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59th MDW radiation oncologist completes Boston Marathon
May 1, 2019 — Lt. Col. (Dr.) Trevor Lim, 59th Medical Wing Radiation Oncology chief, pinned on bib number 10874 to race among 27,355 other runners in the 2019 Boston Marathon April 15. Accomplishing one of his biggest bucket list items, Lim completed the race in the top 28 percent of overall finishers with a run time of 3:24:49... MORE

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Trevor Lim, 59th Medical Wing Radiation Oncology chief, poses for a photo after completing the 2019 Boston Marathon, April 15 in Boston, Massachusetts. Lim completed the race in the top 28 percent of overall finishers with a run time of 3:24:49.

Air Force Civilian Service seeks skilled employees
May 1, 2019 — The Air Force Civilian Service held a job fair concentrated on skilled-trade candidates April 22-23. The event focused on filling more than 300 skilled-labored Air Force positions in the San Antonio and surrounding areas, including Altus and Laughlin Air Force Bases, Texas... MORE

To learn more about the Air Force Civilian Service, career opportunities and future events, visit http://www.afciviliancareers.com/.

Air Force establishes 24/7 helpline to address housing concerns
May 1, 2019 — Residents of privatized housing on Air Force bases now have a 24/7 toll-free helpline to better assist with any housing concerns that they have not been able to resolve with their local privatized or government housing office, or housing chain of command. Representatives are now available seven days a week, 24 hours a day, toll-free at 1-800-482-6431... MORE

Residents of privatized housing on Air Force bases now have a 24/7 toll-free helpline to better assist with any housing concerns that they have not been able to resolve with their local privatized or government housing office, or housing chain of command. Representatives are now available seven days a week, 24 hours a day, toll-free at 1-800-482-6431.This file photo from 2000 shows the Frank Tejedas Estates housing development at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, which was the Department of Defense's first privatization project.

2019 Air Force Photo Contest now open
May 1, 2019 — Shutterbugs of all ages and experience get ready! The 2019 Air Force Photo Contest is now open. The annual contest, managed by the Air Force Services Activity, highlights and celebrates photography created by Airmen and their families... MORE

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The 2019 Air Force Photo Contest runs May 1-31 and features five entry categories. For more information on the contest, visit http://www.myairforcelife.com/Arts/Photo-Contest.aspx.

Limited professional gear allowed during PCS
May 1, 2019 — As the permanent change of station peak season approaches, Air Force officials are reminding Airmen to review the Department of Defense policy on transportation of professional gear to avoid costly charges... MORE

As the permanent change of station peak season approaches, Department of Defense officials are reminding service members to review the Department of Defense policy on transportation of professional gear to avoid costly charges.

Assistant secretary of education views Lackland ISD's PurpleUp! Parade
April 30, 2019 — Frank T. Brogan, the Department of Education assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, attended Lackland Independent School District’s PurpleUp! Parade, held in recognition of the Month of the Military Child at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 12... MORE

Students at Lackland Independent School District march in the PurpleUp! Parade April 12, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Two San Antonio Air Force wings represent at Fiesta Flambeau parade
April 30, 2019 — With the Texas sunset serving as the backdrop, San Antonio’s Alamo Mission in the background and the University of Texas Longhorn Band lined up in front of the historical site, the 433rd Airlift Wing’s massive C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft came in low from the North opening up the 71st Annual Fiesta Flambeau Parade April 27, with an impressive flyover... MORE

The 433rd Airlift Wing's Honor Guard leads the 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing walkers and float on Broadway Street in downtown San Antonio during the 71st annual Fiesta Flambeau Parade April 27. More than 750,000 spectators lined the 2.6-mile-long route see more than 200 floats and marching bands perform in the grand finale of Fiesta Week.

BAMC app now available for patients, visitors, staff
April 30, 2019 — Brooke Army Medical Center now has an app available for download on any mobile device. The app, designed by the Defense Health Agency, allows patients, visitor and staff to quickly access information such as pharmacy wait times, facility directory and quick reference information from their cell phone. ... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center is launching a new app for patients, visitors and staff. The app, designed by the Defense Health Agency, allows users to quickly access information such as pharmacy wait times, facility directory, and quick reference information.

METC student responds to medical emergency
April 30, 2019 — Airman Grace Dawson, a student in the Medical Education and Training Campus Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, or AMSA, program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, applied her new medical skills in a real scenario when a fellow Airman suffered a medical emergency March 21... MORE

Airman Grace Dawson practices inserting a breathing tube during training in the Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice program at the Medical Education and Training Campus. Dawson, a student in the Medical Education and Training Campus Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, or AMSA, program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, applied her new medical skills in a real scenario when a fellow Airman suffered a medical emergency March 21.

Army Medicine welcomes a new member of the Senior Executive Service
April 30, 2019 — Joseph M. Harmon III, deputy to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or HRCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in a ceremony at the Army Medical Department Museum April 29... MORE

Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, The Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, congratulates Joseph M. Harmon III, deputy to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence. Harmon was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in a ceremony at the Army Medical Department Museum April 29.

