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Generals inform JBSA leaders 'We can, must fix this'
April 12, 2012 — Members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston community gathered at the Roadrunner Community Services building April 4 to participate in the kickoff of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and to...

Air Force states changes to travel card program
April 12, 2012 — The Air Force recently decided to transition existing controlled spending account travel cards to an enhanced government travel card by the end of fiscal year 2012."The CSA, a pilot travel card...

Awards ceremony marks end of second annual Wellness Wars
April 12, 2012 — More than 400 members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph community participated in the second annual Wellness Wars, a collaborative event of the Health and Wellness Center and Rambler Fitness...

JBSA-Randolph Keystone Club members 'think big' at national conference
April 12, 2012 — A group of teenagers who belong to the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Youth Programs' Keystone Club recently spent a weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, honing their leadership skills, building a community...

FLETA grants accreditation to AF Security Forces officer, enlisted courses
April 10, 2012 — The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board granted initial program accreditation status to the 343rd Training Squadron's Security Forces Basic Officer and Apprentice Courses at Joint...

AETC presents General Flowers with Order of the Sword
April 9, 2012 — The enlisted men and women of Air Education and Training Command presented retired Maj. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers with the Order of the Sword during a special ceremony at the Parr O'Club here April...

U.S. Army soldier's remains arrive at Kelly Field
April 6, 2012 — The remains of Army 1st Lt. Clovis T. Ray arrived at the Kelly Field flightline March 30. Ray was killed in action March 15 while deployed to Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The Soldier was assigned to...

Fitness program turns 'New Leaf'
April 6, 2012 — The 802nd Force Support Squadron will soon implement the New Leaf Active Metabolic Training System for its fitness patrons at the Medina Fitness Center.The system measures a person's resting metabolic...

DBIDS installation team completes upgrades to JBSA-Randolph system
April 6, 2012 — A major overhaul of the Air Force installation access control system at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, scheduled for completion today, will improve force protection through tighter security and...

Airman & Family Readiness Center best in Air Force
April 6, 2012 — One word summed up the reaction at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Airman and Family Readiness Center about being named the 2011 Air Force AFRC Program of the Year - elation. "They were elated,"...

Former TACP Airman earns Bronze Star
April 6, 2012 — A Tactical Air Control Party senior airman was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor for heroism during a ceremony at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on March 30.Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn,...

Transportation personnel offer relocation tips
April 5, 2012 — With the spring in full swing and many vacationers fulfilling their break time needs, the change of seasons means something else is around the corner for those in uniform. Military members prepare for...

Freedom Flyers tell their stories
April 5, 2012 — The 560th Flying Training Squadron hosted the 39th annual Freedom Flyer Reunion March 30, a celebration and memoriam that commemorated repatriated U.S. prisoners of war shot down during the Vietnam...

Spike in shoplifting cases spurs more prevention measures
April 5, 2012 — Shoplifting cases at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Army and Air Force Exchange Service retail facilities declined last year from 2010, but a spike in this year's first quarter has prompted base...

DBIDS installation team completes upgrades to JBSA-Randolph system
April 5, 2012 — A major overhaul of the Air Force installation access control system at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, scheduled for completion today, will improve force protection through tighter security and...

Tour of Homes check benefits deployed families' dinner
March 30, 2012 — A monthly dinner that provides fellowship and support for the families of deployed Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Airmen received a boost last month with the presentation of a check representing...

Changes to military health system create efficiencies, improve care
March 29, 2012 — A proposed new governance structure will make the military health system more effective, produce savings and improve beneficiaries' access to care.Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter submitted a...

Airmen receive tools for deployment awareness
March 29, 2012 — Do you know your Air and Space Expeditionary Force Indicator, or AEFI? The two-digit code identifies when your deployment period occurs within an AEF Cycle. All Airmen should know their AEFI and be...

Earth Day/Month events commence at JBSA
March 29, 2012 — A golf tournament, an environmental booth at a Fiesta celebration and a Fun Run headline a month's worth of activities as Joint Base San Antonio prepares to celebrate Earth Day/Month 2012. This year's...

Air Force launches tool kit aimed at pollution prevention
March 28, 2012 — The Air Force launched a new tool kit March 21 to promote pollution prevention across the service. As part of the planned Air Force Earth Day 2012 commemoration, the tool kit provides new,...