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A barbecue recipe for summer safety: Fire officials recommend tips for minimizing grill fires
July 23, 2012 — Summer's here and Joint Base San Antonio residents are already firing up the grill to cook up burgers, brats or fajitas.According to the National Fire Prevention Association, July is the peak month... MORE

JBSA-Randolph satellite pharmacy implements changes in refill process, enhances product line
July 23, 2012 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Exchange Satellite Pharmacy has instituted changes to better serve military beneficiaries in the area.The satellite pharmacy has adopted a new refill process that... MORE

Health and Wellness Center promotes healthy fitness and nutrition habits
July 23, 2012 — If the U.S. Air Force is expected to be committed to flying, fighting and winning in land, space and cyberspace, then it is also up to America's Airmen to strive to live a healthy lifestyle both on... MORE

Customer service drives communication upgrades at Inns of Lackland
July 23, 2012 — Customers are taking advantage of new communication amenities at The Inns of Lackland lodging facilities with recent upgrades to telephone and cable services, and enhanced wireless Internet in every... MORE

'Base Support Done Right': Houghton reflects on time as MSG commander
July 23, 2012 — The 802nd Mission Support Group commander uses a series of numbers - "five, six, seven, eight." It's not a cadence he recites. It's an explanation of what the 802nd MSG does at JBSA-Lackland every... MORE

802nd Mission Support Group Commander Col. Richard Houghton and Chief Master James Glover, former 802nd MSG superintendent, visit a re-equipped base education center classroom as Russ Gregg, chief of education and training, 802nd Force Support Squadron, and Betsy Hamilton, off-site coordinator for St. Philip’s College at JBSA-Lackland, look on Jan. 13, 2011, during a tour of the facility. Upgrades to the base education center infrastructure took place during Houghton’s tenure as 802nd MSG commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Robin Cresswell)

19th Air Force inactivates, commander retires
July 20, 2012 — Nineteenth Air Force stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 12 after more than 19 years of managing flying training for all of Air Education and... MORE

Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, speaks at his retirement ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 13. Solo's retirement came the day after the inactivation of the 19th AF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)

JBSA members benefit from anger management course
July 20, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio offers an anger management course called Building Effective Anger Management Skills every six weeks at Fort Sam Houston and as requested alternating between Randolph and... MORE

METC deputy commandant takes command of Navy Medicine Education and Training Command
July 19, 2012 — Navy Capt. Gail L. Hathaway, the deputy commandant of the Medical Education and Training Campus, based at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, assumed command of the newly reorganized Navy... MORE

Navy Capt. Gail Hathaway salutes during colors at the Navy Medicine Education and Training Command change of command ceremony at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville., Fla., ceremonial hangar July 11. Hathaway, reporting from her previous assignment as the Medical Education and Training Campus deputy commandant at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, assumed command during the hour-long ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Larry Coffey)

MICC members earn contracting awards
July 19, 2012 — Five members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command were among those recognized at the U.S. Army Contracting Command's annual contracting awards ceremony May 16 at Huntsville, Ala."It's... MORE

Maj. Christopher Center is awarded the Army Commendation Medal from Dr. Carol Lowman during an awards ceremony May 16 at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., after being named the Army Contracting Command's Outstanding Contingency Contracting Officer for 2011. Lowman is the deputy to the commanding general at ACC. Also pictured are Brig. Gen. Kirk Vollmecke, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command commanding general, and ACC Command Sgt. Maj. John Murray. (Photo by Larry McCaskill)

Program improves contract administration
July 19, 2012 — Officials from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command here continue to implement phases of its Quality Assurance Program aimed at improving contract administration and oversight to help... MORE

Christopher Rinard teaches a module of an Mission and Installation Contracting Command Enhanced Contracting Officer Representative Class as part of his training to become an instructor. Rinard, who is a MICC quality assurance specialist at Fort Drum, N.Y., received his certification as an enhanced contracting officer representative trainer. (Photo by Laramie Johnston)

