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Alamo Wing Reservists participate in Swift Response 2019
July 8, 2019 — Thirty-three Alamo Wing members participated in Exercise Swift Response 2019, a six-week long event across Europe, which concluded in June... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Daniel Johnson, 433th Contingency Response Flight communications specialist, attaches a panel to a Small Package Initial Communications Equipment unit during preparation for exercise Swift Response, June 8, 2019, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Exercises like these help prepare our Airmen for potential contingency scenarios. U.S. forces are engaged, postured and ready with credible forces to assure, deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment.

Feedback Fridays
July 5, 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.

JBSA-Lackland lifeguards save Airman
July 3, 2019 — A day at the pool can be a time for cooling off, spending time with friends and just enjoying everything about being at the pool. However, for one Airman, the fun time became a nightmare. Four lifeguards stepped in, saving his life... MORE

Bailey Parker, Eric Medelez, Silvia Garcia and Savannah Delange, 502nd Force Support Squadron lifeguards, pose for a photo at the Warhawk pool,June 21, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Heart of the Air Force beats strong with Unite
July 3, 2019 — The intent of the Unite program is to provide commanders and their underlying units with the flexibility to develop and deliver programs that build cohesion for all Airmen. This includes assigned active duty and appropriated funds/non-appropriated funds civilians... MORE

The 502nd Air Base Wing’s command section enjoy lunch during their resiliency day at Canyon Lake June 11, 2019. For the 502nd ABW command staff function, the UNITE program provided funding for the food, $5 per member.

JBSA presents flag to World War II POW, former Schertz mayor
July 3, 2019 — Robert C. Bueker, a local retiree and former World War II prisoner of war, celebrated his 95th birthday a day early with the help of Joint Base San Antonio July 3... MORE

Robert C. Bueker, a local retiree and former World War II prisoner of war laughs with First Lt. Christian Eberhardt, 502d Air Base Wing Public Affairs Officer at his home July 3, 2019. Bueker celebrated his 95th birthday a day early with the help of Joint Base San Antonio presenting him with a personalized letter from Col. Mark Robinson, commander of the 12th Flying Training Wing, and a flag that has been flown onboard an F-16 during 2017 support operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Airman 1st Class Shelby Pruitt)

JBSA hosts 4th annual Western Hemisphere Exchange Symposium
July 3, 2019 — The Inter-American Air Forces Academy here welcomed foreign mission partners for the 4th annual Western Hemisphere Exchange Symposium at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland May 19-24. Delegates from 17 countries attended the WHES, which is an international exchange on how various countries respond to crisis and regional challenges. ... MORE

Visiting foreign mission partners take notes during the 4th annual Western Hemisphere Exchange Symposium May 19-24 at San Antonio, Texas.

Army South hosts Chilean Army during bilateral staff talks
July 3, 2019 — U.S. Army South hosted bilateral staff talks with Chilean army leaders June 24-28 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to promote the professional partnership and interaction between the two armies... MORE

U.S. Army South hosted bilateral staff talks with Chilean army leaders June 24-28 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Col. Darrin Bowser (left), Army South deputy chief of staff for logistics and the U.S. head of delegation for the staff talks, and Chilean army Col. Luis Cortes, the Chilean head of delegation sign an agreed-to-actions agreement between the two armies.

Houston Texans star Lamar Miller hosts football camp at JBSA-Randolph
July 3, 2019 — Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller hosted a football camp for about 150 Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Air Force Base youth from the first through eighth grades July 1-2. Miller, who has been with the Texans for three seasons, led the football camp to help military children to learn the game of football and live healthier lifestyles... MORE

Houston Texans running back Lamar Miller (left) hosted a football camp for about 150 Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Air Force Base youth from the first through eighth grades July 1-2. Miller, who has been with the Texans for three seasons, led the football camp to help military children to learn the game of football and live healthier lifestyles.

Build-A-Backpack helps families overcome ‘money crunch’ when school starts
July 3, 2019 — Members of the Joint Base San Antonio community will soon have an opportunity to provide schoolchildren with the tools they need to start the new school year. During the week of July 22-26, the JBSA Child & Youth Education Services School Liaison Office’s Build-A-Backpack program will accept backpacks filled with school supplies for distribution to students in financial need... MORE

The Joint Base San Antonio Child & Youth Education Services School Liaison Office will help military families in financial need the week of July 22-26 when it accepts backpacks filled with school supplies for children in those families.

Understanding the Defense Personal Property System self-counseling process
July 2, 2019 — Customers who self-counsel utilizing the Defense Personal Property System, or DPS, are reminded to print, sign and date the Application for Shipment and/or Storage (Department of Defense Form 1299) and Personal Property Counseling Checklist (DD Form 1797)... MORE

Customers who self-counsel utilizing the Defense Personal Property System, or DPS, are reminded to print, sign and date the Application for Shipment and/or Storage (Department of Defense Form 1299) and Personal Property Counseling Checklist (DD Form 1797).

