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Army’s Survivor Outreach Support program offers solace, compassion, information
April 8, 2019 — Survivor Outreach Services is the official U.S. Army program designed to provide long term support to surviving families of Soldiers who died on active duty. The goals of the Survivor Outreach Support Program, or SOS, are to show compassion for your loss, provide support, remind you about benefits and connect you to events within the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston military community, for as long as you desire. ... MORE

JBSA-Lackland Air Force NCO earns recognition as a Navy enlisted information warfare specialist
April 8, 2019 — Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany Eley, a Joint Network Control Center team lead attached to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, and deployed from the Unified Capabilities Assessment Program, 346th Test Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, earned recognition as a U.S. Navy enlisted information warfare specialist April 1.... MORE

DHA director: patient care will remain steadfast despite staff cuts
April 8, 2019 — Given proposed military medical staffing reductions, the Defense Health Agency and the services are working together closely so access to care and availability of health services are consistently maintained for beneficiaries, the DHA director said on Capitol Hill April 3. ... MORE

Air Force, Army, Navy Secretaries host first national discussion on sexual assault, harassment
April 8, 2019 — Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson joined her Army and Navy counterparts April 4-5, for the first national discussion on sexual assault and sexual harassment at America’s colleges, universities and service academies summit at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.... MORE

Top service lawyers: commanders crucial to attacking sexual assault, harassment
April 8, 2019 — The armed services are relentless in attacking the problem of sexual assault and sexual harassment, and experience shows that commanders must be part of that attack, the service judge advocates general told the House Armed Services Committee’s military personnel subcommittee April 2.... MORE

M&FRC to host event for volunteers who serve JBSA-Randolph community
April 5, 2019 — Last year, volunteers served a total of 68,692 hours. Valued at $24.96 an hour, their service was worth $1,696,017.... MORE

T-38 endures as stellar training aircraft 60 years after maiden flight
April 5, 2019 — The T-38 Talon prototype embarked on its maiden flight as the Air Force’s first supersonic trainer on April 10, 1959. Sixty years later, the sleek aircraft developed by the Northrop Corp. continues to meet the service’s training needs... MORE

Getting off on the right foot for Fiesta 2019
April 5, 2019 — Members of Fiesta royalty and the San Antonio Fiesta Commission joined more than 1,200 Soldiers a pre-dawn, moderately paced, two-mile run at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 5. The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, hosted the annual Viva Fiesta Fun Run. ... MORE

Army senior leaders: don't be a bystander
April 5, 2019 — As members of the United States Army, each of us has an obligation to promote a climate of trust-our profession's bedrock-throughout our organization. The way we do this is by living the Army Values: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. From the newest Soldiers in basic training, to our most senior leaders, the Army Values bind us together as a profession. ... MORE

Measles vaccine protects against potentially serious illness
April 5, 2019 — In the midst of a measles outbreak in the United States, public health officials are urging parents to get their children vaccinated, and for parents to make sure they're up to date on their own vaccinations.... MORE

JBSA releases updated off-limits establishment list
April 5, 2019 — There are a handful of businesses in the local area that are off-limits to armed forces members, without exception. ... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio purchases, trains DOD military working dogs
April 5, 2019 — About 10 percent of military working dogs for the Department of Defense are bred in San Antonio, however, the rest are purchased from nearly 30 vendors stateside and overseas.... MORE

JBSA honors sight-impaired employee
April 5, 2019 — One of the cashiers at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Base Supply Center was named Employee of the Year by the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind. ... MORE

Feedback Fridays
April 5, 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. ... MORE

Navy Medicine Training Support Center kicks off Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society fund drive
April 3, 2019 — The Navy Medicine Training Support Center, or NMTSC, kicked off its annual Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, or NMCRS, active duty fund drive at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 1.... MORE

Spring travel? TRICARE goes with you
April 3, 2019 — If you’re planning a trip this spring, remember that TRICARE travels with you. Whether traveling stateside or overseas, make sure you know what to do in case you or your loved ones become sick or injured on vacation. Learn the rules for getting care and costs associated with your TRICARE health plan, so you can make informed decisions while traveling.... MORE

Three BAMC Soldiers headed to 2019 DOD Warrior Games
April 3, 2019 — Service sports rivalries are sometimes played out on a national level, particularly in December when the annual Army vs. Navy football game is played. For wounded warriors, that sports rivalry takes place every year at the Department of Defense Warrior Games, hosted this year by U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida, June 21-30.... MORE

Cancer survivor shares emotional reunion with BAMC ECMO team
April 3, 2019 — A cancer survivor recently had an emotional reunion with some of the members of an elite team of medical providers at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and saw the machine that helped save her life.... MORE

2019 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School applications due May 29
April 3, 2019 — Application packages for the 2019 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School selection board are due by May 29.... MORE

Commentary: creating high performance through job satisfaction
April 3, 2019 — Do you like your job? Do your Airmen like their jobs? If you answered no, why? How you answer those questions can say a lot about your organization. Believe it or not, you can create a better workplace for your Airmen.... MORE