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BAMC Auxiliary provides needed items to support BAMC’s mission
May 25, 2016 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Auxiliary held its annualwelfare recognition ceremony May 13 in the San Antonio Military Medical Centerauditorium.“The welfare committee is responsible for issuing...

Plan ahead on how to escape your house during a fire
May 18, 2016 — It’s the middle of the night. You and your family are soundasleep when suddenly the smoke alarms in your house go off. It’s dark and thehouse is filling quickly with smoke. You cannot see your hand in...

Air Force Sports encourages Airmen to particpate in programs year-round
May 2, 2016 — All-Air Force Men’s Soccer trials and camp is currently taking place at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland until May 6, but Airmen have the opportunity to compete in 14 other Air Force Sports year-round...

JBSA attends Earth Day Texas 2016
April 29, 2016 — Representatives from Joint Base San Antonio joined environmentalorganizations, academic institutions and businesses on the list of exhibitors atEarth Day Texas 2016 in Dallas April 22-24. Earth Day...

Portrait of 15th Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps unveiled
April 29, 2016 — Theunveiling of a portrait of retired Maj. Gen. Kimberly Ann Siniscalchi tookplace at an unlikely, but fitting venue, as the event was held at the Air ForceNursing Practice Oversight Course held at a...

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Refill Pharmacy to close for repairs
April 25, 2016 — The refill side of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort SamHouston Community/Refill Pharmacy, building 2401, near the Exchange, will beclosed soon for repairs. Urgent repairs are required to the flooring,...

Security Forces airmen go ‘above and beyond’ to ‘serve and protect’
March 16, 2016 — Security Forces personnel “serve and protect” those who liveand work throughout Joint Base San Antonio, but some Airmen have recently takenthe meaning of those words beyond the gates of JBSA-Fort Sam...

Pet therapy provides stress relief for Corpsmen students
March 4, 2016 — The Navy chaplain at Navy Medicine Training Support Centerat Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is in the business of speaking tostudents under stress. After having enough young adults come...

National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program recognizes SAMMC
March 4, 2016 — San Antonio Military Medical Center at Joint Base SanAntonio-Fort Sam Houston was recently recognized by the National Safe SleepHospital Certification Program as a “Silver Certified Sleep Leader,” for...

Army North commander talks ‘Military City USA’ to SA Chamber of Commerce
March 3, 2016 — Lt. Gen. Perry L. Wiggins, commander of United States ArmyNorth (Fifth Army) and senior commander of Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis,addressed the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Feb. 24 at Sunset...

Commentary: you don’t need to have
March 3, 2016 — Distracted driving has become the number one cause of fatalcar accidents and pedestrian deaths due to motor vehicles in the United States.In 2014, 4,223 pedestrians in the United States were killedby...

Cole basketball teams surpassing expectations this season
February 26, 2016 — Basketball fever is running rampant at Robert G. Cole HighSchool with both the boys and girls varsity teams in the playoffs. Althoughthis isn’t the first year that both teams have made it this far,...

ARNORTH marks 10th anniversary of Defense Support to Civil Authorities course
February 25, 2016 — U.S. Army North marked its 10th year of leading the federalgovernment’s training efforts for military support to civil authorities in theUnited States.Since February 2006, ARNORTH has trained almost...

U.S. Army North hosts Alaskan Command planners to discuss mission support options
February 19, 2016 — U.S. Army North hosted planners from Alaska Feb. 3-5 at FortSam Houston to explore and develop options that will allow for effectiveresponse to the “Last Frontier” state in times of need.The meeting...

West assumes command of U.S. Army Medical Command
February 18, 2016 — The Army’s 44th Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Nadja West,assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Command at ceremony at Fort SamHouston Feb. 10. This past December, the U.S. Senate confirmed West to...

Curbside car seat clinic reaches across Joint Base San Antonio
February 17, 2016 — A parking lot overlooking the Family Advocacy/Mental HealthClinic at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph bustled with activity Feb. 8 asparents learned how to correctly install child safety seats in their...

JBSA, VIA team up for new P4 community partnership initiative
February 17, 2016 — VIA Metropolitan Transit celebrated their continued supportto Joint Base San Antonio Public/Public/Public/Private Community PartnershipInitiative at VIA headquarters Feb. 8 with a new “Active Duty,...

Leader perspective: NCOER to define tomorrow’s leaders
February 15, 2016 — Since the start of this calendar year, noncommissionedofficers across the Army have fallen under a new rating system that’s unlikeanything they’ve seen for a generation but will help ensure NCOs...

Army Nurse Corps celebrates 115th anniversary
February 12, 2016 — The U.S. Army Nurse Corps celebrated 115 years of serviceand dedication to caring for America’s military Feb. 5 and have stood shoulderto shoulder with Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen,...

Fort Sam Houston Soldiers judge regional JROTC drill competition
February 12, 2016 — Noncommissioned officers from U.S. Army North at Fort Sam Houstonserved as judges for the U.S. Army Cadet Command’s 5th Brigade Junior ROTCDrill Team Championships at the Henry B...