F O RT SAM H O U S T O N * LACK LAN D * RA N D O L P H Ruck march remembers thosewho have fallen Page3 PHOTO BY SENIOR AIRMAN STORMY ARCHER Maj. Chase Skully, Wings ofBlue member and98th Flying Training Squadron assistant director ofoperations, greets a visitor to the 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House Nov. 5 at JBSA-Lackland, Kelly Field. Air show a hit with crowd BAMC program receives national recognition Pages 10 and11 Page6 2 | Friday, November 10, 2017 | JBSA Legacy Behind the stars: An interview with AETC commander Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson Staff Sgt. Chip Pons “We are in the best country AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND the world has ever known. We PUBLIC AFFAIRS are in the best military that Members of Air Education and Train ing Command are prepared to bid fare has ever been fielded on the well to Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, who for face of the planet. We are in the last 2 ½ years has served as their commander. the best Air Force that there Roberson, who has spent 34 years self lessly dedicating himself to the United has ever been in the history of States Air Force, looks back at his time mankind. We are the highest leading the First Command with pride, knowing that he is leaving the Air Force regarded institution in Amer in the capable and innovative hands of the ica and in a recent poll, the next generation of Airmen. As this chapter of his life comes to a Air Force has been named the close, Roberson discusses the role the Air Force has played in his life and the impor most important service within tance of mentorship, and offers candid the Department of Defense.” advice to the Air Force’s newest recruits as they embark on their own journey as Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson Airmen. Sir, reflecting on your time as the commander of Air Education and COURTESY PHOTO Training Command, what has been the Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson with the example that my dad set for me when most memorable moment for you? Iwas growing up. He was a Navy enlisted My time as the commander of AETC has such service and people who are literally member, retired as an E8 and was an avion been unbelievable. I’ve spent the last 2½ willing to give their lives for what we hold ics electrician mate. His dedication, commit years waking up every day inspired by the most valuable in the United States of Amer ment and hard work showed me what I young Airmen that are coming into our Air ica. should be like and I always tried to exemplify Force. Their energy, their passion, their hope To be surrounded by that, and to have him. So it started way back with him but for the future, their willingness to serve and been a part of that for the last 34 years, what continued throughout my career. At the Air sacrifice, potentially with their own lives and an honor and privilege. For me, it’ll never be Force Academy, I had amazing mentors who their desire to make themselves better, make the same. When I leave the Air Force, I will were my squadron commanders When I was the Air Force better and make the world never be surrounded by people in totality that going through my development as a fighter better. How can you not be inspired by that? have integrity, people who are willing to pilot, I had lots of people who influenced my How do you personally define Air serve and sacrifice and who strive for excel career and gave me advice to make me a manship? lence every single day – it’s not going to better fighter pilot. And then as I’ve grown as For me, Airmanship really means having a happen again. an officer, each level requires a different set mindset for air power, which is air, space and Throughout your career, how impor of skills. To have advice and mentorship as cyberspace tied together. Working with the tant has mentorship been in relation I’ve moved from each chapter in my life has joint team to make all of this happen, Air to getting to where you are today? proven to be invaluable. I’ve been incredibly manship is being airminded in the sense that Ithink all of us in the Air Force, especially fortunate to have so many Airmen give me how we bring air power to the fight is critical those of us who have been privileged to make advice and act as mentors. to our success and our future. it to the higher ranks, can look back on the As this chapter of your career is com Airmanship is not only about bringing air fact that we were all mentored by someone or ing to a close, what are you most power to the fight but it is about wingman several people early on in our careers. I don’t proud of as a commander and as an ship and teamwork. It is about all the skills, think it just happens without