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Training prepares Air Force members to confront interpersonal violence, suicide
November 8, 2018 — Nearly three years ago, the Air Force contracted with Alteristic Inc. and introduced Green Dot training as the primary prevention education program to reduce power-based interpersonal violence affecting its military and civilian members and families. In 2018, self-directed violence – suicide – was added to the curriculum... MORE

502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operators support those who serve
November 8, 2018 — The 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron slogan, “Supporting Those Who Serve,” exemplifies the squadron’s vehicle operations element... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio hosts German Armed Forces Badge Competition
November 8, 2018 — Almost 400 Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen from Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Hood in Kileen, Texas; and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, competed in the 2018 German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, or GAFPB, competition hosted by the collaboration of JBSA units at JBSA-Lackland, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Randolph and JBSA-Camp Bullis Oct. 26-28... MORE

Almost 400 Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen from Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Hood in Kileen, Texas; and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, competed in the 2018 German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, or GAFPB, competition hosted by the collaboration of JBSA units at JBSA-Lackland, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Randolph and JBSA-Camp Bullis Oct. 26-28.

1st Cavalry Division Soldiers launch convoy from JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
November 7, 2018 — Soldiers from the 289th Quartermaster Company, 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, launch a convoy Nov. 5 from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in support of U.S Northern Command. USNORTHOM is providing military support to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border of the United States as part of DOD Support to Southwest Border Operations. ... MORE

Soldiers from the 289th Quartermaster Company, 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, launch a convoy Nov. 5 from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in support of U.S Northern Command. USNORTHOM is providing military support to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border of the United States.

NAMRU-SA project developing tools to detect harmful bacteria in wounded warfighters
November 7, 2018 — Finding and developing diagnostic tools that can better identify harmful bacterial pathogens in wounded warfighters is the objective of two projects being conducted at Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Joseph Spano, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine Directorate research engineer, works on a portable Raman spectrometer that is being utilized for a research project at NAMRU-SA focused on the development of diagnostic platforms that can better identify bacterial pathogens in wounded service members. The portable spectrometer is a user-friendly, ruggedized device that is field-deployable and capable of obtaining surface-enhanced Raman scattering, or SERS, spectra which are characteristic to individual bacterial strains. The portable Raman offers superior performance to handheld spectrometers as well as increased spatial resolution when coupled to a microscope. The device is being used for method and platform development as well as to characterize bacteria, build representative spectral libraries and assess classification capabilities.

Staying safe in the kitchen: the most perilous room during Thanksgiving
November 7, 2018 — The focal point of any American home during Thanksgiving will be the kitchen. This can be one of the most perilous rooms in the home if sound practices in cooking are not observed... MORE

The U.S. Fire Administration, or USFA, estimates 2,000 Thanksgiving Day fires in residential structures occur yearly in the United States. The leading culprit in these fires is cooking. These unattended fires most commonly transpire during the afternoon hour’s noon to 4 p.m. Twenty percent of the time during Thanksgiving smoke alarms were not present or not operational in an occupied home.

Joint Chiefs chairman discusses military's support to DHS
November 7, 2018 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff laid out the process for military support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during a discussion with students in Duke University’s Program in American Grand Strategy in Durham, North Carolina, Nov. 5... MORE

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford (left), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Peter Feaver, a professor of political science and public policy at Duke University, during a discussion with students in Duke’s Program in American Grand Strategy in Durham, N.C., Nov. 5.

Lone Star Gunfighters train future warfighters
November 7, 2018 — The 149th Fighter Wing, known as the Lone Star Gunfighters, is an F-16 training unit that is a part of the Texas Air National Guard and the Texas Military Department. Based out of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the cornerstone of the 149th's flying mission is the 182nd Fighter Squadron, whose role is to take pilots, either experienced aircrew or recent graduates from U.S. Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training, or UPT, and qualify them to fly the F-16... MORE

Maj. Thomas Werner, an instructor pilot assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, performs air-to-air drills in an F-16 Fighting Falcon June 25 near Čáslav Air Base in the Czech Republic during Sky Avenger 2018.

BAMC maintains long-standing accreditation from Commission on Cancer
November 7, 2018 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston maintains multiple accreditations in an effort to ensure patients receive the safe, high-quality care they deserve. One of the longest-standing accreditations, more than 68 years, is from the Commission on Cancer, or CoC, a program of the American College of Surgeons... MORE

Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Lauren Lee examines Faunia Rodriguez at the Brooke Army Medical Center Hematology/Oncology Clinic Nov. 6.

