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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Best Medic Challenge
September 19, 2023 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Best Medic Challenge took place at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 18, 2023... MORE

JBSA-Randolph hosts National Preparedness Month event
September 19, 2023 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph hosted a National Preparedness Month event information booth at the 559th Medical Group clinic Sept. 14... MORE

'CSION' develops leaders in military medical research
September 19, 2023 — The ability of military clinicians to conduct medical research is often limited by competing demands and a lack of mentorship opportunities. The 59th Medical Wing’s Chief Scientist’s Office is working to remove these barriers and improve the realm of health care with the Clinician Scientist Investigator Opportunity Network or “CSION.”... MORE

Preventing suicide through social connectedness
September 19, 2023 — Suicide is a significant public health issue that impacts individuals, families, communities and society at large. The issue is also tied to what the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vevek Murthy, called an “Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation” in a May health advisory that calls for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection... MORE

Army to once again require NCOs to attend school for promotions
September 19, 2023 — Beginning in January 2024, the Army will reinstate its existing Select, Train, Educate and Promote Policy, which requires noncommissioned officers to complete professional military education training courses before they can be promoted... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force deputy commander celebrates the Air Force’s 76th birthday with Texas A&M JROTC
September 19, 2023 — Major Gen. Thomas K. Hensley, Sixteenth Air Force deputy commander, spoke at Texas A&M University’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Air Force birthday celebration Sept. 15... MORE

16th Air Force deputy commander celebrates the Air Force’s 76th birthday with Texas A&M JROTC

Air Force releases new memo, doctrine on mission command
September 19, 2023 — The documents elaborate on the principles and operationalization of mission command... MORE

Airman 1st Class Zackery Easley, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team ceremonial guardsman, greets Vietnam War veterans

12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year: Becoming tomorrow’s DAF ambassadors today
September 19, 2023 — The Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen for 2023 were recognized and honored during the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 9-13. Master Sgt. Michael A. Galindo, Chief of Weapons and Tactics with the 502nd Security Forces Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, was one of the selectees... MORE

Department of the Air Force launches coaching website
September 18, 2023 — At the Department of the Air Force's Coaching site, members can explore how to find and become a professional coach... MORE

Lt. Col. Wendy Cook, 49th Health Care Operations Squadron outgoing commander, receives a final salute from 49th HCOS members

JBSA First Sergeant Diamond Sharp Awards
September 18, 2023 — The Diamond Sharp Award is sponsored by the Joint Base San Antonio First Sergeants Council and recognizes outstanding Airmen who continually exceed the standard to meet the Air Force mission... MORE

AFIMSC announces 2023 I-WEPTAC topics
September 18, 2023 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has announced its 2023 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference topics, and four Mission Area Working Groups are well on their way to finding solutions to the Department of the Air Force’s biggest agile combat support challenges... MORE

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has announced its 2023 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference topics, and four Mission Area Working Groups are well on their way to finding solutions to the Department of the Air Force’s biggest agile combat support challenges. Held annually, I-WEPTAC examines fundamental installation and mission support challenges to identify deficiencies, shortfalls and developmental gaps that limit DAF’s ability to execute and operate efficiently. Focused on Shaping Force Presentation, Generation and Installation Combat Resilience, this year’s topic out-briefs take place Oct. 4. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Greg Hand).

METC Physical Therapy Technician program goes digital
September 18, 2023 — The Medical Education and Training Campus' Physical Therapy Technician program is the first of METC’s 48 programs to permanently shift to eBooks for student learning. ... MORE

METC ultrasound student praised for catching abnormal scan
September 18, 2023 — Petty Officer 2nd Class Douglass Jones joined the Navy to challenge himself and develop skills that could one day be useful outside of the military. Fortunately for one service member, Jones was able to apply his newly learned skills in a very unexpected way. ... MORE

Air Force introduces Multi-Capable Airman training framework
September 18, 2023 — The Multi-Capable Airman training framework provides a consolidated training and educational approach for Airmen to conduct a wide range of military operations... MORE

California Air National Guard Airmen build tents

Air Force accepting 2024 JBSA Military Ambassador applications
September 18, 2023 — Each year, units from all services across Joint Base San Antonio select military ambassadors to represent their service during the annual Fiesta San Antonio celebration, as well as other events across the JBSA community. The Air Force is looking for two Airmen, male and female, to represent the Air Force stationed at JBSA to serve as military ambassadors in 2024. ... MORE

PHOTOS | JBSA-Chapman Training Annex hosts Excellence in Competition Rifle Shoot
September 18, 2023 — The 2023 Excellence in Competition Rifle Shoot, hosted by the 37th Training Support Squadron Combat Weapons Flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex Sept. 8, was open to all U.S. military personnel from any branch and gives competitors in the top 10% a chance to compete to earn a United States Air Force Elementary Rifle Shot Badge... MORE

CMSAF shares vision for ‘Airmen of the Future’ and spectrum of superiority at AFA
September 18, 2023 — Culture, goals and vision were the resonating themes covered by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass during her ‘Airmen of the Future’ keynote at the 2023 Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space, and Cyber Conference Sept. 13... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass makes remarks at the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stuart Bright)

DOD hosts childcare summit to give military families, providers voice
September 18, 2023 — Pentagon leaders gathered input from service members and their spouses, child development experts and early childhood educators to improve the Defense Department's child care programs... MORE

One woman holds a microphone while women are seated to her right and left at table on a stage facing a crowd.

59th Medical Wing marks one-year anniversary of urology ‘first’ at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center
September 15, 2023 — One year ago on an early September morning, a team performed the first endoscopic stone removal surgery at Wilford Hall since its designation as an ambulatory surgical center... MORE

Army doctor in dark operating suite during surgery

DAF leaders, spouses reflect on changes for military families at AFA panel
September 15, 2023 — Department of the Air Force leaders and their spouses discussed changes and challenges that have impacted military families during a panel at the Air and Space Forces Association’s 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 13... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and Mrs. Sharene Brown take part in a panel discussion about the Senior Leader Perspective at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept 13, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)