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USAISR’s Valdes bounces back from injury to earn Expert Field Medical Badge
July 16, 2024 — Just four months after sustaining head injuries in a car accident that had threatened to sideline him, Sgt. Andy Valdes of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houstob accomplished his goal of earning the prestigious Expert Field Medical Badge in May... MORE

DAF GeoBase Program arms commanders for Great Power Competition
July 16, 2024 — A team of Air Force Civil Engineer Center geospatial experts are using emergent technologies to push geospatial services to new heights and give commanders a powerful tool for today’s Great Power Competition... MORE

AFCEC GIO and the 787th CES analyze imagery.

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research welcomes new commander
July 16, 2024 — In a time-honored Army ritual, Col. (Dr.) J. Brian Lanier relinquished command of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research to Col. (Dr.) Elisa D. O'Hern during a change of command ceremony July 2 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

Col. Peter Lee takes command of 12th Flying Training Wing
July 16, 2024 — Col. Peter J.S. Lee assumed command of the 12th Flying Training Wing in a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Friday, July 12, 2024. Col. Lee takes over from Col. Taylor T. Ferrell, who had led the unit since August 2022... MORE

Pentagon condemns political violence, details National Guard aid to convention
July 15, 2024 — There is no place in America for the type of violence demonstrated in Pennsylvania over the weekend in which a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on July 15... MORE

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Settlement of Estate
July 15, 2024 — The Commander regrets to announce the death of Airman Robert Bowers, assigned to the 737th Training Support Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, who passed away on July 9, 2024... MORE

433rd Contingency Response Flight kickstarts, transforms, closes CLOR 2024
July 15, 2024 — A team from the 433rd Contingency Response Flight from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland kickstarted the Contingency Location Operations Rehearsal, or CLOR 24, at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan, on June 24. Reserve Citizen Airmen played a critical role in leading CLOR 24, working with the host of the event, Air Combat Command Agile Battle Lab, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia... MORE

Staff Sgt. Virgil Salidavar, left, 433rd Contingency Response Flight specialist, Senior Airman Isaac Williams, center, 72nd Healthcare Operations Squadron technician, and the CR team implemented a casualty evacuation procedure during battle drills at the Contingency Location Operations Rehearsal (CLOR 24) at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan June 27, 2024.

'Stronger Together' remains lodestar for NATO, JCS chairman says
July 15, 2024 — The relationships and collaboration between NATO allies and partners continue to be the alliance's greatest asset, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said... MORE

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59th Medical Wing, partners research featured in prestigious medical publication
July 12, 2024 — A significant research study, made possible through a Defense Health Agency Restoral program grant in collaboration with the 59th Medical Wing, was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on June 13, 2024... MORE

JBSA First Sergeant Diamond Sharp Awards
July 12, 2024 — 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

502nd ABW provides support to FEMA emergency response for Hurricane Beryl
July 12, 2024 — Joint Base San Antonio and the 502nd Air Base Wing worked in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pre-stage supplies at the JBSA-Seguin Auxiliary Airfield, Texas, on July 6, as part of FEMA’s emergency response effort to provide relief to people impacted by Hurricane Beryl... MORE

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First Soldiers graduate new talent acquisition technician training course
July 12, 2024 — Army recruiting brigades and battalions will soon get new technical experts as the first group of warrant officers graduated today from the final phase of the talent acquisition technician training course... MORE

Easily manage TRICARE prescriptions with Express Scripts Pharmacy mobile app
July 12, 2024 — Looking for a convenient way to keep track of your TRICARE prescriptions? Download the free Express Scripts Pharmacy mobile app to securely manage your medications anytime, anywhere... MORE

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University of Texas student gains valuable experience through Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program
July 12, 2024 — University of Texas at Austin senior Saeha Lee, an intern assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, continues to gain valuable experience through the Office of Naval Research's Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (July 11, 2024) – University of Texas at Austin senior Saeha Lee, an intern assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, examines fibroblasts in a tissue culture dish at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. Lee, of Dallas, is one of six students participating in the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP). NREIP places college and university students in the Department of the Navy laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for ten weeks during the summer. NREIP gives academically talented college students, graduating seniors, and graduate students pursuing STEM careers the opportunity to learn about Naval research and technology while receiving first-class mentoring by top scientists and engineers. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (DoD) and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

NAMRU San Antonio research scientists attend ONR’s Naval Force Health Protection Program Review
July 12, 2024 — To develop and maintain relationships with leading experts and scientists in force health protection, research scientists from Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston attended the Office of Naval Research’s annual Naval Force Health Protection Program Review held at the University of Texas’s Engineering Education and Research Center in Austin, Texas, from July 9-10... MORE

AUSTIN, Texas – (July 10, 2024) – Left to right: Doctors William D’Angelo, the lead biomedical engineer assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Biomedical Systems Engineering and Evaluation Department; Timothy Bentley, program officer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) Science and Technology; and Darrin Frye, NAMRU San Antonio’s chief science director attended ONR’s Naval Force Health Protection Program Review held at the University of Texas’s Engineering Education and Research Center in Austin on July 9 -10. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell D. Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

AFIMSC welcomes new Air Force Services Center commander
July 11, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center welcomed its new Air Force Services Center commander, Col. E. Jonelle “Jo” Eychner, on July 10 and said farewell to outgoing commander Col. Carolyn Ammons. ... MORE

AFIMSC welcomes new Air Force Services Center's new commander

New Force Development 'Impact' newsletter out now on AETC website
July 11, 2024 — The latest edition of the Force Development "Impact" newsletter is available now on the Air Education and Training Command website.This quarter's edition features force development-related news... MORE

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NATO must build on, strengthen history of cooperation, officials say
July 10, 2024 — NATO nations have a long history of working together to increase deterrence and enhance interoperability, and they must build on that experience to draw closer, senior leaders said... MORE

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks speaks into a microphone at a lectern, with a blue background behind her.

'Mission over function' – Developing combat-effective Airmen for Great Power Competition
July 10, 2024 — Air Education and Training Command is designing education and training for the future force with a “mission over function” mindset, where the primary focus is on developing Airmen to emphasize their shared military purpose and mission objectives over individual functional roles... MORE

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AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center welcomes new commander
July 10, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center welcomed Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller as the Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander July 9 during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Miller takes command of AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center