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Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosts honorary commander tour
May 10, 2023 — Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers, Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing commander, hosted an honorary commander’s tour at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston May 5, 2023. Commanders from throughout the 502nd ABW and their respective honorary commanders visited several locations throughout the installation to increase awareness of the wing’s mission... MORE

502nd Air Base Wing observes Denim Day to support SAAPM
April 25, 2023 — This year, Denim Day is held April 26, and in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, or SAAPM, activities, Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, signed an official authorization April 7 allowing all military personnel under his command to participate in this event... MORE

Ask Away, JBSA connects you with the command team
April 20, 2023 — JBSA is a Beast and sometimes it’s hard to navigate the resources we have for our service members and families. Do you have a question you think only the boss can answer?... MORE

PHOTOS | JBSA tests extreme weather response and recovery
April 17, 2023 — Multiple 502nd Air Base Wing agencies tested their response capabilities during an extreme weather response exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 29, 2023, to ensure that their actions and performance during actual emergencies are practiced and more familiar... MORE

Testing extreme weather response and recovery

149th Fighter Wing, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron participate in joint exercise
September 2, 2022 — The 149th Fighter Wing and the 502nd Air Base Wing's 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a joint exercise allowing the firefighters to get F-16 familiarization and egress training in the event of an emergency at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 18, 2022... MORE

The 149th Fighter Wing and the 502nd Air Base Wing's 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a joint exercise

JBSA innovation cells collaborate in spreading innovative ideas
April 28, 2022 — Leaders of innovation cells at Joint Base San Antonio are opening the lines of communication in order to share ideas that can benefit units and organizations throughout the installation... MORE

The innovation cells which have been meeting since last year have come up with a name for their group: JBSA AllSpark.

JBSA launches mandatory active threat virtual training
January 20, 2022 — Active threat training at Joint Base San Antonio has gone virtual, thanks to the efforts of several 502nd Air Base Wing organizations... MORE

Tough Conversation: Suicide, mental health awareness
December 23, 2021 — Brig. Gen. Caroline M. Miller, the 502d Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Casy Boomershine hosted their “Tough Conversation” forum Dec. 14, 2021, where they discussed suicide awareness and mental health issues with 12 JBSA-Randolph members... MORE

502nd Air Base Wing hosts F-35 squadron for training
November 5, 2021 — The 502nd Air Base Wing hosted the 62nd Fighter Squadron, an F-35 Lightning II squadron from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, during their training visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field from Oct. 15-29... MORE

Airman’s daughter saved by JBSA-Lackland firefighter
November 1, 2021 — On Aug. 18, Senior Airman Brian Chambers found his daughter choking and drove her to the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Fire Station 1. Jacob Mathie, lead firefighter for the 502nd Air Base Wing at JBSA-Lackland, was able to perform first response triage and unblock the child’s airway. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Chambers, 502nd Contracting Squadron contract specialist, holds his daughter

Ceremony celebrates legacy of President Lyndon Baines Johnson
August 30, 2021 — The private wreath-laying ceremony Aug. 27 took place on what would have been President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s 113th birthday... MORE

Late former President Lyndon B. Johnson ceremony

502nd Air Base Wing keeps communication lines open with area chambers
July 23, 2021 — The Joint Base San Antonio Annual Chamber Summit was hosted by Brig. Gen. Caroline Miller, 502nd Air Base Wing and JBSA commander at the Fort Sam Houston Community Center July 20, bringing together chambers of commerce from throughout the JBSA area... MORE

502d ABW civilian forums aim to achieve deliberate development
May 25, 2021 — The 502d Air Base Wing is hosting forums aimed at deliberate development of the roughly 5,000-member civilian workforce, the next of which is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. June 9 at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy Training Center Auditorium, 2432 Carswell Avenue at JBSA-Lackland... MORE

502nd ABW members help celebrate veteran’s 100th birthday
May 7, 2021 — Members of the 502d Air Base Wing joined the Alamo Honor Flight in celebrating with the100th birthday of Pearl Harbor Survivor retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Platt at a local restaurant May 5... MORE

Air Force veteran Kenneth Platt during his 100th birthday celebration

502nd ABW commanders, senior leaders welcome new honorary commanders
April 26, 2021 — Brig. Gen. Caroline Miller, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, hosted the 502nd ABW Honorary Commander Hail and Farewell April 23 at the Gateway Club at JBSA-Lackland. ... MORE

Brig. Gen. Caroline Miller, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, hosted the 502nd ABW Honorary Commander Hail and Farewell April 23 at the Gateway Club at JBSA-Lackland.

JBSA continues to recover from extreme winter weather in Texas
February 22, 2021 — As President’s Day approached, so did severe winter weather at Joint Base San Antonio Feb. 14. Winter storm warnings were issued as northerly winds at 10 to 20 knots and bitter cold fell upon the region, leading to extensive power and water outages, slick roads and burst pipes... MORE

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Caroline Miller (left), 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, receives a tour from Lt. Col. Mathew Kowalski (right), 341st Training Squadron commander, of where K-9 were stored during the cold weather Feb. 19, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

Resilience during holidays can be daunting, but possible
December 9, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio offers many programs and services which can help lift spirits and assist in navigating the holidays in a positive way... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio offers many programs and services which can help lift spirits and assist in navigating the holidays in a positive way.

AF safety experts look to increase successful job performance with new training mindset
December 1, 2020 — A group of Occupational Safety career specialists recently met at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to participate in an Occupational Competency Model Study focused on combining task-based knowledge and skills with other behaviors and soft skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, self-control, resiliency, leadership and stress management intended to create behavior-based outcomes. ... MORE

Active shooter training benefits from JBSA, AETC collaboration
November 21, 2020 — In collaboration with the Air Education and Training Command, members from the 502nd Air Base Wing are transforming active shooter training at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas... MORE

Active shooter training exercise at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston is conducted to educate the unit’s personnel how to better defend themselves against an active shooter.

New JBSA mission partner protocol advisor/liaison looks to unite mission
November 10, 2020 — Bernadette Gast, the new Joint Base San Antonio mission partner protocol advisor/liaison, hopes to be the missing link for a unified JBSA protocol mission... MORE

Bernadette Gast (in red), the new Joint Base San Antonio mission partner protocol liaison, Kellie Washburn (left standing), 502nd Air Base Wing chief of protocol, and Deborah Wilson, 502nd ABW protocol specialist, discuss new processes for tracking distinguishing visitors, visiting JBSA. Gast and Washburn will collectively support the JBSA protocol team, which includes mission partner units, and everything else protocol related. (Courtesy photo)