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Air Force relaunches Employee Assistance Program
January 9, 2020 — The Air Force Employee Assistance Program has relaunched with a new phone number and website. The program will provide the same services as it did in the past, and at no cost. It may be accessed 24/7 by all Air Force civilian personnel (APF and NAF), Guard/Reserve and family members. ... MORE

The Air Force Employee Assistance Program has relaunched with a new phone number, 1-866-580-9078, and new website, www.AFPC.af.mil/EAP. The program will provide the same services and same access to care provided in the past with continued access 24/7 via telephone, website or in-person. (Courtesy graphic)

Main BAMC Outpatient Pharmacy implementing new system to reduce wait time
January 9, 2020 — The Main Outpatient Pharmacy at Brooke Army Medical Center will implement a two-ticket system in February to improve the customer experience and reduce wait times... MORE

Huy Nguyen, pharmacist, dispenses a prescription in the main pharmacy at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

NATO temporarily suspends training mission in Iraq
January 8, 2020 — Although NATO is committed to the training mission in Iraq, the alliance has suspended training operations in the country, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels Jan. 7... MORE

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells reporters that the alliance will suspend training Iraqi forces until the situation in the country stabilizes.

149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard units participate in FSRT BETA test
January 8, 2020 — Air National Guard members from the 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and the 159th Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, participated in a beta assessment test for Fatality Search and Recovery Teams at the Round Rock Public Safety Training Center, Round Rock, Texas Dec. 3-8, 2019... MORE

Air National Guard members from the 149th and the 159th Fighter Wings participated in a beta assessment test for Fatality Search and Recovery Teams at the Round Rock Public Safety Training Center, Round Rock Texas from 3-8 December 2019.

SAF/IE visits JBSA to discuss infrastructure
January 7, 2020 — The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy recently toured Joint Base San Antonio and met with leadership to discuss upcoming plans and initiatives for installation infrastructure including privatized housing and dorms. ... MORE

The Honorable John W. Henderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, met with base and mission partner leadership while visiting Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, December 18, 2019. Mr. Henderson visited for a briefing on our dormitory and privatized housing efforts here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lemitchel King)

2020 Special Olympics Texas Games slated for Morgan’s Wonderland
January 7, 2020 — Texas law enforcement officers, military officials, local civic and community leaders, as well as local cheer teams came together at a press conference Dec. 10, 2019, to announce the 2020 Special Olympics Summer Games will be held at the Morgan’s Wonderland Event Center... MORE

(From left) Gordon Hartman, founder and CEO of Morgan’s Wonderland; Capt. Casey Ryan, 502nd Security Forces Squadron operations officer; San Antonio Storm Cheer Team members; Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio; and Lt. Steven Dews, 502nd Security Forces Squadron public affairs representative, attend the 2020 Summer Games press conference at the Morgan’s Wonderland Event Center Dec. 10, 2019. Morgan’s Wonderland will host the Special Olympics Texas’ 51st Annual Summer Games, April 30 to May 3, 2020. The four-day event is the organization’s largest competition of the year with approximately 3,000 athletes from all over Texas.

BAMC training helps Landstuhl nurses care for critically ill patients
January 7, 2020 — A two-week long training session at Brooke Army Medical Center provided a pair of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center critical care nurses with hands-on training operating and troubleshooting dialysis equipment used in continuous 24 hour-per-day therapy... MORE

Army Maj. Julie Duffy (right), clinical nurse specialist, Intensive Care Unit, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, prepares a cycler used for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies as Petra Wine, critical care nurse, provides instruction during CRRT training at LRMC's ICU Dec. 19, 2019.

Esper: U.S. continues to deploy, reposition troops in Middle East
January 7, 2020 — The United States continues to deploy and reposition troops throughout the region of Iraq and Iran to bolster U.S. security and force protection and to be prepared for any contingency, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said... MORE

Air Force to solicit 75th birthday theme ideas
January 6, 2020 — In preparation for its 75th anniversary, Sept. 18, 2022, the Air Force is soliciting birthday theme ideas from Total Force Airmen and civilians. Every year in September, the Department of the Air Force dedicates a theme to celebrate the Air Force’s birthday... MORE

In preparation for the Air Force’s 75th anniversary, Sept. 18, 2022, the Air Force is soliciting birthday theme ideas from Total Force Airmen and civilians. Every year in September, the Department of the Air Force dedicates a theme to celebrate the Air Force’s birthday.

