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Military health system changes focus on readiness
February 21, 2020 — The Military Health System is implementing significant reforms aimed at building a more integrated and effective system of readiness and health, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs said Feb. 19... MORE

Feedback Fridays
February 21, 2020 — 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... MORE

Air Force changes path of entry for enlisted special warfare operators
February 20, 2020 — To better afford enlisted recruits the time and opportunity to find the path of their greatest calling, the Air Force has created a single path of entry into the special warfare recruiting and initial training pipeline called the Special Warfare Operator Enlistment Vectoring program... MORE

Special warfare trainee patrols in the middle of green smoke

AMC, IMCOM want to make every installation ‘Number One Choice’
February 20, 2020 — Gen. Gus Perna, commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, visited San Antonio for his third quarterly update with U.S. Army Installation Management Command leadership at the command’s headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 18... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy makes appearance at Laredo air show
February 19, 2020 — The 433rd Airlift Wing’s C-5M Super Galaxy out of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was part of the 22nd annual Stars and Stripes Air Show during the 123rd Washington’s Birthday Celebration in Laredo, Texas, Feb. 16... MORE

A 433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy was one of the aircraft in attendance Feb. 16, 2020 at the Stars and Stripes Air Show in Laredo, Texas. Hundreds of people got a chance to walk through the C-5M to view the aircraft up close from the inside. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Iram Carmona)

Squadron Commander, Superintendent Course gears up for 2020
February 19, 2020 — The Air Force’s Personnel Center wrapped up a successful year of hosting nearly 400 students in its 2019 Squadron Commander and Superintendent Course and is off-and-running with its first 2020 class concluded... MORE

Photo of Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Hoglund, AFPC’s command chief speaking to squadron leaders in the Boles Conference room at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

Changes to promotion process provide Army officers more career flexibility
February 19, 2020 — The Army has initiated changes to its promotion process, allowing qualified officers a chance to "opt-in" for early promotion consideration, Army Talent Management Task Force leaders said Feb. 13... MORE

JBSA-Lackland M&FRC hosts voting workshop March 17
February 19, 2020 — Service members, their families and Department of Defense civilians will learn about the processes and guidelines for exercising their right to vote at the Voting Assistance Workshop from 9-11 a.m. March 17 at Arnold Hall, building 5506, 1560 Stewart Street, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing member re-enlists last time in hometown on C-5M during air show
February 19, 2020 — Tech. Sgt. Jorge Aradillas, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ground equipment technician at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, had one more enlistment to do before he officially retires from the United States Air Force Reserve... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jorge Aradillas, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ground equipment technician at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas, also from Laredo, re-enlists for the last time onboard a C-5M Super Galaxy, Feb. 15, 2020 during Laredo’s annual Stars and Stripes Air Show. Aradillas was surrounded by family and friends, members of the 68th and 356th Airlift Squadrons and an audience attending the pre-air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Iram Carmona)

Commodore, Navy Recruiting Region West visits NRD San Antonio
February 18, 2020 — Capt. Anthony Bayungan, commodore of Navy Recruiting Region West, Navy Recruiting Command, visited Navy Recruiting District San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 18. Bayungan is visiting several recruiting stations in the area to include the Navy’s Virtual Reality Experience, the “Nimitz”, currently at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo... MORE

UPDATE 4: CDC Novel Coronavirus Response Support
February 18, 2020 — A Department of State flight from Japan, carrying U.S. citizens and their immediate family members who had been passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, arrived at JBSA-Lackland at 3:50 a.m. today... MORE

UPDATE 3: CDC Novel Coronavirus Response Support
February 18, 2020 — At the request of the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services, Joint Base San ANtonio-Lackland is scheduled to receive passengers early this week from the Diamond Princess cruise ship currently docked in Japan. The DOS, DHHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will continue to take the lead in helping to bring American residents back to the United States for screening, monitoring and medical care needed to contain the spread of COVID-19... MORE

CDC and City of San Antonio Press Conference - February 13, 2020
February 18, 2020 — CAPT Jennifer McQuiston, CDC lead at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, and City of San Antonio officials provided an update on the quarantine today... MORE

New DFAS tools help retirees with submitting forms
February 18, 2020 — The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is rolling out a series of new tools to help retirees and annuitants fill out and submit forms easily and correctly. The tools include helpful PDF form wizards, checklists, how-to videos and online upload tools... MORE

Pilot Training Next celebrates first solo flights on 25th training day
February 18, 2020 — Pilot Training Next's third iteration marked a milestone as two students flew their first solos at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Feb. 14... MORE

AETC commander swears in newest Air Force enlistees at Daytona 500
February 18, 2020 — In front of a crowd estimated at around 100,000 looking on, Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, swore in 30 of the Air Force’s newest Total Force enlistees prior to the start of the Daytona 500 Feb. 16, 2020. ... MORE

AFIMSC engineer honored with Bronze Star Medal
February 18, 2020 — Capt. Shane Lockridge received the award for his performance as the director of operations and engineer adviser for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from March 2018 to February 2019. ... MORE

Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander, stand with Capt. Shane Lockridge after awarding the Bronze Star to him at a commander’s call Feb. 13.

Basura Bash brings out hundreds of volunteers to clean up Salado Creek
February 17, 2020 — Hundreds of dedicated volunteers came out on a cool, crisp morning Feb. 15 to help clean up an important waterway that runs through Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during the annual community-wide Basura Bash... MORE

37th Training Wing bivouac exercise builds readiness, camaraderie
February 14, 2020 — Personnel from the 37th Training Wing participated in a bivouac exercise Feb. 11-13, at the Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training, or BEAST, site at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Medina Annex... MORE

AFIMSC engineer honored with Bronze Star
February 14, 2020 — Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander Maj. Gen. Tom Wilcox awarded the Bronze Star to Capt. Shane Lockridge at a commander’s call at JBSA-Lackland Feb. 13. Lockridge received the award for his performance as director of operations and engineer advisor for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from March 2018 to February 2019. ... MORE