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JBSA chapels offer virtual options during pandemic
July 22, 2020 — Religious freedom is an entitlement for service members guaranteed in Title 10 of the U.S. Code and the chaplains at Joint Base San Antonio are doing their best to ensure all service members, retirees, Department of Defense civilian employees, and their family members have options for practicing their faith during COVID-19... MORE

Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Kimberly Hall welcomes viewers to a virtual service being livestreamed from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 12, 2020.

JBSA golf courses still open utilizing health, safety protocols
July 21, 2020 — Golf courses at Joint Base San Antonio remain open as the 502nd Force Support Squadron is taking several measures to protect the health and safety of patrons and staff members during the coronavirus pandemic... MORE

A golfer tees up at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Gateway Hills Golf Course.

Trinity Competition selects best of MEDCoE
July 21, 2020 — Each year, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, plans, coordinates, and executes the Trinity Competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Camp Bullis to select the best medic, best warrior, and drill sergeant of the year... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Shepler, Headquarters Medical Professional Training Brigade, prepares to administer intravenous fluids to a simulated casualty on the Best Medic lane.

AFSFC launches software to monitor health of Military Working Dogs
July 17, 2020 — The Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has officially launched the Kennel Health Assessment 2.0 project to ascertain the holistic state of all of the kennels across the U.S. Air Force and ensure the well-being of all Military Working Dogs... MORE

Vanda, a military working dog, or MWD, trainee assigned to the 341st Training Squadron, runs through a tunnel during obedience training Nov. 17, 2016, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The course is designed to improve agility, reaction time and stamina in the military working dogs as part of their training.

JBSA recreational facilities provide safe outdoor experience for military community members
July 17, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio members who are tired of being cooped up indoors because of COVID-19 restrictions can enjoy the outdoors in a safe setting at one of several recreational facilities... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio members who are tired of being cooped up indoors because of COVID-19 restrictions can enjoy the outdoors in a safe setting at one of several recreational facilities.

Feedback Fridays
July 17, 2020 — If you have a question or concern, please send an email to jbsapublicaffairs@gmail.com using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available... MORE

Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander’s calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week.

Joint Base San Antonio 2020 Airshow cancelled
July 15, 2020 — As Joint Base San Antonio continues to align COVID-19 prevention efforts with the City of San Antonio and to reduce the spread of the virus, the JBSA Airshow will not take place this year... MORE

As Joint Base San Antonio continues to align COVID-19 prevention efforts with the City of San Antonio and to reduce the spread of the virus, the JBSA Airshow scheduled for November will not take place this year.

JBSA implements Stage 1 water conservation measures
July 14, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio will begin Stage 1 water conservation measures effective immediately... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio will begin Stage 1 water conservation measures effective immediately.

JBSA environmental program takes off with UAS technology
July 14, 2020 — What began as a project to improve land surveying, floodplain mapping, vegetation classification and endangered species management at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis has become a revolutionary innovation that could save the Air Force millions of dollars and countless hours of labor... MORE

An unmanned aerial system is prepared for a test flight July 9, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas.

Military Training Instructor Schoolhouse memorializes Air Force history
July 9, 2020 — Ten Military Training Instructors from the 37th Training Wing donned legacy Air Force uniforms, dating from 1947 to the present, as they posed for a photographer at the Airman Heritage Museum on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 24 to help create a new mural to decorate the walls of the Military Training Instructor Schoolhouse... MORE

Ten Military Training Instructors from the 37th Training Wing donned legacy Air Force uniforms, dating from 1947 to the present, as they posed for a photographer at the Airman Heritage Museum on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 24 to help create a new mural to decorate the walls of the Military Training Instructor Schoolhouse.

Staff members at JBSA museums keep busy despite lockdown
July 6, 2020 — Historians and staff members at museums throughout Joint Base San Antonio have had to adjust since shutting their doors to visitors in March because of the pandemic... MORE

Bill Manchester, director of the Airman Heritage Training Complex at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

JBSA to transition to HPCON Charlie
June 26, 2020 — To better posture Joint Base San Antonio and help reduce community spread of COVID-19, the JBSA commander is increasing the Health Protection Condition to Charlie, or HPCON C effective June 26... MORE

To better posture Joint Base San Antonio and help reduce community spread of COVID-19, the JBSA commander is increasing the Health Protection Condition to Charlie, or HPCON C effective June 26.

JBSA-Randolph's Martin Hall conference room to be renamed in honor of first female USAF pilots; watch live June 29
June 25, 2020 — Air Education and Training Command officials will rename the Martin Hall conference room during a virtual ceremony here June 29, 2020 at 10 a.m. CST... MORE

Air Education and Training Command officials will rename the Martin Hall conference room during a virtual ceremony here June 29, 2020 at 9 a.m. CST.

Ruck Racism: JBSA community leans in
June 18, 2020 — People from across Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland came together as a military community June 13 in a show of solitary in hopes to bring awareness and compassion to a very sensitive and complex topic. This Ruck Racism event was an opportunity to take a moment to express, to listen, to understand, and to reflect as wingmen. ... MORE

Graphic of photos from the Ruck Racism event on JBSA-Lackland hosted June 13, 2020.

JBSA transitions to HPCON BRAVO+
June 18, 2020 — With confirmed COVID cases and symptoms increasing across the nation and Department of Defense, Joint Base San Antonio will transition to HPCON BRAVO+... MORE

JBSA, 502d ABW holds change of command
June 13, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio and the 502d Air Base Wing welcomed Brig. Gen. Caroline M. Miller as the new commander and bid farewell to Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 12... MORE

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, the Air Education and Training Command commander, passes the 502d Air Base Wing colors to Brig. Gen. Caroline Miller, the newest commander of the wing and Joint Base San Antonio during a modified ceremony June 12 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Military, civilian collaboration vital to establishing 5G at JBSA
June 12, 2020 — An announcement was made by the Department of Defense June 3 that will bring enormous advantages, as well as responsibilities, to San Antonio and the region. Joint Base San Antonio is one of 12 select installations where the department will experiment and test fifth-generation, or 5G, communications technology... MORE

Finances made easy with new online portal
June 8, 2020 — A new way of getting financial support is sweeping across the Air Force. With six bases, including Joint Base San Antonio, having already tested the newest tool from the Air Force Financial Management community, called Comptroller Services Portal, it’s expected to be implemented to the remaining installations by the end of the fiscal year... MORE

Risk and resilience: Help for those struggling with thoughts of suicide
June 5, 2020 — Advocacy is the heart of the work of the Integrated Resilience Program. Found in the 502nd Air Base Wing headquarters building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, the Integrated Resilience Program provides services to each JBSA installation to enhance the quality of life... MORE

JBSA one of seven DOD installations named as sites for second round of 5G technology testing, experimentation
June 3, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio has been named by the Department of Defense as one of seven U.S. military installations as the latest sites where it will conduct fifth-generation (5G) communications technology experimentation and testing... MORE

The Department of Defense has named seven U.S. military installations as the latest sites where it will conduct fifth-generation (5G) communications technology experimentation and testing.