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Survivor Outreach Services opens to the community
October 4, 2012 — Post leaders cut the ribbon for the newly remodeled Survivor Outreach Services Sep. 29 to officially open the facility and to honor Gold Star Mothers and Families.More than 100 survivors, family,... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Alvin Chaplin Sr., Headquarters, Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army North, helps Gold Star Mothers Esther Campbell Gates out of the Fort Sam Houston Theater following the Survivor Outreach Service Ribbon Cutting ceremony Sept. 29. Gates’ son, Spc. 4 Keith Campbell, was killed in action in Vietnam in February of 1967. The post library is dedicated in his name.
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher DeHart

Wounded Warriors learn adaptive skills
October 4, 2012 — A dozen Air Force wounded warriors from around the country attended a two-day adaptive sports camp here Sept. 14 and 15, participating in events such as wheelchair basketball, cycling and kayaking... MORE

Former Staff Sgt. Claude Owens and retired Senior Airman Ramina Oraha prepare for a recumbent bike ride along the flightline at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Assisting Oraha is her brother, Mike. Cycling was one of the sports offered during an Air Force Adaptive Sports Program camp Sept. 14 and 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tammy Cournoyer)

AF job reservation program continues through FY13
October 4, 2012 — The Air Force career job reservation program will continue through fiscal 2013, with more than 1,000 Airmen from 30 career fields likely to be affected, Air Force officials announced Sept. 27.The CJR... MORE

Civil engineers: No room for environmental complacency
October 4, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph implements a number of Air Force-mandated strategies to prevent pollution and promote a cleaner environment. One tool in executing the strategy is the... MORE

Corn Starch fills the air as John Esquivel (left), and Daniel Perez, 12th Flying Training Wing Maintenance Division media blast technicians, use corn starch to strip the paint from a T-38 Talon at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Sept. 20. Two materials 12th FTW shops air blast to remove paint from T-1, T-6, T-38 and F-16 aircraft are plastic and corn starch, which have been deemed environmentally safe by the Air Force. Randolph generates about 20,000 pounds of plastic and 28,500 pounds of corn starch annually that is recycled. The excess plastic is shipped to Canton, Ohio, where it is manufactured into products such as simulated marble tiles and dog bowls.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Gold Star Mothers, families attend facility opening
October 4, 2012 — Post leaders cut the ribbon for the newly remodeled Survivor Outreach Services Sept. 29 to officially open the facility and to honor Gold Star Mothers and families.More than 100 survivors, family,... MORE

Mary Laureana Aguirre Garza, Gold Star Mother of Army Cpl. Nathaniel Aguirre, shares
her story with a reporter about her son and her ordeal following his death in combat in
Oct. 22, 2006. Garza was present for the Survivor Outreach Services ribbon cutting
ceremony Sept. 29 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Theater. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher DeHart)

AAFES to stop showing movies at JBSA-Randolph
October 4, 2012 — A decades-long era at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph will come to an end Nov. 4, when the last movie is shown in the Taj Mahal theater.Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which has run the movie... MORE

Army Air Force Exchange Service will stop showing movies at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Theater after Nov. 4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

JBSA commits to saving energy
October 4, 2012 — October is Energy Awareness Month and Joint Base San Antonio is committed to reducing energy consumption to meet all conservation directives. The JBSA Energy Program is designed to comply with... MORE

AF fails in bid for 4th straight military softball title
September 27, 2012 — After 13 years of preparing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for the Armed Forces softball tournament, the All-Air Force softball team began its quest for a fourth-straight Armed Forces softball title... MORE

All-Air Force first baseman Josh Wiggs hits a home run in the sixth inning of the All-Air Force softball team’s exhibition game against the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, varsity team at JBSA-Randolph’s Rambler Field Sept. 6. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

Tuesday is National Night Out
September 27, 2012 — National Night Out on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is Tuesday, 6-8:30 p.m., at the Balfour Beatty Community Center, 2254 Brian McElroy St.Coordinated by the 802nd Security Forces Squadron and in... MORE

Not left behind: Wingman keeps fallen Airman's memory alive
September 27, 2012 — Seven years ago today, on Sept. 28, 2005, Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson, a security forces member, became the first female Airman killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom while providing convoy... MORE

Liddick takes command of Air Force Basic Military Training
September 27, 2012 — Barely into her first day as the 737th Training Group commander, the new senior leader of Air Force Basic Military Training said she expects her job at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to be "an... MORE

Col. Mark Camerer, 37th Training Wing commander, left, presents the 737th Training Group guidon to incoming commander Col. Deborah J. Liddick as Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Williams, 737th TRG superintendent, looks on during the assumption of command ceremony Sept. 21 on the parade grounds at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Liddick commands the Air Force’s only basic military training group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

AF works to defend Armed Forces soccer title
September 27, 2012 — It is rare to find a job that will allow you to take a month off to play a sport. The best soccer players in the Air Force got that opportunity recently as they vied for a position in the All-Air... MORE

Players from the All-Air Force Soccer team practice Tuesday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The defending champion Air Force team is preparing to defend it’s Armed Forces Soccer tournament title next week at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

