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AACOG, JBSA sign blanket intergovernmental support agreement
September 30, 2019
Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman, commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, and Diane Rath, Alamo Area Council of Governments executive director, signed a historical agreement at the AACOG Board of Directors meeting Sept. 25. This new blanket Intergovernmental Support Agreement, or IGSA, will afford JBSA the opportunity to bring requirements they would normally fill through traditional federal contracting actions to AACOG.

Lincoln Military Housing residents have voices heard at JBSA- Fort Sam Houston housing town hall
September 20, 2019
Mike Mathews, Army Support Activity deputy manager, speaks to residents during a town hall focused on quality of life in housing at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 18. Joining him at the table are (from left) Col. Sam Fiol, 502nd Force Support Group commander; Col. Pete Velesky, 502nd Air Base Wing vice commander; Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, U.S. Army North commander; and Allyson McKay, Lincoln Military Housing Executive Director.

City of San Antonio Council celebrates Air Force 72nd Birthday at City Hall
September 13, 2019
(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.

Local chamber members learn of JBSA growth, future plans
June 10, 2019
Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, commander of the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio hosted 16 members of local Chambers of Commerce from cities located near JBSA installations during its first chamber summit at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston on June 4. Chamber members were told about of the future growth of JBSA, to include more than 800 new people this year and how this will affect JBSA and the surrounding communities. This growth will mean new challenges, but also new opportunities, ranging from infrastructure to community initiatives.

Feedback Fridays
June 7, 2019
Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander’s calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week. If you have a question or concern, please send an email to RandolphPublicAffairs@us.af.mil using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available.

How to effectively use ICE feedback
April 16, 2019
When our customers take a brief moment to provide us with positive feedback they may show thanks or appreciation and that feeling alone can make most of us feel warm and happy inside. Naturally though, you are going to check your e-mail, social media or ICE feedback one day and you will experience the shock of negative feedback.

JBSA releases updated off-limits establishment list
April 5, 2019
There are a handful of businesses in the local area that are off-limits to armed forces members, without exception.

JBSA leaders recognize contributions of military children at proclamation signing
March 29, 2019
Joint Base San Antonio leaders recognized the contributions of military children and families during a proclamation ceremony designating April as Month of the Military Child at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston March 29. The ceremony was held in the Texas Room at the U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) Headquarters. Signing the proclamation were (from left)  Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, ARNORTH commanding general; Capt. William Leonard, Navy Medicine Education and Training Command deputy commander; and Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, JBSA and 502nd Air Base Wing commander. Also attending the proclamation signing were five students from the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District and their parents.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston leaders host family housing town hall, address resident issues
February 25, 2019
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan (second from left), U.S. Army North Commander and Senior Army Commander for Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, as well as leaders from JBSA-Fort Sam Houston like Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman (left), 502nd Air Base Wing and JBSA commander, and Lincoln Military Housing officials answer questions and address issues from Soldiers and their families during a town hall meeting at the Lincoln Military Housing Community Center Feb. 21. The town hall was a platform for Soldiers and family members to provide information and gain feedback as part of an ongoing U.S. Army-wide effort to resolve unsatisfactory conditions in Army family housing.

Bexar County Military and Veterans Services Center offers career, educational opportunities
November 20, 2018
Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, gives remarks during the dedication and grand opening of the new Bexar County Military and Veterans Services Center Nov. 12.

Feedback Fridays
November 9, 2018
Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander's calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week. If you have a question or concern, please send an email to RandolphPublicAffairs@us.af.mil using the subject line "Feedback Fridays." Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available.

Feedback Fridays
November 2, 2018
Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander's calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week. If you have a question or concern, please send an email to RandolphPublicAffairs@us.af.mil using the subject line "Feedback Fridays." Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available.

Soaring Valor flight brings World War II veterans, high school students together for New Orleans trip
October 19, 2018
A World War II veteran holds his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance at the conclusion of a sendoff ceremony at the San Antonio International Airport Oct. 17 which saw 40 WWII veterans take off for a trip to New Orleans to visit the National World War II Museum. The Soaring Valor program, sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation, helped send the veterans and 40 high school Student companions from Dallas, to the museum.

JBSA commander honors President Johnson’s legacy
August 29, 2018
Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman (right), 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, and (from left) Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Ranger Patrick Pelarski and , Dave Schafer, chief of Interpretation and Resource Management for the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, salute the grave of President Lyndon B. Johnson Aug. 27 during a wreath-laying ceremony at LBJ National Historical Park. This year’s event honored what would have been the 110th anniversary of President Johnson’s birth.

Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman tours JBSA-Fort Sam Houston facilities
June 18, 2018
Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman (center), 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, talks with Amanda Wood (left), Chief, Child and Youth Services Flight, and Jeanne Warren (right), JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Youth Director, during a stop at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Youth Center June 15. The general visited the center as part of an immersion tour, which included stops at the Academic Support Center, Student Activity Center, the vehicle maintenance facility, Jimmy Brought Fitness Center, and Military & Family Readiness Center.

Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman takes command of 502nd Air Base Wing, Joint Base San Antonio
June 6, 2018
502 Air Base Wing Change of Command

Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle bids farewell to Joint Base San Antonio
June 1, 2018
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander, 502nd Air Base Group and Joint Base San Antonio, speaks to delegates at the conclusion of the Armed Forces Action Program members annual forum, held at the Installation Management Command Academy at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 3-6, 2017.

Memorial Day: A time to remember and honor
May 17, 2018
Established by Congress in 1971 as an official federal holiday, Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America.

AF JROTC course now offered to Lackland ISD students
March 30, 2018
Lackland Independent School District students listen as John Jay High School JROTC senior instructor, Col. John Lopardi, explains the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program during a field trip. A crosstown agreement between Lackland and Northside ISD will now allow Lackland ISD students at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to enroll in its JROTC courses starting in the fall 2018.

Lackland ISD selected as Go Public Cool Schools winner
March 28, 2018
The Lackland Independent School District at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, one of 16 San Antonio-area ISDs, was recognized for the month of March as the Go Public Cool Schools winner contest.The Go Public Cool Schools program, part of the Go Public initiative, is a marketing strategy Bexar County schools uses to share the special work that public schools do.