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AF seeks scholarship, fellowship applicants for 2016 programs
June 12, 2015 — Active duty Airmen interested in unique developmental opportunities may be eligible for the Olmsted Scholar, White House Fellows and Mansfield Fellowship Exchange programs.The programs offer unique... MORE

Army South welcomes new commanding general
June 11, 2015 — Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn assumed command of U.S. Army South from Maj. Gen. Joseph P. DiSalvo during a change of command ceremony June 4 in front of Army South headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort... MORE

Soldiers stand in formation during the U.S. Army South change of command ceremony held
in front of Army South headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 4.
Photo by Sgt. Mahlet Tesfaye

More than a full stomach: nutrition and the field ration
June 11, 2015 — Military field rations are a never-failing source of conversation and complaint. The field ration has to balance nutrition and portability, both of which have changed.The Continental Congress, which... MORE

Photo by Michael Stepien
A Soldier checks to see what he has available in this Meal, Ready-to-Eat. MREs were created in 1961 and were adopted in 1975, coming into service in 1981.
Photo by Michael Stepien

JBSA-Randolph teams fall in semifinals of volleyball tournament
June 10, 2015 — Two teams from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph advanced to the semifinal round of the JBSA Intramural Volleyball Championship Tournament June 2 at JBSA-Randolph's Rambler Fitness Center.The Air Force... MORE

Members of the Air Education and Training Command headquarters volleyball team prepare to return a ball after a strike from the opposite team June 3 during the Joint Base San Antonio intramural volleyball championships at the JBSA-Randolph Rambler Fitness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandria Slade)

Family advocacy nurses learn about child passenger safety at conference
June 10, 2015 — Family advocacy program nurses from throughout the Air Force learned how to educate their families about choosing and installing child safety seats for their vehicles during a four-day-long conference... MORE

Connie Wilson (left), 359th Medical Operations Squadron family advocacy assistant, instructs family advocacy nurses Mamye Myles (center), Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and Candiace Trimble, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., on the proper installation of a child passenger safety seat during the Air Force Family Advocacy Officer and Nurse training conference June 1-4 in downtown San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

Regrowing a Soldier's skin no longer the stuff of science fiction at U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
June 3, 2015 — Imagine a Soldier suffered debilitating burns to 60 percent of his body while deployed. After being evacuated to a burn treatment facility and stabilized, surgeons treated his wounds using a biopsy of... MORE

Community Emergency Response Team exercise prepares military community for emergencies
June 3, 2015 — Through a community partnership initiative with the Bexar County Office of Emergency Management and 502nd Air Base Wing emergen¬cy management, the first Community Emergency Response Team is being... MORE

Army Master Sgt. Luis Lopez carries out a mock casualty during a search and rescue exercise May 27 at the U.S. Army Medical Command headquarters, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.
Photo by Esther Garcia

Air Force moves to bring about RPA mission relief
June 3, 2015 — The Air Force is pursuing a range of options that will, in combination with a reset in the number of sustainable combat air patrols, help alleviate long-term stress on Remotely Piloted Aircraft... MORE

Airman 1st Class Steven (left) and Airman 1st Class Taylor prepare an MQ-9 Reaper for flight during exercise Combat Hammer, May 15, 2014, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nadine Barclay)

AFRS NCOs excel at military powerlifting nationals
June 3, 2015 — Two Air Force Recruiting Service NCOs' accomplishments helped their teammates on the Air Force Powerlifting Team earn silver in the 2015 U.S.A. Powerlifting Military Nationals and Southeastern State... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Michael Parrott, Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service, is a member of the Air Force Powerlifting Team that won the silver at the 2015 U.S.A. Powerlifting Military Nationals and Southeastern State Bench Competition March 14 in Atlanta. (Courtesy photo)

AF launches baseline hearing testing program for new recruits
June 3, 2015 — The Air Force launched the service's first baseline hearing testing program March 30.Developed by the Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence located at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical... MORE

AETC releases heritage video
June 3, 2015 — The Profession of Arms Center of Excellence released three new Airman professionalism videos May 13 as part of the Heritage Today series.The Heritage Today series was designed to inspire Airmen... MORE

International flight surgeons learn about night-vision goggle course
June 2, 2015 — Three flight surgeons attending a course for international medical officers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, took a brief break from their studies to visit the 359th Aerospace and Operational... MORE

Lt. Col. Dan Roberts, 359th Aerospace and Operational Physiology Training Flight commander, speaks to a group of flight surgeons from the Indian navy, Republic of Korea air force and the Pakistani air force May 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stormy Archer)

AF phases in employees’ injury, illness compensation portal
June 1, 2015 — The Air Force, in conjunction with other Department of Defense services, is phasing in use of the Employees' Compensation Operations and Management Portal - or ECOMP - which is intended to eventually... MORE

'OK, I got a traffic ticket. Now what?'
May 28, 2015 — Despite what people might think, traffic tickets can often have a positive effect. This counts not only for the driver who was pulled over, but also for the drivers that pass by the stopped vehicle... MORE

Promoting readiness through the Performance Triad
May 28, 2015 — The Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, Graduate School staff and faculty at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston welcomed former faculty member Col... MORE

RPA student pilots gain experience in T-6A orientation flight
May 27, 2015 — In an effort to allow students training to operate remotely piloted aircraft to gain hands on experience in a manned aircraft, pilot instructors from the 559th Flying Training Squadron are teaming up... MORE

Maj. Todd Salzwedel (left), 559th Flying Training Squadron director of staff, demonstrates final check procedures to a 558th Flying Training Squadron remotely piloted aircraft instrument qualification student, prior to his first orientation flight in a T-6 Texas II May 12 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. This is the first class to get a real world feel of what manned pilots experience in a combat environment, offers validation of their training and provides a different perspective than what they receive in a simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson/Released)

Air Force's 'youngest instructors' continue proud legacy for the 12th FTW, 306th FTG
May 21, 2015 — Near the end of every May in Colorado, all eyes turn towards the U.S. Air Force Academy as the public commemorates the graduation of the senior class, who, alongside their ROTC and Officer Training... MORE

Army South hosts bilateral Army staff talks between U.S., Columbia
May 14, 2015 — Senior leaders from U.S. Army South and the Colombian army signed an engagement plan during the U.S.-Colombia Bilateral Army Staff Talks Executive Meeting at Army South headquarters on Joint Base San... MORE

Medical Education & Training Campus: educating for a lifetime
May 14, 2015 — I am writing this article from Washington, D.C., while attending the American Legion's National Credentialing Summit.The focus of this summit is to educate and foster collaboration among attendees... MORE

DOD, VA training aims to share lessons learned in amputee care
May 14, 2015 — Healthcare providers from Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs facilities across the world will gather at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Tuesday through Thursday for a... MORE