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JBSA schools to start school year with online instruction
August 20, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio schools will start the first few weeks of the 2020-21 school year with remote learning before being allowed to open campuses to students under directives issued by local health authorities and the Texas Education Agency... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio schools will start the first few weeks of the 2020-21 school year with remote learning before being allowed to open campuses to students under directives issued by local health authorities and the Texas Education Agency.

Disasters don’t wait: Make your plan today
August 20, 2020 — September is recognized as National Preparedness Month and serves as a reminder to plan and prepare for emergencies that could impact homes, workplaces, schools, and communities... MORE

September is recognized as National Preparedness Month and serves as a reminder to plan and prepare for emergencies that could impact homes, workplaces, schools, and communities.

Keeping warriors united through community networks
August 20, 2020 — The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program continues to lead the way in fostering an environment of connectedness with warriors, caregivers and their families. AFW2 regularly provides multitudes of support resources with the help of AFW2 Community Programs, to ensure warriors and their families connect to a network of support and receive aid throughout their journey of recovery... MORE

– The Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program continues to lead the way in fostering an environment of connectedness with Warriors, Caregivers and their families. AFW2 regularly provides multitudes of support resources with the help of AFW2 Community Programs, to ensure Warriors and their families connect to a network of support and receive aid throughout their journey of recovery.

Testaments of Healing: Path of an AFW2 Ambassador
August 19, 2020 — When most people hear the word ambassador, they think of someone educated, professional, and of high importance but no one really considers how they got to that position. The path of an Air Force Wounded Warrior, or AFW2, program Ambassador is not an easy one by any means... MORE

Master Sgt. Dee Parks talks to senior leaders during the 2019 Pacific Air Forces Warrior CARE Event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii in early January.

Masks with valves or vents not permitted in SAMHS facilities
August 19, 2020 — For safety purposes, effective Aug. 24, masks with filter valves or vents will no longer be permitted for wear in all San Antonio Military Health System facilities, to include Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and all outlying clinics... MORE

For safety purposes, effective Aug. 24, masks with filter valves or vents will no longer be permitted for wear in all San Antonio Military Health System facilities, to include Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and all outlying clinics.

New Army aviators to incur 10-year service obligation
August 19, 2020 — Starting in October, commissioned and warrant officers selected for initial entry flight training will be required to serve at least a decade once they become an Army aviator, according to an all Army activity message published Aug. 12... MORE

Soldiers pilot a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a training flight over the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, May 23, 2020.

U.S. Army South commemorates Peruvian Army’s 199th anniversary
August 19, 2020 — U.S. Army South leaders attended a Peruvian Army history brief at the Army South main conference room Aug. 18 to commemorate the 199th anniversary of Ejército del Perú, or Army of Peru... MORE

(From left) Army South Command Sgt. Maj. Trevor Walker; Lt. Col. David Esteban Diaz Janampa, partner nation liaison officer, U.S. Army South; and Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath, commanding general, U.S. Army South, commemorate the 199th anniversary of Ejército del Perú, or Army of Peru, Aug. 18 at the Army South main conference room at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

149th FW Fighting Falcons line the ramp at dawn
August 19, 2020 — F-16 Fighting Falcons line the ramp of the 149th Fighter Wing on an early July 24 morning at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

F-16 Fighting Falcons line the ramp of the 149th Fighter Wing July 24, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Air Force selects 8,246 in technical sergeant promotion cycle; list posts Aug. 24
August 19, 2020 — Air Force officials have selected 8,246 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant out of 28,358 eligible for a selection rate of 29.08 percent in the 20E6 promotion cycle... MORE

Blue graphic with technical sergeant stripes announcing the selection rates

Getting to know the new Air Force Security Forces Center commander
August 18, 2020 — Col. Aaron Guill took command of the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland during a change of command ceremony Aug. 11. ... MORE

Graphic to introduce Col. Aaron Guill to the AFIMSC team.

Operation Warp Speed on track for end-of-year vaccine delivery
August 18, 2020 — Operation Warp Speed is a public-private partnership with the goal of delivering 300 hundred million doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year... MORE

Operation Warp Speed is a public-private partnership whose goal is to deliver 300 hundred million doses of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year.

59th Medical Wing command team speaks at SNCO seminar
August 18, 2020 — An attendee asks a question of 59th Medical Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Marc Schoellkopf during a question and answer portion of a senior NCO professional enhancement seminar Aug. 13, 2020, at the Robert D. Gaylor NCO Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston M&FRC to hold virtual ‘TAP Too’ workshop
August 18, 2020 — Spouses of transitioning service members will learn about resources that will help them as they enter civilian life, without having to leave their home, through the virtual TAP Too workshop conducted by the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center Aug. 26-27... MORE

TAP Too is free for JBSA members. To register, go to eInvitation link https://e.afit.edu/PBs43K or call 210-221-2705, specifying registration for TAP Too workshop. Registration deadline for the workshop is Aug. 24.

Army Resilience director urges Soldiers to report incidents of misconduct
August 18, 2020 — The lead official for the Army’s Resilience Directorate emphasized the use of reporting procedures Tuesday for incidents of sexual harassment and assault to ensure the service is a safe environment for all... MORE

The lead official for the Army’s Resilience Directorate emphasized the use of reporting procedures Tuesday for incidents of sexual harassment and assault to ensure the service is a safe environment for all.

USTRANSCOM conducts aerovac mission of San Antonio veterans
August 18, 2020 — As the number of COVID-19 positive cases surged in Texas last month, the South Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio prepared to meet increasing demand... MORE

One of eight spinal cord injury patients from Audie Murphy Veterans Affairs Medical Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas, is moved onto a U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 14, for a brief flight to Dallas Love Field Airport, Texas.

Spark Tank 2021: Your ideas ignite the future of our Air Force
August 18, 2020 — Air Education and Training Command can't wait to hear what our innovative Airmen have to offer for the Spark Tank 2021 competition. It is critical that you enter early and often as it will allow innovation consultants to assist you with your video and preparedness for the competition... MORE

timeline for spark tank 2021 competition

AFPC welcomes new commander
August 18, 2020 — Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Toth relinquished command of the headquarters to Maj. Gen. Christopher E. Craige in a change of command ceremony Aug. 14 officiated by Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. ... MORE

photo of Maj. Gen. Craige saluting Lt. Gen. Kelly

Air Force Operational Camouflage Pattern guidance updating Sept. 1
August 17, 2020 — Stay up to date with current uniform guidance at https://www.afpc.af.mil/Career-Management/Dress-and-Appearance/... MORE

Stay up to date with current uniform guidance at https://www.afpc.af.mil/Career-Management/Dress-and-Appearance/

CMSgt. Bass installed as 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
August 17, 2020 — Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass formally took the reins Aug. 14 as the Air Force’s 19th Chief Master Sergeant, in the process becoming the first woman and the first person of Asian American descent to be elevated to the service’s highest-ranking enlisted officer... MORE

CMSgt Bass installed as the Air Force’s 19th Chief Master Sergeant

Army South prepares for hurricane season
August 17, 2020 — U.S. Army South's Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion conducted a validation exercise to notionally deploy a contingency command post, or CCP, Aug. 10-14 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to establish standard operating procedures in preparation for hurricane season... MORE

U.S. Army South's Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion held a validation exercise from Aug. 10-14 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.