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Air Force military ambassador program looking forward to Fiesta 2021
September 18, 2020 — As Joint Base San Antonio looks ahead to Fiesta 2021, the Air Force begins its search for a male and female military ambassador. The Air Force Military Ambassador Program will feature two Airmen, one female and one male, to represent the service. ... MORE

Hispanic Heritage Month: IAAFA Airman shares heritage, encourages cultural cooperation
September 18, 2020 — Tech. Sgt. Alejandra Avila will celebrate her ninth year in the Air Force Sept. 27, right in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month... MORE

JBSA support to evacuees at COVID-19 onset molded later responses
September 18, 2020 — “There were substantial lessons learned from the partnership and the operation that DHHS executed here at JBSA-Lackland that we were able to transition into our support posture for JBSA."... MORE

U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) troops fighting wildfires in California
September 18, 2020 — In the midst of the California wildfires, there are over 200 U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) Soldiers supporting wildland fire ground response operations in the August complex, located in the densely forested northern part of the state... MORE

Joint warriors utilize JBSA landing zones for vertical lift training
September 17, 2020 — For the second time in as many weeks, joint warriors converged on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex to formally confirm the suitability of helicopter landing zones in order to expand the maneuver space for vertical lift operations and improve home-station training for San Antonio’s military units... MORE

‘We Care’ message resonates throughout JBSA community
September 14, 2020 — Signs proclaiming “We Care” greeted motorists as they entered the gates of Joint Base San Antonio installations on an unseasonably cool Sept. 10 morning... MORE

U.S. Army North supports Texas agencies during pandemic, beyond
September 14, 2020 — As COVID-19 cases began to surge this summer in Texas, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, joining forces with the Texas Military Department and Texas Division of Emergency Management to combat the disease... MORE

Here we go again: 403rd Wing evacuates aircraft to Texas
September 14, 2020 — The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing started relocating aircraft to locations in Texas Sept. 13 as Tropical Storm Sally makes its way towards the Gulf Coast. Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was one of the locations. ... MORE

U.S. Army North’s new senior enlisted advisor reflects on COVID-19 response
September 11, 2020 — Command Sgt. Maj. Phil K. Barretto, the new senior enlisted advisor for U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), arrived in Military City USA in July from South Korea, where he served as the 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Division command sergeant major... MORE

‘Tough Conversations’ focus of JBSA’s fourth roundtable
September 4, 2020 — The Tough Conversation roundtable is a series that focuses on important, challenging and impactful topics that affect the Air Force and the Department of Defense... MORE

502nd Logistic Readiness Squadron helps recruits continue training during pandemic
August 31, 2020 — The 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been providing clothing to new recruits at an alternate Basic Military Training location since March 2020 to help the U.S. Air Force continue forging America’s future Airmen during the coronavirus pandemic... MORE

AFSFC Airman aims to save world, one book at a time
August 28, 2020 — Master Sgt. Daniel Crook serves his country as a military working dog scheduler at the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland by day, but by night he writes and illustrates books for children. Through his stories, he hopes to bring a little light to what many see as a troubled world... MORE

ARNORTH task forces on COVID-19 front lines in San Antonio hospitals
August 28, 2020 — Service members from across the country belonging to U.S. Army North have converged on San Antonio as part of Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces activated to support hospitals during the COVID-19 crisis... MORE

403rd Wing evacuates aircraft to JBSA, continues to fly amid hurricanes
August 27, 2020 — The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing relocated its 20 aircraft today as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura make their way toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. Some of those aircraft were relocated to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Air Force top officials visit JBSA missions for first combined trip
August 24, 2020 — Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett was accompanied by newly sworn-in Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Brown, Jr. and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass to take a closer look at operations across Joint Base San Antonio during COVID-19... MORE

JBSA continues HPCON CHARLIE protective measures
August 20, 2020 — As Joint Base San Antonio prepares to begin reopening services through phased, deliberate measures, personnel continue to follow the guidelines, such as physical distancing and capacity limits, established by local and state leaders, as well as the Department of Defense and Centers for Disease Control, in order to limit the spread of COVID-19 within the community... MORE

Pandemic, physical distancing do not stop transitioning service members
August 20, 2020 — The coronavirus may have changed the way many things happen at Joint Base San Antonio, but they still happen. Service members still train, security forces still protect installations, firefighters still respond to calls, and transitioning service members still depart military service... MORE

JBSA schools to start school year with online instruction
August 20, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio schools will start the first few weeks of the 2020-21 school year with remote learning before being allowed to open campuses to students under directives issued by local health authorities and the Texas Education Agency... MORE

JBSA supports task forces deployed to San Antonio hospitals
August 14, 2020 — As service members descended upon San Antonio to provide COVID-19 support to Texas hospitals, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron personnel were simultaneously conducting critical missions to ensure arriving health care workers were ready to relieve local hospitals and support communities across Texas... MORE

JBSA contracting actions move at record pace during pandemic
August 5, 2020 — When COVID-19 began affecting Joint Base San Antonio training operations in March, one of the first organizations to feel the effects was the 502nd Contracting Squadron... MORE