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DECEMBER 23, 2011PAGE 2 2011 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH YEAR IN REVIEW

JANUARY 2011

Other January 2011 happenings ...• Joint Base San Antonio-

Randolph entry controllers began scanning all ID cards using the Defense Biometric Identification System this week. DBIDS is used for accountability and activity of those gaining entrance to the base.

• The Air Education and Training Command third floor conference room was dedicated to a 43-year servant of the Air Force, James Robinson, AETC deputy chief of the resources and requirements division.

• Wellness Wars, a 12-week challenge that began Jan. 17, 2011, is designed to encourage healthy lifestyle changes such as physical activity and fruit and

vegetable consumption that will help participants lose weight or maintain a healthy weight.

• Chemicals used to make the synthetic cannabis known as Spice, or K-2, were added to the controlled substance list by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Admin-istration under an emergency scheduling authority.

• Leaders implementing the federal government’s new consumer protection agency met with Joint Base San Anto-nio service members Jan. 18 at the Gateway Club to discuss the unique financial issues facing military families.

• Members from the Air Force Recruiting Service hosted “Recruit the Recruiter” Jan. 27 at the base theater.

Capt. John Hayes (left), 451st Flying Training Squadron, and Col. Richard Murphy (right), 12th Flying Training Wing commander, give a pre-flight briefing to 451st FTS Combat Systems Officer students (second from left to right) 2nd Lts. Maria Quatse and Henry Fortinbery Jan. 12 at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. These students participated in the first training flight in a modified T-1 A.Photo by 2nd Lt. Colin Blount

U.S. Navy Lts. Todd Royles (left) and David Tickle, Blue Angel pilots, flew their FA-18D Hornet to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Jan. 18, 2011 to conduct a site visit in advance of the Blue Angels’ performance at the JBSA-Randolph 2011 Airshow. Photo by David Terry

ON THE COVERFirefighters from the 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Ran-dolph practice decontami-nation procedures during a base-wide readiness exercise Oct. 5, 2011. Readiness exercises were conducted throughout 2011 to test JBSA-Randolph incident response and recovery ele-ments and to prepare for the installation's compliance inspection in February 2012. Photo by Don Lindsey

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FEBRUARY 2011A convoy assembled Feb. 19 to transport sections of a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft fuselage to Joint Base San Antonio-Ran-dolph. The retired aircraft began its development into a training simulator for aeromedical missions during the year and will be transported to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, upon completion.Photo by Rich McFadden

Dr. Granville Coggs (left) and Warren Eusan, original Tuskegee Airmen, share their stories with the audience at the third annual Tuskegee Heritage Break-fast Feb. 7. The event was hosted by the 560th Flying Training Squadron. Photo by Rich McFadden

Other February 2011 happenings ...• Air Force leaders announced involun-

tary force management programs Feb. 2 to reduce personnel.

• Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Air Education and Training Command commander, visited the 12th Flying Training Wing Feb. 3 for an orientation as he began his command.

• Playing their best game of the season, the Randolph Ramblers held off the Fort Sam Houston Rangers 92-90 to win the Rangers’ basketball tournament.

• The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Rising 5/6 hosted the first Joint Base San Antonio Dodgeball Tournament at the Ram-bler Fitness Center Feb. 25.

MARCH 2011Danny Rodriguez (left to right), Mario Tarin and Frank Garcia, 12th Flying Training Wing corrosion control, apply decals to the wings of a T-38 Talon March 10 anniversary plane. The T-38’s paint scheme is the same used on the aircraft during the 1960s.Photo by David Terry

Other March 2011 happenings ...• The 12th Flying Training Wing Safety

Office hosted its annual annual Civil Fly-In March 5 in Hangar 41.

• The Air Force recruiting family bid farewell to Col. Michael Brice, Air Force Re-cruiting Service vice commander, March 7.

• Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph units

and organizations helped beautify the base March 14-18 for the 15th annual “I Love JBSA-Randolph Week.”

• March 17 marked the 50th anniver-sary of the T-38 Talon touching down at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to begin a training mission that continues to this day.

Senior Airman Megan Griffen, 902nd Mission Support Group, points out the loca-tion of other victims to a Randolph firefighter during a Joint Base San Antonio natu-ral disaster exercise at JBSA-Randolph March 2. Photo by Don Lindsey


APRIL 2011

Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. (front left), Air Education and Training Command commander, followed by Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart (left), Air Force Personnel Center commander, walk with other Air Force repre-sentatives as they take the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph wreath to the Alamo during the Fiesta Pilgrimage April 11. Photo by David Terry

Art Mattson, a B-24 gunner assigned to the 455th Bombardment Group during World War II, tours the 99th Flying Training Squadron April 15 during the Air Forces Escape and Evasion So-ciety 2011 San Antonio reunion.Photo by Steve Thurow

Other April 2011 happenings ...• Dr. Charlotte Moerbe, Joint Base

San Antonio sexual assault response coordinator, was recognized by the Department of Justice for outstand-ing work on behalf of crime victims during the National Crime Victims’ Service Awards ceremony April 8 in Washington, D.C.

