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BAMC Auxiliary provides grants to help support patient care
May 10, 2019
Cody Ross (center) receives the Commander’s Award for Public Service from Brooke Army Medical Center Commanding General Brig. Gen. George Appenzeller (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Oates (left) during the annual BAMC Auxiliary Welfare Recognition Ceremony May 6. This year, the Auxiliary provided 25 grants totaling $28,000 to help support patient care at BAMC.
Spurs legend speaks, signs autographs at Military Spouse Appreciation event
May 10, 2019
Former San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson spoke to military spouses and children, signed autographs and shot some hoops during the Military Spouse Appreciation Day event at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 9.
Air Force, Army, Navy Reserve and Guard build expeditionary medical skills during Joint Medic exercise
May 10, 2019
Air Force Reserve medical technicians and a Navy Reserve corpsman care for a simulated wounded patient during Operation Joint Medic May 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. The medics carried the patient by stretcher from a simulated firefight to a safer area to administer care until the patient could be evacuated by a Humvee and then onto a UH-60 Blackhawk from the Texas Army National Guard.
Feedback Fridays
May 10, 2019
Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander’s calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week. If you have a question or concern, please send an email to RandolphPublicAffairs@us.af.mil using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available.
Congratulations to the Spring 2019 Community College of the Air Force Graduates
May 9, 2019
Community College of the Air Force
Air Force hosts Gold Star and Surviving Family Members summit
May 9, 2019
Dawn Goldfein, spouse of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. David L. Goldfein, provided opening remarks to surviving family members at the first Air Force Gold Star and Surviving Families Summit, in Shalimar, Florida, April 30, 2019. The event focused on sharing information, listening and advancing support for surviving family members.
AAFES 'You Made the Grade' program rewards military students for academic excellence
May 9, 2019
Through the Exchange's You Made the Grade program, first- through 12th-graders with a B average or higher are eligible to receive a $5 Exchange gift card every grading period of the 2018-19 school year. Military students can also enter a worldwide sweepstakes for a chance to win a $2,000, $1,500 or $500 Exchange gift card.
Rigor by Design: HRCoE defines rigor, infuses new standards in training
May 9, 2019
Staff Sgt. Olayiwola Kugblenu, a 68P Nuclear Medicine Specialist with the 264th Medical Battalion, straps a simulated causality into a Kendrick Extraction Device at the Expert Field Medical Badge test event at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.
433rd Airlift Wing performs flyover at opening ceremony of Special Olympics
May 9, 2019
A 433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy flies over the opening ceremony of the 50th Annual Special Olympics Texas Summer Games May 3 at Toyota Field in San Antonio, Texas.
24th Air Force adds combat comm capabilities with ANG wing transition
May 9, 2019
Airmen from the 156th Medical Group treat simulated mass casualties during Exercise Vigilant Guard in Puerto Rico, March 14, 2019. The 156th Airlift Wing transitioned to the 156th Wing April 10 to sync with the unit’s newly assigned contingency response and combat communications missions.
DOD, OPM team up for improved online training
May 9, 2019
A new memorandum of agreement between the Defense Department and the Office of Personnel Management promises to reduce the cost for training for defense employees and enhance the training experience. The two agencies signed the memo May 3, making OPM's “USALearning” program DOD's partner as the "centralized source for training, education, and domain-specific expertise."
Mother's Day a chance to highlight care in the Military Health System
May 8, 2019
The Nunns with daughter Sabella and son Gideon.
Commentary: the professional NCO
May 8, 2019
Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, pull an M81 igniter to detonate a brazier charge during Exercise Rock Spring 19 at the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 6, 2019.
New capabilities, rotations to bolster Army presence in Eastern Europe
May 8, 2019
Brig. Gen. Leigh Tingey, deputy commanding general of 1st Armored Division, sits inside a Bradley Fighting Vehicle as Pfc. Natnael Getahun, an infantryman with the division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, fixes the bore sight to ensure accuracy during a live-fire exercise at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, March 24, 2019. The brigade recently conducted a no-notice deployment from Texas to Eastern Europe in an effort to test and ensure the rapid capabilities of units deploying to that region.
Air Force simplifies promotion recommendation forms for officers
May 8, 2019
The Air Force announced it will make adjustments to the way the Air Force Form 709, Promotion Recommendation Form, will be filled out and used for Total Force officer promotion boards beginning in September 2019. The new policy will reduce the promotion recommendation narrative from nine lines to two and provide guidance for stratification and comments.
JBSA turns out for 59th Medical Wing’s Health Rally, Fun Run
May 7, 2019
The annual 59th Medical Wing Health Rally and Fun Run May 4 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph featured more than 20 vendors promoting health and wellness services and resources for active duty and family members.
STRONG B.A.N.D.S. campaign encourages everybody to 'Reach your peak'
May 7, 2019
Lt. Gen. Bradley A. Becker, IMCOM Commanding General, lifts weights during filming of a video for STRONG B.A.N.D.S. April 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.
Local high school science students learn about Army Medicine
May 7, 2019
Staff Sgt. James Mcalister, NCOIC Dental Department, Preventative Medicine, briefs students on the training and equipment used in the dental program while Taetum, a freshman in McCollum High School's health science class sits in the hot seat. Taetum plans to be a cardiac thorasic surgeon after college.
Air Force sports seeks male, female softball players
May 7, 2019
The Air Force is looking for men and women for 2019 Air Force Softball Trial Camps. The men’s camp is at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and the women’s is at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Both camps are from July 25 to Aug. 11.
Commentary: From one leader to another, the Army values
May 7, 2019
Many people know what the words Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage mean. But how often do you see someone actually live up to them? U.S. Army Soldiers learn these values in detail during Basic Combat Training, then live them every day. The Seven Core Army Values define the foundation of becoming a Soldier.