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Army Medical Command Center & School Headquarters Support Company welcomes new commander
March 8, 2018
Maj. William K. White (center) took command of the U.S. Army Medical Command Center and School Headquarters Support Company, by accepting the unit colors from Col. Thomas S. Bundt (right), Chief of Staff AMEDDC&S. White comes to the HSC after serving as the executive of the Officer, Army-Baylor Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration. He replaces Maj. Lisa M. Chabot (left) who is retiring from the U.S. Army after 26 years of service. The change of command ceremony was held at the AMEDD Museum amphitheater.
JBSA-Lackland library gets a fresh, new look
March 7, 2018
JBSA Lackland Library Re-Opening
Logistics and Materiel Management courses prepare IAAFA students
March 7, 2018
The Materiel Management course taught at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas teaches students about warehouse design, how to build it and how to maintain it.
Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio studies effectiveness of potential snakebite treatments
March 7, 2018
The illustration shows how therapeutic phages can be used as an antivenom in treating snakebites. Phages, which are viruses that infect bacteria, enter the body and target venom components. Once the phages stick to the venom components, they are able to inactivate the venom compounds and clear the compounds from the body. The research into the use of therapeutic phages is being conducted by Dr. Yoon Hwang, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio research scientist.
Service members serving on Sinai Peninsula eligible for tax refund
March 7, 2018
In December 2018, Congress declared the Sinai Peninsula a combat zone for tax purposes effective June 9, 2015. Soldiers serving in a designated combat zone are eligible to exempt military pay from their taxable income. The reduction in taxable income may result in a higher refund.
Mission and Installation Contracting Command senior acquisition leaders discuss key topics
March 7, 2018
Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff welcomes Army contracting leaders from throughout the Mission and Installation Contracting Command March 6 and sets expectations for the three-day 2018 Acquisition Leaders Training Event at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. More than 60 leaders from the MICC headquarters and its subordinate organizations throughout the country are participating in the ALTE. Boruff is the MICC commanding general.
Know the difference between a scald and burn
March 7, 2018
What’s the difference between a burn and a scald? Recognizing the difference of these two injuries will help you decide if the pain you or a family member is experiencing is a burn or a scald.
Women's History Month: pioneering in the past, pioneering today
March 6, 2018
Military training instructors speak with female veterans, known as Women in the Air Force, a term for women who joined the Air Force between 1949 and 1976, during the Air Force Basic Military Training graduation parade Oct. 7, 2016, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s parade grounds. JBSA-Lackland hosted a reunion of the WAF members and provided the veterans a tour of the base. WAF was founded in 1948 out of the Women’s Armed Service Integration Act, which enabled tens of thousands of female service members to find jobs in the Air Force. In 1976 women were accepted into the service on an equal basis with men.
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services Releases 2017 Annual Report
March 6, 2018
Civilian developmental education window for academic year 2019 open through May 1
March 6, 2018
Eligible Air Force civilians have until May 1, 2018, to submit their civilian developmental education program applications to the Air Force’s Personnel Center for the 2019 academic year. CDE offers more than 25 programs to help civilians develop leadership and management competencies.
Two-cycle officer assignment system means more time for Airmen, families to make career decisions
March 6, 2018
In a move toward a more efficient and transparent process, the Air Force’s Personnel Center is transitioning the Air Force Officer Assignment System from three to two cycles.
Air Force Civil Engineer Center revives in-person Air Installations Compatible Use Zones Program training
March 5, 2018
Meg Reyes, Joint Base San Antonio Community Initiatives director, addresses attendees at the Air Installations Compatible Use Zones Program conference at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 27. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosted event brought AICUZ personnel from all around the Department of Defense, as well as representatives from the Office of Economic Adjustment and Department of Agriculture to discuss and share best practices with each other. The overall goal of the program is to protect the health, safety and welfare of those living and working on or near military installations while ensuring the continued flight operations.
JBSA-Lackland public health Airman inspects and connects in Afghanistan
March 5, 2018
Staff Sgt. Nikola Bozic, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group public health technician, inputs data into his computer after conducting his routine food inspection of the Grady dining facility Feb. 15, 2018 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Currently deployed from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Bozic is originally from Bosnia and has been in the Air Force for five years.
Reducing energy use shrinks utility bills, impact on planet
March 5, 2018
Consumers should strive to be as energy effecient as possible.
59th Medical Wing expedites Airmen’s return to training
March 5, 2018
Suzanne Packard, a Cardiology Phase II instructor at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, explains a cardio sonogram to Trenton Moore, Basic Military Training trainee at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, during the Basic Military Training Fast Track program Feb. 28, 2018. The 59th Medical Wing’s weekly program gives trainees in BMT technical school on cardiology-related medical hold a singular location to have their issues tested and identified.
Genealogy program at JBSA-Randolph helps attendees untangle family trees
March 5, 2018
Vintage family photos show a connection to the past through genealogy. (Courtesy Graphic)
Army aims to match Soldiers' talents with best MOS
March 5, 2018
Mortar men with 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, conduct live fire exercise during Network Integration Evaluation 17.2, July 14, Dona Ana Range Complex, N.M. The Army aims to match Soldiers with the best MOS in order to best benefit the individual Soldier and optimize total readiness.
Army North helps kick off Army Emergency Relief campaign
March 5, 2018
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) kicked off the 2018 Army Emergency Relief campaign at the Fort Sam Houston Theater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 2.
Couples cook together at Vogel Resiliency Center
March 2, 2018
Lt. Col. Christine Edwards (right), an Army dietician, teaches couples the importance of planning out a meal and cooking together while Sgt. 1st Class Raphael Bonair, a culinary specialist with U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and the enlisted aide to Lt. Gen. Jeffery S. Buchanan, the senior commander for ARNORTH, demonstrates pan-searing chicken thighs at the Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio- Fort Sam Houston, Texas Feb. 23 during a marriage enrichment class.
JBSA commemorates anniversary of first military flight
March 2, 2018
Retired Rear Adm. David "Deke" Philman salutes the flag during the National Anthem at the ceremony celebrating the first military flight, held at the Foulois House at Joint base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, March 2. Philman was the guest speaker for the event.