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JBSA School Liaison Offices advocate for military children
August 23, 2016 — As the first week of the 2016-17 school year all across Joint Base San Antonio has wraps up, parents and students may be interested to learn about the various educational benefits available to... MORE

JBSA-Lackland M&FRC hosts adoption, foster care seminar
August 23, 2016 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Military & Family Readiness Center hosted an adoption and foster care seminar for military families Aug. 11 at the Freedom Chapel.Representatives from Child... MORE

A source of pride: the title “Airman”
August 22, 2016 — While I am in uniform or on official business, I professionally introduce myself as “Senior Airman Krystal Wright” or just “Airman Wright” depending on the circumstance and situation. Frequently,... MORE

M&FRC encourages members to invest in their future
August 22, 2016 — Military and civilian members here received a crash course on assorted ways to invest during the quarterly workshop, “Investing for your Future,” July 12, 2016, at the JBSA-Lackland Military & Family... MORE

Pursuit of happiness has no finish line
August 22, 2016 — Military life is challenging. Many things seem largely out of our control — deployments, new assignments, training schedules and additional duties. When facing these transitions and challenges we... MORE

Military kids take off with Operation JET
August 22, 2016 — More than 175 kids in full body armor cut a striking scene Aug. 11, 2016, at the JBSA-Lackland Military Family & Readiness Center’s Operation Junior Expeditionary Team event, an annual mock deployment... MORE

Lein assumes command of AMEDDC&S
August 19, 2016 — In front of a formation of a thousand Soldiers on the Fort Sam Houston MacArthur Parade Field, Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School from Maj. Gen. Steve Jones during a ceremony Aug. 9, hosted by Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, U.S. Army Surgeon General and commanding general of U.S. Army Medical Command... MORE

Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein (left), U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School incoming commander, accepts the colors from Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West (center), Army Surgeon General and commanding general of U.S. Army Medical Command, as outgoing commander Maj. Gen. Steve Jones (right) looks on at the Fort Sam Houston MacArthur Parade Field Aug. 9.

JBSA-Lackland Youth Center hosts British Soccer Camp
August 19, 2016 — Youths of all ages had the opportunity to participate in a friendly soccer game, while braving San Antonio summer temperatures as part of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Youth Center’s and Challenger... MORE

Children walk in parents’ boots during mock deployment
August 19, 2016 — More than 175 kids in full body armor cut a striking scene Aug. 11 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Military Family & Readiness Center’s Operation Junior Expeditionary Team event, an annual mock... MORE

Army South, partner nations wrap up PANAMAX 2016
August 18, 2016 — U.S. Army South wrapped up Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX 2016, an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multi-national exercise focused on ensuring the security of the Panama Canal and the surrounding region Aug. 4 at Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn (right), U.S. Army South commanding general, speaks to Alex Horton (left), a Stars & Stripes reporter, as Col. Thomas Gilleran (center), the Army South public affairs officer, listens Aug. 3 at Fort Sam Houston. The interview was part of a media day for the Multi-National Forces-South component of the annual PANAMAX exercise.

BAMC clinics earn national recognition as Patient Centered Medical Homes
August 18, 2016 — Three Brooke Army Medical Center clinics at Fort Sam Houston have earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s highest level of recognition as Patient Centered Medical Homes... MORE

Maj. (Dr.) R. Anderson (left), internal medicine physician, inserts acupuncture needles in Nelda Rodriguez’s ears to relieve pain from her neck at Brooke Army Medical Center recently.

Fighting fires: Army North supports National Interagency Fire Center
August 18, 2016 — Since 1998, U.S. Army North, or ARNORTH, has provided support to wildland firefighting. While fighting fires isn’t a skill normally associated with Soldiers, those deployed to reinforce civilian firefighting efforts are more than up to the task... MORE

Soldiers from the 5/3 Field Artillery Battalion conduct firefighting missions in the Kaniksu Complex, Northeast Washington Aug. 25, 2015.

Flight Paramedic Recertification Course offers realistic training
August 18, 2016 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School’s Flight Paramedic Recertification Course at Fort Sam Houston is intense, stressful, fast paced and – most importantly – realistic. ... MORE

Sgt. Marty Anderson, Det. 1, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment, Michigan National Guard, monitors the status of a medical patient simulator while onboard a UH-60 Blackhawk trainer. Taught at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School at Fort Sam Houston, the flight paramedic course trains 68Ws medical enlisted personnel with the knowledge and skills required to conduct advanced critical care pre-medical evacuation treatment, loading and unloading patients in MEDEVAC aircraft, and stabilize and treat patients in flight.

Personal Property Activity moves headquarters to JBSA-Randolph
August 17, 2016 — The Air Force organization that governs the shipment of active-duty members’ personal property when they move due to a permanent change of station or temporary duty assignment has a new home at Joint... MORE

Camp Gladiator event: Get ready to sweat, Randolph!
August 17, 2016 — Camp Gladiator is scheduled to host a free workout from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Aug. 27 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Rambler Fitness Center track. The idea for the event began in May at the JBSA... MORE

Camp Gladiator is scheduled to host a free workout from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Aug. 27 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s Rambler Fitness Center track. The event is open to all DoD ID card holders and their dependents.

Feds Feed Families Food Drive seeking donations through Aug. 31
August 17, 2016 — A food drive that concludes Aug. 31 is giving members of the Joint Base San Antonio community an opportunity to combat hunger in Southwest Texas.Collection points are set up throughout JBSA for the... MORE

A food drive that concludes Aug. 31 is giving members of the Joint Base San Antonio community an opportunity to combat hunger in Southwest Texas. Collection points are set up throughout JBSA for the Feds Feed Families Food Drive, which benefits the San Antonio Food Bank, an organization that provides food and grocery products to more than 530 partner agencies in 16 Southwest Texas counties

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland civilian employee fuels base mission
August 17, 2016 — For Will Daniels, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Fuels Management Flight fuels distribution worker at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, every day affords him an opportunity to make a direct... MORE

William Daniels (right), 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Fuels Management Flight fuels distribution worker, ensures fuel is flowing into a tractor from his refueling vehicle Sept. 30, 2015, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. On a typical day he can pump 50,000 to 100,000 gallons.

Randolph students begin school year in new high school
August 17, 2016 — When the first day of school begins Monday, 450 students at Randolph High School will be learning in classrooms with more space, going from class to class in wider hallways and utilizing technology... MORE

Lance Johnson, Randolph Field Independent School District superintendent, addresses the audience during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new high school building Aug. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.The $15 million project includes the construction of a new cafeteria and gymnasium that will be housed together in a separate 33,000-square-foot building, with an expected completion date of March 2017.

New EBLS distance learning service avoids more than $2.7 million
August 15, 2016 — Throughout the years, much has been said about time. Benjamin Franklin believed time is money; Theophrastus, Greek philosopher and pupil of Aristotle, said time is the most valuable thing a man can... MORE

Master Sgt. Jay Simmons, Air Education and Training Command special missions standardization and evaluations superintendent, navigates through a course on Blackboard at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 10, 2016. Blackboard, a commercial, off-the-shelf, education and training learning content delivery management service, resides under the umbrella of the Enterprise Blended Learning Service to access courses hosted by Air Force organizations and agencies.

59th MDW Chapel team earns top AETC honors
August 12, 2016 — For the second year in a row, the 59th Medical Wing Chaplain Office earned the Air Education and Training Command Robert P. Taylor Award for best small chapel team... MORE

Members of the 59th Medical Wing Chaplain Office gather in the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center chapel for a group photo after receiving the Air Education and Training Command’s Robert P. Taylor Award for best small chapel team Aug. 9. The team includes, from left, Nancy Authier, Senior Airman Victor Walker, Maj. (Ch.) Heather Bodwell, Lt. Col. (Ch.) Gary Bertsch, Maj. (Ch.) Raju Thottankara, and Senior Airman Marc Allen. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)