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Ordnance disposal master craftsman sacrificed his safety to save lives
November 4, 2016

Medics tackle grueling 72 hours of trials to determine Army’s best
November 3, 2016
Staff Sgt. Noah Mitchell (right) helps Sgt. Derick Bosley (left) negotiate an obstacle Oct. 27 during the 2016 Army Best Medic Competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The two were named winners of the competition during an awards ceremony Friday. Bosley and Mitchell, both Army Rangers with 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, represented U.S. Army Special Operations Command in the annual event.

Adversaries’ ever-changing tactics require quick responses
November 2, 2016
In a collaborative effort, 15th IS Airmen, along with their counterparts across the country utilize intelligence to create a targeting analysis product to address the new tactics being used against coalition forces. Graphic Illustration/ Lori Bultman, Vince Childress

New course enhances warrior paramedics’ prehospital, tactical skills
November 2, 2016
Staff Sgt. Cassandra Bayerl, student and paramedic with the 59th Medical Wing, prepares an epinephrine shot for a simulated patient during the Paramedic Recertification Course on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 19, 2016. Students underwent five days of didactic and two days of field training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)

New course enhances warrior paramedics’ prehospital, tactical skills
November 2, 2016
Staff Sgt. Cassandra Bayerl, student and paramedic with the 59th Medical Wing, prepares an epinephrine shot for a simulated patient during the Paramedic Recertification Course on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 19, 2016. Students underwent five days of didactic and two days of field training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)

Army, family values are building blocks to hard work and sacks
November 2, 2016
Alex Brown (left), a 6-foot-2-inch, 220-pound defensive end for the Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson High School Jaguars in San Antonio, chases down O’Connor High School Panthers quarterback Roel Sanchez Sept. 17 on his way to a quarterback sack. Alex attributes the sacrifices of his parents and having the support of his teammates support as motivation for him to succeed on and off the field.

Women face unique challenges when getting a prosthesis
November 2, 2016
U.S. Army Spc. Cherdale Allen, a patient going through rehabilitation at the Center for the Intrepid, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, lost part of her left leg below the knee to cancer. She is overcoming the challenges and adjusting to getting back into her ‘heels’ using a prosthesis still in the test socket phase. This prosthesis is one of three Allen uses for walking, running and stepping out in style. (U.S. Army photo by Robert A. Whetstone/Released)

FSHISD rolls out new anonymous alerts tool
November 2, 2016

Triple-company change of responsibility for U.S. Army South first sergeants
November 2, 2016
U.S. Army South Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion senior enlisted leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Williams speaks to troops during the Oct. 20 triple-company change of responsibility ceremony near the Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

U.S. Army Environmental Command, local school partner to help students learn to love math, science
November 2, 2016
Col. Timothy Greenhaw, commander of the U.S. Army Environmental Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, and Dr. Gail Siller, Fort Sam Houston Independent School District superintendent, sign the partnership agreement which renews the Adopt-a-School charter established in 2011.

JBSA caregivers provide care to children with special needs
October 31, 2016
A child with special needs and disabilities has a group of JBSA medical professionals, therapists, child development specialists and representatives from the Exceptional Family Member Program who come up with a plan for caregivers to follow in helping the child develop. The team includes the parents of the child with special needs and/or disabilities and caregivers, both of whom provide input on the child’s developing needs.

JBSA medical facilities turn attention to diabetes in November
October 31, 2016
Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the United States, affecting some 29 million Americans, according to the American Diabetes Association. Another 86 million people in the U.S. are at risk for diabetes, which is associated with long-term problems such as kidney disease, neuropathy or foot complications, eye problems, skin complications, delayed gastric emptying and mental and emotional problems.

JBSA encourages spouses to get connected through Heart Link
October 31, 2016
The objective of Heart Link is to strengthen military families and enhance mission readiness. Understanding that spouses play an important role in re-enlistment decisions, which ultimately impact retention rates, a major program goal is to help spouses, especially those who have been with the Air Force five years or less, acclimate to the Air Force environment.

CPI event results in solutions to increase IFF simulator missions
October 28, 2016
First Lt. Austin Hornsby,435th Flying Training Squadron student pilot trains on a simulator, while Jose Colon, instructor looks on, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Oct. 20, 2016. 	The simulator accomplishes less complex missions, such as instrument and emergency procedures training, due to the limited visual representation compared with the simulators known as the operational flight trainer and the weapon systems trainer.

New program will help ISR aircrews cope with different kind of PTSD
October 28, 2016
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Airmen execute missions aboard special operations aircraft.

Operation Homecooking kick starts Oct. 31
October 27, 2016

Lackland medics visit C-5M, school house
October 26, 2016
Airmen with the 59th Medical Support Squadron climb into a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft Oct. 26, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. In addition to boarding the Air Force's largest aircraft, the Airman toured the formal training unit for all C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

Lackland medics visit C-5M, school house
October 26, 2016
Airmen with the 59th Medical Support Squadron climb into a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft Oct. 26, 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. In addition to boarding the Air Force's largest aircraft, the Airman toured the formal training unit for all C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Benjamin Faske)

REAL ID Act extension update
October 26, 2016
Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Sept. 15.

Armed Services Blood Program saves lives at home, abroad
October 26, 2016
Jessica Carrillo (left), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Blood Donor Center phlebotomist, prepares to sanitize the arm of U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Alexander, Brooke Army Medical Center medical laboratory technician, before he gives blood at JBSA-Randolph Oct. 5, 2016. The blood donor center supplies the Brooke Army Medical Center, the deployment in Afghanistan, the Veteran's Administration and military hospitals across the country.