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Upgrades enhance visitor experience at AMEDD Museum
November 9, 2017 — The U.S. Army Medical Department, or AMEDD, Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is upgrading its exhibit area and some of its facilities to enhance the museum experience for its visitors... MORE

George Wunderlich, U.S. Army Medical Department Museum director, points to a section of historical photos and prints in the museum’s revamped AMEDD Regimental Room, which is used for various activities from change of command and retirement ceremonies to receptions to training demonstrations. The renovations to the room are part of several improvements being made at the museum to enhance the visitor experience.

Airman brightens Thanksgiving Day for firefighters
November 8, 2017 — Airman 1st Class Kijana Soppe, an administrative specialist with the 802nd Force Support Squadron, spends her Thanksgiving Day showing love to the local firefighters at Fire Station 1 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. This year, Soppe would like to get volunteers to help her cook and make this a much bigger event... MORE

Several fire fighters gather around the table at their fire station to enjoy a home-cooked Thanksgiving Day meal.

Chris “Chaos” Kelly provided order and control at JBSA Air Show
November 8, 2017 — Whether it is upside-down helicopters, formation flying of the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds,” or the pyrotechnics and deafening uproar of Tora! Tora! Tora!, Chris “Chaos” Kelly was on top of things... MORE

Paramedics expand Wilford Hall's medical capabilities
November 8, 2017 — Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, has a robust, multifaceted patient care program that provides one-stop-shop for medical needs, including its own emergency medical service teams... MORE

Staff Sgt. Lucas Reaume, paramedic with the 59th Medical Wing, poses for a portrait at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Service Center, Texas, Feb. 9, 2017. The paramedics are on stand-by 24 hours a day for any medical emergencies that occur on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

‘Show Some Love’ for 2017 Combined Federal Campaign
November 7, 2017 — There have been changes for the 2017 Combined Federal Campaign, but the mission remains the same: to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, cost-efficient, and effective in providing all Federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for all... MORE

(From left) Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio; Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, command chief, 502nd ABW and JBSA; and Fil Jimenez, 502nd ABW technical director; look over the 2017 Combined Federal Campaign website at http://opm.gov/showsomelovecfc at the 502nd ABW headquarters at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston recently.

BAMC responds in support of Sutherland Springs shooting
November 6, 2017 — On Nov. 5, a mass shooting occurred at a church in Sutherland Springs, about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio. As part of the San Antonio trauma system, Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston received eight patients -- six adults and two minors... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson addresses members of the media Nov. 6, 2017 during a press conference about the victims of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. As part of the San Antonio trauma system, Brooke Army Medical Center received eight patients -- six adults and two minors.

Thanksgiving fire safety: food for thought
November 6, 2017 — Giving thanks and spending a day with loved ones, friends and neighbors is what this holiday is all about. But the jovial Thanksgiving meal can lead to fires while in the cooking process. By following a few simple safety precautions while in the kitchen, holiday revelers can avoid any fires that may lead to injuries, deaths or property loss... MORE

According to the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, Thanksgiving Day is the high point of home-cooking fires. Fires are likely to occur about three times more during this time as any other day of the year. Thanksgiving Day can produce a surge of residential building fires that can result in millions of dollars in property damage, injuries and deaths.

JBSA security forces to receive upgraded radios, equipment
November 6, 2017 — Security forces at Joint Base San Antonio locations are going to enhance their communication capabilities through a multi-year project to improve and upgrade the communications equipment they utilize... MORE

Airman Zachary Sherrod, 502nd Security Forces Squadron alarm monitor, works at the emergency dispatch desk at the base defense operations center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Security forces squadrons at JBSA locations are in line to receive a total of $6 million in communications equipment upgrades, including new emergency dispatch consoles and hand-held radios, over the next two to three years.

