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412th Contracting Support Brigade welcomes new commander
October 1, 2015 — Members of the 412th Contracting Support Brigade at Fort Sam Houston welcomed their new commander during a ceremony at the Quadrangle Sept. 23.... MORE

Fort Sam Houston Navy units pin new chief petty officers
October 1, 2015 — Service members from the Medical Education and Training Campus and Navy Operational Support Center-San Antonio gathered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston with friends and family members to welcome the 24 newest chief petty officers during a pinning ceremony Sept. 16.... MORE

Power the force. Fuel the fight.
September 30, 2015 — Octoberis Energy Awareness Month and Join Base San Antonio is committed to reducingenergy consumption to meet all conservation directives. TheJBSA Energy Program is designed to comply with federally... MORE

No referral necessary at chiropractic, physical therapy clinics
September 30, 2015 — Active-duty beneficiaries no longer need a referral from a primary care manager for evaluation and treatment in the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center’s chiropractic or physical therapy clinics... MORE

959th MDG team wins EMT Rodeo
September 30, 2015 — (Editor's note: article was created with contributions from the 59th Medical Wing Public Affairs Office.)After two days running through intense scenarios in the eastern New Mexico desert, a team from... MORE

Air Force releases Future Operating Concept
September 30, 2015 — The Air Force officially released Sept. 15, which is the latest in a series of strategic documents designed to guide the organizing, training, and equipping of the force over the coming decades.The... MORE

Randolph school officials break ground on new high school complex
September 30, 2015 — Randolph Field Independent School District officials,students, teachers and staff members gathered at Randolph High School Sept. 24for the groundbreaking of a new high school campus that will be... MORE

Fire Prevention Week: Every bedroom needs working smoke alarm
September 30, 2015 — Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in afire. That’s the message behind thisyear’s Fire Prevention Week campaign titled “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep:Every Bedroom Needs a Working... MORE

Aftercare program reaches out to deceased active-duty Airmen’s survivors
September 30, 2015 — The death of an active-duty Air Force member can leave theirsurvivors feeling isolated from the service their Airman represented withdevotion.A program started five years ago at Dover Air Force... MORE

National Night Out aims to bring JBSA-Randolph community together
September 30, 2015 — Community members and local law enforcement members have theopportunity to come together for National Night Out, a neighborhood drug andcrime prevention event, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 6 at the North Park Median... MORE

Heart Link educates spouses on military lifestyle, Air Force culture
September 30, 2015 — A program first developed in 1999 to help first-time AirForce spouses learn more about the service and their installation continues toprovide those spouses with a sense of belonging and enhance... MORE

Thunderbird show combines precision airmanship, F-16’s performance capability
September 30, 2015 — The United States Air Force Demonstration Squadron’sperformance at the 2015 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House, itsfirst in San Antonio since the Lackland AirFest five years ago,... MORE

JBSA to participate in Proud Week Fall Cleanup Oct. 7-9
September 30, 2015 — Groups of volunteers will bring brooms, trash bags, rakesand gloves to help clean and spruce up Joint Base San Antonio for the annualProud Week Fall Cleanup Oct. 7-9.Volunteers from mission partners,... MORE

Sports event to provide instruction, competition for Wounded Warriors
September 30, 2015 — A program based at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph isexpanding competitive and recreational opportunities for Wounded Warriors,starting with a special sports event next week at JBSA-Lackland.Air Force... MORE

688th Cyberspace Wing engineers 23-0 romp over 93rd IS
September 24, 2015 — First Lt. Kenneth Serafinko, 346th Test Squadron Officer In Charge of range operations, played an integral role in the 688th Cyberspace Wing’s run to a repeat title.Serafinko forced two interceptions... MORE

LDM initiative increases patients’ access to care at diabetes center
September 24, 2015 — A new immunizations clinic inside the Diabetes Center of Excellence at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center here is enhancing patient access to care.Staff members at the Department of Defense... MORE

Family programs highlighted at AFA conference
September 24, 2015 — Programs geared toward assisting caregivers and helping children of military families with resiliency skills were highlighted during the Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology... MORE

Readiness NCOs help deployments flow
September 24, 2015 — (Editor’s note-this is part of a serieson Developmental Special Duties.)Life doesn’t stop when the deployment order comes down.Whether Airmen are single or married with a family, knowing who to talk... MORE

New school year, new flu year
September 24, 2015 — Children have returned to school and as they settle in to new classes and new routines, parents brace themselves for new school year sniffles. Most flu activity occurs from October to May in the... MORE

Rodriguez pledges support for 59th MDW’s wounded warrior unit
September 24, 2015 — The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Warrior Care Policy gained insight into the 59th Medical Wing’s Airman Medical Transition Unit during a visit to the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical... MORE