9/11 run draws large participation at JBSA-Lackland
September 27, 2012 — Roughly 875 Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland military and civilian personnel and dependents honored victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy's "Let's Lift Up... MORE

Airmen Basic Joseph Cole, left, and David Martinez, and Airman 1st Class Andrew Watson, members of the 344th Training Squadron, carry a U.S. fl ag with the names of those who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks during the Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy’s “Let’s Lift Up Our Fallen” 9/11 remembrance run Tuesday. The names were imprinted on the stripes. Several organizations on base participated in the 9-hour, 11-minute run, which began at 7 a.m. and concluded at exactly 4:11 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

An Airman's gift: BMT-taught CPR saves her brother's life
September 27, 2012 — If the Air Force needs to validate the importance of teaching Self Aid Buddy Care in basic training, a former trainee's brother is living proof of its effectiveness.Airman Basic Shelby Goff used CPR,... MORE

Airman Basic Shelby Goff sits with her 6-year-old brother, Amadeaus Foster, at their home in Grand Junction, Colo. (Courtesy photo, Dean Humphrey, The Daily Sentinel)

Public Health Command NCO Receives Order of Military Medical Merit
September 27, 2012 — MORE

During a ceremony at the Army Medical Department museum Spt. 14, retired Maj. Gen. Patrick Sculley, president of the museum foundation’s board of directors, presented Order of Military Medical Merit medallion to Master Sgt. Daniel Watford, who was recognized for managing health and well-being operations in Afghanistan. Watford, currently serves as the for Public Health Command Region South chief operations NCO, was recognized for his contributions in training NCOs to lead by example and preparing Soldiers for medical operations and ensuring their preparedness to go to war. The Order of Military Medical Merit is a unique organization founded in 1982 by retired Maj. Gen Bill Lefler, former commanding general of the Army Health Services Command – which is now the U.S. Army Medical Command – to recognize distinguished service by military and civilian members of the Army Medical Department. Watford is accompanied by his wife, Erica. Photo by Phil Reidinger

HONORING NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY
September 27, 2012 — MORE

Dr. Thomas McNish, a former Vietnam prisoner of war for 6 1/2 years, speaks to U.S. Army South Soldiers and civilians during a ceremony in front of the Army South headquarters Sept. 21. The National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony recognized and honored those who have been imprisoned and those missing while defending the nation. The ceremony concluded with the raising of the POW/MIA flag on the flagpole in front of the ARSOUTH headquarters. Photo by St. Tamika A. Exom

METC Honors Fallen Navy Corpsmen
September 27, 2012 — MORE

Two fallen Navy corpsmen were honored during a memorial ceremony at the Medical Education and Training Campus Sept. 20. Hospital Corpsman First Class Darrel Enos and Hospital Corpsman Third Class Clayton Beauchamp were remembered by a gathering of METC and Navy senior leadership, staff and students of the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Training Program, METC’s combined Navy corpsman and Air Force medical technician schoolhouse, and members of the American Association of Navy Corpsmen. Beauchamp’s brother, Hospital Corpsman Second Class Christopher Beauchamp, attended the ceremony from the Naval Branch Health Clinic, Fort Worth, Texas, and delivered remarks about his brother during the ceremony. PHOTO BY LISA BRAUN

Spouse caregivers: Adapting to a new role
September 27, 2012 — (This is the first in a series of articles about spouses who have had to adapt to the role of a caregiver for their wounded spouse.)An Army wife and mother of two had to learn to adapt to a new role -... MORE

Genette Burgess (center) spends time with her husband Dan and children, 9-yearold
Kaylee and 10-year-old Gracie, at the Warrior and Family Support Center. The
family often goes to the WFSC to relax between Dan’s medical appointments.
“The Warrior and Family Support Center is a great place to interact with people,”
Genette said. PHOTO BY LORI NEWMAN

306th WWII legacy honored by Princess, Memorial
September 27, 2012 — GREENHAM COMMON, United Kingdom - On Sept. 21, royalty honored former members of the 12th Flying Training Wing's famed 306th Flying Training Group, formerly known as the 306th Bombardment Group. Her... MORE

GREENHAM COMMON, United Kingdom – Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and Col. Brian Kelly, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, pause for a moment of silence to honor the American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II. Her Royal Highness dedicated three memorial stones for U.S. Visiting Forces at the Greenham Business Park in Greenham Common, United Kingdom, Sept. 21. The three-part memorial is in remembrance of 16 service members killed when two B-17 Flying Fortresses collided above Greenham Common Dec. 15, 1944; 33 Airmen who died just three days earlier when their Horsa Glider crashed on takeoff at the base; and American servicemen who were based locally and lost their lives during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John Barton)

San Antonio Military Health System celebrates first year
September 27, 2012 — San Antonio Military Health System celebrated its one-year anniversary with a ceremony at the San Antonio Military Medical Center Sept. 14.Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn, commander of the 59th... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn and Army Maj. Gen. M. Ted Wong
speak during the San Antonio Military Health System one-year anniversary at
the San Antonio Military Medical Center Sept. 14. Hepburn is the SAMHS
director and the 59th Medical Wing commander. Wong is the SAMHS deputy
director and Brooke Army Medical Center commander. Photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook