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Don't get burned this Thanksgiving
November 26, 2019 — Thanksgiving can be a joyful day, filled with plenty of family, friends and food, but it can also be a dangerous day if proper cooking precautions are not followed... MORE

Infographic on 10 tips for safer turkey frying.

Air Force releases FY20 Selective Retention Bonus program
November 26, 2019 — The Selective Retention Bonus is a tool used to retain Airmen in undermanned specialties. The program is designed to improve readiness and capacity by targeting retention of experienced Airmen in stressed career fields or those with high training costs... MORE

Alamo Wing, 502nd OSS support Youth Aerospace Expo
November 26, 2019 — Local youths were celebrated as future aviators and STEM innovators at the Youth Aerospace Expo at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Kelly Field Annex Nov. 16... MORE

The Adame family considers gliding with the San Antonio Soaring Society Inc. during the Youth Aerospace Expo at Kelly Field, Texas, Nov. 16, 2019.

The need for blood doesn’t take a holiday
November 26, 2019 — Blood donations often decline during the holidays when busy schedules, holiday travel and seasonal illnesses can make it more difficult for donors to make and keep blood donation appointments. But the need for blood doesn't get a break for the holiday season... MORE

Blood donations often decline during the holidays when busy schedules, holiday travel and seasonal illnesses can make it more difficult for donors to make and keep blood donation appointment. But the need for blood doesn't get a break for the holiday season.

433rd Airlift Wing supports Veterans Day at Briscoe Middle School
November 26, 2019 — Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing joined service members from other military services and from several Air Force Junior ROTC squadrons to support multiple Veterans Day events held throughout the day at Dolph Briscoe Middle School Nov. 11... MORE

Maj. Matthew Menendez, 68th Airlift Squadron pilot, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas briefs students from Dolph Briscoe Middle School, Nov. 11, 2019, on the mission of the 433rd Airlift Wing, and the facts about the aircraft they fly, the C-5M Super Galaxy.

Air Force ROTC cadet pursues dream career as pilot, uses height waiver process
November 25, 2019 — Even though women have been Air Force pilots since the 1970s, Tighe’s 5-foot-1-inch stature could have stood in her way. Tighe, however, never thought of the 5-foot-4-inch height standard as an eliminating factor, merely an obstacle... MORE

Members from 19th Air Force, surgeon general’s office and 99th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot conduct a cockpit assessment on a pilot candidate from a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps detachment who does not meet minimum height standards to be an Air Force pilot. Once a candidate is selected for a pilot slot, they will have their Initial Flying Class I physical exam, which automatically places a candidate into the waiver process, if they do not meet height standards.

Pilot lands plane blind after bird strike
November 25, 2019 — Todd Unruh never believed he was going to die. Even covered in glass, in pain and flying blind, the pilot felt a sense of calm... MORE

Pilot Todd Unruh shares the story of his emergency landing after a bird strike temporarily blinded him while recovering from his eye injuries at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Nov. 4, 2019.

Breast cancer diagnoses leads to friendship, desire to help others
November 25, 2019 — A diagnosis of breast cancer is a scary thing, especially when your life is already in disarray, but that’s the news a 32-year-old active duty Airman received last summer... MORE

Bianca Rodriguez (left), a breast nurse navigator at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, talks with breast cancer survivor Air Force Staff Sgt. Desiree Mora Mundt Oct. 31. As a breast nurse navigator, Rodriguez serves as an advocate for her patients, arranging surgery, acting as a go-between for the patient and their provider and even coordinating transportation to and from appointments.

Alamo City twins join America’s Navy together
November 25, 2019 — Twin brothers Stephen and George Coppage of San Antonio are making final preparations to attend recruit training and becoming Sailors in America’s Navy’s aviation support career field... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Sylve, Navy Recruiting Station Mercado, talks with twin brothers Stephen and George Coppage of San Antonio during a weekly Delayed Entry Program Re-certification at the NRS. The Coppage brothers are 2011 graduates of Louis D. Brandeis High School and joined the Navy to pursue careers in aviation support. They were recruited by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brooks Anderson of NRS Mercado.

Holiday blues can lead to a season that doesn’t bring good cheer
November 22, 2019 — Christmas standards that flood the airwaves, shopping malls and supermarkets typically paint a joyous, uplifting portrait of the holiday season, but for many people, it’s not the most wonderful time of the year... MORE

Image of four text boxes explaining the four pillars of Comprehensive Airmen Fitness ( mental, physical, emotional and spiritual).

