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Mountain cedar allergy season right around the corner
October 10, 2019 — It's that time of year again, when people start sneezing and coughing and they don't know if it's from allergies or a cold. One of the most common allergens in central and south Texas is mountain cedar... MORE

Army Col. (Dr.) Kirk Waibel, allergist/immunologist, prepares to give a mountain cedar allergy test to Army Sgt. Javier Pacheco in the Allergy/Immunology Clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center Oct. 8. Mountain cedar is one of the most common allergens in central and south Texas.

Mission Thanksgiving registration open for Soldiers
October 10, 2019 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has opened registration for the 2019 Mission Thanksgiving to allow Soldiers a taste of home during the holidays... MORE

For many young Soldiers attending training at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Thanksgiving will be their first major holiday away from their home and family. Soldiers are committed to their training and understand the sacrifice of their service, but for some it can be lonely being away.

Air Force Chief of Staff charts Defender way forward
October 9, 2019 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein discussed the Air Force’s transition from Year of the Defender to Year of Integrated Base Defense, focusing on how elite Defenders fit into a layered defensive network, in a speech at the 33rd National Meeting of the Air Force Security Forces Association in San Antonio Sept. 28... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein addresses Security Forces Defenders, past and present, at the 33rd Air Force Security Forces Association national meeting banquet in San Antonio Sept. 28.

New Air Force justice information system goes live
October 9, 2019 — Air Force Security Forces Defenders uploaded the first case to the new Air Force Justice Information System last week, marking the launch of the most modern criminal data reporting system in the Department of Defense and providing global integrated awareness of criminal activities that affect the security and safety of Air Force personnel and resources... MORE

Air Force Security Forces Defenders uploaded the first case to the new Air Force Justice Information System last week, marking the launch of the most modern criminal data reporting system in the Department of Defense and providing global integrated awareness of criminal activities that affect the security and safety of Air Force personnel and resources.

Operation Battle Buddy Check: Army medicine leaders visit wounded warriors
October 8, 2019 — Thirty-three students attending the Army Medical Department Noncommissioned Officer Academy, or NCOA, Senior Leader Course 201-20 volunteered to speak to several Soldiers at the Brooke Army Medical Center Warrior Transition Battalion, or WTB, and their families Sept. 28... MORE

Soldiers in transition with family members pose for a group photo with Army Medical Department Noncommissioned Officer Academy students at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Local intel, cyber communities honor fallen heroes
October 8, 2019 — Airmen and families from the intelligence and cyber communities gathered at Security Hill at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 4 to recognize and honor their fallen heroes. More than 5,600 of the community’s brothers and sisters have perished, and the names of more than 130 of the most recent losses were read during the ceremony... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, Twenty-Fifth Air Force commander, speaks during the Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Air Force's annual Remembrance Ceremony at Joint base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 4. This year, former and present members of both NAFs gathered to remember the year's fallen warriors.

Air Force observes National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 8, 2019 — October is not all skeletons and jack-o-lanterns, there are also scary things that live in cyberspace. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month with this year’s theme, “Be Cyber Smart.” The awareness month is a collaborative effort between the Department of Defense, along with the Department of Homeland Security and its public and private partners. It is up to the total force to stay vigilant, keep learning and be ready for any potential cyber threat... MORE

Air Force observes National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October.

JBSA observes National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 7, 2019 — October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, with a purpose of educating people about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities... MORE

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, with a purpose of educating people about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities.

Army South Soldier honored at DOD Disability Awards
October 7, 2019 — Sgt. 1st Class John C. Hoxie, assigned to U.S. Army South's Intelligence Operations Division at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, was presented the Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability Award during the 39th Annual Department of Defense Disability Awards ceremony at the Pentagon Oct. 3... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class John C. Hoxie, assigned to U.S. Army South's Intelligence Operations Division at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, conducts fine motor skills therapy at the Center for the Intrepid Sept.27. Hoxie was one of 23 service members to be recognized during the Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability Award during the 39th Annual Department of Defense Disability Awards ceremony Oct. 3 at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Army ROTC cadets represent at UTSA-Army football game
October 7, 2019 — Army ROTC cadets from the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Roadrunner Battalion, 5th Brigade Army ROTC, participated in the first-ever UTSA vs. Army Military Appreciation Game at the Alamodome in San Antonio Sept. 14... MORE

Army ROTC cadets from the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Roadrunner Battalion, 5th Brigade Army ROTC, participated in the first-ever UTSA vs. Army Military Appreciation Game at the Alamodome in San Antonio Sept. 14.

Army Medicine’s Noncommissioned Officer Academy welcomes new commandant
October 4, 2019 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted a Noncommissioned Officer Academy, or NCOA, change of commandant ceremony Oct. 2, where Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Earle became the 15th NCOA Commandant, assuming the post from Command Sgt. Maj. Napoleon Noguera-Payan. ... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Napoleon Noguerapayan passes the unit colors to Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent during the MEDCoE change of responsibility ceremony.