59th Medical Wing’s weeklong observance celebrates nurses, technicians
April 26, 2019 — Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale's birthday... MORE

Capt. Shauna Sokolowski, 359th Medical Group Family Health clinical nurse, checks the inside of a simulated patient’s mouth, April 23, 2019, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday.

New peer support group for burn survivors established at USAISR Burn Center
April 26, 2019 — The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has joined a nationwide program that is providing peer support to burn patients going through their recovery and rehabilitation process... MORE

The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has established a peer support group for burn survivors and burn patients affiliated with the Phoenix SOAR - Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery – program. SOAR is a nationwide that connects burn patients and their family members to burn survivors – peer supporters - who share their experiences about their injuries and going through the recovery and rehabilitation process in peer group meetings, or during one-on-one visits with the patients at the USAISR Burn Center. The group meets every Saturday at the burn center.

Poet puts a twist on Army South SHARP Training
April 26, 2019 — U.S. Army South hosted a Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention, or SHARP, event at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 17. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Edward Wilson, a SHARP advocate and artist, shared lessons he learned from firsthand experience. ... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Edward Wilson, a SHARP advocate and artist, shared lessons learned from firsthand experience at U.S. Army South's SHARP training event on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 17.

Saluting the Month of the Military Child
April 26, 2019 — The Month of the Military Child began in the 1980s. Its color theme is purple, which symbolizes a combination of all military branches: Army, green; Air Force, blue, Coast Guard, blue; Marine, red; and Navy, blue... MORE

The Month of the Military Child began in the 1980s. Its color theme is purple, which symbolizes a combination of all military branches: Army, green; Air Force, blue, Coast Guard, blue; Marine, red; and Navy, blue.

Brooke Army Medical Center family ties: a generational affair
April 26, 2019 — Everyone says the military is a tight-knit community, but for one family, the connection to Brooke Army Medical Center and Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is formidable, spanning three generations... MORE

Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Andy Murtha holds baby Claire in front of the old Brooke Army Medical Center building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 6, 2019. Murtha and his daughter share the legacy of being born at BAMC.

Fiesta royalty visits JBSA-Lackland
April 26, 2019 — Members of the 2019 Fiesta royalty visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 18 and 19, where they had the opportunity to view a basic military training graduation... MORE

Col. Jason Janaros, 37th Training Wing commander, presents a Fiesta medal to 2019 Fiesta Royalty, Sal Barbaro as the celebrated El Rey Feo LXXI, April 19, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Air Force military ambassador saves reveler during Fiesta parade
April 26, 2019 — In a scene that might have been drawn straight from a Hollywood movie, Tech. Sgt. Ryan Fillweber leaped into the San Antonio River to save a woman who had fallen in during the annual Texas Cavaliers River Parade held April 22 in downtown San Antonio... MORE

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commanding general for U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), recognizes Tech. Sgt. Ryan Fillweber during the Army Day at the Alamo celebration April 23, for his actions during the April 22 Texas Cavaliers River Parade. Fillweber, a military ambassador during the 2019 Fiesta San Antonio celebrations, jumped off his barge and into the San Antonio River to save a woman who had fallen head-first into the river and was unable to right herself.

Healthy Food Initiative delivers nutritious, tasty food for today’s warfighters
April 26, 2019 — After years of concentrating on serving healthy food in its dining facilities, the Air Force is now doubling down to make sure meals not only deliver great nutrition but an abundance of flavor as well... MORE

Christie Maas and Tech. Sgt. Audrey Easterling, food and beverage managers at the Air Force Services Activity, put the finishing touches on pumpkin curry and Mediterranean bowls for a Healthy Food Initiative lunch during the General Officer and Senior Executive Service Summit April 10, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. AFSVA prepared various healthy and nutritious food items to familiarize summit attendees with HFI, a dining concept being rolled out across the Air Force.

JBSA chapels offer additional Islamic worship services for Ramadan
April 25, 2019 — Ramadan will be observed from May 6 to June 3, during which Joint Base San Antonio chapels will be offering additional Islamic worship services... MORE

In this 2013 photo, Sgt. Marcus Lewis talks with Pvt. Munir Muhammed both with Task Force Dragoon and Sgt. Richard Blevins with the 115th Military Police Detachment at the Kandahar Islam Center during Ramadan. This was the first time Lewis and Muhammed attended services at the center. The Soldiers were deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Heart Link connects military spouses to Air Force culture, resources
April 25, 2019 — Heart Link is a spouse orientation program designed to strengthen military families and enhance mission readiness scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 10 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Military & Family Readiness Center, 555 F St. West. Funded by the Air Force Aid Society, Heart Link is an orientation for military spouses of less than five years, but it also benefits spouses new to a duty station... MORE

Hear Link is a spouse orientation program designed to strengthen military families and enhance mission readiness will be offered twice this month at Joint Base San Antonio.