• Members of the U.S. Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society, allied air-men who were forced behind enemy lines and avoided captivity or escaped from captivity, visited Joint Base San

Antonio-Randolph and JBSA-Lackland April 15, a highlight of their four-day reunion in San Antonio.

• Staff Sgt. John Hatzidakis, a pararescue instructor with the 342nd Training Squadron, received the Distin-guished Flying Cross with valor during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 18.

• April 29 was a green day at JBSA-Randolph Elementary School, where dozens of second- and third-graders donning Earth Day T-shirts celebrated Arbor Day and the planting of a tree.

MAY 2011

The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Honor Guard lowers the flag in front of the Taj Mahal to half staff during a ceremony May 3 in honor of Maj. Jeffrey Ausborn, 99th Flying Training Squadron, who was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 27. Photo by Rich McFadden

Joint Base San Antonio-Ran-dolph High School’s JaCorian Duffield jumped 7 feet to take home the gold medal in the 2A boys' high jump during the state track and field champi-onships May 14 at Mike Myers Stadium in Austin.Photo by Marvin Pfeiffer

Other May 2011 happenings ...• Air Force officials announced

May 2 that Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is the preferred location for consolidation of the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals’ training units. The Air Force is closing IFF units at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, and Vance Air Force Base, Okla., as part of actions to consoli-date the IFF training mission from five locations to three.

• A group of 15 former military aviators gathered May 10 to salute

one of their own – Lt. George E. M. Kelly. Kelly was the first member of the U.S. military killed in the crash of an airplane he was piloting May 10, 1911. In 1917, a new flying field south of San Antonio was named Kelly Field in his honor.

• Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and the rest of the Air Education and Training Command installations hoped to duplicate last year’s success – a fatality-free summer – as this year's Critical Days of Summer safety cam-paign began May 20.


JUNE 2011

Col. Richard Murphy, 12th Flying Training Wing com-mander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Neil Allen, new commander of the 479th Flying Training Group at Naval Air Station Pensa-cola, Fla., June 27.Courtesy photo

Senior Airman Kevin Banks, 902nd Security Forces Squadron military work-ing dog handler, gives his K-9 partner, Ccharlie, a command to release the training sleeve worn by Staff Sgt. Taylor Rogal, 902nd SFS MWD trainer, during a demonstration at Operation Families Learning About Global Sup-port June 10. Photo by Senior Airman Precious Yett

Other June 2011 happenings ...• The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph,

JBSA-Lackland and the First Term Airman Cen-ters combined resources with JBSA-Lackland to host the orientation classes for both bases. JBSA-Lackland also became host for the com-bined Airmen Leadership School in early June.

• The 12th Operations Group earned an

“Outstanding” grade on its 2011 Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Visit inspec-tion June 6-10.

• Members of the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron (Wild Weasels) gathered with mem-bers of the 435th Fighter Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph during the the 81st TFS reunion June 17.

JULY 2011

Dana Gunter (right), 559th Flying Training Squadron T-6 simulator instructor, teaches Air Force Academy Cadets (right to left) Johna-than Fonbuena, Conner McKinney and Arturas Kucharevas how to fly the T-6 simulator on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph July 15.Photo by Rich McFadden

Other July 2011 happenings ...• The Air Force Personnel

Center softball team took the championship trophy at the base’s intramural softball cham-pionships July 13. AFPC’s team was undefeated.

• The Air Force’s instruction on dress and personal appear-ance received an upgrade with the release of the updated instruction July 18.

• Joint Base San Antonio leaders asked the base com-munity to step up efforts to conserve energy – not just for this year, but continuously – to contribute toward a cultural

change in conservation.• Air Force officials named

the Joint Base San Antonio-Ran-dolph Bowling Center the best bowling center in the Air Force in 2010.

• The 12th Flying Training Wing hosted 13 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets as part of the Operation Air Force summer program from June 19 to July 7 and July 10-28.

• Members of the 435th Fighter Training Squadron be-came the aggressors during the last week of July at Dissimilar Air Combat Training in Jack-sonville, Fla.


