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Construction begins on new child care facility at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
April 19, 2024 — The long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony for a new Child Development Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston took place April 19, 2024... MORE

DAF adds additional financial incentives to recruit Child and Youth Program employees
October 4, 2022 — Effective Oct. 1, DAF Child Development Program direct-care employees will receive a 100% childcare fee waiver for their first child enrolled in installation Child Development Programs... MORE

Nikkia Reed, a Child Development Center child and youth program assistant, interacts with a child in a classroom at the CDC Annex at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 25, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Heroic actions by Randolph CDC staff save child’s life
August 26, 2022 — The observations and swift actions of the Randolph Child and Development Program staff provided a successful outcome for a child who recently experienced a life-threatening event... MORE

close-up photo of five women standing in front of a building

AFIMSC contracts for first of four new child development centers this year
June 29, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center continues its mission to strengthen Department of the Air Force families by delivering right-sized and quality childcare infrastructure. AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center, in collaboration with the Air Force Services Center, successfully led the award of a $27 million project recently to construct a new child development center at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. The efforts include construction of new centers at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Lackland in Texas, as well as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio... MORE

Artists rendering of the Sheppard AFB CDC

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Child Development Center temporarily relocating operations
August 30, 2021 — Children enrolled at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Child Development Center, or CDC, are being relocated to other child care facilities on the installation or in the community as the building is scheduled to undergo major repairs starting in September... MORE

Purple flags honor military children in an uncertain time
April 17, 2020 — A team of 10 youth and three adults went out from the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Youth Center April 16 planting purple flags around the base in honor of military children everywhere. April is the nationally recognized Month of the Military Child... MORE

Army South Soldiers spread holiday cheer with toy ruck march
December 21, 2017 — The holiday season is well known for acts of generosity and kindness and Soldiers from U.S. Army South at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston helped out by participating in a toy ruck march sponsored by the Headquarters Support Company... MORE

Soldiers from the U.S. Army South Headquarters Support Company gathered early Dec. 14 at the MacArthur Parade Field and stuffed lots of toys and goodies into their ruck sacks before heading off on a three-mile road march Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Child Development Center.