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Military units participate in City of San Antonio’s World Heritage Festival
September 10, 2019 — In support of the City of San Antonio’s annual World Heritage Festival, service members from Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, the Army’s San Antonio Recruiting Battalion, Marine Corps Recruiting Station San Antonio, Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, Navy Medicine Training Support Center, the Marine’s 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, and the Air Force’s 383rd Training Squadron participated in Mission Pachanga held at Mission Park Pavilion Sept. 7... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Hambrick, assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, discusses the various rates of the Navy with an attendee of Mission Pachanga during the annual World Heritage Festival held at Mission Park Pavilion Sept. 7.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston unit hosts first-ever Marine Corps Jumpmaster course
February 13, 2018 — A Marine Corps unit at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is hosting a first-ever Marine Military Free-Fall Jumpmaster Course to train Marines to be certified jumpmasters, the troops who are responsible for military free-fall parachute operations... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jack Hausmann (right), 1st Reconnaissance Battalion reconnaissance Marine, conducts an inspection of military free-fall jumping equipment worn by Army Pvt. Tran Richard during a training session in the Marine Military Free-Fall Jumpmaster Course held at the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The course started Jan. 29 and runs until Feb. 16. Students who complete the course become certified Military Free-Fall Jumpmasters, who oversee every aspect of military free-fall operations, including planning, execution and recovery.