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Weapons safety team ensures proper handling of JBSA munitions
February 4, 2019 — The 502nd Air Base Wing weapons safety team wants the military munitions explosion that happened at JBSA-Lackland Medina Base Annex about 55 years ago to never happen again. While there’s still a whole lot of firepower to watch over, the possibility of another incident has dropped because of safety measures now in place... MORE

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force announces 36th Annual Student Aviation Art Competition
February 4, 2019 — The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s 36th Annual Student Aviation Art Competition will be open on March 1 to students from around the country. The theme for this year’s competition focuses on the fact that July 2019 marks 50 years since humans first walked upon any surface other than planet Earth. On July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong took that “giant leap” onto the surface of the moon. ... MORE

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s 36th Annual Student Aviation Art Competition will be open on March 1 to students from around the country.

433rd AW migrating to new AF Connect app
February 4, 2019 — The 433rd Airlift Wing app is migrating to the new AF Connect app... MORE

Screenshot of AF Connect app, 433rd Airlift Wing page.

Army Medicine still starts here at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
February 1, 2019 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, conducted a transfer of authority ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 31 to publically recognize their realignment from the U.S. Army Medical Command to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, with operational control under the Combined Arms Center, or CAC... MORE

Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, The Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and commander, Army Medical Command (right), passes the colors to Lt. Gen. Michael D. Lundy, Commander, Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, while Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, the AMEDDC&S HRCoE (center), looks on.

Maintenance ensures the Air Force finds its way
February 1, 2019 — That safe navigation and transition to solid ground is enabled by the Radar Airfield Weather Systems maintenance shop. RAWS technicians work on the radio navigation beacons, weather reporting / radar equipment, air traffic control radios and runway guidance devices that ensure efficient airfield operations. Multiple Air Force Specialty Codes have been combined over the last 30 years to bring all airfield systems maintenance under one roof. ... MORE

12th Operations Support Squadron at JBSA-Randolph is one of the most elite radar airfield weather systems shops in the world.

Youth club helping peers in need with Jeans for Teens drive
February 1, 2019 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Youth Programs’ Keystone Club is dedicated to community service, engaging in projects that benefit the homeless, the elderly and other often-forgotten members of the community. This month the organization composed of high school students is focusing its efforts on helping its peers. ... MORE

The collection drive, which coincides with Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, provides gently used jeans for children 18 years old and younger who are living at a local facility that is meeting the needs of young victims of abuse, neglect, abandonment or family disruption

Dental clinic’s events focus on children’s oral health this month
February 1, 2019 — The Children’s Dental Health Month activities will begin with the annual Give Kids a Smile Day from 7:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 8 at the clinic, 221 Third St. West, building 1040 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph... MORE

The Children’s Dental Health Month activities will begin with the annual Give Kids a Smile Day from 7:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 8 at the clinic, 221 Third St. West, building 1040.
The event raises awareness about the importance of oral health and allows dentists and technicians to provide free oral health education, screenings and treatment to underserved children. Appointments may be made by calling the clinic at 210-652-1846, but slots are now only available for children 6 months to 3 years old.

Feedback Fridays
February 1, 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 gets bigger bang for EOD bucks
February 1, 2019 — The Air Force wants to give Explosive Ordnance Disposal senior noncommissioned officers a bigger bang in their paychecks in the form of a selective retention bonus if they’ll agree to stay in EOD for a minimum of three more years... MORE

Senior NCO EOD retention bonuses for 3-to-5 year service contracts

Talent Marketplace assignment system expands to all officer specialty codes
February 1, 2019 — The Air Force will use Talent Marketplace, a key talent management technology, to manage all officer assignments going forward, starting with the Winter 2019/2020 assignment cycle. All officers should log on to myVECTOR to update their profile information by Feb. 8... MORE

Talent Marketplace expands, supports all officer assignments

Three ANG weather members win Air Force-level competition
February 1, 2019 — Three Air National Guard members take first place in the Thor’s Legion Forecast Challenge, an Air Force-level competition held virtually at bases across the country. ... MORE

(Left to right) Airman 1st Class Garrett Starr, Iowa Air National Guard’s 132nd Operations Group, Master Sgt. J. Garrett Palmer, Florida ANG’s 131st Training Flight, and Airman 1st Class Phillip Turney, Texas ANG’s 209th Weather Flight, pose for a picture after winning the Thor’s Legion Forecast Challenge, an Air Force level competition that tests the forecasting capabilities of Airmen across the weather community.

