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San Antonio mayor visits JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
July 31, 2020 — San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and members of the City of San Antonio’s city council visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 29 to learn about the installation's day-to-day missions and the missions of U.S. Army South and U.S. Army North... MORE

Brig. Gen. Alcides V. Faria, Jr., U.S. Army South Deputy Commanding General of Interoperability, met with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and City of San Antonio Municipal Government officials during their visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 29. They were interested in learning JBSA-Fort Sam Houston's daily missions as well as the U.S. Army South missions with its partner nations.

Citizens join military during San Antonio Rodeo joint enlistment ceremony
February 26, 2020 — More than 150 citizens from the San Antonio and surrounding areas took the oath of enlistment during the first-ever Joint services ceremony hosted at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 22... MORE

Maj. Gen. Dennis P. LeMaster, commander, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, administers the oath of enlistment at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 22 to a total of 153 recruits joining the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force.

City of San Antonio honors Navy's 244th birthday
October 25, 2019 — Members of Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, or NMETLC, and Navy Medicine Training Support Center, or NMTSC, gathered at the San Antonio City Hall during a City Council meeting Oct. 17 to celebrate the Navy’s birthday... MORE

Sailors from Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, Navy Medicine Training Support Center, Navy veterans and retirees, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, and city council members after honoring the Navy’s 244th birthday during a city hall meeting. Capt. Elizabeth Montcalm-Smith, NMETLC acting deputy commander, spoke on behalf of San Antonio Navy, thanking the mayor and city council members for their commitment to the Navy and the military.

AF, City of San Antonio partner to improve infrastructure for Airmen, community
August 13, 2019 — The City of San Antonio and the Air Force broke ground Aug. 7 to launch a $175 million San Antonio Water System sewer pipeline project to improve service for more than 500,000 people, including Airmen and civilians working and living on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Mark Correll (third from right), deputy assistance secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety, and Infrastructure, and Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman (fifth from right), commander of the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, participate in a ceremonial dig Aug. 7 to start the San Antonio Water System sewer pipeline project that will improve service for more than 500,000 people, including Airmen and civilians working and living on JBSA-Lackland. San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg (far left) and U.S. Congressmen Henry Cuellar (third from left) and Will Hurd (fourth from right) took part in the ceremony.

San Antonio mayor inducted into Honorary Commander Program
August 9, 2019 — Col. Terry W. McClain, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, presented the wing guidon to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg during an honorary commander induction ceremony Aug. 8 at the San Antonio City Council chamber. The honorary commander program matches military commanders with local business and civic leaders to foster and grow understanding of the military mission and its impact on the surrounding community. ... MORE

Col. Terry W. McClain, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, presents the wing guidon to San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg during an honorary commander induction ceremony Aug. 8 at the San Antonio City Council chamber. The honorary commander program matches military commanders with local business and civic leaders to foster and grow understanding of the military mission and its impact on the surrounding community.