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IMCOM commanding general visits Europe garrisons
August 8, 2023 — Lt. Gen. Omar Jones IV, commanding general of Installation Management Command, visited garrisons across Europe recently, recognizing and thanking the entire Installation Directorate-Europe workforce, while also reminding them of the importance of the work they do... MORE

Survey says: BAMC providers are ‘Best of the Best’
August 8, 2023 — Several Brooke Army Medical Center healthcare professionals are listed among the Military Health System’s Joint Outpatient Experience Survey’s (JOES) Best of the Best in its 2023 second-quarter report recently released by MHS officials... MORE

Director, Defense Health Agency J3/5/7 visits NAMRU San Antonio
August 8, 2023 — Navy Capt. Robert Hawkins, director, J3/5/7, Defense Health Agency, and director, U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, along with Capt. William Deniston, commander, Naval Medical Research Command, visited and... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Aug. 3, 2023) – Cmdr. Drew Havard, deputy director, Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine (CHRM), Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, joined by NAMRU San Antonio leaders, and Capt. William Deniston, commander, Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), briefs Capt. Robert Hawkins, director, J3/5/7, Defense Health Agency (DHA) and director, U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, on a NAMRU San Antono-invented trachea device during a tour of NAMRU San Antonio facilities at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute. 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 NMRC in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Air Force selects 9,000 in staff sergeant promotion cycle; list posts August 10
August 8, 2023 — Air Force officials selected 9,000 senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant out of 51,717 eligible for a selection rate of 17.4 percent in the 23E5 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities... MORE

VIDEO | 26th, 74th Aerial Port Squadrons collaborate with San Antonio Police Department SWAT
August 8, 2023 — The 26th and 74th Aerial Port Squadrons worked with members of the San Antonio Police Department SWAT to load and secure vehicles onto a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 6, 2023... MORE

JBSA-Lackland M&FRC hosts inaugural 'Arrive & Thrive' event
August 7, 2023 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Military and Family Readiness Center hosted the inaugural Heart Link “Arrive & Thrive” event July 27 at the Security Forces Museum at JBSA-Lackland, Texas. The event provided information about military culture while living on JBSA. Military commanders and senior leaders’ spouses spoke with the military members and spouses in the crowd, providing them with pertinent information and perspectives on how to deal with the challenges of military life... MORE

Military and Family Readiness Center Heart Link "Arrive & Thrive" event July 2023

Brandon Act expedites mental health care referrals for Airmen, Guardians
August 7, 2023 — Airmen and Guardians can expect to see an additional referral process for mental health care as the Brandon Act is implemented throughout Air Force and Space Force installations... MORE

New benefit gives military families more flexibility in paying for dependent care
August 7, 2023 — In coordination with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. Department of Defense has expanded eligibility for a benefit that will provide military families with another financial option for reducing the burden of the cost of dependent care, ultimately bolstering military readiness. The Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, or DCFSA, initiative provides accounts that allow eligible service members to set aside up to $5,000 per household in pre-tax earnings for qualified dependent care expenses... MORE

VIDEO | Alamo Wing conducts 2023 Bosslift
August 7, 2023 — The 433rd Airlift Wing conducted a C-5M Super Galaxy flight with employers of Reserve Citizen Airmen at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 5, 2023... MORE

The Purple Heart: America’s oldest medal
August 7, 2023 — Aug. 7 is National Purple Heart Day. On this day, we honor and remember the unwavering courage of our current and former service members. Let us never forget the sacrifices they've made while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces... MORE

PHOTOS | House Armed Services Committee staff members visit JBSA-Lackland
August 7, 2023 — House Armed Services Committee professional staff members visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 2. ... MORE

PHOTOS | New 149th FW commander meets with wing members
August 7, 2023 — U.S. Air Force Col. Carol Kohtz, commander of the 149th Fighter Wing, met with members of the wing at Joint Base Lackland-San Antonio Aug. 6, 2023... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio welcomes new commanding officer
August 7, 2023 — A new commanding officer took command of Navy Medical Research Unit San Antonio during a Change of Command Ceremony held at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre Aug. 4... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Aug. 4, 2023) – Capt. Gerald DeLong, Medical Service Corps (MSC), of Belvidere, Ill., former commanding officer of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, is “Piped Ashore” at the conclusion of a Change of Command Ceremony held at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre. Commanding NAMRU San Antonio since May 2021, DeLong took command during the COVID-19 pandemic with limited and or suspended research projects with less than 50 percent facilities occupancy for unit personnel. DeLong led the command out of the pandemic and into full operations while regaining the confidence of research sponsors. 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 NMRC in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Secretary of Defense praises outgoing Army Chief of Staff
August 7, 2023 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III praised the stewardship of Gen. James C. McConville as he relinquished his duties as Army chief of staff Aug. 4... MORE

An older, male soldier smiles as he looks at a row of smiling soldiers.

Enterprise approach enhances Army’s largest GPC program
August 4, 2023 — Government Purchase Card program division chiefs, branch chiefs and supervisors from throughout the command completed an onsite leaders summit July 11-13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as a culmination of an enterprise approach to increasing standardization of policies, processes and effective GPC mission support to the command’s internal and external customers... MORE

Around the Air Force: CSAF Nomination, Wedgetail Agreement, Leadership Titles Change
August 4, 2023 — In this week’s look around the Air Force, VCSAF Gen. David Allvin is nominated to be the 23rd CSAF, three country’s Air Forces agree to develop the Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft, and Air Force vice commanders become deputy commanders. ... MORE

New benefit gives military families more flexibility in paying for dependent care
August 4, 2023 — In coordination with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the U.S. Department of Defense has expanded eligibility for a benefit that will provide military families with another financial option for reducing the burden of the cost of dependent care, ultimately bolstering military readiness. The Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account initiative provides accounts that allow eligible service members to set aside up to $5,000 per household in pre-tax earnings for qualified dependent care expenses... MORE

CDE provides Hanscom civilians professional development opportunities

Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Portrait: Nikolas Chapapas
August 4, 2023 — AFIMSC Portraits highlight is with Nikolas Chapapas this week and he is the right type of Air Force leader. Chapapas, an enterprise manager within AFIMSC, is always putting the success and recognition of his team ahead of himself... MORE

DOD releases plan for implementing cyber workforce strategy
August 4, 2023 — The Defense Department Cyber Workforce Strategy sets the foundation for how the Department of Defense will foster a cyber workforce capable of executing complex and varied missions... MORE

Patches on the sleeve of a military uniform say “cyber” and “Air Combat Command.”

CSTR proof-of-concept tests Defender unit-led training, equipment delivery
August 3, 2023 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center moved another step forward in establishing combat support training ranges across the enterprise with a security forces-focused proof of concept exercise at the Silver Flag site at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 17-28... MORE

Airman laying in the brush with weapon ready