BAMC welcomes first baby of new decade
January 3, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center rang in the New Year by welcoming the hospital’s first baby of 2020. The 7-pound, 9-ounce, 19.5-inch-long baby girl was born at 1 a.m. Jan. 1... MORE

Brig. Gen. Wendy Harter, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, presents a gift basket from the BAMC Auxiliary to Airman 1st Class Anna Tritley and her husband, Sean, Jan. 3, 2020 to congratulate them on the birth of their daughter, Cora Noel. The 7-pound, 9-ounce, 19.5-inch-long baby girl was BAMC’s first baby of the new year, born at 1 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2020.

What’s got you sick, when to take antibiotics
January 3, 2020 — With cold and flu season officially underway, community members may wonder what the best treatments are and when antibiotics are the answer. ... MORE

Air Force Aid Society Education Grant Program opens for upcoming academic year
January 3, 2020 — The General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant program dates back to 1988. Since the program’s inception, 111,654 students have received more than $172 million in education assistance through grants ranging from $500 to $4,000 based on need... MORE

New entrance test to increase Soldier quality, reduce attrition
January 2, 2020 — A new military entrance exam is now being given to Army recruits to predict performance, behaviors, attitude, and attrition of potential Soldiers... MORE

Future Soldiers from the Phoenix Recruiting Battalion, National Guard and Marines, recite the Oath of Enlistment during a mass enlistment ceremony Dec. 1, 2019, at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. The ceremony took place shortly before a National Football League football game between the Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams.

323rd Army Band commander promoted to top warrant officer grade
January 2, 2020 — Jonathan D. Ward, the commander and band master of “Fort Sam’s Own” 323rd U.S. Army Band was recently promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 5... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jonathan D. Ward, commander and band master of “Fort Sam’s Own” 323rd U.S. Army Band, receives the Oath of Office upon his promotion to Chief Warrant Officer 5 from Brig. Gen. Walter Duzzny, U.S. Army North Deputy Commanding General-Support, at the University of the Incarnate Word’s Luella Bennack Concert Hall, San Antonio, TX, Dec. 3, 2019.

Air Force studies fatigue and sleep to enhance readiness
January 2, 2020 — The Air Force is studying sleep habits among Airmen to find ways to improve performance and ensure their readiness to support the mission... MORE

A U.S. Air Force Airman sleeps inside a C-17 Globemaster III during a flight over an undisclosed location in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel, Jan. 22, 2018. Airmen supporting OFS work to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for al Qaeda and international extremist groups. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

Defense bill to fund pay raise for military, civilian personnel
January 2, 2020 — The $738 billion defense spending bill signed into law by President Donald J. Trump funds the largest pay increases in a decade... MORE

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley brief the media at the Pentagon, Dec. 20, 2019.

New year, new name, same great content: "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast
January 2, 2020 — New year, new name, same great content on the latest episode of Air Education and Training Command’s "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast series, released Jan. 2, 2020... MORE

"The Air Force Starts Here" is Air Education and Training Command's professional development podcast. The professional development podcasts are designed to help communicate and inform Total Force Airmen across the globe on relevant, timely topics related to the recruiting, training, education and development fields and can be listened to on the government network on the AETC website, or via mobile application as well as on Apple Podcasts (iTunes). For Android or Google mobile users, the podcast can be found on their favorite third-party podcast phone application. (U.S. Air Force graphic / 1st Lt. Robert Guest)

JBSA Military Ambassadors promote long-standing relationship with local communities
January 2, 2020 — Each year, 10 service members from across Joint Base San Antonio participate in the Military Ambassador Program to promote the military’s commitment and relationship with the local communities around the installation... MORE

U.S. Army Military Ambassadors: Sgt. 1st Class Ernie Nieves and Sgt. Alejandra Valdes.

Learn to keep debt, budget under control with JBSA financial wellness classes
December 31, 2019 — Bad credit? Out of control debt? Having trouble living within your means? Or, maybe you have everything under control but would like to know if you could be doing things better. The Joint Base San Antonio Military and Family Readiness Centers have the perfect financial wellness classes for you. ... MORE

Bad credit? Out of control debt? Having trouble living within your means? Or, maybe you have everything under control but would like to know if you could be doing things better.

NCOs gain school attendance flexibility from EPME self-registration platform
December 30, 2019 — The Air Force’s Personnel Center has created a new scheduling system that allows noncommissioned officers to choose when they attend the NCO Academy, Senior NCO Academy and Chief Leadership Course... MORE

Graphic depicting math equations and news headline for the new Enlisted Professional Military Education self-registration scheduling system