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IMCOM Army Support Activity senior NCO relinquishes responsibility, heads to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
May 1, 2024 — The Army Support Activity, under U.S. Army Installation Management Command, hosted a change of responsibility ceremony for ASA senior noncommissioned officer, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jametta Bland, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, on April 30, 2024... MORE

A photo of service members passing the colors.

Army Emergency Relief campaign kicks off
March 16, 2022 — Army Emergency Relief was created to alleviate financial distress as an incident to service. AER helps Soldiers and families get back on their feet through interest-free loans, grants and scholarships when monetary needs arise, and also provides budgeting and financial counseling. The annual AER campaign runs from March 1 to May 15... MORE

With COVID-19 comes scams – let the buyer beware!
April 7, 2020 — Playing on our fears about COVID-19 and the economy in general, scammers are trying to sell things like fake medical treatments and equipment using ads on social media, unsolicited text messages and robocalls... MORE

Lincoln Military Housing residents have voices heard at JBSA- Fort Sam Houston housing town hall
September 20, 2019 — Residents of Lincoln Military Housing at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston participated in a town hall with JBSA and LMH leaders at the Military & Family Readiness Center Sept. 18... MORE

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.

Army releases housing survey results
July 29, 2019 — The U.S. Army recently released the results of two housing surveys in order to better understand the overall experience of residents who live in Army housing. JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s residents’ overall satisfaction rate was 76.3 percent for 2019, just above the Army average of 74.6 percent... MORE

At Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, 308 of the 871 distributed surveys were received, a 35.4 percent response rate across eight neighborhoods.
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s residents’ overall satisfaction rate was 76.3 percent for 2019, just above the Army average of 74.6 percent. However, that reflects a decline in satisfaction from 2018 when JBSA-Fort Sam Houston scored 78.6 percent.

Army’s Survivor Outreach Support program offers solace, compassion, information
April 8, 2019 — Survivor Outreach Services is the official U.S. Army program designed to provide long term support to surviving families of Soldiers who died on active duty. The goals of the Survivor Outreach Support Program, or SOS, are to show compassion for your loss, provide support, remind you about benefits and connect you to events within the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston military community, for as long as you desire. ... MORE

Survivor Outreach Services provides services to all Army National Guard, Army Reserve and active duty families of our Soldiers. Regardless of duty status, location, or manner of death, SOS is here to provide you the support you deserve.

Crime and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio
September 15, 2017 — During the months of August and September, Air Force and Army commanders at Joint Base San Antonio administered a number of nonjudicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice... MORE