someone step Airman? the training, all of the excellence that goes ping in and making things happen for you in It’s hard to take a step back and reflect on into what we do every single day to make a deliberate way so that you have opportuni 34 years of service and what that really sure that we can do our mission. ties where you can either sink or swim. means, but this job culminates a career that How has being an Airman in the Unit Without those mentors, you wouldn’t nec has fulfilled a dream of mine. When you get ed States Air Force changed your life? essarily be given those critically important to a higher level of leadership, you are able to Oh, wow… well I grew up in a Navy fami opportunities. I look to give back to Airmen have more and more of an impact. The im ly, I went to the Air Force Academy for four who are following me and to try to be men pact is both in people’s lives, taking care of years, and then I came into the Air Force so tors to them as well at any chance I can! them and their families, as well as mission I’ve never known anything BUT the military. Sir, have you had mentors who advis impact. Being a part of the Air Force, you are sur ed you throughout your career? rounded by such talent, you’re surrounded by (Laughs) Oh goodness … lots! It started ROBERSON continues on 16 JBSA Legacy | Friday, November 10, 2017 | 3 Fallen defenders remembered at ruck march By Senior Airman Star family members, security Stormy Archer forces Airmen in technical train 502ND AIRBASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS ing and their instructors through the rigorous terrain of “Three Security forces members from Bears” at JBSACamp Bullis. across Joint Base San Antonio “We should remember today gathered Oct. 20 at JBSACamp and always that what makes our Bullis for the sixth annual Fallen fallen defenders special is they Defenders Ruck March. were committed to defending our The Fallen Defenders Ruck nation, and they were the best March is held every year at JBSA that America had to offer,” said Camp Bullis to remember all secu Hartz. “Each of you here this rity forces Airmen who have given morning, from across generations their lives since the Tet Offensive of defenders, is a reminder that during the Vietnam War in 1968. there are patriots who still live by “There has been nothing we those same ideals.” have done in our careers that is This year’s march is a leadup more important than honoring to the upcoming 50th anniversary our fallen defenders, Chief Master of the Tet Offensive and the re Sgt. Tamala Hartz, Headquarters membrance ceremony to be held Air Force security forces career by the Air Force Security Forces field manager, said. “As we ruck Academy Jan. 3031. today, we should reflect on their “The best way to honor these lives and sacrifice, and come to defenders is to simply be as they the understanding that their lives were, be willing to do as they did are our shared legacy. We should and serve in their honor,” said serve in the spirit of that under Hartz. “Each and every day, SEAN WORRELL standing.” 38,000 Airmen are out there Security forces trainees march in formation during the sixth annual Fallen Defenders Ruck March Oct. 20 at Joint The 4mile ruck took active standing the post, and they all are Base San AntonioCamp Bullis. duty security forces Airmen, Gold honoring our fallen defenders.” Members to see changes in TRICARE benefits on Jan. 1 From TRICARE staff regions. This change will allow better including additional preventive care ing this period, you will choose whether coordination between the military hos services previously only offered to TRI to continue, or change your coverage for Changes are coming to TRICARE pitals and clinics and the civilian health CARE Prime beneficiaries. the following year. Each year the open benefits beginning Jan. 1. These changes care providers in each region. Florida TRICARE Prime enrollment period will begin on the will give people more benefit choices, and Georgia will continue to be served TRICARE Prime is a managed care Monday of the second full week in No improve access to care, simplify cost by Humana Military as part of the new program option. An assigned PCM vember, and run through the Monday of shares and enable people to take com TRICARE East. provides most of your care. When you the second full week in December. mand of their health. 