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410th Contracting Support Brigade returns home from Afghanistan deployment
September 6, 2019 — Leaders from the 410th Contracting Support Brigade uncased their organization colors during a ceremony Sept. 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, signaling the end of their nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.... MORE

Feedback Fridays
September 6, 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

JBSA-Randolph hosts Retiree Appreciation Day
September 5, 2019 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph hosts a Retiree Appreciation Day from 8-11 a.m. Sept. 28 at the Kendrick Enlisted Club. ... MORE

Army North participates in Hurricane Dorian preparation
September 5, 2019 — Members of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) have been participating in preparations for Hurricane Dorian hitting the eastern seaboard of the United States.... MORE

Defense Health Agency changes leadership
September 5, 2019 — Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place became the third director of the Defense Health Agency Sept. 4 in a ceremony at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. He succeeds Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, who is retiring after 36 years of service and has been the DHA director since 2015. ... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center celebrates women’s right to vote
September 5, 2019 — Staff and visitors at Brooke Army Medical Center celebrated women’s right to vote at the annual Women’s Equality Day observance Aug. 27. The observance was held in celebration of the 19th Amendment, which was passed Aug. 18, 1920, and gave women in the U.S. the right to vote. ... MORE

WHASC Family Health Center to complete restructure by Oct 1
September 5, 2019 — The Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is in the final stages of its Family Health Clinic restructure, which formed two separate units of focused care: active duty beneficiaries and all other beneficiaries. The restructure began April 1, 2019 and is anticipated to be complete by Oct. 1, 2019. ... MORE

New Naval Operations Chief commits to alliances, readiness
September 5, 2019 — Navy Adm. Michael Gilday said that as the new chief of naval operations, he will continue to emphasize the Navy's commitment to partnerships and alliances worldwide, as well as to the Defense Department's modernization and readiness efforts.... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts Inaugural Operational Medicine Summit
September 4, 2019 — The Inaugural Operational Medicine Summit was hosted by the Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or HRCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 26-28 to foster unity of effort in the development of a ready medical force throughout the Total Army enterprise, capable of succeeding in a Multi-Domain Operations, or MDO.... MORE

Executive order offers better access to mental health resources
September 4, 2019 — An executive order signed last year by President Donald J. Trump has already been especially helpful to transitioning service members, Karin Orvis, the director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, said.... MORE

U.S. Space Command establishment ceremony launches new era of space superiority capabilities
September 4, 2019 — In a move to enhance the United States’ space superiority capabilities, President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike R. Pence, Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper and Air Force Gen. John W. Raymond formally established the United States Space Command during a ceremony held Aug. 30 at the White House.... MORE

Health coverage changes at age 18 include HIPAA privacy protection
September 4, 2019 — Military dependents still covered by TRICARE at age 18 have greater responsibility for managing their own health care needs, and privacy of their medical information becomes law under the stipulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, typically referred to as HIPAA.... MORE

Former Vietnam POW addresses 433rd Airlift Wing deployers
September 3, 2019 — A former Vietnam War prisoner spoke about leadership and communication before an audience of 500 deployers and their loved ones in San Antonio Aug. 17.... MORE

Knowing hurricane safety critical to averting disaster
September 3, 2019 — Hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. Staying prepared and having a plan for the season is pertinent to surviving a potential disaster.... MORE

BAMC staff holds ‘Stop The Bleed’ training for City of San Antonio personnel
August 30, 2019 — Staff from the Brooke Army Medical Center’s Trauma Clinic held "Stop the Bleed" training for a City of San Antonio councilmember and more than two dozen council staff members, along with San Antonio Police Department officers and personnel, during two sessions held at city facilities the last week of August. ... MORE

Twenty-Fifth Air Force welcomes new commander
August 30, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh assumed command of Twenty-Fifth Air Force from Maj. Gen. Mary F. O’Brien during a change of command ceremony presided over by Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Combat Command commander, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 29.... MORE

5th Medical Recruiting Battalion hosts PTSD lecture in New Orleans for physician residents
August 30, 2019 — The 5th Medical Recruiting Battalion at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston partnered with residency programs throughout the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas to conduct didactic lectures on post-traumatic stress disorder Aug. 9. ... MORE

Pilot Training Next graduates 14 in learning experiment's second iteration
August 30, 2019 — Air Education and Training Command’s Pilot Training Next program graduated 14 U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the Royal Air Force students from the learning experiment’s second iteration in a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Aug. 29.... MORE

Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force visits AFCYBER units for cyber immersion
August 30, 2019 — Gen. Stephen Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, met with 688th Cyberspace Wing leaders at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 28. Wilson visited several 24th Air Force units to meet Airmen and hear about their cyber mission capabilities. ... MORE

EUCOM commander visits Air Force Cyber
August 30, 2019 — Gen. Tod Wolters, commander of U.S. European Command, visited Air Force Cyber headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 28. Wolters visited the 624th Operations Center to learn about the center's command and control mission and meet cyber Airmen.... MORE