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Annual U.S.-Brazil army-to-army staff talks secure readiness, friendship
October 26, 2020 — The U.S. Army has engaged in annual bilateral staff talks with the Brazilian Army beginning in 1984. This meeting marks the 36th time the two armies have met for staff talks... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath (left), U.S. Army South commanding general, and General de Brigada Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho, 5th deputy chief of staff for the Brazilian Army, sign documents to approve agreed-to-actions and a five year plan between the two armies to conclude the U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks at Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 23.

502nd ISG leadership visit 433rd Airlift Wing
October 26, 2020 — Col. Steven A. Strain, 502nd Installation Support Group commander, along with Chief Master Sgt. Carey S. Jordan, command chief, and Mark J. Tharp, technical director, toured the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 21. The purpose of the tour was to familiarize the new 502nd ISG leaders with the 433rd AW mission and its leaders... MORE

Col. Steven A. Strain, 502nd Installation Support Group commander, experiences the virtual reality training system at the 733rd Training Squadron during a tour of the 433rd Airlift Wing Oct. 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The purpose of the tour was to familiarize the new 502nd ISG leadership with the 433rd AW.

Recruiters, MTIs, MTLs lay foundation for tomorrow’s forces
October 26, 2020 — For Air Education and Training Command, developing the Airmen we need doesn’t happen magically. It takes the right Airmen with the right training at the right time with the right focus. It means investing in our future by investing in force generators – recruiters, military training instructors and military training leaders... MORE

U.S. Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson (left), command chief for Air Education and Training Command, talks with Senior Master Sgt. Lorenda Wong (right) 737th Training Support Squadron superintendent, during a tour of the Pfingston Reception Center Oct. 15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

Fall Back: Change your clocks, batteries as Daylight Saving Time ends
October 26, 2020 — Daylight Saving Time ends Nov. 1. As you move your clocks back an hour, don’t forget to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and other home safety devices... MORE

Counselor guides career paths of NTAG San Antonio Sailors
October 26, 2020 — When service members with Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio have questions about or need guidance on their career options in the Navy, one person they can reach out to is Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasmine Harris... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasmine Harris, Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio assistant command career counselor, briefs Cmdr. Nicholas Gamiz, NTAG San Antonio commanding officer, on the Command Career Counselor Program at NTAG San Antonio headquarters in August.

AFCEC hosts annual Discipline Working Group Workshop
October 24, 2020 — Engineers and architects from across the Department of Defense met virtually Oct. 20 to discuss policy updates to help build more resilient and code compliant facilities to meet mandatory DOD facility criteria... MORE

Engineers and architects from across the Department of Defense met virtually Oct. 20

AFIMSC key to disaster recovery at installations
October 24, 2020 — When natural disasters strike installations, Air Force leadership immediately begins recovery operations to get missions up and running again as soon as possible. Requirement validators, in concert with financial experts, at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center play an important role in that recovery. ... MORE

The entire roof of a hangar next to the flightline at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is lifted off the structure during a wind storm Jan. 9, 2017.

Air Force Recruiting Service training team wins AETC Gears of Government Award
October 24, 2020 — Air Education and Training Command has awarded the 2020 Gears of Government Award to Air Force Recruiting Service’s Command Standardization and Training Team in the team category... MORE

Air Education and Training Command has awarded the 2020 Gears of Government Award to Air Force Recruiting Service’s Command Standardization and Training Team in the team category.

Halloween is looking a little different for 2020
October 23, 2020 — By all accounts, traditional Halloween customs are looking a little different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

By all accounts, traditional Halloween customs are looking a little different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Feedback Fridays
October 23, 2020 — 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. Questions are collected during commander’s calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week.

MEDCoE hosts Brazilian delegation
October 22, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence hosted a Brazilian delegation visiting JBSA-Fort Sam Houston as part of a larger trip hosted by U.S Army South from October 19-23... MORE

(From left) Maj. Gen. Miranda Filho, J.M. Harmon III and Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster discus future education and training opportunities between the two countries during the Brazilian delegation visit.

Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update
October 22, 2020 — Effective Oct. 1, 2020, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center reinitiated the process to notify service members assigned to the Air Force Retired Reserve’s ‘awaiting pay’ status on the processing procedures to draw retirement pay... MORE

Air Force’s special warfare training builds leaders ready to handle threats worldwide
October 21, 2020 — U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, saw firsthand how Air Education and Training Command officials ensure joint forces are well equipped with ready and lethal special operations Airmen during a visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 16... MORE

MEDCoE hosts ribbon cutting for National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 21, 2020 — In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence command team of Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster and Command Sgt. Maj. Clark Charpentier hosted a small-ribbon cutting setting Oct. 16 for the organization’s newly installed ADA compliant ramp that ensures better accessibility to and from the command headquarters building and Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence command team of Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster and Command Sgt. Maj. Clark Charpentier hosted a small-ribbon cutting setting Oct. 16 for the organization’s newly installed ADA compliant ramp that ensures better accessibility to and from the command headquarters building and Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

ARNORTH concludes military wildland fire ground response operations in California
October 21, 2020 — At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, and in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, concluded its wildland fire ground response operations in California Oct. 20... MORE

At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, and in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, concluded its wildland fire ground response operations in California Oct. 20.

A pilot’s pilot: Honoring Capt. Mark “Tyler” Voss and his Gold Star family
October 21, 2020 — On Friday, May 3, 2013, Capt. Mark “Tyler” Voss perished in a plane crash near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, while on his sixth deployment, making his family a Gold Star Family who will be honored, along with many other families, annually on the last Sunday of September... MORE

Capt. Mark “Tyler” Voss perished in a plane crash near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, while on his sixth deployment.

U.S. Army South hosts 36th annual U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks
October 21, 2020 — U.S. Army South hosted an opening ceremony Oct. 20 to officially begin U.S. and Brazil army-to-army staff talks, a weeklong series of meetings held to strengthen professional partnerships and increase interaction between armies at the Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath (right), commanding General, U.S. Army South, greets Brig. Gen. Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho (left), 5th deputy chief of staff of the Brazilian Army and the head of delegation for Brazil during the U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks at Army South Headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 20.

MEDCoE hosts Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
October 21, 2020 — During his first visit to San Antonio, the Hon. Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs visited the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence as part of a larger visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from Oct. 19-21... MORE

Lt. Col. Kathleen Samsey and Capt. Cesar Veliz provide Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, and Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, a briefing on the patient simulators used to teach students during the Combat Paramedic course at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 19.

DOD, HHS name partners to administer COVID-19 vaccines at long-term care facilities
October 21, 2020 — As part of the Operation Warp Speed effort — a partnership between the Defense Department and the Department of Health and Human Services — long-term care facilities across the U.S. will be able to sign up to have one of two major U.S. pharmacy companies come to their facilities and administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents at no charge... MORE

A medical technician prepares a vaccine at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., April 11, 2019.

MEDCoE conducts virtual ‘battlefield circulation’ with higher headquarters
October 20, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted Lt. Gen. James Rainey, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center commanding general at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for a Virtual Battlefield Circulation visit Oct. 19... MORE

Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence commander, briefed Lt. Gen. James Rain, the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center commanding general and Fort Leavenworth commander, during a virtual battlefield circulation visit Oct. 19, along with other key MEDCoE leaders to include J.M. Harmon III, deputy to the commanding general; Col. Laura Elliott, chief of staff; Col. Skip Gill, deputy commandant; and Col. Caryn Vernon, MEDCoE G3.