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You can also get alerts by signing combine on Jan. 1 to form TRICARE access to both network and nonnet will be enrolled in TRICARE Select. up for eCorrespondence in milConnect East, while TRICARE West will remain work TRICAREauthorized providers During 2018, you can continue to enroll at https://www.TRICARE.mil/eCor mostly unchanged. Two new contrac for medically necessary TRICARE cov in, or change coverage plans. respondence. By staying informed, tors, Humana Military and Health Net ered services. Also, TRICARE Select In fall 2018, TRICARE will introduce you’ll be ready for a smooth transition Federal Services, will administer these adopts a number of improvements, an annual open enrollment period. Dur with TRICARE. 4 | Friday, November 10, 2017 | JBSA Legacy New Wilford Hall Eye Center offers full spectrum of eye care By Staff Sgt. William Blankenship “Who we are in totality is 59TH MEDICAL WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS better represented now that The 59th Medical Wing’s departments we are colocated in the new of ophthalmology, optometry and the Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Cen facility.” ter are now aligned under one umbrella: Wilford Hall Eye Center. Lt. Col. Matthew Caldwell, 59th MDW The Wilford Hall Eye Center is located eye center chairman within the Department of Defense’s larg est outpatient clinic and surgical facility, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Cen Hall in June 2017, the Air Force’s flagship ter, and includes the San Antonio Uni eye clinic has a new 15,700 square foot formed Services Health Education Con clinic, 62 exam rooms and state of the art sortium Ophthalmology residency pro technology. The largest eye center in the gram. DOD sees approximately 32,000 patients “Reorganizing as Wilford Hall Eye annually, performing nearly 4,000 sur Center allows us to better provide the full geries. spectrum of eye care to our patients,” Beneficiaries can receive a full spec said Lt. Col. Matthew Caldwell, 59th trum of subspecialty eye care: cornea and MDW chairman of the new eye center. refractive, glaucoma, neuroophthalmol “Who we are in totality is better repre ogy, ocular pathology, pediatric and stra sented now that we are colocated in the bismus, oculoplastics, retina, vision reha new facility. Joining the three major de bilitation, and medical contact lenses. partments under one name is the right In conjunction with their multifaceted thing to do.” Since moving into the new Wilford EYE CENTER continues on 9 6 | Friday, November 10, 2017 | JBSA Legacy BAMC responds in support of tragic shooting By Lori Newman with family members of the ty Health System, San Anto BAMC PUBLIC AFFAIRS shooting victims to assure them nio’s other Level I trauma cen their loved ones would be given ter, to provide trauma care to On Nov. 5, a mass shooting the best care possible and their citizens throughout 22 counties occurred at a church in Suther privacy will be protected while in southwest Texas. land Springs, about 30 miles they are recovering from their “There is no better place for southeast of San Antonio. As injuries. a trauma patient to come then part of the San Antonio trauma “The patients we received to Brooke Army Medical Cen system, Brooke Army Medical have significant injuries, which ter,” Johnson said. “We bench Center received eight patients will change their lives,” John mark ourselves against national — six adults and two minors. son said. “They will require standards for success, and this “Our thoughts and prayers significant healing and rehabili organization, I’m proud to say, are with the victims and their tation. We have already started beats those national standards. families,” said Army Brig. Gen. addressing their physical, men “We train every day to be Jeffrey Johnson, BAMC com tal and spiritual needs, which ready at a moment’s notice, manding general, during a we will continue to do during whether it’s for a natural disas news conference on Nov. 6. their treatment here at BAMC.” ter, mass casualty or to care for “Although we are deeply sad As a Level I trauma center, our combat wounded. Our staff dened by the circumstances, BAMC provides 24/7 care to stands ready to meet the needs BAMC is honored to serve our the San Antonio community. of our community,” the general ROBERT SHIELDS community in our role as a BAMC works closely with the said. “We are proud to serve Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, Level I trauma center.” Southwest Texas Regional our community and our na addresses members of the media on Nov. 6 during a news conference on the The general personally met Advisory Council and Universi tion.” victims of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs. BAMC program receives national recognition By Elaine Sanchez ECMO is a heartlung BAMC PUBLIC AFFAIRS bypass system that replaces the natural functions of the Brooke Army Medical heart and lungs while treat Center has received national ments and natural healing of recognition for its lifesaving the affected organs take heartlung bypass program. place. While the technology BAMC’s adult extracorpo has been used to aid ill in real membrane oxygenation, fants and pediatric patients or ECMO, program has re for over 30 years, it has more ceived the Award for Excel recently been shown to have lence in Life Support from lifesaving capabilities for the Extracorporeal Life Sup adults. port Organization. The rec “ECMO is not a treatment ognition designates BAMC for any specific disease. It as a National ECMO Center Providers at Brooke works by keeping critically of Excellence. Army Medical ill patients alive and buying Center place a Established in October time for us to address their patient on 2012, BAMC has the only underlying condition,” said extracorporeal ECMO center in the Depart Air Force Col. Phillip Mason, membrane ment of Defense and remains oxygenation, or one of the few centers with medical director for BAMC’s ECMO, in September adult ECMO program. “In global air transportable EC 2012. U.S. ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH MO capability. BAMC continues on 8 JBSA Legacy | Friday, November 10, 2017 | 7 Hands-free device enhances work for BAMC staff By Lori Newman etry integration allows patient “The staff loves the device BAMC PUBLIC AFFAIRS alarms to be routed directly to because it’s easier to contact nursing staff via the badge. physicians and other staff The wireless handsfree The wireless device also members,” said Air Force Col. integrated communications allows staff members to place Deborah Jones, medical nurs system, or WHICS, worn by internal and external telephone ing services chief. “It’s hands many staff members through calls using the badge, which is free, saves time and allows out Brooke Army Medical Cen worn around the person’s neck. more work productivity ter allows a faster, more effi With the touch of a button, the throughout the day.” cient way for staff members to caller can speak another staff The Provost Marshall Office communicate. member’s first and last name or also uses the WHICS badge for The BAMC Information their job title, such as 3E charge security personnel. Management Division imple nurse. “When I need to talk to one mented the WHICS last year, “The badge allows for instan of the officers, I can contact but the system was fully em taneous communication that is them directly, even in the out ployed Oct. 5 to allow alarms secure and at the staff ’s finger lying clinics,” said Chuck Biell from patient monitors to auto tips,” Ludwig said. ing, security guard supervisor. matically contact the appropri If a patient presses the call “It helps cut down on radio ate personnel through the de bell in their room, an alarm is transmissions when the traffic vice. sent through the WHICS badge is only for one specific officer.” “This communication be to the nurse assigned to that Another added benefit is that tween the servers allows staff patient’s room. The room nurse a BAMC staff member can use to get immediate notification of has the option of accepting the the WHICS badge to contact the lifethreatening rhythms call or escalating it to the security directly. All they have that their patients may be expe charge nurse who has the op to do is push the button and riencing,” said Army Col. Mike tion of accepting the call or say “Security.” Ludwig, deputy commander for ROBERT SHIELDS escalating it to clinical noncom “By calling security through Gina Brown uses the wireless handsfree integrated communications system, or inpatient services. missioned officer in charge of the badge, staff members can WHICS, to contact another staff member Nov. 1 at Brooke Army Medical Center. “This direct communication the unit. The WHICS is a sec reach the BAMC security dis augments current processes rhythm and communicates tiple departments within the ondary notification system. The patcher directly,” Bielling said. and monitoring assets in place, with staff,” Ludwig said. hospital as well as nurse call, nurse must also reset the alarm “This saves time and enhances which includes the telemetry The project deployed 1,650 telemetry and telephony in on the nurse call or telemetry the safety of our staff and pa tech who monitors the patient’s badge devices throughout mul tegration. Nurse call and telem system console. tients.” USAISR scientists engage middle school students at STEM club By Dr. Steven Galvan “I believe that it’s important “I was always excited about USAISR PUBLIC AFFAIRS that we interact with students science fair days and having at this age and keep them in special guests,” she said. “They Stefanie Shiels, Ph.D., a staff terested in science,” she said. made science fun and that’s scientist at the U.S. Army In Shiels, along with postdoc what we did. We showed them stitute of Surgical Research at toral fellows Josh Avila, Lau that science is not a tedious or Joint Base San AntonioFort ren Mangum, Christine Ko boring thing, that it’s fun.” Sam Houston, believes that walczewski and Ph.D. candi Mangum says agespecific school students have to be date Jessica Juarez, engaged 46 handson activities are impor exposed to STEM, or science, students with a variety of top tant, as well as oneonone technology, engineering and ics including the human skele interaction. mathematics, at a young age – ton and DNA extraction. “I remember having fun as a regardless of the time of day – “It’s good to see kids at this kid and learning about science even if it means at 6 o’clock in age interested in STEM,” Avila from others,” Mangum said. the morning. said. “These students are ded “Now, it’s good that young And that’s exactly what she icated to this club, especially students see us as young scien did. She organized a communi since they meet early in the tists with different back ty outreach engagement with morning before classes begin.” grounds. It lets them know middle school students at St. Shiels said she enjoyed in that it is fun and that they can Matthew Catholic School in teracting with the students. also do it.” San Antonio. The fourth She recalls having guests at “This is our passion,” Avila DR. STEVEN GALVAN through eighthgrade students’ tend her school when she was said. “It’s fulfilling to share our Dr. Stefanie Shiels, a staff scientist at the at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San AntonioFort Sam Houston, recreates an elbow STEM club meets at 6 a.m. their age and how much she passion and hopefully pass it joint from PVC pipe, rubber bands, string and balloons Oct. 4 at St. Matthew before the start of school. enjoyed it. on to them.” Catholic School during a community outreach event. 8 | Friday, November 10, 2017 | JBSA Legacy BAMC program managers; how adult on external lung ever, the program in support. The team treat From page 6 volves the efforts of most ed a patient during a inpatient services. nonstop C17 Globemas some cases, we can re “It takes a joint team ter III flight from Ger duce a patient’s chance of to be successful,” Mason many to San Antonio – a dying from 80 to 90 per noted. “Each service and 5,000mile, 111/2hour cent down to 30 to 40 specialty brings some trek. percent. While 30 to 40 thing to the table.” As part of the BAMC percent is still high, it BAMC first treated an trauma program, the represents a significant adult with ECMO in ECMO program aids improvement and trans December 2012. The pa military and civilian lates into many lives tient was suffering from patients throughout saved.” Toxic Epidermal Necro southwest Texas. The military’s ECMO lysis, an autoimmune “We’re glad we can program started at the reaction to medication, serve as a safety net for Air Force’s Wilford Hall resulting in severe lung the community, partic Medical Center in the damage. The young ularly when it involves a 1980s and was exclusive mother of two was on lifesaving procedure,” to neonatal care. The ECMO for 23 days, but Mason said. mission moved to BAMC survived due to the life ECMO skills not only in 2011 and expanded to saving treatment and “an benefit the community, include adult patients. amazing team effort,” but will keep the team’s Today, the team is able to Mason said. The pro skills sharp for combat provide roundtheclock gram has now treated casualty care, including care to four patients over 60 inpatients and transport ability. ECMO simultaneously. conducted 38 ECMO trained teams successful BAMC has a designat transports. ly transported 10 U.S. ed ECMO team that in In July 2013, the EC service members from cludes Army, Air Force MO team completed the the battlefield to Germa and Navy physicians, military’s first trans ny between 2005 and nurses, technicians and Atlantic movement of an 2012. JBSA Legacy | Friday, November 10, 2017 | 9 EYE CENTER like cataracts, glaucoma, diabetes and macular degeneration.” From page 4 “Having the three specialized branches of eye care colocated within our new eye care on Joint Base San AntonioLack center allows for better communication land at Wilford Hall, WHEC provides between the different physicians a pa critical manning for trauma, burn, tient may see,” said Capt. Jason Croskrey, wounded warrior, and inpatient services 59th MDW ophthalmologist. “It is very centered at San Antonio Military Medical common for me to have a question about Center. a patient from one of the other special Eye specialists from Wilford Hall are ties, and now it is easy to just walk down the source of just over 50 percent of all the hall and have those collaborative ophthalmology deployments to Afghani moments to ensure we are providing the stan. Many of WHEC ophthalmologists best care possible to our patients. Having have deployed to combat zones, bringing that single point of care is a positive step experience in management of eye trauma for us.” back to homestation patient care. The WHEC doctors bring a breadth and center is credited with the most combat depth of knowledge and experience hav ophthalmology experience in the DOD. ing trained at top eye centers in the world "Separating out trauma, burns, and including Harvard’s Massachusetts Eye inpatient care at SAMMC allows the and Ear Infirmary, the Duke Eye Center, Wilford Hall Eye Center to specialize and the Kellogg Eye Center, the University of fine tune outpatient eye care, while still Colorado, and the University of Minneso being able to support those missions ta. across town,” Caldwell said. “Specializa “I really believe our highquality team tion is the key to achieving the best medi plays a major factor in making the Wil cal outcomes, and the trend has been ford Hall Eye Center such a special toward focusing on specific diseases, place,” Caldwell said. “We have some of procedures, and surgeries . . . doing a lot the newest and best technology, a state of them, and doing them well. As the oftheart facility, a fantastic education outpatient arm of the San Antonio Mil program, but without our excellent staff, itary Health System, we can focus on we wouldn’t be able to stand out like we optimizing care for outpatient conditions do today.” 10 | Friday, November 10, 2017 | JBSA Legacy BMT graduation, JBSA air show immerse JROTC cadets in Air Force culture By Robert Goetz kids. It extends beyond their 502ND AIR BASE WING everyday classroom experiences PUBLIC AFFAIRS into a realworld live interactive environment where they see Hundreds of young men and their science, technology, engi women from high schools neering and math come togeth throughout Texas watched with er.” keen interest as nearly 700 Air The long weekend — which men completed the initial phase included the arrival of some of their Air Force career, gradu JROTC units for the public air ating from basic military train show Nov. 45 — actually began ing at Joint Base San Antonio Nov. 2, when members of the Lackland the morning of Nov. 3. F35 Heritage Team, one of the Harboring similar aspirations air show performers, visited as the Air Force’s most recent cadets at Judson High School in BMT graduates, the students, San Antonio. Members of the representing junior ROTC pro Air Force Thunderbirds, the air grams in Texas, enjoyed an show headliners, paid a visit to eventful day, first at JBSALack JROTC cadets at Clark and Jay land for BMT graduation, then high schools in San Antonio at the JBSALackland Kelly Nov. 3. Field Annex, where they experi Following BMT graduation, enced the essence of the Air cadets from five high schools, SENIOR AIRMAN STORMY ARCHER Force mission during a rehears including Randolph High Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets speak to a pilot from the 12th Flying Training Wing Nov. 3 during the al for the 2017 JBSA Air Show School at JBSARandolph, at 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House at JBSALackland Kelly Field. and Open House. tended mentoring sessions with “The main purpose of the NCOs and senior NCOs repre JROTC cadets’ visit is to allow senting diverse career fields. experiences.” “Their visit here gives them an opportunity to them to have a onceinalife “The BMT graduation is an Seeing the BMT graduation, time opportunity to attend our opportunity for the students to which was also attended by immerse themselves in a military culture that fantastic event that is really witness our history and tradi graduates’ family members and lives by strong core values, leads by example and going to be over the top,” said tions,” said Master Sgt. Joseph friends from all over the coun Lori Phipps, 802nd Force Sup Dole, 331st Training Squadron try, made a huge impression on provides positive role models for them.” port Squadron school liaison military training instructor. the JROTC cadets. officer at JBSALackland. “As “The mentoring sessions solidi “Seeing this ceremony gives Lori Phipps, 802nd Force Support Squadron school liaison officer with any interactions, this is a fy that with our NCOs’ and me insight into what will hap at JBSA-Lackland learning experience for these senior NCOs’ wide range of pen once I experience basic training,” said Alexis Mazur, a 17yearold senior at Randolph their country, said retired Air gram that teaches high school High School who serves as the Force Col. James Costey, Ran students character education, unit’s commander and intends dolph High School JROTC se responsibility, student achieve to pursue an Air Force career. “I nior aerospace science instruc ment and the value of citizen believe it will spark the interest tor. ship,” she said. “Their visit here of some of the cadets because it “It shows what service is all gives them an opportunity to all looks so cool.” about,” he said. “When the immerse themselves in a mil Samuel Thompson, a 14year cadets see the air show rehears itary culture that lives by strong old freshman in the Randolph al, they’ll see airpower at its core values, leads by example High School JROTC program best.” and provides positive role mod whose father served in the Ar Phipps, whose office was els for them.” my, said the graduation famil engaged by air show planning For more information about iarized him with the Air Force. team to spearhead the JROTC the 2017 JBSA Air Show and “It showed how disciplined cadets’ special day, said she was Open House, go to they are and how hard they had expecting between 4,000 and www.jbsaairshow.com. You can to work to get to this point,” he 5,000 cadets by the end of air also get all the latest updates, said. “It showed they have a lot show weekend. They represent news and more by following SEAN M. WORRELL Members of the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” of courage and endurance.” Air Force, Army, Navy and JBSA on Facebook (JointBase salute during the national anthem while attending an Air Force Basic Military The ceremony demonstrated Marine Corps JROTC units. SanAntonio) and Twitter Training graduation Nov. 3 at Joint Base San AntonioLackland. the graduates’ commitment to “JROTC is a leadership pro (@JBSA_Official). JBSA Legacy | Friday, November 10, 2017 | 11 2017 JBSA Air Show brings air power to S. A. By Senior Airman Stormy Archer 502ND AIR BASE WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS The 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House wrapped up a twoday run Nov. 45, hosting visitors from around the country to witness military and civilian aerial acrobatics, learn about various static aircraft dis plays and interact with JBSA military members at the JBSALackland, Kelly Field Annex. Highlights of the event included performances from the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds”, the Air Force Wings of Blue parachute team and vintage and civilian aircraft aerial demonstrations. The event also gave visitors the ability to view static displays, showcasing the evolution of joint air power and ad vancements in technology that have occurred throughout Air Force history, was also a huge draw for the twoday Maj. Chase Skully, Wings of Blue member and event. 98th Flying Training Squadron assistant “This event showcases what we bring director of operations, parachutes into the 2017 to our nation’s defense to the San Anto Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open nio community so they get the opportu PHOTOS BY SENIOR AIRMAN STORMY ARCHER House Nov. 5 at JBSALackland, Kelly Field. nity to see the excellence and profes Visitors look at a static aircraft display at the 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House Nov. 5. sionalism we bring to every mission, every day throughout all of JBSA,” Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, 502nd Air Base Wing and JBSA commander, said. “We want to thank everyone who helped put this event on, including the city of San Antonio, Port San Antonio, and of course all the hardworking men and women of JBSA.” The JBSALackland Kelly Field An nex on Port San Antonio served as the backdrop for the air show as 2017 marks 100 years of aviation at Kelly, the 75th anniversary of Air Education and Training Command, and the Air Force’s 70th birthday. Kelly Field, formerly part of Kelly Air Force Base, was founded in 1917 and served as the oldest military airstrip in the nation until Kelly AFB closed in July 2001. After its closure, the airfield was redeveloped into Port San Antonio — a sprawling publicprivate part nership that currently hosts major aerospace and hightech commercial players, Boeing and LockheedMartin, that employs thousands of civilian and military workers. “FiFi”, a B29 Superfortress, takes to the air at the 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open Volunteers from throughout JBSA House Nov. 4 at JBSALackland, Kelly Field. planned and prepared for months lead The U.S. Aerial Demonstration Squadron ing up to the air show and open house 2017 JBSA Air Show and Open House, Facebook and Twitter; Youtube at “Thunderbirds” perform at the Joint Base San to ensure its success. follow JBSA on the following social JointBaseSanAntonio and Flickr at Antonio Air Show and Open House Nov. 4 at To view videos and photos from the media outlets: JBSAPublicAffairs JBSALackland, Kelly Field.
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