Feb. 22 - San Antonio News

PAGE 6 TALESPINNER February 22, 2013
Security Hill has ‘Gott’ options
By Wayne Amann
Air Force ISR Agency Public Affairs
Nearly 33 years after the Rodney H.
Gott Dining Hall debuted on Security
Hill June 13, 1980; the facility got a
major facelift and officially re-opened
for business Tuesday as the Gott Commons
Community Center, sporting options
never before enjoyed by patrons
on the Hill.
The centerpiece of the transformation
is the Heroes Restaurant, serving
a variety of breakfast, lunch, dinner
and catering items rivaling top civilian
eateries.
The new Gott also offers “The Grind”
coffee shop brewing Starbucks coffee
only an arm’s-length from an extensive
Grab-and-Go snack area.
Sports fans can enjoy action on four
flat screen TVs in the full sports bar,
while travelers can make airline, hotel
and vehicle reservations in the new Wi-
Fi-enabled Internet café with its three
computer stations.
Readers can swap materials at the
lending library book nook, while the
Commons dining area doubles as a
group meeting space. Capacity is approximately
185 people.
“Regardless if you’re military, civilian
or a contractor on Security Hill, you
can come here and get a great meal.
The breakfast and lunch hours should
satisfy everybody,” said Air Force Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Agency Director of Staff Ken Williams,
who attended the Taste Test soft opening
Feb. 13 for Security Hill leadership. “It’s
amazing how they renovated this place
Photo by William Belcher
The main room in the new Gott Commons Community Center offers a spacious, comfortable dining experience. The Commons’ official
grand opening was Tuesday on Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland’s Security Hill.
from top to bottom with all state-of-theart
cooking equipment.”
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s
802nd Force Support Squadron teamed
with the Air Force Non-Appropriated
Funds Purchasing Office to contract Selrico
Services, Inc., to create an inviting
dining experience.
“You can eat extremely healthy with
the all choices they have,” said Air Force
See Gott PG 19
Military Saves promotes financial readiness
By Mike Joseph
Senior Writer
Military members, Department of
Defense civilians and their families
have an opportunity to assess their
financial readiness during the annual
national Military Saves campaign
at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland
Feb. 25-March 1.
Lackland’s Airman and Family
Readiness Center has partnered with
the Better Business Bureau of San
Antonio and the Financial Services
Group of Central Region Equifax for
classes next week open to all JBSA
military members and DOD civilians
on base.
“Military Saves sets aside a specific
time to say, ‘I’m going to focus on all
aspects of my finances,” said Jerry
Jackson, AFRC Community Readiness
consultant. “It’s important to have a
financial plan for the future.”
Jackson said Military Saves will
also be promoted to Lackland units
and organizations next week.
The national campaign encourages
service members and their families
to save with the slogan “Start Small,
Think Big,” which is supported at the
local level by the additional phrase
“Are You Savings Ready?”
Military Saves is a joint effort between
DOD and the Consumer Federation
of America to promote healthy
financial habits and the importance
of saving by military and DOD families
to reach financial and personal
goals. More information about Military
Saves is available at http://www.
militarysaves.org.
JBSA-Lackland at the AFRC:
• Feb. 26: Free credit reports, 1-4 p.m.
• Feb. 27: Credit management by the Central
Region Equifax Financial Services Group,
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Saving and Investing for Retirement by the
Better Business Bureau of San Antonio,
2-3:30 p.m.
• Feb. 28: Thrift Savings Plan, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
See PG 19 for more JBSA schedules