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JBSA celebrates Proud Week with installation cleanup

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  • By 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas --  

In keeping with Joint Base San Antonio’s culture of installation excellence, Brig. Gen. Caroline M. Miller, 502d Air Base Wing and JBSA commander, has designated June 14-18 as JBSA Proud Week.

During Proud Week, JBSA asks mission partners across the installation to join forces to improve and maintain the appearance of the installation.

Mission partners are asked to organize teams of personnel to help clean up and improve the appearance of their respective areas. Items to look for are trash, debris, old pallets, sandbags, deteriorated picnic tables, tree branches, old cones and other unsightly items.

For items too large for organizations to safely transport, the 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron will offer curbside service to assist in removing large debris. Teams are asked to place items at the curbside to allow for easy access by the 502nd CES team; please do not put items in the street. 

Customer service numbers for assistance with these items are JBSA-Lackland: 210-671-5555; JBSA-Fort Sam Houston/-Camp Bullis: 210-466-5555; and JBSA-Randolph: 210-652-5555.

The 502nd CES has designated U-FIX-IT locations at JBSA-Lackland at building 5497; JBSA-Fort Sam Houston/-Camp Bullis at building 4197, Bay F-4; and at JBSA-Randolph at building 891, to provide clean up and appearance improvement items for organizations to use in this effort.

Rakes, brooms, trimmers, trash bags, wheelbarrows, gloves and safety goggles will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis from the designated U-FIX-IT locations.

Organizations are asked to augment the items provided to help ensure adequate safety and cleanup supplies are available for Proud Week. Once trash bags are filled, they should be deposited in one of the designated dumpsters in the organization’s respective area. Dumpsters will be available for green waste and regular trash.

Though Proud Week is a focused JBSA cleanup effort, base appearance is a continuous effort that requires year-round involvement and dedication by all. Let’s work together to keep JBSA the premier installation in the Department of Defense!