Soldier self-amputates leg to aid battle buddies
October 4, 2019 — A year after his accident and the loss of his leg, Spc. Ezra Maes is still amazed at the circumstances that led to his survival. If you ask, he’ll credit his survival to a uniform belt, smart phone and “shockingly good” cell service. What the 21-year-old Soldier fails to mention is the sheer force of will it took for him to stay alive. ... MORE

Candace Pellock, physical therapy assistant, guides with Spc. Ezra Maes at the Center for the Intrepid, Brooke Army Medical Center’s cutting-edge rehabilitation center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Oct. 2, 2019.

AFIMSC fiscal closeout promotes readiness, supports Airmen and families
October 4, 2019 — Funding runway lights at Little Rock; replacing cooling towers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; renovating the iconic Air Force Academy chapel; and natural disaster recovery at Air Force installations around the globe.No fiscal year better illustrates the innovation and flexibility behind the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s centralized management of the Air Force’s installation and mission support portfolio than fiscal year 2019... MORE

As 30 budget analysts and financial experts gathered at Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to close out the fiscal year, 2nd Lt. Paul Griffin and Emerald Lundy, budget officers from Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, received a behind the scenes look at AFIMSC and end of year operations from Felix Saenz, AFIMSC budget analyst.

Feedback Fridays
October 4, 2019 — Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander’s calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week. If you have a question or concern, please send an email to RandolphPublicAffairs@us.af.mil using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available... MORE

Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander’s calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week. If you have a question or concern, please send an email to RandolphPublicAffairs@us.af.mil using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available.

Air Force on schedule with new uniform issue timeline
October 3, 2019 — Trainees entering into Basic Military Training, or BMT, at the 37th Training Wing this week are the first group to be issued the new Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, uniforms. After taking Airmen feedback into consideration, the uniform board members said they chose the OCP for the improved fit and comfort and so that they will blend in with their soldier counterparts’ uniforms in the joint environments, according to Cooper. ... MORE

Cecil Harvey, 502d Logistics Readiness Squadron lead supply technician, helps a U.S. Air Force basic military training trainee, 326th Training Squadron, during the initial issue of the first operational camouflage pattern (OCP) uniform, Oct. 2, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Air Force joins other services to address military privatized housing
October 3, 2019 — Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan, along with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and secretaries from the Army and Navy, gathered with privatized housing project owners Oct. 2 to address the progress in reforming the Military Housing Privatization Initiative... MORE

NRD San Antonio holds Recruiting District Assistance Council meeting
October 3, 2019 — To support America’s Navy’s recruitment of high-quality men and women in Central and South Texas, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio hosted a Recruiting District Assistance Council meeting at St. Philip’s College’s Good Samaritan Veterans Outreach and Transition Center Sept. 26... MORE

Cmdr. Nicholas Gamiz, commanding officer of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, speaks with retired Cmdr. Jonathan Lovejoy, an associate dean of Military and Veterans Affairs at the University of the Incarnate Word, during a Recruiting District Assistance Council meeting at St. Philip's College's Good Samaritan Veterans Outreach and Transition Center Sept. 26.

Army North heads underground to train in NYC
October 3, 2019 — The U.S. Army North Civil Support Training Activity's mission is to conduct training and evaluation of units within the Defense Department’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN Response Enterprise, also known as CRE... MORE

Members of U.S. Army Reserve chemical and medical companies provide immediate assistance to a simulated casualty during a mock subway joint exercise at the FDNY’s Training Academy, Randalls Island in New York, Sept. 26. The training, planned by the U.S. Army North Civil Support Training Activity, incorporated elements from the U.S. Army Reserve, New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority, and New York City Emergency Management, and was geared toward creating a holistic response effort that helped test the core competencies of Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear response.

Army North to take stage, highlight mission at 2019 AUSA meeting
October 3, 2019 — Are you curious about the current state and future plans of the U.S. Army? Mark your calendar to tune into livestream panel discussions from the 2019 Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Oct. 14-16. Army North Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, will join two panel discussions during the AUSA meeting... MORE

Army North Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, will join two panel discussions during the annual AUSA meeting, happening Oct. 14-16.

Air Force graduates first fully religiously accommodated Sikh Airman from Security Forces Apprentice Course
October 3, 2019 — The first Sikh Airmen granted full religious accommodations starting from basic military training through technical training graduated from the 343rd Training Squadron’s Security Forces apprentice course here Sept. 26, 2019... MORE

Airman Sunjit Rathour graduated from BMT June 13, 2019, as the first trainee to complete the 8-and-half week training with permission to wear a turban with uncut beard, uncut hair, necklace and bracelet in observation of his Sikh faith. This accommodation remained through his participation in the Security Forces apprentice course and will continue during his time as an active duty Airman.