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ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Alabama, expands further in Louisiana
August 31, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel were deployed to Dothan, Alabama, and another 20 deployed to Alexandria, Louisiana, to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals... MORE

A man wearing a face mask, gloves and medical gown holds an oxygen tank.

Are you ready to fill the Air Force SPARK TANK?
August 31, 2021 — Now is your chance to lead Air Education and Training Command to a three-peat at this year’s Air Force Spark Tank 2022 competition. AETC Airmen can submit their ideas for the Air Force-level competition using the GAIN platform at the following link: https://gain.apps.dso.mil/... MORE

AFIMSC members recall 9/11: the longest day
August 31, 2021 — A jammed printer, a last minute decision and a view from the skies of D.C. the night of Sept. 12, 2001. These are the moments Linda Alcala, Kirk Phillips and Dr. Kirsten Hawley carry with them from 9/11... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Child Development Center temporarily relocating operations
August 30, 2021 — Children enrolled at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Child Development Center, or CDC, are being relocated to other child care facilities on the installation or in the community as the building is scheduled to undergo major repairs starting in September... MORE

AFIMSC chaplain team offers stress management strategies
August 30, 2021 — While stress is a natural part of life, being able to recognize and manage it – and knowing when and how to get help when it reaches an unhealthy level — is important for overall wellbeing. The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Chaplain Corps is one resource available to help Airmen and families manage stress ... MORE

Hurricane Hunters fly out of JBSA-Lackland to track Hurricane Ida
August 30, 2021 — The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing started relocating aircraft to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 27 as Hurricane Ida made its way towards the Gulf Coast... MORE

Ceremony celebrates legacy of President Lyndon Baines Johnson
August 30, 2021 — The private wreath-laying ceremony Aug. 27 took place on what would have been President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s 113th birthday... MORE

Late former President Lyndon B. Johnson ceremony

Commissary, AAFES offer convenient new choices for customers
August 30, 2021 — Customers of the commissary and Army and Air Force Exchange Service food concessions at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston now have new choices to help make their lives a little easier and more convenient... MORE

ARNORTH supports NIFC in California wildland fire ground response operation
August 30, 2021 — At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, approximately 200 U.S. Army Soldiers will support a wildland fire ground response operation in Northern California... MORE

A silhouette of a Marine walking through gray smoke in a burned forest.

Departing AFIMSC command chief reflects on tenure
August 30, 2021 — As he prepares to leave the position he’s held since July 2019, the command chief master sergeant at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland reflected on the role he said he was meant to take on... MORE

Chief Master Sergeant Edwin Ludwigsen prepares to leave the position he’s held since July 2019 as command chief at AFIMSC reflects on the role he said he was meant to take on.

Feedback Fridays
August 27, 2021 — If you have a question or concern, please send an email to jbsapublicaffairs@gmail.com using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available... MORE

Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community.

JBSA 5G program hosts San Antonio mayor
August 26, 2021 — The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering facilitated a meeting with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg at the program’s testing and research facility on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 13. The JBSA 5G Program Management office and 502nd Air Base Wing hosted the meeting at the JBSA 5G facility... MORE

Man briefing in front of a video presentation

Defense Secretary mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for service members
August 26, 2021 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a memorandum Aug. 24 directing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for service members, a Pentagon official said Aug. 25. John F. Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, said only Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccines will be mandatory... MORE

Soldier administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

59th MDW commander shares thoughts on Afghanistan
August 25, 2021 — I believe many have mixed feelings watching the events of the last few days with the Afghanistan crisis and the collapse of their government. I am sad, disappointed and frustrated. ... MORE

Former 12th Flying Training Wing command chief reflects on lifetime of service
August 25, 2021 — “Service before self” is not just an Air Force core value to retired Chief Master Sgt. Robert Diehl, it's how he's lived his life for the last 60 years... MORE

Master sergeant selectees inducted as senior NCOs
August 25, 2021 — Nearly 190 guests watched as 63 master sergeant selectees from the 37th Training Wing were officially inducted into the senior NCO ranks at the Gateway Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 13... MORE

Guardians Wanted: U.S. Space Force unveils new recruiting commercial
August 25, 2021 — In a new recruiting commercial released Aug. 24, America’s top Guardian called on the nation’s best and brightest to step up to the challenge of serving in the newest branch of the armed services, the U.S. Space Force... MORE

Additional COVID-19 vaccination dose recommended for immunocompromised
August 25, 2021 — The CDC is recommending that people whose immune systems are moderately to severely immunocompromised, receive an additional dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine at least 28 days after the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine... MORE

A 59th Medical Wing medic vaccinates a San Antonio Military Health System beneficiary Feb. 6 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

New scopolamine auto-injector tested at JBSA-Camp Bullis
August 24, 2021 — The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity, known as USAMTEAC, conducted a customer test for the a scopolamine auto-injector at the Deployable Medical System Equipment for Training site at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Aug. 17... MORE

USSPACECOM declares Initial Operational Capability
August 24, 2021 — Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, declared the nation’s 11th combatant command achieved initial operational capability Aug. 24... MORE

Army general speaks during Space Symposium.