of activities as Joint Base San Antonio prepares to celebrate Earth Day/Month 2012. This year's... MORE