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September is National Preparedness Month
August 27, 2015 — September is National Preparedness Month and this year’stheme is “Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.” This theme reminds us that we must take the necessary stepsnow to be...

Cadell: 'Core values pave road to success'
August 27, 2015 — Integrity first, service before self and excellence in allyou do are more than just the Air Force core values to Chief Master Sgt.Stanley Cadell, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio command...

Security forces officials advise on safeguarding belongings
August 27, 2015 — Smartphones and other personal electronic devices havebecome indispensable items in this century, but they can sometimes fall in thewrong hands due to the lack of attention of their users. Thefts of...

Army South headquarters conducts active shooter exercise
August 20, 2015 — Active shooter training provides participants the opportunity to practice and be prepared on how to respond to an active shooter incident at work or outside of work...

Army South Soldiers learn the art of building and loading a pallet
August 20, 2015 — Building and loading a pallet might seem a rudimentary skill, but a group of 20 U.S. Army South Soldiers at Fort Sam Houston learned it’s more complex and requires more proficiency to prepare mass quantities of supplies to move during air cargo lifts...

Fort Sam Houston prepares for command cyber readiness inspection
August 20, 2015 — From Aug. 31 to Sept. 4, an inspection team from the Defense Information Systems Agency will conduct a command cyber readiness inspection for the Fort Sam Houston area of responsibility...

412th Contracting Support Brigade welcomes new command sergeant major
August 20, 2015 — Members of the 412th Contracting Support Brigade welcomed their new command sergeant major...

Stage 2 water restrictions implemented across JBSA
August 20, 2015 — The 10-day average of the Bexar County index well J-17 has dropped below 650 feet mean sea level as of Friday. Stage 2 water restrictions for all Joint Base San Antonio locations is triggered when the J-17 drops below 650 feet...

Make-A-Wish recipient reunites with Army general years later
August 20, 2015 — It was more than 10 years ago when 9-year-old Evan Schneider was granted his wish as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation to become an Army Ranger...

308 JBSA Airmen selected for staff sergeant
August 20, 2015 — Joint Base SanAntonio congratulates the 308 JBSA senior Airmen selected for promotion Aug. 20.The Air Force selected 13,269 for promotion to staffsergeant out of 39,260 considered during the 15E5...

Don’t get burned, follow these hot weather safety tips
August 20, 2015 — With summer in full swing, who doesn’t want to be outside,sunbathing, swimming, playing catch on the beach or just barbequing in thebackyard? While summer means fun in the sun, make sure you’re...

AF surgeon general sends message to the Air Force Medical Service
August 20, 2015 — Dear Air Force Medical Professionals:I am deeply honored to serve the Airmen and families of theworld’s best Air Force as the 22nd Air Force Surgeon General. I could not bemore proud of the...

Stage 2 water restrictions implemented across JBSA
August 20, 2015 — The 10-day average of the Bexar County index well J-17 hasdropped below 650 feet mean sea level as of Friday. Stage 2 water restrictionsfor all Joint Base San Antonio locations is triggered when the...

Air Force welcomes new vice chief of staff
August 20, 2015 — The Air Force welcomed an Airman to the rank of four-stargeneral and announced the appointment of the new Air Force vice chief of staffduring a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington...

This is your Air Force
August 20, 2015 — Roll Call! Airpower is not a solo effort. One leader doesnot win a war; one pilot does not bomb every target; one loadmaster does notsupply the entire fight. Airpower has and always will be a team...

Comprehensive Airman Fitness develops life skills
August 20, 2015 — Nearly four years ago, a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff Instruction introduced a paradigm for building and maintaining health,readiness and performance in the armed forces.Known as Total Force...

Air Force RPA training pipeline set to expand
August 20, 2015 — The Air Force plans to boost the production of undergraduateremotely piloted aircraft pilots in its ranks by 200 RPA pilots per year withinthe next two years. Lt. Col. John Stallworth, 558th Flying...

Young Ro-Hawks football team to open season Aug. 28
August 20, 2015 — Randolph High School football coach Pete Wesp is hoping theteam’s younger players will be quick learners when the Ro-Hawks kick-off the2015 season against the Poth Pirates Aug. 28 at Ro-Hawk...

Communication tool valuable to staff, family members
August 13, 2015 — A communication tool was designed by staff members to improve communication between all healthcare team members at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center Intensive Care Unit at Fort Sam Houston...

Navy Takes Part In Military Night At The Missions
August 13, 2015 —