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Commentary: I did it. On purpose
August 23, 2019 — You’ve probably heard the words, “I’m sorry, it was an accident” or some variation countless times throughout your life. I have five kids, so I hear it way too often. ... MORE

An accident is defined as “any event that happens unexpectedly, without a deliberate plan or cause.” The way it is commonly used today generally implies something “wasn’t my fault.” We use it as an excuse – a way to avoid taking responsibility or avoid being blamed – when the results of our actions don’t match up with our intentions.

AFIMSC-BESPIN alliance improves mission support capabilities
August 23, 2019 — An alliance between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and the Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation office is improving mission support capabilities. ... MORE

An Air Force Business Enterprise Systems Directorate coding team discusses a mobile app they are developing for the Air Force during a recent huddle in Atlanta. Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation based at the Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex, Alabama, is teaming with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Innovation Office at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to develop applications that will help Airmen do their jobs better and stay connected to their military community.

Joint Base San Antonio honors the 'Greatest Generation'
August 23, 2019 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Survivor Outreach Services Support Program, in partnership with the Fort Sam Houston Gold Star Families, hosted a ceremony recognizing World War II Veterans for their service and sacrifice at the Military and Family Readiness Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 20... MORE

Brig. Gen. Walter Duzzny (left), deputy commanding general of U.S. Army North, listens to the stories of Tuskegee Airmen James Bynum and Theodore Johnson after a ceremony honoring World War II Veterans for their service and sacrifice at the Military and Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 20. The ceremony was hosted by the FSH Survivor Outreach Services Support Program in partnership with the FSH Gold Star Families as a way to honor the WWII veterans who were unable to travel to France for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.

Feedback Fridays
August 23, 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.

BAMC oxygen therapy helps patient heal after multiple surgeries
August 21, 2019 — The Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston uses oxygen therapy to treat patients who have a wide range of illnesses and injuries... MORE

A staff member places a patient into the single hyperbaric oxygen chamber at the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center. Hyperbaric oxygen is an intervention in which an individual breathes nearly 100 percent oxygen while inside a hyperbaric chamber that is pressurized to greater than sea level pressure.

NMETLC Sailors conduct community volunteer project
August 21, 2019 — Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston performed volunteer work at Patrolman Guadalupe Martinez Park July 30. The 12 volunteers painted picnic tables, trimmed trees, cleaned playground equipment and picked up litter... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Tony Lenard (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Noe Lopez pick up litter at Patrolman Guadalupe Martinez Park during a community volunteer project July 30. The project was part of the Navy Sailor 360, a command-level program for junior enlisted, senior enlisted and junior officers, designed to strengthen and develop leadership through community outreach events, classroom discussions and physical training. Lenard and Lopez are assigned to the Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Army Chief of Staff: prioritizing personnel starts with equal opportunity
August 21, 2019 — Speaking at an Aug. 14 symposium designed to uphold equal opportunity standards in the service, the Army's new chief of staff re-asserted his emphasis on prioritizing people -- Soldiers and civilians who comprise the Army's active-duty force, National Guard and Reserve units... MORE

Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. James C. McConville speaks during a military equal opportunity symposium at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 14.

DOD agency keeps file swaps safe
August 20, 2019 — The Defense Information Systems Agency has taken over an online resource that allows Defense Department personnel to swap files too large to be sent by email. Now in the wheelhouse of DISA, the file transfer capability has been rebranded DoD SAFE, or secure access file exchange. The DoD SAFE capability is part of DISA's Defense Collaboration Services suite of applications... MORE

The Defense Information Systems Agency has taken over an online resource that allows Defense Department personnel to swap files too large to be sent by email. Now in the wheelhouse of DISA, the file transfer capability has been rebranded DoD SAFE, or secure access file exchange. The DoD SAFE capability is part of DISA's Defense Collaboration Services suite of applications.

AFCYBER presents, participates in DEF CON 27
August 20, 2019 — Spread across several hotels on the Las Vegas strip, nearly 30,000 cyber enthusiasts gathered for the 27th annual DEF CON Hacking Conference, Aug. 8-11. Throughout the four-day event, attendees could learn new skills from industry professionals, test those skills during capture-the-flag competitions, network with others, interview for jobs and test out products and simulators, among other things... MORE

Cyber warfare operators set up their computer stations before a capture-the-flag competition during DEF CON 27 Hacking Conference in Las Vegas Aug. 8. The operators participated in a number of DEF CON events to showcase their knowledge and experience.

Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general holds first town hall
August 20, 2019 — Brig. Gen. Wendy Harter, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, held her first all-hands town hall Aug. 14 to share her command priorities and answer questions from the staff... MORE

Brig. Gen. Wendy Harter, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, responds to a question during her first all-hands town hall Aug. 14.

