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Local Army commands come together for Best Warrior Competition
May 16, 2014 — Every year, Soldiers from different units across the Army vie against each other to see who is the best Soldier or noncommissioned officer. And every year, there never seems to be a shortage of men... MORE

Navy Medicine has 10 new U.S. citizens
May 16, 2014 — The Navy Medcine Training Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston gained 10 new U.S. citizens after the commanding officer and 10 hospital corps students participated in a... MORE

Army North operations center supports hurricane exercise
May 16, 2014 — Just as some people say death and taxes are certain to happen, it is also certain that a hurricane will hit the United States sometime in the future. In an effort to save lives, alleviate human... MORE

AF seeks creative officers for research program
May 16, 2014 — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency needs eight motivated, creative officers for the fiscal year 2015 Service Chiefs Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Officers must be... MORE

Air Force Aid Society scholarship winners
May 16, 2014 — MORE

From left: Mike Bell, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Military & Family Readiness Center Air Force Aid officer, stands with Air Force Aid Society scholarship winners April Johnson, Candice Hollingsworth, Amanda Asselin and Pedro Gonzales, who received scholarships to become certified personal trainers May 6 at JBSA-Randolph. The Air Force Aid Society is the official charity of the U.S. Air Force. It promotes the Air Force mission by helping to relieve distress of Air Force members and their families and assist them to finance their education.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

Army South marks official start to Beyond the Horizon-Dominican Republic
May 16, 2014 — U.S. Army South marked the official start of Beyond the Horizon-Dominican Republic 2014 during a ceremony in Barahona, Dominican Republic May 6, where U.S. military engineers and medical professionals... MORE

From left) Pedro Pena, Baharona Province governor; Maj. Gen.
Pedro A. Caceres, Dominican Republic vice minister of defense;
Brig. Gen. Orlando Salinas, U.S. Army South deputy commander
and Dan Foote, deputy chief of mission of the U.S. Embassy in the
Dominican Republic, take part in a ground-breaking ceremony May
6 at a construction site during Beyond the Horizon-Dominican
Republic 2014. BTH 2014 is an exercise deploying U.S. military
engineers and medical professionals to Guatemala and the Dominican
Republic for training, while providing services to rural communities.

Changing duty stations and leaving a lease? Know your legal rights
May 15, 2014 — It is almost summer time, which means that many service members from Joint Base San Antonio and across the country will receive orders for a permanent change of station. A common dilemma faced by... MORE

SecAF, VCSAF outline top priority in memo to Airmen
May 15, 2014 — In a memo sent to Airmen across the service today, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer challenged Airmen to take responsibility for creating cost saving... MORE

Air Force launches new program to capture innovative ideas
May 15, 2014 — Air Force officials announced the creation of a new program April 4, designed to harness Airmen's innovation. Airmen Powered by Innovation, or API, will replace three existing Air Force "good idea"... MORE

Operation FLAGS introduces deployment process to Randolph Elementary School students
May 14, 2014 — About 300 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders from Randolph Elementary School accomplished a special "mission" called Operation FLAGS May 8 at the campus where they experienced what it's like for their... MORE

Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Ugarte, 802nd Force Support Squadron, briefs Randolph Elementary School third-graders on a military deployment process during Operation FLAGS May 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)

JBSA law enforcement members participate at CSI camp
May 14, 2014 — Security forces and Air Force agents from Joint Base San Antonio joined Universal City Police Department officers to teach 115 sixth-graders at Kitty Hawk Middle School about investigating and... MORE

Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnathan Royce, 902nd Security Forces, commands Ramon, a military working dog, to attack Michael McFalls, Kitty Hawk Middle School Principal, as he simulates being a suspect during a demonstration for sixth graders May 6 at Kitty Hawk Middle School in Universal City, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)

JBSA-Randolph buildings comply with ADA standards by age, demand
May 14, 2014 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph may be old - 83 years old this year, to be exact - but it is also keeps up with the times. With many of its buildings constructed well before 1990, when Congress passed... MORE

Individuals use a wheelchair-accessible ramp May 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. JBSA-Randolph has retrofitted many of its historic buildings with handicap-accessible features and designated parking spaces.(U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

JBSA-Lackland Security Forces urges use of all gates
May 8, 2014 — Safety and security are top priorities for the 802nd Security Forces Squadron when it comes to vehicle access to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.However, a side effect in providing installation... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Gate Hours, current as of May 8, 2014.

Joint Venture: Fire emergency services embraces consolidation
May 8, 2014 — There was a time when a fire or emergency services call might be answered "Lackland Fire Department" or "Fort Sam Houston Fire Department" or "Randolph Fire Department," depending on the San Antonio... MORE

Fort Sam Houston firefighters train on handling flashovers at the Lackland flashover trainer Nov. 16. All Joint Base San Antonio flashover training is conducted at Lackland. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

National Women's Health Month: Raising awareness, education, empowering women
May 8, 2014 — In support of National Women's Health Month in May, Army Medicine is looking to raise awareness, educate and empower women to make their health a top priority and encourage them to take steps to... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio Pride Week keeps our corner of America beautiful
May 8, 2014 — In an effort to reinforce installation stewardship as a key component of the culture of excellence, Brig. Gen. Bob LaBrutta, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, has designated... MORE

Fallen local Soldier remembered, honored by 56th Signal Battalion at memorial ceremony
May 8, 2014 — Family, friends and Soldiers from U.S. Army South's 56th Signal Battalion gathered to say goodbye and honor the memory of Spc. Hernaldo Beltran Jr. at Dodd Field Chapel at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort... MORE

Family, friends and Soldiers from U.S. Army South’s 56th Signal Battalion honor
Spc. Hernaldo Beltran Jr. during a memorial ceremony April 30 at Dodd Field Chapel
on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.
Photo by Kaye Richey

HAWC gait analysis lab creates better runners, improves lives
May 6, 2014 — Since September, nearly 300 people of all ages have stopped by the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Health and Wellness Center to get their walking and running forms evaluated and most learned they had... MORE

Karl Leonard, Health and Wellness Center exercise physiologist, monitors Master Sgt. Karla Iglesias, 359th Aerospace Medical Squadron, on her running technique during her gait evaluation efficiency lab test April 25 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)

Raised gardens transform Randolph Elementary campus
May 6, 2014 — Randolph Elementary School students participated in Earth Day and Arbor Day activities April 23-24, but the spirit of those two special days lives throughout the year at their school, where nearly 30... MORE

Bryan Hummel (center), 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron natural resources manager, gives Randolph Elementary School students a gardening lesson April 23.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

Randolph High School student renovates landscaping for Eagle project
May 6, 2014 — Zachary Hinsvark, a 15-year-old Randolph High School sophomore, is a step closer to becoming an Eagle Scout - the Boy Scouts' highest achievement - after performing extensive community service at... MORE

Zachary Hinsvark, Randolph High School sophomore, spreads mulch Saturday at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Heritage Park as part of his Eagle Scout project.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson)