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11:12 am
Tue February 12, 2013

Employers Seeking Veterans At Valentine's Day Job Fair

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Recruitmilitary is holding job expos all across the country, the San Antonio event will be this Thursday, Feb. 14.
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Get your roses and resumés ready, a special hiring event for veterans takes place on Valentine’s Day, this Thursday, at the Alamodome. The event is being organized by RecruitMilitary and USAA.

While many people are thinking of ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day, many recently-returned veterans are thinking of ways they can get back to work now that they’re home.

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Joint Base San Antonio
5:32 pm
Mon February 11, 2013

Fort Sam Houston Museum Gets New Home At Quadrangle

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Quadrangle will provide new home for Fort Sam Houston Museum
Future location of Fort Sam Houston Museum to open early 2014
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Fort Sam Houston Museum Director, Jacqueline Davis, explains howfield uniforms evolved into the Army Combat Uniform
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A peahen nests in a giant oak tree inside the Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston
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Centuries-old trees still line the inside of the historic Quadrangle
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The existing Fort Sam Houston Museum was built in 1905 and takes visitors through the history of the Army in San Antonio from establishment of the post in 1845 to present day JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

Much like other areas of the rapidly-growing military presence in San Antonio, the museum has outgrown its space, and the building was old and deemed not up to standards. The U.S. Army Center of Military History said to shut it down, but Army North invited the museum to relocate to the historic Quadrangle.

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Lackland Courts-Martial
4:21 pm
Mon February 11, 2013

LeBlanc Defense Raises Issue Of 'Unlawful Command Influence'

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Civilian attorney, Joseph Jordan, arrives at Lackland courtroom with Staff Sgt. Craig LeBlanc. LeBlanc is accsued of aggravated sexual assault of one trainee and having sexual relationships with two others
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Defense attorneys in the latest court-martial of a Lackland instructor have asked for the testimony of the Commander of the 502d Air Base Wing.

The defense motion has brought to the surface the issue of "Unlawful Command Influence" and how it might affect the remaining cases.

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Military Budget Cuts
6:42 am
Mon February 11, 2013

Joint Base San Antonio Prepping For Federal Budget Cuts

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Members of the city's Military Transformation Task Force discuss the economics of military installations in San Antonio
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As the White House warns of impending damages due to sequestration, local military spending may offer clues about what to expect from Congress. San Antonio’s military presence is not expected to decrease significantly, even though budget cuts are likely.

At a quarterly meeting of the Military Transformation Task Force, the deputy commander of Joint Base San Antonio told the group that sequestration is not the problem here.

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