Introducing the new Wilford Hall Eye Center
November 6, 2017 — The Wilford Hall Eye Center, the 59th Medical Wing’s departments of ophthalmology, optometry, and the Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center now aligned under one umbrella for the first time ever, is located within the Department of Defense’s largest outpatient clinic and surgical facility, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, and includes the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Ophthalmology residency program... MORE

(U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Stephan Alvarez)

2017 JBSA Airshow brings air power to San Antonio
November 5, 2017 — The 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House wrapped up a two-day run Nov. 4-5, hosting visitors from around the country to witness military and civilian aerial acrobatics, learn about various static aircraft displays and interact with JBSA military members at the JBSA-Lackland, Kelly Field Annex... MORE

The U.S. Aerial Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” perform at the Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House Nov. 4, 2017, at JBSA-Lackland, Kelly Field. Air Shows allow the Air Force to display the capapbilities of our aircraft to the American Public through aerial demonstration and static displays.

JBSA Air Show kicks off at Port San Antonio
November 4, 2017 — The 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House is taking place Nov. 4-5 at JBSA-Lackland, Kelly Field, Texas... MORE

Morin soars with the Thunderbirds at JBSA Air Show
November 4, 2017 — Brittany Morin, founder and chief executive officer of Brit and Company, flew with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team Nov. 4 prior to the start of the 2017 JBSA Air Show and Open House at Kelly Field... MORE

Brittany Morin, founder and CEO of Brit and Company, gets ready to fly with the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" at the 2017 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House Nov. 4, 2017. Morin got the opportunity to see first-hand the teamwork and precision needed to deliver combat airpower around the world.

Rehearsal Day showcases what’s to come at Air Show and Open House
November 3, 2017 — Members of the military community got a preview of the 2017 JBSA Air Show and Open House during the air show rehearsal day Nov. 3 at the JBSA-Lackland, Kelly Field Annex... MORE

Members of the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” perform during the 2017 Joint Base San Antonio and Open House rehearsal day Nov. 3, 2017, at JBSA-Lackland, Kelly Field, Texas. Air shows allow the Air Force to display the capabilities of our aircraft to the American taxpayer through aerial demonstrations and static displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer)

BMT graduation, JBSA air show immerse JROTC cadets in Air Force culture
November 3, 2017 — Hundreds of young men and women from high schools throughout Texas watched with keen interest as nearly 700 Airmen completed the initial phase of their Air Force career, graduating from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland the morning of Nov. 3... MORE

USAISR scientists engage middle school students at STEM club
November 3, 2017 — Stefanie Shiels, Ph.D., a staff scientist at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, believes that school students have to be exposed to STEM, or science, technology, engineering and mathematics, at a young age – regardless of the time of day – even if it means at 6 o’clock in the morning... MORE

Dr. Stefanie Shiels, a staff scientist at the at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, recreates an elbow joint from PVC pipe, rubber bands, string and balloons Oct. 4 at St. Matthew Catholic School during a community outreach event.

Burn Center offers new pain management approach for patients
November 3, 2017 — Doctors at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are utilizing a novel method of administering pain medication to burn patients in the burn intensive care unit in hopes to mitigate opioid addiction and other complications associated with burn care... MORE

Pain medication is managed with the placement of an intrathecal catheter exactly like an epidural catheter used for laboring women, except that the catheter resides in the intrathecal space where the cerebrospinal fluid resides instead of the epidural space.

Hand-free device enhances BAMC staff communication, safety
November 3, 2017 — The wireless hands-free integrated communications system, or WHICS, worn by many staff members throughout Brooke Army Medical Center may not be able to teleport them to another location, but it allows a faster, more efficient way for staff members to communicate... MORE

Gina Brown uses the wireless hands-free integrated communications system, or WHIICS, to contact another staff member Nov. 1. The Brooke Army Medical Center Information Management Division implemented the WHICS last October, but the system was fully employed Oct. 5 to allow alarms from patient monitors to automatically contact the appropriate personnel through the device.

Thunderbirds arrive at JBSA for 2017 Air Show
November 2, 2017 — The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team arrived Nov. 2 at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field in anticipation for the 2017 JBSA Air Show and Open House taking place Nov. 4-5... MORE

Air Force Wounded Warrior takes flight with Thunderbirds
November 2, 2017 — Air Force Maser Sgt. Benjamin Seekell, Air Force Wounded Warrior and 343rd Training Squadron security forces apprentice course flight chief, flew with the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” Nov. 2 at JBSA-Kelly Field... MORE

JBSA pilots and engineers engage with community leaders, residents on compatible use
November 2, 2017 — Open Houses held near JBSA inform the public about the Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) Program... MORE