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January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
January 17, 2018
Cervical cancer is highly preventable in the United States because screening tests and early detection are the keys to early treatment and high survivability rates.

Army Medicine Fighting Opioid Overuse for a Decade
January 17, 2018
Readiness, not opioids. The Army and Army Medicine have made significant progress with reducing opioid overuse among soldiers and their families. Best practices for opioid use are helping to ensure readiness among soldiers. Army Medicine has spent much of the past decade determining best practices to treat acute and chronic pain; provide tools and infrastructure to support and encourage practice and research advancement in pain management; and integrate a culture of pain awareness, education, and proactive intervention together.

UTSA women's basketball hosts Miltary Appreciation Night Jan. 25
January 17, 2018
Active duty service members, military retirees, and their family members get free admission to the UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball game against the Florida Atlantic University Owls at 7 p.m. Jan. 25.

Weingarten Rights: The right of bargaining unit employees to request union representation
January 17, 2018
The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute gives employees in bargaining units represented by an exclusive labor organization (i.e., a union) the right to request union representation at an examination by a representative of the agency in connection with an investigation if the employee believes the examination may result in disciplinary action.

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force focuses on resiliency in 2018
January 17, 2018
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright, 18th CMSAF, holds an All Call for Maxwell-Gunter personnel, Jan. 10, 2018.

JBSA-Randolph Dental Clinic hosts Give Kids a Smile Day
January 17, 2018
The 59th Medical Wing hosts Give Kids a Smile Day from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s dental clinic.

Medal of Honor story shared by sister at PACE Summit
January 13, 2018
As a cadet at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Lance Sijan played football until his senior year, when he left the team to concentrate on his studies.

A week of healing characterizes Warrior CARE event
January 12, 2018
.  Warrior CARE events are a one-week event for all wounded, ill, or injured service members.  It features Adaptive Sports & Resiliency Program training and competition.  It’s also an opportunity to receive an education in Caregiver Support, Recovering Airman Mentorship and Employment and Career Readiness.

Leaders meet, greet 2018 Joint Base San Antonio Military Ambassadors
January 12, 2018
Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander of the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, and Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, commanding general of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) hosted a meet-and-greet session for the 2018 JBSA Military Ambassadors at the wing conference room at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 10.

JBSA Military & Family Readiness Centers accepting nominations for Volunteer of the Year Awards
January 12, 2018
Joint Base San Antonio Military & Family Readiness Centers are accepting nominations for awards that recognize the contributions of outstanding volunteers within the JBSA community.

Naval medical research project could lead to better method for bone regeneration
January 11, 2018
Dr. Alexander Burdette, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio principal investigator, sits by a computer display in his office at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston showing a process for bone regeneration. Burdette is involved in a research project to find if the use of biological therapeutics can provide a better method for bone regeneration that could improve treatment for service members and patients whose bone tissue has been damaged by a traumatic injury.

Sutherland Springs sends thanks to Brooke Army Medical Center leaders, Emergency Department staff
January 11, 2018
Brooke Army Medical Center Commanding General Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson (far right), Command Sgt. Maj. Diamond Hough (far left) and Emergency Department personnel pose in front of a #StayStrong banner in the ED.
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center sent the banner as a show of support to BAMC after the Sutherland Springs shooting Nov. 5, 2017. Sunrise Hospital treated more than 200 injured in the Las Vegas shooting last October. BAMC, which treated eight victims from Sutherland Springs, plans to rotate the banner throughout the hospital in the coming months to share the banner, which is filled with well-wishes and messages of hope and support.

Brooke Army Medical Center welcomes first baby of 2018
January 11, 2018
(From left) Brooke Army Medical Center commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson and Warrior Transition Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Karen Hinckson deliver a gift basket to Petty Officer 1st Class Dylan Pendleton, his wife, Rachel, and baby, Violet. Violet was BAMC's first baby in the New Year, born Jan. 1, 2018 at 2:27 a.m.

Joint Base San Antonio names 2018 military ambassadors
January 11, 2018
2018 U.S. Army Military Ambassadors: Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. Weaver and Staff Sgt. Latrise N. Flanigan.

Brooke Army Medical Center launches Army Virtual Medical Center
January 10, 2018
Navy Lt. Cmdr. C. Long, a Special Operations Forces physician assistant, performs a surgical procedure to stop the bleeding at the femoral artery on a manikin during training using augmented reality glasses, May 11, 2017. The Army recently opened a centralized virtual health medical center to promote the advancement of virtual health technology at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Jan. 4, 2018.

Vogel Resiliency Center opens to help JBSA community
January 9, 2018
Military, community and family members cut the ribbon to officially open the Vogel Resiliency Center Jan. 5. Pictured, from left, are Air Force Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander, 502nd Air Base and Joint Base San Antonio; Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson, commander, Brooke Army Medical Center; Rear Adm. Rebecca McCormick-Boyle, commander, Navy Medicine Education and Training Command; Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army): Army Lt. Gen. Nadja West, U.S. Army Surgeon General and commander, US. Army Medicine; San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Sue Orosz, and Acting Assistant of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Raymond Horoho. The Vogel Resiliency Center brings together eight entities of resiliency services to one location. This facility is unique to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and unique in the Army. The Vogel Resiliency Center is in building 367 located at the corner of Stanley and Reynolds Roads.

Army Emergency Relief policy change: emergency travel for active duty Soldiers
January 9, 2018
AER remains committed to get every Soldier and their eligible family member to the emergency location should they experience a death or serious illness of an immediate family member, in accordance with Army Regulation 600-8-10, para. 6-1. AER evaluates each emergency travel assistance initially starts as a loan.

A lesson in history: Army North celebrates 75th anniversary
January 9, 2018
Andrea Gastaldo, U.S. Army North foreign policy advisor, places the Rome-Arno campaign streamer on the unit’s colors during the 75th Anniversary of Fifth Army inside the historic Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 5. Andrea is the daughter of Maj. Edward “Eddie” Gastaldo, an Italian-American who fought behind enemy lines as an intelligence officer for Fifth Army headquarters during the Italian Campaign in World War II.

Turn healthy New Year's resolutions into habits
January 8, 2018
Resolutions are synonymous with the coming of a new year. However, as exciting as they may be, resolutions are like shooting stars; they fizzle out. Here are some tips to help you stick to your resolutions this year.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio recognizes top Sailors
January 8, 2018
Petty Officer 1st Class Victor Ubri Jr. (left), a Navy officer recruiter assigned to Navy Recruiting District  San Antonio, stands with Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jeffrey Reynolds after being awarded NRD’s Active Officer Recruiter of the Year for Fiscal Year 2017 during the NRD’s annual award banquet held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Austin Dec. 19, 2017. Ubri became a recruiter to show people why America’s Navy is the good choice for military service. “This award means that I did my job to the best of my ability and was recognized for my efforts,” said Ubri. “I want to make sure the Navy’s future and our future Sailors are in capable hands.” Additionally, Ubri was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his superior performance of duty.