Air Force stands up Air Force Medical Readiness Agency
July 2, 2019 — In a ceremony June 28 at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, the Air Force Medical Service stood up a new field operating agency, the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency... MORE

U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, speaks at the official activation of Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, at Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia, June 28, 2019.

Leader perspective: MICC positioned for future success
July 2, 2019 — My tenure as your commanding general ends soon, and the past 24 months have been the highlight of my Army career. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command is the Army's standard for contracting because of the extraordinary efforts of every Soldier and Army civilian in our organization toward operationalizing contracting support. Providing world-class acquisition support for our Soldiers directly affects Army readiness. I salute you all for your selfless efforts to our mission... MORE

Brig. Gen. William M. Boruff is the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Joint Base San Antonio officials host conference to establish ties with Native American tribes
July 2, 2019 — Establishing and strengthening relations between Native American tribes and Joint Base San Antonio officials was the focus of a tribal conference held at JBSA-Camp Bullis June 25-27. Representatives of three Native American tribes from New Mexico and Oklahoma attended the three-day conference. ... MORE

Dr. Bryan Howard (second from right), Fort Sam Houston Museum curator, speaks about the history of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during a tour of the Quadrangle for attendees of a tribal conference hosted by JBSA June 25-27. Representatives of three federally recognized Native American tribes attended the conference, whose purpose was to establish relations and to discuss issues and topics of concern between the tribes and JBSA officials.

BAMC treats patient impaled with firework; underscores need for safety
July 2, 2019 — Fireworks won’t be the only thing skyrocketing on the Fourth of July. Injuries will also be on the rise if people light up the sky without keeping safety in mind. One San Antonio resident found out the hard way that fireworks festivities can backfire in life-changing ways in a split second. ... MORE

The majority of fireworks-related incidents are due to amateurs attempting to use professional-grade, homemade, or other illegal fireworks or explosives. In 2017, eight people died and more than 12,000 needed medical treatment due to these incidents.

Air Force officials announce certain tour length changes
July 2, 2019 — After listening to feedback from Airmen and career field managers, Air Force officials are reducing targeted special duty and instructor tour lengths to create a more ready and resilient force... MORE

Airmen stand in formation during a Military Training Leader course graduation ceremony at the Levitow Training Support Facility on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 30. The MTL course is responsible for training approximately 120 MTLs per year. Those MTLs are then responsible for training approximately 30,000 Airmen in 49 different locations that fall under Air Education and Training Command.

688th Cyberspace Wing welcomes new commander
July 1, 2019 — Col. Steven Anderson accepted command of the 688th Cyberspace Wing from Maj. Gen. Robert Skinner, 24th Air Force commander, during the wing’s change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 25. Col. Eric DeLange relinquished command of the 688th CW during the ceremony... MORE

Col. Steven Anderson (right) accepts command of the 688th Cyberspace Wing from Maj. Gen. Robert Skinner, 24th Air Force commander, during the wing’s change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 25. Col. Eric DeLange relinquished command of the 688th CW during the ceremony.

DOD to take over background checks by fiscal 2020
July 1, 2019 — By October, the Department of Defense will be assuming responsibility for background investigations for U.S. government personnel and contractors seeking the various security clearances required to do their jobs... MORE

To gain a security clearance, potential employees spend a significant amount of time gathering personal information and entering it into an online web-based system.

BAMC offers new treatment option for certain types of tumors
July 1, 2019 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Nuclear Medicine Department at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston now offers a new treatment for certain types of neuroendocrine tumors... MORE

Danielle Gonzales and Ric Torres, nuclear medicine technologists, demonstrate how the lutetium Lu 177 dotatate is administered to a patient in the Nuclear Medicine Department at Brooke Army Medical Center June 27. Nuclear medicine technologists are specially trained to administer radiopharmaceutical to patients.

Air Force BRAC program reaches innovation milestone
July 1, 2019 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Installations Directorate recently reached a significant innovation milestone stemming from a five-year effort... MORE

Christiana Hewitt, a BRAC environmental coordinator with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Base Realignment and Closure program, accesses GeoBase at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 20. A BRAC team developed and transferred geospatial data for 39 BRAC installations onto the Air Force GeoBase, which centralizes all geospatial data and utilizes modern information procedures and technology to display and query data quickly and accurately.

JBSA-Lackland child development centers receive re-accreditation
June 28, 2019 — The National Association for the Education of Young Children recently awarded the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland child development centers a five-year re-accreditation for their efforts in assuring adolescents reach the required milestones... MORE

Stephanie Salazar, 502nd Force Support Squadron, child development program assistant, helps kids create a fire work painting, June 11, 2019, at the Gateway Child Development Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.