MICC chief of staff to retire after 36 years
July 19, 2012 — As the Mission and Installation Contracting Command's chief of staff prepares to retire in August after 36 years of service, the significant contributions he's made to the Army and the contracting... MORE

Col. Shane Dietrich was deployed to Kuwait in 2007 to serve as the acquisition adviser to the U.S. Army Central Command Forward. (Courtesy photo)

Civilians contribute to Roth options
July 19, 2012 — Department of Defense civilian employees eligible for the Thrift Savings Plan may begin to contribute to the Roth TSP. This new feature allows members to contribute on an after-tax basis and receive... MORE

President seeks cost-cutting ideas through SAVE award
July 19, 2012 — Acting Undersecretary of the Air Force Dr. Jamie Morin sends the following message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:The White House continues to challenge federal employees to identify areas where... MORE

Airmen awarded Silver Stars at special ceremony
July 19, 2012 — Two 19th Air Force combat search and rescue pilots received the Silver Star medal at the 19th Air Force's inactivation ceremony July 12 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Air... MORE

Maj. Philip Bryant, combat search and rescue pilot, was presented the
Silver Star medal at the 19th Air Force's inactivation ceremony Thursday at
Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., Air Education
Training Command commander, presented the third highest military decoration
to Bryant for his participation in a recovery mission of two U.S. Army
pilots who were downed in the Allasay Valley, an enemy controlled area east
of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on April 23, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

AF Academy senior embraces C3, earns Green Belt certification
July 19, 2012 — An Air Force Academy cadet spent five weeks, as part of a summer program, with Air Education and Training Command's Chief Learning Office where he earned his Green Belt certification.A Green Belt is... MORE

Back in fight: Contracting officer returns to help Soldiers
July 19, 2012 — A trip to today's military hospitals reveals American warriors afflicted with many different ailments, including battle injuries, missing limbs and severe scars. Time and medical care eventually heals... MORE

Lt. Col. Rick Skeen is a contracting officer for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, who manages pre- and post-award procurement actions, conducts market research, and develops acquisition strategies and plans that directly support Soldiers and their families. (Photo Credit: Mr. Ryan Mattox [ACC])

Senator visits Wounded Warriors, Families at WFSC
July 19, 2012 — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas attended a private Purple Heart ceremony July 2 at the Warrior and Family Support Center for a Soldier wounded in Afghanistan during a dismounted patrol in June... MORE

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas (center) meets with Capt. Larkin O’Hern, a triple-amputee, and his wife, Rachael, during a July 2 visit to the Warrior and Family Support Center. O’Hern, who is working as a planner at U.S. Army North, told the senator about his desire to work in the Army Congressional Fellowship program. O’Hern was injured after an improvised-explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan, New Year’s Eve 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson, Army North PAO)

Students get on right track during workshop
July 19, 2012 — A sport like running might seem simple from afar, but it's surprising how many factors contribute to possibly turning a successful workout into a detrimental activity.Along with proper technique,... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph personnel prepare for their physical training test during an early morning run July 13 on the Rambler Fitness Center track at Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Army North CG recognizes San Antonio WWII veteran for his service to nation
July 19, 2012 — The Soldiers who fought in World War II were part of an incredible legacy that spoke of heroes and the great deeds they had performed in the service of a grateful nation. There are fewer and fewer of... MORE

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to Darrell G. Harris on behalf of the 82nd Airborne Division Association for his actions and service during WWII July 13 at the U.S. Army North Headquarters in the Quadrangle here. Harris is a veteran paratrooper of 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, from World War II. Caldwell is the commanding general of U.S. Army North and senior commander of Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher DeHart, Army North PAO)

Public affairs staff consolidates JBSA websites
July 19, 2012 — As the site goes live July 20, an easily accessed, everything-at-your-fingertips experience is the vision of the developers of the consolidated Joint Base San Antonio website. Managed by the 502nd Air... MORE