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Stage 1 water restrictions implemented across JBSA
December 22, 2015 — The 10-dayaverage of the Bexar County index well J-17 has reached Stage 1, with waterrestrictions for all Joint Base San Antonio locations is triggered at thefollowing levels. The J-17 well serves as... MORE

JBSA-Lackland holds Military Children’s Christmas Party
December 18, 2015 — HOPE Worldwide hosted the 8th Annual Military Children’s Christmas Party at the Kelly Field Annex here Dec. 12, 2015. Brig. Gen. Bob LaBrutta, 502nd Air Base Wing and JBSA commander, provided opening... MORE

JBSA Transition Summit helps service members, veterans find direction
December 18, 2015 — JBSA helps transitioning service members, and their families during a two day Transition Summit with more than 90 employers in attendance... MORE

Navy’s installation boss visits ‘Military City USA’
December 17, 2015 — The commander of U.S. Navy Installations Command and commander of Navy Region Southeast visited several San Antonio-area Navy facilities and commands Dec. 7 as part of a trip to military installations in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. The trip was Vice Adm. Dixon Smith’s first visit to “Military City USA” since assuming command of CNIC in October 2014. ... MORE

Navy Corpsmen conduct toy drive in honor of fallen comrade
December 17, 2015 — Sailors at the Navy Medicine Training Support Center hosted their annual toy drive to support Marine Corps Center for Toys for Tots at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. This year’s drive was held in honor of a fellow hospital corpsman killed in combat in 2006... MORE

Local rape crisis center receives much-needed items
December 17, 2015 — 32nd Medical Brigade Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention team coordinated a drive to collect basic care items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, creams, soaps and more for the Rape Crisis Center for Children and Adults in San Antonio... MORE

Fort Sam Houston hosts Operation Rising Star finals
December 17, 2015 — Former singer in the Air Force Band and military mother of four was named winner of the 2015 Operation Rising Star... MORE

Deputy to MICC commanding general departs
December 17, 2015 — U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command deputy to the commanding general has been selected for a follow-on assignment as a member of the Senior Executive Service. George Cabaniss departs in late December to serve as the deputy chief procurement officer with the Veterans Health Administration Procurement and Logistics Office in Washington, D.C... MORE

Cole Junior ROTC holds turkey shoot competition
December 17, 2015 — Shooters competed in six different categories ranging from: elementary level, middle school level, high school level-boys, high school level-girls, adult male and adult female during Cole High School Junior ROTC annual turkey shoot competition... MORE

A Winter Holiday Safety Tale
December 17, 2015 — Winter holidays means a great risk for fire. Following a few simple tips will ensure a happy and fire-safe holiday season... MORE

AMEDDC&S, HRCoE team wins Army Medicine Wolf Pack Award
December 17, 2015 — Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, the former Army Surgeon General and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, presented the Wolf Pack Award... MORE

Bike ride, ‘Resolution Run’ highlight fitness center’s holiday season
December 17, 2015 — The Christmas season is a time when the pursuit of physicalfitness goals often takes a back seat to holiday feasts and other familyactivities, but Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Rambler Fitness... MORE

Holiday cookie drive spreads cheer to JBSA-Randolph Airmen
December 17, 2015 — Volunteers helped pack and deliver thousands of cookies toAirmen at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph during the fourth annualJBSA-Randolph holiday cookie drive Dec. 9-11.The JBSA-Randolph Air Force... MORE

Col. Michael Gimbrone (right), 502nd Security Forces Logistics Support Group commander, delivers Christmas cookies to 502nd Civil Engineer
Squadron firefighters Dec. 11 at JBSA-Randolph.

560th FTS student earns prestigious award for sortie against ISIL
December 17, 2015 — An Air Force captain who is training to be a pilotinstructor at the 12th Flying Training Wing’s 560th Flying Training Squadronhas earned an honor whose past recipients have included acclaimed aviators... MORE

From left: Gen. Mark Welsh III, Air Force chief of staff, presents Capt. David Kroontje,
560th Flying Training Squadron student instructor pilot, and Capt. Gregory Balzhiser, 31st
Operations Group weapons offi cer at Aviano Air Force Base, Italy, the 2014 Mackay Trophy
Dec. 3 in Arlington, Va.

Band of the West brings holiday spirit to military, community
December 17, 2015 — The Air Force Band of the West performed their annualHoliday in Blue concert Dec. 5 and 7 at the Edgewood Theatre of Performing Artsin San Antonio.The concert offered an opportunity for members of... MORE

Santa Clause presents members of the USAF Band of the West during the Holiday in Blue concert Dec. 7, 2015 at the Edgewood Independent School District Theatre for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas. The concert included a variety of holiday songs from around the world, a children’s story and a sing-a-long. Attendees included members of JBSA, community members and retirees. The Airmen assigned to the band are highly-trained professional musicians who have dedicated themselves to serving their country through music. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)

Remember the gift of life: Give blood this holiday season
December 17, 2015 — A lot of military families give to charity during the holidays. One they should always be thinking about is giving in a way that’s crucial to injured service members – blood donations. The winter... MORE

435 FTS breaks records, learns leadership and gives back at San Antonio Food Bank
December 14, 2015 — Members ofthe 435th Fighter Training Squadron here broke single-day foodpacking records at the San Antonio Food Bank Dec. 12 during their Wingman Daycommunity outreach project. The group... MORE

Members of 435th Flying Training Squadron class 16-DBR from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph take a break after packing 49,875 pounds of food on 95 pallets for distribution to the local community in the form of 39,900 meals to 3,325 local families while at the San Antonio Food Bank Dec. 12, 2015. The community outreach project, part of the unit’s Wingman Day, broke the single-day record for food packed at the food bank. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

JBSA-Randolph Christmas tree lighting ceremony highlights holiday season
December 11, 2015 — About 300 members of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolphgathered to celebrate the holiday season during the annual Christmas treelighting ceremony Dec. 3 in Washington Circle.The ceremony showcased the... MORE

Along with Santa Claus, the highlight of the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph tree lighting ceremony was the beautiful 36-foot tree located in Randolph’s Washington Circle. The tree lighting event was held at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 with music provided by the Randolph High School Band and the Randolph Elementary School Choir. Photos with Santa were taken afterwards in the Taj, Bldg. 100.

Chaplains help people attain spiritual resilience during holidays
December 11, 2015 — The joys of the holiday season can often be clouded byfeelings of loneliness and anxiety.These feelings can especially affect military members andtheir families during deployments and other periods of... MORE

Dealing with holiday stress
December 11, 2015 — It’s that time of year again. All things pumpkin spicebecome all things peppermint; television networks start showing nostalgic,holiday-themed movies; in northwest Florida, we complain about cold... MORE