JULY 2011

At left: Col. Scott Peel, 902nd Mission Support Group commander, leads the 902nd MSG flight during the Joint Base San Antonio change of command ceremony July 18 at MacAr-thur Parade Field on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. Photo by Rich McFadden

Above: Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., Air Education and Training Command commander and presiding officer, Brig. Gen. Leonard Patrick, outgoing Joint Base San Antonio commander, and Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter, incoming JBSA commander, render a salute to the playing of the National Anthem at the change of command ceremony July 18 at MacArthur Parade Field on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. Photo by L.A. Shively

Army Specialist and wounded warrior Sergio Lara and his son, Sergio Jr., ride a jet ski at Canyon Lake Aug. 20. Wounded war-riors from Brooke Army Medical Center took time off to have fun at Canyon Lake during Opera-tion Float a Soldier. The event, sponsored by the 559th Flying Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, offered men and women recovering from combat-sustained injuries, and their families, an opportunity to go to Canyon Lake to ride jet skis, go boating, swim and relax in the pavilion with food and live entertainment.Photo by Rich McFadden

Senior Airman Mida Dekzeypros (right) 902nd Security Forces Squadron, is greeted by Staff Sgt. Jason Moscoso, 902nd SFS, on her return from deployment at the San Antonio International Airport Aug. 11. Photo by Rich McFadden

Other August 2011 happenings ...• The annual Joint Base San Antonio

Special Needs Resource Fair and Activ-ity Day at Morgan’s Wonderland Aug. 5 offered special-needs families from JBSA installations an opportunity to learn about programs that meet their needs and enjoy the rides, games and other features of a

25-acre facility billed as “the world’s first ultra-accessible family fun park.”

• Col. Richard Murphy, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the gravesite of former U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson Aug. 27, during President Johnson's annual birthday ob-servance at the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, Texas.

AUGUST 2011


SEPTEMBER 2011

Tech. Sgt. William Graham (left), 902nd Security Forces Squadron, instructs Airman 1st Class Miranda Gonzales, 902nd SFS, on the M-249 machine gun at Camp Bullis, Texas, Sept. 15. Photo by Rich McFadden

Col. Richard Murphy (right), 12th Flying Train-ing Wing commander, and Retired Lt. Col. Ramon Horinek (center), a former prisoner of war, salute before the wreath during Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony Sept. 16, in front of the base’s Miss-ing Man Monument.Photo by Rich McFadden

Other September 2011 happenings ...• Chief Master Sgt. John Balmer,

359th Medical Group superintendent, was awarded the Bronze Star Sept. 1.

• Joint Base San Antonio senior leaders kicked off the 2011 Combined Federal Campaign during a ceremony Sept. 7.

• To remember those who lost their lives Sept. 11, 2001, Joint Base San Anto-nio military installations and organizations from the greater San Antonio area hosted many commemorative events.

• The 12th Flying Training Wing and the base community gathered Sept. 16 to pay tribute to all Americans who suf-fered as POWs in distant lands and those who are still missing in action during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Cer-emony at the Missing Man Monument at JBSA-Randolph. The ceremony honored the Freedom Flyers, the Air Force pilots who endured the horrors of prisoner-of-war camps like the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” during the Vietnam War.

OCTOBER 2011

Runners from relay team "Toros" head for the finish line during the Rambler 120 compe-tition at Canyon Lake Oct. 15. The endurance event, hosted by Joint Base San Antonio, included running, cycling and rowing. Photo by David Terry

Justin Banez, Air Educa-tion and Training Com-mand Security Forces Division integrated de-fense chief, works out on the small punching bag during exercise training at the Rambler Fitness Center Oct. 7.Photo by Don Lindsey

Other October 2011 happenings ...• Sunny GreenWatts, the base’s

energy awareness mascot, made his debut Oct. 3 as Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph kicked off Energy Awareness Month.

• The 12th Flying Training Wing received the first two of 20 T-38C Talons from the 47th Flying Train-ing Wing at Laughlin AFB, Texas, Oct. 4.

• During Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 11-15, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Fire Emergency Services

teamed up with the National Fire Protection Association to spread the word on fire safety, urging people to protect their homes and families.

• The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Airman’s Council volun-teered at a basketball tournament for Wounded Warriors Oct. 15-16 at the Jimmy Brought Fitness Center on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

• Joint Base San Antonio-Ran-dolph hosted its 2011 Airshow Oct. 29-30. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels were the main attraction.


Staff Sgt. Melissa Hernan-dez, Air Force Personnel Center's Total Force Service Center, shakes hands with her opponents before her first bout with the Alamo City Roller Girls' Las Tejanas roller derby team Nov. 6.Photo by Tech. Sgt. Steve Grever

Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart (left), Air Force Personnel Center commander, and his wife, Areetha, serve turkey and ham to family members of wounded warriors at the Thanksgiving Feed the Soldiers Dinner at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Fisher House Nov. 19. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Steve Grever

Other November 2011 happenings ...• Members from the 359th Medical Group

took first place in the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Intramural Flag Football Tournament for the third year in a row Nov. 1. The Med Group advanced to the JBSA tournament at JBSA-Lackland, where the 359th MDG took the second-place trophy.

• Air Force Staff Sgt. April DeLuna, Provin-cial Reconstruction Team Paktya medic, from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, received an Air Force Achievement Medal Nov. 4.