BAMC seeking ‘mystery shoppers’ to help improve patient experience
January 31, 2019 — Retail stores often use secret shoppers to improve customer service. Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is now implementing a similar concept to improve patient experience... MORE

Volunteer Cynthia Barrera hands Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Gittens, Medical Education Training Campus instructor and writer, a Mystery Shopping Patient Experience pamphlet at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 25. The program enlists patients to anonymously evaluate the care they receive at medical appointments.

Army surgeon general addresses Army Medical Department Retired Senior Leader Forum
January 31, 2019 — Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, U.S. Army Surgeon General and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, gave opening remarks during the Army Medical Department Retired Senior Leader Forum held at the Training Support Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 29. The forum provided a discussion on the vision for the future of Army Medicine's organizational structure... MORE

Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General U.S. Army Medical Command, gives opening remarks during the Army Medical Department Retired Senior Leader Forum held at the Training Support Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston January 29. The forum provided a discussion on the vision for the future of Army Medicine's organizational structure.

Army offers more flexibility with new parental leave policy
January 31, 2019 — The Army has doubled the amount of parental leave available to fathers and other secondary caregivers of newborn infants with a policy that also provides more leave flexibility for mothers... MORE

Capt. Harold Rivard, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is reunited with his daughter, Landry, and wife, Sarah, following a homecoming ceremony at the William Bill Reed Special Event Center, Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 17, 2018.

Adjutant General's Leader Development Program visits 149th Fighter Wing
January 31, 2019 — Participants of The Adjutant General's Leader Development Program visited the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 30. TAGLDP is intended to fill critical preparation gaps by introducing mid-level leaders to Texas Military Department specific strategic level concepts... MORE

Participants of The Adjutant General's Leader Development Program visited the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 30. TAGLDP is intended to fill critical preparation gaps by introducing mid-level leaders to Texas Military Department specific strategic level concepts.

JBSA Command Post responds, reacts, resolves
January 30, 2019 — Emergency action controllers in command post determine how the base responds and reacts in emergencies, such as a base fire, and then how to resolve the situation in question... MORE

Basic Military Training puts focus on heritage
January 30, 2019 — Basic Military Training has implemented several heritage-based programs in an effort to better connect Airmen to the Air Force core values... MORE

U.S. Air Force Academy advertises new enlisted academic instructor positions
January 30, 2019 — For the first time in Air Force Academy history, enlisted Airmen will be deliberately hired for faculty teaching positions. The Air Force Personnel Center began announcing Jan. 23 the need for senior noncommissioned officers to fill enlisted academic instructor positions at the school... MORE

For the first time in Air Force Academy history, enlisted Airmen will be deliberately hired for faculty teaching positions. The Air Force Personnel Center began announcing Jan. 23 the need for senior noncommissioned officers to fill enlisted academic instructor positions at the school.

59th MDW commander visits Gateway Bulverde Clinic
January 30, 2019 — Maj. Gen. John DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Chuck Frizzell, 59th MDW command chief, recently toured the Gateway Bulverde Clinic Jan. 25 and spoke with the Airmen who keep the growing demand for primary care on the north side of San Antonio running. The facility is located on the second floor of Bulverde’s Baptist Emergency Hospital, and features comprehensive family health care with on-site laboratory and pharmacy services... MORE

Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes (right), 59th Medical Wing commander, coins Dr. Kenneth McGill (left), family care practitioner, during his visit to the Gateway Bulverde Clinic in San Antonio Jan. 25. DeGoes visited Gateway Bulverde Clinic to recognize the team for outstanding patient care.

Twins continue family tradition of service by joining America’s Navy
January 30, 2019 — Continuing a family tradition of military service, fraternal twin sisters Hanna and Halle Von Plueren of San Antonio, are joining America’s Navy... MORE

(From left) Chief Petty Officer Sambath Ham, Navy Recruiting Station North East; future Sailor Halle Von Plueren; Master Chief Petty Officer Matthew Maduemesi, chief recruiter of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio; future Sailor Hanna Von Plueren; and Petty Officer 2nd Class Francisco Sierra of NRS North East, pose for photos at NRD San Antonio headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Continuing a family tradition of military service, the Von Pluerens of San Antonio, who are fraternal twins, are joining America’s Navy.