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Army to survey family housing residents by email starting Jan. 15
January 7, 2019 — Residents of Family housing owned and leased by the Army will have a chance again to rate the quality of housing and housing services in 2019. The second online survey of about 10,000 residents living in Army-owned and Army-leased housing worldwide will be emailed Jan. 15. CEL & Associates Inc. will administer the survey for the Army. The email will be from ArmyHousingSurvey@celassociates.com. ... MORE

Residents of Family housing owned and leased by the Army will have a chance again to rate the quality of housing and housing services in 2019. The second online survey of about 10,000 residents living in Army-owned and Army-leased housing worldwide will be emailed Jan. 15. CEL & Associates Inc. will administer the survey for the Army. The email will be from ArmyHousingSurvey@celassociates.com.

Joint Base San Antonio gates scheduled for construction
January 6, 2019 — Throughout Joint Base San Antonio, installation entry control points, otherwise known as the base gates, will undergo multiple construction projects in January. The first phase, focusing on three gates, will enhance force protection capabilities and make JBSA a safer community to work and live... MORE

Throughout Joint Base San Antonio, installation entry control points, otherwise known as the base gates, will undergo multiple construction projects beginning in January. The first phase, focusing on three gates, will enhance force protection capabilities and make JBSA a safer community to work and live.

Healthy equals happy: motivation spurs physical fitness
January 4, 2019 — With the beginning of the new year, many people use this opportunity as a clear slate to make positive changes. Tech. Sgt. Maurice Monroe, Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency Training Management Branch manager at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, found motivation from an unflattering photo of himself to become more physically fit. ... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Maurice Monroe, Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency Training Management Branch manager, runs laps during his lunch at the Rambler Fitness Center track, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 3, 2018. Monroe uses exercise as a stress reliever and to improve his overall fitness

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Tax Center opens Jan. 28
January 4, 2019 — With the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military Tax Assistance Center opening Jan. 28, it is important to understand who the MTAC serves and the scope of the services provided. The MTAC is located in building 133, 2405 Dragon Valley Road... MORE

With the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military Tax Assistance Center opening Jan. 28, it is important to understand who the MTAC serves and the scope of the services provided. The MTAC is located in building 133, 2405 Dragon Valley Road.

AFWERX hosts Spark Cell workshop to share ideas, build innovation network
January 4, 2019 — Airmen from across the Air Force gathered in Austin Dec. 13 and 14 to learn about the Department of Defense’s innovation ecosystem and the best ways to plug into the overall culture of innovation at every level of the total force... MORE

Maj. Ryan Brewer (right), 14th Flying Training Wing Spark Cell director, explains how the Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Spark Cell is creating a culture of innovation at the AFWERX Spark Cell Workshop Dec. 13, 2018, in Austin, Texas. The workshop was designed to help grow the network of willing collaborators and share ideas and approaches that foster a results-driven culture of innovation.

Feedback Fridays
January 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... 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.

433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Airmen continue annual holiday tradition of feeding Alamo City families
January 3, 2019 — Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing joined forces with 1,000 other volunteers from the Greater San Antonio Area in serving more than 10,000 meals during the afternoon shift at H-E-B’s 26th Annual Feast of Sharing holiday dinner Dec. 23 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio... MORE

Identical twins, Airmen 1st Class Maranda Smith, 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron health services technician and Mariah Smith, 433rd Force Support Squadron communications technician, talk with a guest at H-E-B’s 26th Annual Feast of Sharing Dec. 23, 2018, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. This was the Smith sisters first time serving at the event that served over 10,000 meals to area resident from the Alamo City area.

High school tour becomes family affair at 433rd Airlift Wing
January 3, 2019 — Students from Lytle High School, about 30 miles from San Antonio, visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Dec. 18, 2018 to tour a C-5M Super Galaxy... MORE

Lt. Col. Matthew Van De Walle, 356th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot, describes one of five sets of upgraded landing gear on the C-5M Super Galaxy to students from Lytle High School, Dec. 18, 2018 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

149th Operations Group gets new commander
January 3, 2019 — Col. Matthew Jensen, an F-16 pilot assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, assumed command of the 149th Operations Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Dec. 13, 2018. Col. Raul Rosario, 149th Fighter Wing commander, presided over the ceremony... MORE

Col. Matthew Jensen (right), an F-16 pilot assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, assumed command of the 149th Operations Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Dec. 13, 2018. Col. Raul Rosario (left), 149th Fighter Wing commander, presided over the ceremony.

New program to credential Soldiers as skilled tradesmen
January 3, 2019 — Soldiers can soon use federal funding to earn credentials in skilled trades... MORE

Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division listen to Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey Nov. 30, 2018, during a question-and-answer session at Barlow Theater, Fort Riley, Kansas. Dailey explained changes coming to the noncommissioned officer education system.

433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron takes part in C-5M medevac tests
January 3, 2019 — During a cold, gloomy first week of December, total force Airmen teamed up at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to test the capability of the Air Forces largest aircraft to perform aeromedical evacuation during a proof of concept event. They were joined in the proof of concept by other active-duty Airmen and civilians from various commands and units, including the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Edgar Ramirez, 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron medical technician from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, participates in a training scenario during a C-5M Super Galaxy AE proof of concept flight from Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Dec. 6, 2018. Active duty, Reserve and Delaware Air National Guard Airmen worked together during the PoC flight to test the cargo compartment of the C-5M with the goal of establishing the aircraft as part of the universal qualification training program for all AE crews. If approved and certified, the C-5M will have the capability to move three times the current capacity in one mission compared to other AE platforms.

Uniform code of military justice changes
January 3, 2019 — Effective Jan. 1, 2019, the Military Justice Act of 2016 instated the most reform to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and Manual for Courts-Martial in decades, modernizing dated aspects of the military justice system while also providing transparency. ... MORE

Effective Jan. 1, 2019, the Military Justice Act of 2016 will instate the most reform to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and Manual for Courts-Martial in decades, modernizing dated aspects of the military justice system while also providing transparency.

Brooke Army Medical Center welcomes first baby of 2019
January 2, 2019 — He was due after the holiday, but decided to come early to the New Year’s party. A few hours after the ball dropped in Times Square in New York City, Callum Charles Hunt made his appearance at 1:50 a.m. on New Year’s Day, marking Brooke Army Medical Center’s first delivery of 2019. ... MORE

Brig. Gen. George N. Appenzeller (second from left), Brooke Army Medical Center commander, along with Sarah Kelly (far left), BAMC auxiliary president, and Master Sgt. Melinda Griffin (far right), enlisted advisor to the deputy chief for patient support, present a gift basket to retired Army Sgt. Christopher and Hillary Hunt after the birth of their son, Callum Charles Hunt, at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 2, 2019. Callum, born at 1:50 a.m. on New Year’s Day, was BAMC first baby born in 2019.

Resilient Airman supports innovation, wins top award
January 2, 2019 — The Air Force named a 12th Operations Group “problem-solver” at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph as its installation-level Resource Advisor of the Year for 2018... MORE

Autry Fontenot, a budget analyst in the 12th Operations Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, poses for a photo in his office in Hangar 63. The Air Force named him its installation-level Resource Advisor of the Year for 2018. Fontenot supports pilot training innovations by managing millions of dollars.