• The Defense Lodging System began offering online reservations and a feature that allowed customers to leave online feedback about their stay at any of the Air Force lodging facilities.

NOVEMBER 2011

Children from the Joint Base San Antonio-Ran-dolph Youth Center display their hand-crafted holiday cards and a blanket that were sent to wounded war-riors and troops deployed in Afghanistan. The Universal City Kids Care Club worked in conjunction with the JBSA-Randolph Youth Center to craft the cards for the troops.Courtesy photo

Staff Sgt. Joshua Clements, 902nd Security Forces Squadron, and Schlather In-termediate School sixth-graders, (from left) Isabelle Aimone, Mykiah Ausby and Nick Fulbright participate in Operation Shoebox Dec. 9 by preparing holiday care packages that were mailed to deployed Joint Base San Antonio service members. Photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Siekert

Other December 2011 happenings ...• Brig. Gen. Theresa Carter, Joint Base

San Antonio commander, Chaplain (Col.) Paul Cannon, JBSA Wing chaplain, and Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Robert Wido, JBSA instal-lation chaplain, officially opened the recent-ly renovated Chapel 1 at JBSA-Randolph during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 2.

• The 558th Flying Training Squadron hon-ored one of its own when members dedicated

the Capt. Benjamin F. Danielson Auditorium in a ceremony Dec. 2.

• The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Base Exchange Food Court, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and Charley’s Grilled Subs hosted JBSA-Randolph’s sec-ond annual Breakfast with Santa Dec. 10. The free breakfast featured activities and music. More than 150 children and their parents attended.

DECEMBER 2011


The greater San Antonio community came out in large numbers to attend the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Airshow Oct. 29-30. The event highlighted U.S. air power, past and present. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels were the main attraction. Photo by Melissa Peterson

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Patients can cancel their appointments by se-lecting the cancellation option during the audiocare appointment reminder call, canceling via TRICARE online or simply calling the Consult Appointment Management Office appointment line.

For any no-shows, patients will be contacted within 48 hours of their missed appointment. The reason for missed appointment will be de-termined and follow-up recommendations made based upon the patient’s clinical need.

For two or more no-shows within a six-month period in a specialty clinic without valid justification (example: sudden acute ill-ness), all future specialty appointments within

that clinic will be canceled and the patient’s Primary Care Manager will be contacted. The patient will require a new referral from the PCM if the specialty care is still needed.

Patients who arrive more than 10 minutes past their scheduled appointment time will be considered late.

Questions can be directed to the Group Prac-tice Manager office at 652-8677 or 652-1603.

Policy letter for patient appointments



Senior Airman Debrietta Pollard (center) and Airman 1st Class Micaela Gonzalez (right), 902nd Force Support Squadron, assist retired Air Force Maj. Grey Marshall by registering his common access card with the defense biometric identification system. Photo by David Terry

Right: Jason Hazel, 11, experiences the

effects of disorienta-tion after a spin on

the barany chair with the help of Staff Sgt. Jason Boyd,

359th Aero Medical Squadron, during

Famaganza April 16. Photo by David Terry

Left: Marcus Harris places a piece of pol-ished glass to com-plete a heart-themed design as part of JBSA-Randolph Elementary’s Team heART program. School fifth-graders in Team heART, an art service club under the direction of Linda Heier, JBSA-Randolph Elementary School art teacher, held a fundraiser in February to benefit the American Red Cross, raising more than $10,000.Photo by Steve Thurow

Retired Lt. Col. Donald Wheeler (left), a member of the first class to train in the T-38, greets retired Col. James Gibler, who was Wheeler’s T-38 instructor in 1962, during a ceremo-ny March 17 commemorat-ing the 50th anniversary of the T-38.Photo by Rich McFadden



Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's energy awareness mascot, Sunny GreenWatts, greets incoming traffic at the main gate Oct. 3 in observance of Energy Awareness Month. JBSA-Randolph is committed to creating a culture of energy conservation. Photo by Rich McFadden

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph T-1 Jayhawk

pilots participate in a wa-ter survival training class

at the Parr O’Club pool July 8 for a Survival,

Evasion, Resistance and Escape class. The class consisted of one hour of academics, then hands-

on training on how to survive in the water and be successfully rescued.

Photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Siekert

Above: Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter (center), Joint Base San Antonio commander, and Army Lt. Gen.Guy Swan (center right), Army North commanding general, cut the ribbon to officially open the new JBSA headquarters building Aug. 5 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. Assisting with the ribbon cutting are (from left) Chief Master Sgt. Toby T. Tibbits, Joint Base San Antonio acting command chief, Dr. CEM Maxwell, San Antonio Joint Program Office deputy director, and Robert Graves, former JBSA vice commander. Photo by Steve Elliott

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