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JBSA attends Earth Day Texas 2016
April 29, 2016 — Representatives from Joint Base San Antonio joined environmentalorganizations, academic institutions and businesses on the list of exhibitors atEarth Day Texas 2016 in Dallas April 22-24. Earth Day... MORE

From left: Amber Lamm, JBSA community planner, Bryan Hummel, JBSA pollution prevention manager and aquifer recharge specialist, Lt. Col. Emil Bliss, 12th Flying Training Wing Community Initiatives director, Meg Reyes, director of JBSA installation encroachment and compatible development, and Monte Cox, a contracted community planning liaison. The group presented as one of the exhibitors at Earth Day Texas, an annual event supporting environmental conservation and education in Texas.

DITY moves are now Personally Procured Moves
April 29, 2016 — Throughout a person’s military career, moving will probablybe the No. 1 stress factor encountered, especially if they choose to do itthemselves. The Department of Defense has taken into consideration... MORE

Fort Sam Houston Elementary School Student Council wins national award
April 29, 2016 — The Fort Sam Houston Elementary School Student Council hasbeen selected as an American Student Council Association “Council ofExcellence.” Since 1987, the National Association of Elementary... MORE

METC Nutrition and Diet Therapy Program conducts situational exercise
April 29, 2016 — Army nutrition and diet therapy students at Fort SamHouston’s Medical Education and Training Campus conducted an Army situationaltraining exercise as their culminating training event before graduating... MORE

IMCOM supports cyber growth infrastructure
April 29, 2016 — Lt. Gen. Kenneth Dahl, commanding general of U.S. ArmyInstallation Management Command and Maj. Gen. Lawarren Patterson recentlyco-chaired the sixth Cyber Installation Support Summit at IMCOM... MORE

Portrait of 15th Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps unveiled
April 29, 2016 — Theunveiling of a portrait of retired Maj. Gen. Kimberly Ann Siniscalchi tookplace at an unlikely, but fitting venue, as the event was held at the Air ForceNursing Practice Oversight Course held at a... MORE

Retired Maj. Gen. Kimberly Ann Siniscalchi, 15th Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps

Navy Medicine San Antonio takes part in Navy Week
April 29, 2016 — A Navy Medicine team of San Antonio-area enlisted andofficer personnel kicked off San Antonio Navy Week April 18 with events at theSan Antonio Aquarium and the San Antonio Boys and Girls Club.Hospital... MORE

Youth Programs club members learn value of community service
April 27, 2016 — Boys and girls who belong to the Torch Club at Joint BaseSan Antonio-Randolph Youth Programs have proved it’s never too early in life tobecome contributing members of society.The club, which is... MORE

Members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Youth Programs' Torch Club plant flowers on the Youth Programs grounds April 19 for their Earth Day project.

PCS made easier during peak household goods shipping season
April 27, 2016 — When permanent change of station orders are received,military members are advised to not hesitate to prepare and submit shipment ofpersonal property requests to their local Personal Property... MORE

Volunteer honor guard fills need at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
April 27, 2016 — Some 30 years ago, a combination of factors forced theDepartment of Defense to reserve full military honors at burials only for thosewho died on active duty, Medal of Honor recipients and... MORE

The Fort Sam Houston Memorial Services Detachment is made up of 100 volunteers who perform full military honors for veterans interred at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. The average member's age is 70 and includes veterans from World War II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars and First and Second Gulf Wars. To date, the MSD has rendered honors at more than 32,000 military funerals.

Airman strives to break personal record
April 27, 2016 — Veterans Day 2012 wasthe “perfect day and powerful” for a master sergeant to return to competing inmarathons.On the exact datethree years earlier in 2009, Master Sgt. Leonor Branch, 344th Training... MORE

Royal Review bridges gap between Fiesta, Joint Base San Antonio
April 27, 2016 — King Antonio, El Rey Feo and other Fiesta dignitaries gave Airmen a taste of Fiesta’s pageantry, culture andtraditions during the Royal Review at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s ba sicmilitary... MORE

Members of Air Education and Training Command and 37th Training Wing leadership are pictured with members of the Royal Party for Fiesta events after the royal review of the Basic Military Training graduation April 15 At Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The royal review is a military tradition dating back to at least 1950 that allows Fiesta royalty, to include King Antonio and El Rey Feo, to tour JBSA-Lackland each April and attend a BMT graduation parade ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar/Released)

Airmen get first-hand look at pioneer Del Toro
April 26, 2016 — In 2006, animprovised explosive device explosion Afghanistan left Master Sgt. Israel DelToro, Air Force Academy 10th Force Support Squadron world class athlete, with3rd-degree burns over 80 percent of... MORE

Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro, the first 100 percent disabled Airman to re-enlist in the Air Force, speaks about resilience to a group of service members from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 13, 2016, at the Pfingston Reception Center. Del Toro, former Tactical Air Control Party instructor, was severally wounded by a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan in late 2005. He is currently a Wounded Warrior athlete who trains in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Teacher, parents inspire Randolph High School artist
April 26, 2016 — The artwork of Randolph High School student Abby Stoffel hasbeen selected as the best in an annual Fiesta art competition.Stoffel, a junior at Randolph High School, won first prizein the 2016 Battle... MORE

Abby Stoffel (center), Randolph High School junior, displays her winning entry in the 2016 Battle of Flowers Association Band Festival Cover Contest Art Show. Abby is joined by her parents, Donna and Rick Stoffel.

US, Colombian armies hold bilateral staff talks
April 25, 2016 — Readiness U.S. Army Chief Of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley hasmade it clear this is the No. 1 priority. Active engagement with partner nationarmies is key in remaining ready to meet the ever-changing... MORE

Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn (right), U.S. Army South commander, presents a framed photo to Gen. Alberto Jose Mejia, Colombian army commander, during the closing ceremony of the 2016 U.S.-Colombia
Bilateral Army Staff Talks Executive Meeting in Bogota, Colombia April 14. The framed photo is significant since it was taken when Mejia was in Washington, D.C., last February for the Conference of the American Armies transfer ceremony where U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley presented him with the Legion of Merit.

Breaking Bob: training the new Funeral Honors Platoon Caisson Section horse
April 25, 2016 — One of U.S. Army North’s newest members will soon be saddledwith the responsibility of a solemn task that will make him a highly visiblemilitary ambassador. Being put into such a conspicuous position... MORE

Fort Sam Houston Military Tax Assistance Center helps generate $7.1 million in refunds
April 25, 2016 — The Military Tax Assistance Center at Joint Base SanAntonio-Fort Sam Houston wrapped up the tax season with leaders thankingmilitary and civilian volunteers for their time and contributions to the... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Refill Pharmacy to close for repairs
April 25, 2016 — The refill side of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort SamHouston Community/Refill Pharmacy, building 2401, near the Exchange, will beclosed soon for repairs. Urgent repairs are required to the flooring,... MORE

Beyond the Horizon civic assistance exercise opens in Guatemala
April 25, 2016 — Guatemalan and U.S. forces stood side by side in formationduring a ceremony to open a joint-foreign military humanitarian civicassistance exercise called Beyond the Horizon April 7 in San Marcos,... MORE

Royal review bridges gap between Fiesta and Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland
April 22, 2016 — King Antonio, El Rey Feo and other Fiesta dignitaries gave Airmen a taste of Fiesta’s pageantry, culture and traditions during the royal review at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s basic military... MORE