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Heavy smoke around San Antonio attributed to prescribed burn at JBSA-Camp Bullis; visible from space
Read full article: Heavy smoke around San Antonio attributed to prescribed burn at JBSA-Camp Bullis; visible from spaceA prescribed burn at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis is being blamed for heavy smoke being reported by numerous residents on the North Side.
Lack of communication leaves JBSA-Camp Bullis neighbor frustrated
Read full article: Lack of communication leaves JBSA-Camp Bullis neighbor frustratedThe weekend wildfire at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis is now 70% contained. But while that’s a relief, nearby neighbors of the military installation are not happy with the way the military helped them stay informed.
Brush fire at JBSA-Camp Bullis at 50% containment; evacuations lifted, officials say
Read full article: Brush fire at JBSA-Camp Bullis at 50% containment; evacuations lifted, officials sayA massive brush fire in the demolition range area on JBSA-Camp Bullis is now at 50% containment, spanning 2,800 acres, according to Joint Base San Antonio fire officials.
JBSA-Camp Bullis lockdown lifted after reported criminal activity
Read full article: JBSA-Camp Bullis lockdown lifted after reported criminal activitySAN ANTONIO – Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis officials lifted a lockdown that was in place early Thursday morning. The lockdown was put in place after “base security forces responded to a report of criminal activity” around 7:40 a.m., according to a tweet from the base. The suspect was taken into custody around 9:15 a.m.After security forces ensured the incident was over, the lockdown was lifted. No injuries were reported, officials said.
5,000 American flags line Northwest Military Highway
Read full article: 5,000 American flags line Northwest Military HighwaySAN ANTONIO – The full length of Northwest Military Highway is now lined with American Flags from Loop 410 to Camp Bullis. Close to 150 volunteers spent Friday morning planting more than 5,000 flags. The flag-placing event is sponsored by the American Spirit Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to support of the military. Myers and her sisters, whose father served in the military, believe planting the flags was a meaningful gesture. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, troops trekked on foot some 22 miles down the corridor that is now Northwest Military Highway from Fort Sam Houston to Camp Bullis for artillery training and then back again.