Air Force workshop focuses on installation support, environmental stewardship
August 19, 2019 — Building resilient installations was the theme of an Air Force Civil Engineer Center workshop that brought together environmental, public affairs and other base professionals Aug. 13-15 in San Antonio... MORE

More than 400 environmental, legal and public affairs professionals from Air Force installations across the globe attended the three-day Air Force Environmental Workshop, August 13 – 15 in downtown San Antonio. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Environmental Directorate led the workshop allowing an opportunity for attendees to gain invaluable career training to continue improving the Air Force’s environmental stewardship and compliance.

JBSA-Randolph housing loop now has speed limits
August 19, 2019 — The 502nd Security Forces Group has established speed limits for the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Main Circle in order to keep everyone that lives, works and plays there safe... MORE

The 502nd Security Forces Group has established speed limits for the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Main Circle in order to keep everyone that lives, works and plays there safe.

JBSA-Randolph staging active shooter exercise
August 19, 2019 — An active shooter exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is scheduled for Aug. 28, beginning at noon... MORE

An active shooter exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is scheduled for Aug. 28, beginning at noon.

187th Medical Battalion donates more than $10,000 worth of school supplies
August 19, 2019 — Students and teachers at Briscoe Elementary School in the San Antonio Independent School District received a welcome surprise when Soldiers from the 187th Medical Battalion, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or HRCoE, delivered more than $10,000 worth of school supplies Aug. 8 as part of the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Adopt-a-School program... MORE

Briscoe Elementary School staff and Soldiers from the 187th Medical Battalion pose in front of more than $10,000 worth of donated school supplies Aug. 8.

Top Health Readiness Center of Excellence drill sergeant competes to earn Army title
August 19, 2019 — The top drill sergeant in the Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or HRCoE, is competing from Aug. 18-22 with 11 others to earn the title of 2019 U.S. Army Drill Sergeant of the Year. ... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Lullen, top drill sergeant in the Health Readiness Center of Excellence, competes alongside 11 other soldiers at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Camp Bullis Aug. 18-22 for the 2019 U.S. Army Drill Sergeant of the Year title.

Girl Scouts gain awareness of Air Force operations
August 16, 2019 — They didn’t come to sell cookies. They came to see action. Girl Scouts of South West Texas Troop 367 and their mothers witnessed a military working dog demonstration at the 902nd Security Forces Squadron kennel, visited the 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, and toured the static aircraft display on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 9... MORE

South West Texas Girl Scout Troop 367 toured Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 9, witnessing a military working dog demonstration at the 902nd Security Forces Squadron kennel, visiting the 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and touring the base’s static aircraft display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sabrina Fine)

For healthy older adults, new shingles vaccine is worth the wait
August 16, 2019 — Availability of the new shingles vaccine is improving across the Military Health System, according to Defense Health Agency Immunization Healthcare. The vaccine, Shingrix, is recommended for healthy adults 50 and older to prevent the painful skin rash that can have debilitating long-term effects for older people... MORE

Pharmacist Angelina Cox prepares a dose of shingles vaccine to administer to a TRICARE beneficiary.

JBSA-Lackland, USPS San Antonio honor Military Working Dogs
August 16, 2019 — Members of the Security Forces community and the U.S. Postal Service gathered at the Military Working Dog Monument at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 15 for a local ceremony to unveil the new U.S. Postal Service MWD forever stamp. Headquarters USPS officially unveiled the stamp at the American Philatelic Society’s 133rd annual convention Aug. 1, in Omaha, Nebraska. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force members, Robert Carr (center), Post Master of San Antonio, and local volunteers of the K-9 program pose for a photo during the Military Working Dog Stamp ceremony Aug. 15, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex. The stamp honors dogs who have served in the U.S. armed forces since the U.S. Army created the War Dog Program K-9 Corps and began training man’s best friend in March 1942.

12th Operations Support Squadron egress training saves lives
August 16, 2019 — Imagine having a second to make a life or death decision. For that reason, the 12th Operations Support Squadron’s Aircrew Flight Equipment and Survival Course impacts aviation safety throughout the Air Force. With approximately 1,200 students certified or recertified every year, the program teaches pilots how to properly egress from T-1A, T-6A and T-38C aircraft... MORE

Army makes changes to Total Army Sponsorship Program
August 16, 2019 — The Army has implemented changes to its Total Army Sponsorship Program to ensure Soldiers and families have appropriate sponsors upon transfer to new assignments... MORE

A staff sergeant greets a specialist. The Army is now requiring that Soldiers be assigned a sponsor before any move.