Boxer 22 anniversary honors sacrifice, courage, determination
November 22, 2019 — Dec. 5 marks the 50th anniversary of a flying mission that went very wrong during the Vietnam War. On that morning in 1969, two F-4 Phantoms from the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing, assigned to the 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron, launched from Nakhon Phanom Air Base for a bombing mission over Laos. Only one aircraft made it back... MORE

Dec. 5 marks the 50th anniversary of a flying mission that went very wrong during the Vietnam War. On that morning in 1969, two F-4 Phantoms from the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing, assigned to the 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron, launched from Nakhon Phanom Air Base for a bombing mission over Laos. Only one aircraft made it back. Capt. Ben Danielson piloted the second F-4 – call sign Boxer 22 – with 1st Lt. Woodrow Bergeron Jr. in his back seat. As Danielson lined up his target, enemy anti-aircraft fire tore through the F-4 and immediately set it ablaze.

Feedback Fridays
November 22, 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... 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.

Cadets gain insight at JBSA-Randolph
November 21, 2019 — Two oversized buses carrying eager college students rolled onto base on the slushy cold morning of Nov. 14.For some of the 60 Texas Christian University Air Force ROTC cadets, it was the first time... MORE

The cadets gained insight from officers in different career fields, attended a 902nd SFS military working dog demonstration, and toured the 558th and 560th Flying Training Squadrons

AFMC hosts Virtual Career Fair Dec. 17
November 21, 2019 — The Air Force Materiel Command, in conjunction with the Air Force Personnel Center, will host a Virtual Career Fair Dec. 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST. The event will focus on filling more than 100 vacancies across the command. ... MORE

Are you sad or are you SAD?
November 21, 2019 — Some individuals suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, also referred to as Depressive Disorder, with the change in seasons. As the name suggests, it’s a form of depression that occurs during the seasonal change, particularly after summer until spring... MORE

It’s that time of year again, when the warm summer fades into autumn chills and frosty winters. The skies become grayer and the sun barely shines. For some, autumn and winter are welcome breaks from the summer heat; but for others, the change in seasons may cause dread. Some individuals suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, also referred to as Depressive Disorder, with the seasonal pattern. As the name suggests, it’s a form of depression that occurs during the seasonal change, particularly after summer until spring.

Civilian developmental education, strategic leader program application window opens Jan. 13
November 21, 2019 — The application window for Civilian Developmental Education, Civilian Strategic Leader and the Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program assignments is Jan. 13 through Feb. 28, 2020, which is earlier than in previous years... MORE

Timeline graphic for AY21 CDE and FY21 CSLP/ESEP

"Developing Mach-21 Airmen" podcast explains IAAFA's Classroom of the Future
November 20, 2019 — Episode 19 of Air Education and Training Command’s “Developing Mach-21 Airmen” professional development podcast series, released Nov. 7, discusses the Classroom of the Future used at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy... MORE

The "Developing Mach-21 Airmen" podcast provides visibility on emerging issues in the recruiting, training, education and development of Total Force Airmen, as well as impactful insight on leadership and lessons learned from the field through conversations with subject matter experts and leaders, in an easy-to-listen to format available on demand.

U.S. Army Installation Management Command welcomes new command sergeant major
November 20, 2019 — The U.S. Army Installation Management Command welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Ulloth and bid farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Melissa Judkins during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 19... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Joe Ulloth assumes responsibility as the U.S. Army Installation Management Command Sergeant Major. The change-of-responsibility ceremony took place at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 19.

ESGR presents awards to employers
November 20, 2019 — The Texas Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Area 4, held the annual Salute to Employers Awards luncheon Nov. 13 at the Double Tree Hotel in downtown San Antonio in conjunction with Celebrate America’s Military events. Two 433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen employers were recognized as Above and Beyond 2019 employers... MORE

Col. Terry W. McClain, 433rd Airlift Wing commander; Lauren Earl, counselor; Airman 1st Class Shamia Coleman, 433rd Medical Squadron public health; Kellye Jackson, counselor; Monica Garcia, director of guidance and counseling; and Chief Master Sgt. Shana C. Cullum, 433rd AW command chief, pause for a moment following the ESGR Salute to Employers Awards luncheon Nov. 13, 2019 in San Antonio.

DOD funds firefighting foam research for a PFAS-free alternative
November 20, 2019 — Aqueous film-forming foams, or AFFF, rapidly extinguish fuel fires, but they contain PFAS, which stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances... MORE

Aqueous film-forming foams, or AFFF, rapidly extinguish fuel fires, but they contain PFAS, which stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Some PFAS pollution stems from the use of firefighting foams.