Joint Base San Antonio > News

802nd takes the basketball crown in spirited match
April 5, 2013 — The 802nd Force Support Squadron claimed the intramural basketball championship in a 47-37 victory over the 543rd Support Squadron during the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland intramural tournament,... MORE

Maurice Jenkins-Day, 802nd Force Support Squadron, goes for a layup while Larry Howard, 543rd Support Squadron, attempts to block the shot. (Photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Volunteers make filing less taxing
April 5, 2013 — A word combination of "free" and "tax" seems an unlikely pair.However, a dedicated volunteer group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland makes them become a matching pair when it comes to offering free... MORE

Elisabeth and Terry Clark (left) speak with Capt. Valerie Gregory prior to their appointment at the JBSA-Lackland Tax Center. Gregory coordinates the daily operations at the Tax Center and is also a volunteer preparer. (Photo by Alan Boedeker)

12th OSS Bookstore goes digital
April 4, 2013 — Charlie Turner, 12th Operations Support Squadron bookstore technician, found ways to save time, money and lighten the load for the 12th Operations Group. The bookstore provides publications for... MORE

On the left are two piles of publications issued to students. After the 12th Operations Support Squadron went digital, the small pile of publications on the right is all that is required for students. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Ashley Walker)

USAMITC helps telehealth become a reality for Navy medicine
April 4, 2013 — The U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center is rapidly becoming the go-to source for the implementation of telehealth, which is the delivery of electronic information and telecommunications... MORE

ARNORTH helps units prepare for disasters
April 4, 2013 — Chernobyl and Fukushima. Just the mention of either of these harkens back to thoughts and memories of past and recent nuclear disasters. If such an event occurred in the United States, the ability to... MORE

Child Abuse Prevention Month focuses on importance of healthy families
April 4, 2013 — The Air Force's focus on the family comes to the forefront in April, when Child Abuse Prevention Month and Month of the Military Child observances shine a light on the importance of healthy families... MORE

JBSA-Randolph's Famaganza celebrates military children
April 4, 2013 — The military child will be in the spotlight 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 13 as Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Youth Programs hosts its 16th annual Famaganza.An annual spring family festival that celebrates... MORE

JBSA-Randolph Airmen complete Bataan Memorial Death March
April 4, 2013 — Five active-duty members and two civilians from Air Education and Training Command's Computer Systems Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph joined 5,800 contestants in the 24th annual Bataan... MORE

First Lt. Michael Fitisemanu (left) and Master Sgt. Lynn Mortimer, Air Education and Training Command Computer Systems Squadron, take part in the 24th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., March 17. (Courtesy photo)

JBSA organizations celebrate Wingman Day throughout April
April 4, 2013 — Organizations at Joint Base San Antonio are gearing up to celebrate Wingman Day throughout April. Wingman Day was developed to boost morale and highlight the wingman concept - the promise, pledge and... MORE

Tuition assistance options include CLEP tests, scholarships
April 4, 2013 — Although Air Force Tuition Assistance is suspended, at least temporarily, Airmen can still pursue their Community College of the Air Force degree in other ways.Alternatives to tuition assistance range... MORE

International Military Student Office a passport to medical training
March 29, 2013 — A first-time visitor to the International Military Student Office, located on the first floor of the Army Medical Department Center and School, might think they have walked into a small museum, as the... MORE

Fort Sam Houston remembers Lt. Gen. William Caldwell III
March 29, 2013 — "If it is something that you want to do, then it is a great life," said former Fifth Army Commander, Lt. Gen. William Caldwell III, in an interview with Southwest Magazine in June 1979. "However, it... MORE

Foreign liaison officers critical to Army South's success
March 29, 2013 — Building partner nation capacity in the Southern Hemisphere is a priority for the U.S. Army. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the U.S. Army South foreign liaison program.The Army South staff... MORE

Brain injury doesn't mean you're broken, Soldier says
March 29, 2013 — Army Spc. Kevin Wear was riding in an armored vehicle in Afghanistan last summer when a roadside bomb exploded, tearing the vehicle into three pieces and killing three of the five passengers... MORE

Sgt. Ed Matayka spends a quiet moment with his wife, Karen, at the Warrior and Family Support Center near San Antonio Military Medical Center. The Vermont National Guard medic lost both legs and suffered a brain injury after a roadside bomb blew up his vehicle in Afghanistan in July 2010. (Photo by Lori Newman, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Public Affairs)

Air Force Assistance Fund campaign gets underway
March 28, 2013 — The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicked off Monday at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland with a goal to raise $347,000 for the four charitable affiliates under the AFAF umbrella. The kickoff was... MORE

(From left) Col. Gerald V. Goodfellow, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart, Air Force Personnel Center commander, Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Brig. Gen. John P. Horner, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, sign their pledge form for Air Force Assistance Fund in General Rice's office at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 26, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joel Martinez)

JBSA-Randolph clubs earn Air Force-level award
March 28, 2013 — The Parr and Kendrick Clubs at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph were chosen for a top Air Force-wide distinction as the Best Food Operations Program of the Year in 2012. With $4.9 million in revenue... MORE

UFC fighters bring sport to JBSA service members, families
March 28, 2013 — A quintet of Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors brought the excitement and intensity of mixed martial arts to Joint Base San Antonio this month.The five fighters - Shane Del Rosario, Ian... MORE

Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Shane Del Rosario teaches 1st Lt. Steve Arthur and Senior Airman Joshua Royer how to perform certain moves while sparring during a UFC demo event March
15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colville McFee/ Released)

Concerts, competitions await Randolph school choirs
March 28, 2013 — The Randolph High School and Randolph Middle School choirs are heading for the home stretch of the 2012-13 school year, preparing for two concerts and two competitive events.The choirs will showcase... MORE

Joyce Sullivan, Randolph Middle School choir director, rehearses songs with her sixth grade choir class March 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske/ Released)

Barrier upgrade to temporarily close half of Harmon Drive
March 28, 2013 — Harmon Drive is scheduled to be closed two lanes at a time starting April 15 to facilitate an upgrade of the final denial barriers at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's main gate.Plans call for Harmon... MORE

Harmon Drive is scheduled to be closed two lanes at a time starting April 15 to facilitate an upgrade of the final denial barriers at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s main gate. (Courtesy photo by Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Public Affairs)

'Idol Factor' debuts with new name, same thrills
March 28, 2013 — The singing competition, formerly called Randolph Idol, opened Thursday night at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's Parr Club with a new name - Idol Factor - and a new format. In addition to the name... MORE