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Flood preparedness can help save lives
August 4, 2017
Heavy rains from storms cause rivers, creeks and low-lying areas to overflow in a short period of time, giving individuals little time to react to the flooding conditions.

Soldiers compete at Best Warrior competition
August 4, 2017
Spc. Lillian Lewis, from Installation Management Command at Fort Riley, Kan., plots her points on a map during the Best Warrior Competition’s day land navigation course June 30 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.

Planning and programming summit focuses on “shared way forward”
August 4, 2017
Mark Correll, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Environment, Safety and Infrastructure, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, addresses the audience during the 2017 Planning and Programming Summit.

Summer Safety: Never leave a child alone in a car
August 4, 2017
In the summer, a car interior can heat up to 170 degrees in less than 30 minutes.  It is never a good idea to leave a child alone in a car for any amount of time; and it is against the law in Texas and Joint Base San Antonio.

Army confirms new under secretary
August 4, 2017
Ryan McCarthy testifies July 12, 2017 at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. He was confirmed as under secretary of the Army Aug. 1, 2017.

Air Force teen leaders offer messages of hope, resiliency
August 4, 2017
Jo Anne Dimitriou, AFSVA executive director, addresses the Air Force Youth of the Year winners during the Air Force Youth of the Year ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve Warns / Released)

Air Force senior leaders unveil new priorities
August 4, 2017
Air Force leaders recently released new Air Force priorities.

Airmen can now manage life insurance online
August 4, 2017
Total Force Airmen no longer need paper forms to manage their Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, thanks to the new SGLI Online Enrollment System, or SOES. SGLI provides automatic life insurance coverage of $400,000 to service members when they enter the service.

Corpsman to chaplain: one Sailor’s journey
August 3, 2017
Ensign Charles Wilton (left) recites the officer oath given by Lt. David Tarasi during a commissioning ceremony at Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, or NMETLC, headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 1. Wilton was a hospital corpsman for 13 years before being selected to serve in the Chaplain Corps and receiving his commission.

Navy surgeon general meets with Hospital Corps school staff, students
August 3, 2017
Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, Navy surgeon general and chief, U.S. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, speaks to students in the newly revised HM “A” School course at the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The “A” School recently went through a major revision and Faison spoke with students to discuss their important role in the future of Navy Medicine.

NRD San Antonio Sailor selected for Health Services Collegiate Program
August 3, 2017
Petty Officer 1st Class Narce Segovia (left) enlisted in the Navy's Health Services Collegiate Program to receive a masters of healthcare administration from Texas State University. After graduation in 2019, Segovia will receive her commission and attend the five-week Officer Development School in Newport, R.I.  Administrating the Oath of Enlistment was Cmdr. Karen Muntean (right), commanding officer, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio.

Stage 1 water restrictions implemented across JBSA
August 2, 2017
One reason to conserve water is when water use increases, the treatments may not be able to keep up with demand.
Another reason to conserve water is the treatment requirements are expensive and time-consuming.  
Water is considered an inexhaustible resource, but local supplies, whether from lakes and streams or aquifers, are not always renewable. Without proper use, they can be contaminated, lost through changes in climate or use can simply overtake replenishment.

Army Emergency Relief contributions grow at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
August 2, 2017
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, senior commander, Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis addressed Army Emergency Relief Project Officers Aug. 1 at the historic quadrangle. Buchanan thanked the project officers who make 100% contact with Soldier and civilian during the AER campaign that ran March 1 – May 15. Donations increased 19% this year and Buchanan presented a check in the amount of $149,245.45 to AER Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Raymond V. Mason. AER is a private non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to Active Duty and Retired Soldiers and their Families in interest-free loans and grants.

Navy assists in annual regional SeaPerch summer prep camp
August 2, 2017
Teams of middle and high school students line up their SeaPerch, underwater remotely-operated vehicles during a scrimmage at the Eastside Branch Boys & Girls Club July 27. The event was held on the final day of the SeaPerch Regional Challenge Prep Camp hosted by Northeast Lakeview College and the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio, in cooperation with Navy City Outreach Southwest Region and Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Antonio. The scrimmage consisted of the Speed Obstacle and Challenge Courses.

Brazil, U.S. reach agreement at army-to-army staff talks
August 1, 2017
Lt. Col. Chike Williams (left), U.S. Army Section Chief in Brazil, and a Brazilian teammate look over a formation of Brazilian special operators July 25.

Army North force protection workshop builds future strategies
August 1, 2017
Force Protection officers participate in a table top discussion during a force protection and anti-terrorism workshop hosted by U.S. Army North at the Fort Sam Houston Community Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 25-28. More than 60 force protection personnel from 21 commands, including Air Force, Navy and Marines attended the week-long workshop to discuss changes and improvements. The workshop brought force protection leaders from other installations together to discuss current trends and future strategies on improved methods and changes for security of Army facilities, Soldiers and their families and Department of Defense civilians.

AMEDDC&S social work students making a difference at Haven for Hope
July 31, 2017
Army 2nd Lt. Dori Lapenias, a graduate student in the social work program at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, meets with a client at Haven for Hope in San Antonio July 19. Lapenias is one of four AMEDDC&S graduate students in the social work program who interned this summer at Haven for Hope, a 22-acre campus that helps homeless individuals and families with services to help them become independent and find a permanent home.

Plotting the future of educating, training and equipping Navy Medicine
July 31, 2017
(From left) Capt. Robert Fry, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; Rear Adm. Rebecca McCormick-Boyle, Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command commander; Cmdr. Faria Belmares, NMETLC Academics; Senior Chief Damario Payton, NMETLC Academics; and Cmdr. Thomas Sather, BUMED, pose with a framed photo of BUMED Headquarters presented to Belmares and Payton in recognition of their work supporting Navy Medicine education and training. BUMED leaders joined NMETLC and their subordinate commands in attendance at a strategic planning offsite in San Antonio.

Security forces NCOIC’s grandfather’s story a tale of valor
July 31, 2017
On March 18, 2014, 45 years after his death, Felix Conde-Falcon, a native of Puerto Rico who was raised in Chicago, received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force. Richard Conde, traveled with other family members to Washington, D.C., to accept the posthumous award from President Barack Obama.

Schedule back-to-school physicals early
July 31, 2017
Brooke Army Medical Center staff pediatrician, Dr. Phuong To, performs a back to school physical on Esperanza Alatorre, an upcoming senior at Providence Catholic High School.