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Army North takes part in Vibrant Response/Guardian Response exercises
May 22, 2019 — An Army North Observer, Controller, Trainer evaluates Soldiers from 68th Engineer Construction Company, Task Force Operations, Joint Task Force-Civil Support, or JTF-CS, conducting urban search and rescue tasks during Exercise Guardian Response at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana May 4.... MORE

Army Public Health Center dispel 'kissing bug' invasion rumors
May 22, 2019 — Entomologists with the Army Public Health Center say concerns about blood-sucking "kissing bugs," which can transmit Chagas disease, spreading north from southernmost states may fuel social media rumors, but the reality is there is no cause for alarm.... MORE

Medical Professional Training Brigade welcomes new command sergeant major
May 22, 2019 — Command Sgt. Maj. Jennifer A. Redding assumed responsibility of the Medical Professional Training Brigade in a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 22.... MORE

BAMC Day of Remembrance event teaches about Holocaust, honors survivors
May 22, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a Day of Remembrance observance May 15 to remember those killed during the Holocaust and honor those who survived.... MORE

Air Force completes test of combat support innovation
May 22, 2019 — The Air Force completed the final test of an innovative warfighting concept May 12 that could be a game-changer for future adaptive-basing constructs. The Combat Support Wing proof-of-concept capstone exercise developed by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and hosted by Air Combat Command’s 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, tested the ability of three teams of about 30 Airmen each to establish and operate an airfield in an austere environment. ... MORE

AFPC 'Roadshow' Town Hall visits Ramstein Air Base
May 22, 2019 — Leaders from the Air Force's Personnel Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph spoke to military members and civilian employees assigned to the Kaiserslautern Military Community during a town hall at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 13. ... MORE

Wilson praises Airmen, expresses gratitude in farewell remarks reflecting on her tenure as Air Force secretary
May 22, 2019 — Two years and nine days since becoming the 24th Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson bid a formal farewell May 21 to the institution and its Airmen, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to serve and declaring, “I will always be an Airman.”... MORE

Air Force leaders: have fun with safety in mind this Memorial Day weekend
May 22, 2019 — The Memorial Day holiday weekend is the official start of the 2019 Summer Safety focus period that will run through Labor Day. ... MORE

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launches education program for military members
May 22, 2019 — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is launching its Misadventures in Money Management financial education tools for all active duty service members at the Academic Support Building, building 1467, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 23.... MORE

SWTW dedicates fitness facility to fallen special tactics Airman
May 21, 2019 — Special Tactics Airmen, both current and those still in training, gathered to remember and honor a fallen Special Tactics Airman, Senior Airman Bradley Smith, during a dedication ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 19. ... MORE

Defense Health Agency director discusses healthcare transformation at BAMC town hall
May 21, 2019 — U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director, held a town hall meeting at Brooke Army Medical Center May 14 to answer questions about the military health system transformation and how it will further improve healthcare delivery for warfighters, family members and military retirees.... MORE

Future service members honored at 8th Annual “A Night in Your Honor”
May 21, 2019 — More than 180 future service members, joined by their families, educators, business leaders, and the military gathered in the Rosenberg Sky Room at the University of the Incarnate Word to participate in the 8th Annual “A Night in Your Honor” hosted by Our Community Salutes-San Antonio May 15.... MORE

Tuition assistance and Navy College Program Policy updates announced
May 21, 2019 — The U.S. Navy announced changes to tuition assistance and Navy College Program for Afloat College Education, or NCPACE, program management May 21 in Naval Administrative Message 114/19.... MORE

Ophthalmology teams give Guyanese the gift of sight
May 21, 2019 — U.S. military ophthalmology teams -- including doctors from Joint Base San Antonio -- deployed in support of New Horizons training exercise 2019 and partnered with Guyanese doctors at the Port Mourant Hospital in Port Mourant, Guyana, May 6-16. ... MORE

Regular exercise helps to alleviate pain for arthritis sufferers
May 21, 2019 — Arthritis Awareness Month, which is observed in May, is a time to motivate people, especially those with arthritis, to become more physically active. ... MORE

AMEDD Captains Career Course changes helping students become better leaders
May 21, 2019 — Changes in requirements in the Army Medicine Captains Career Course at the Army Medical Department Center & School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are better preparing students to lead in both ground combat operations and operations supporting civil authorities in emergencies.... MORE

Ensuring readiness for Soldiers, families
May 21, 2019 — As the Army's most important asset, Soldiers, and the families who support them, are the top priority in the mission to ensure readiness.... MORE

Army announces alternate assessments for ACFT field testing
May 21, 2019 — Following successful initial field testing, Army senior leaders have approved the development of alternate Army Combat Fitness Test assessments for selected Soldiers with permanent profiles that prevent full participation in the six-event test. ... MORE

New doctrine Smart Book helps Soldiers, leaders navigate the Army Health System
May 21, 2019 — The Army Health System Doctrine Smart Book is designed to provide the basic information necessary for leaders to familiarize themselves with this doctrine and the original sources. It clarifies why various constructs exist and how they all fit together.... MORE

METC med tech student assists car crash victims
May 21, 2019 — A student in the Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, or AMSA, program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, helped render aid at the scene of a major car crash recently.... MORE