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City of San Antonio invests in military spouses
February 9, 2023 — The San Antonio City Council approved a memorandum of agreement Feb. 2 between the City of San Antonio and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes Foundation to continue its partnership with the Military Spouse Fellowship Program... MORE

City of San Antonio, U.S. Army North conduct signing ceremony for Partnership for Youth Success agreement
November 23, 2021 — City of San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and U.S. Army North Commanding General Lt. Gen. John R. Evans Jr. conducted a signing ceremony to reaffirm their commitment to the Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) Program agreement between the U.S. Army and the city of San Antonio, at the Culture Commons Gallery at Plaza de Armas, San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 19, 2021... MORE

The U.S. Army PaYS Program guarantees Soldiers and ROTC cadets five job interviews and possible employment with the city of San Antonio government after their service in the U.S. Army.

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

JBSA commander outlines key critical mission functions to be maintained
March 26, 2020 — In an effort to minimize health risks associated with COVID-19 and in response to the City of San Antonio and Bexar County’s Stay Home/Work Safe orders, effective at noon March 26, 2020, Joint Base San Antonio will go to Official Business Only operations... MORE

Air Force pushes tech boundaries at new software development facility
March 2, 2020 — The U.S. Air Force started the new year with a new venture, LevelUP Code Works, composed of Air Force and industry partners embracing a startup culture that values innovation... MORE

Local government support agreements facilitate savings for JBSA
January 31, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio is currently utilizing three IGSA’s to purchase goods and services through the City of San Antonio and the Alamo Area Council of Governments, or AACOG, to include agreements for paving, blanket commodity and services purchasing, and the purchase of bulk materials, like the rock, sand, topsoil, and concrete used in JBSA construction and landscaping projects... MORE

The Department of Defense budgets about $25 billion annually to operate and support its installations, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Years ago, the GAO determined the DOD needed to reduce its installation support costs, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 helped bring their efforts to fruition by authorizing military services to enter into Intergovernmental Support Agreements, or IGSAs, with local and state governments, leveraging financial benefits and enhancing mission effectiveness.

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.

City of San Antonio Council celebrates Air Force 72nd Birthday at City Hall
September 13, 2019 — The San Antonio City Council helped celebrate the Air Force’s 72nd Birthday with the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio at City Hall Sept. 12... MORE

(From left) As is the Air Force birthday tradition, District 10 Councilman Clayton Perry, who served as the oldest Airman, Airman 1st Class Charzell Lewis served as the youngest Airman with the assistance of District 9 Councilman John Courage, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander.

BAMC staff holds ‘Stop The Bleed’ training for City of San Antonio personnel
August 30, 2019 — Staff from the Brooke Army Medical Center’s Trauma Clinic held "Stop the Bleed" training for a City of San Antonio councilmember and more than two dozen council staff members, along with San Antonio Police Department officers and personnel, during two sessions held at city facilities the last week of August... MORE

Gina Pickard, Trauma Division manager at Brooke Army Medical Center’s Trauma Clinic, shows City of San Antonio council staff members how to pack a wound during Stop the Bleed held at the Plaza de Armas building in downtown San Antonio Aug. 29. The training consisted of a presentation where attendees learned the “ABCs of Bleeding Control” along with some hands-on practice in applying tourniquets, packing wounds and applying direct pressure to stop bleeding.

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.

Joint Base San Antonio, City of San Antonio enter into mutual aid agreement for emergency response
December 13, 2018 — Joint Base San Antonio and the City of San Antonio have entered into a nine-year mutual aid and support agreement that will allow for more efficient response and recovery actions during emergencies... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio and the City of San Antonio have entered into a nine-year mutual aid and support agreement that will allow for more efficient response and recovery actions during emergencies. Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, 502d Air Base Wing and JBSA commander, along with San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood, San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus, Deputy City Manager Erik Walsh and other city officials, were on hand for the signing of the agreement at San Antonio City Hall Nov. 29. Gen. Lenderman and Chief Hood were the signatories for the document.

City of San Antonio enacts new tobacco ordinance Oct. 1
September 19, 2018 — Effective Oct. 1, 2018, a new tobacco ordinance will prohibit the sale or providing of tobacco products to a person under 21 years of age within the boundaries of the City of San Antonio... MORE

Effective Oct. 1, 2018, a new tobacco ordinance will prohibit the sale or providing of tobacco products to a person under 21 years of age within the boundaries of the City of San Antonio. For more information, visit https://www.sanantonio.gov/Tobacco21.

City and Joint Base San Antonio partner to pave way for Salado Creek Trail and Equestrian Facilities at Fort Sam Houston
June 15, 2018 — A partnership between the City of San Antonio and Joint Base San Antonio will bring new hiking and biking trails through a portion of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

The Howard W. Peak Greenway Trail System, which includes Salado Creek, is an expanding system of paved multi-use trails funded with sales tax funds approved by San Antonio voters. The Salado Creek Greenway, recently designated a “National Recreation Trail” by the Department of the Interior, is currently divided into two long segments north and south of JBSA-Fort Sam Houston that will soon be connected into one, very long continuous trail, thanks to the partnership between the City of San Antonio, or CoSA, and JBSA.

Water conservation hot topic at Joint Base San Antonio
October 6, 2017 — Although two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is water and less than one percent of that water is currently available for our use, according to the Federal Energy Management Program, or FEMP. As the U.S. population increases, so does our water use and our need to conserve water. In the City of San Antonio and its surrounding areas, water has become a valuable commodity due to the growing population. ... MORE

October is Energy Awareness Month which immediately makes you think of electricity, but it also encompasses water. A faucet that drips five times per minute wastes approximately 175 gallons of water per year. Take the time to inspect your faucets in your work center and notify your building custodian of any discrepancies that you identify.

City of San Antonio unveils ‘Military City USA’ trademark logo
June 19, 2017 — While the City of San Antonio has been known for years at “Military City USA,” it is now finally official as the city has trademarked the phrase and will start using it on logos and promotional material... MORE

First C-5M named 'City of San Antonio,' lands at Alamo Wing
June 20, 2016 — The saying “history repeats itself” has become all too familiar to the 433rd Airlift Wing, as hundreds of Airmen and distinguished guests gathered along the flight line here June 17 to welcome the Alamo Wing’s first official C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, bestowed “The City of San Antonio.” The 433rd AW is the first and only U.S. Air Force Reserve wing to receive Lockheed Martin’s modernized cargo plane... MORE

Col. Thomas K. Smith Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, addresses the crowd during the C-5M Super Galaxy transfer ceremony June 17, 2016 along the flight line of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Colonel Smith boarded the aircraft bound for the ceremony from Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, that morning. It is the only C-5M to be bestowed as "The City of San Antonio." (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)