Commentary: ‘Tis the season to be resilient
November 7, 2018 — This is supposed to be the ‘hap-happiest season of all’, but in reality the holidays sometimes leave us stressed out, white elephant partied out, and overall worn out as November heads into December and finally the New Year. If we are not careful, our holiday season itineraries can bury us into exhaustion. If that happens, our effectiveness and attention to detail at work could suffer... MORE

Building resiliency is one of the best ways we maintain our commitment to delivering Trusted Care, Anywhere.

JBSA members give input on quality of life issues at Armed Forces Action Plan forum
November 6, 2018 — Joint Base San Antonio members studied, discussed and recommended action to be taken on several quality of life issues brought forth by service members at the Armed Forces Action Plan forum held Oct. 29-Nov. 1 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Brandon Greenwood (right), Exceptional Family Member Program System Navigator, leads a discussion about family support with program delegates during the Armed Forces Action Plan held at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center Oct. 28. The event brings people together to discuss issues that concern military families living on post.

25th AF vice commander visits Reserve C-5M wing
November 6, 2018 — Brig. Gen. George M. “Moose” Reynolds, 25th Air Force vice commander, visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 2. Col. Gregory P. Haynes, 433rd Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. James C. Miller, 433rd OG deputy commander, presented the Alamo Wing’s mission brief, followed by a tour of a static C-5M Super Galaxy... MORE

Lt. Col. Ryan A. Clark, 356th Airlift Squadron flight instructor, explains functions of the flight engineer station to Kenneth Dilanian III Nov. 2, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

MICC successfully closes FY18, looks forward to new fiscal year
November 6, 2018 — Every day the men and women of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command continue to do amazing things for our supported military partners and Soldiers... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff addresses those in attendance during an October ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Boruff is the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

BMT curriculum changes focused on inspiring, developing Airmen
November 6, 2018 — After listening to feedback from the field, a few changes to the Air Force Basic Military Training curriculum will transform trainees into more combat ready Airmen. The changes, which began Sept. 4, are entirely focused on readiness and lethality, Airmanship, fitness and warrior ethos... MORE

A major change in body and mind is coming to the way Basic Military Training transitions civilians into Mach-21 Airmen. The changes, which start Sept. 4 and will increase the time trainees spend at BMT from 7.5 to 8.5 weeks, are being made in an effort to better develop the next generation of Airmen with an increased focus on and by modeling four lines of effort including readiness and lethality, airmanship, fitness and a warrior ethos. With readiness being one of the Air Force’s top priorities, the need to ensure Airmen are better prepared to support both the Air Force mission and that of joint combatant commanders is being addressed through a revamped expeditionary skills and weapons training curriculum.

Fort Campbell Soldiers deployed at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston for Operation Faithful Patriot
November 5, 2018 — Soldiers assigned to 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, receive briefings while deployed in support of Operation Faithful Patriot at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 1... MORE

Soldiers assigned to 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, receive briefings while deployed in support of Operation Faithful Patriot at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 1. As directed by the Department of Defense through Army headquarters, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell are deploying Soldiers, equipment and resources to assist Department of Homeland Security along the southwest border. Military personnel will provide a range of support including planning assistance, engineering support, and logistics and transportation support.

Soldiers, Airmen train at JBSA-Lackland for Operation Faithful Patriot
November 5, 2018 — Soldiers are deploying in support of Operation Faithful Patriot in order to assist the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol officers along the southwestern border of the U.S. and Mexico... MORE

Capt. Brian Ford, commander of the 41st Route Clearance Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, speaks to his Soldiers during de-escalation of force scenario training as part of Operation Faithful Patriot at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 31. Soldiers are deploying in support of Operation Faithful Patriot in order to assist the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol officers along the south-western border of the U.S. and Mexico.

Joint Base San Antonio among units supporting Department of Homeland Security along southwest border
November 5, 2018 — The Department of Homeland Security has requested the Department of Defense to provide a range of assistance, including planning, engineering, transportation, logistics and medical support to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This request for assistance will enhance CBP's ability to impede or deny illegal crossings and maintain situational awareness as it contributes to CBP's overall border security mission... MORE

Special Warfare Training Wing wetsuits provide new capabilities to local EMS teams
November 5, 2018 — As the Special Warfare Training Wing keeps pace with the latest equipment, something has to be done with the older gear that can still provide utility... MORE

Alpha Warrior final battle returns to San Antonio Nov. 17
November 5, 2018 — The 2018 Alpha Warrior Final Battle will feature the first ever inter-service competition with Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors competing Nov. 17 at Retama Park in Selma, Texas... MORE

The 2018 Alpha Warrior Final Battle will feature the first ever inter-service competition with Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors competing Nov. 17 at Retama Park in Selma, Texas.

Preparedness is key when responding to emergencies
November 3, 2018 — Joint Base San Antonio Fire Emergency Services hosted a Rescue One course at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph from Oct. 22 to Nov. 15... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio Fire Emergency Services hosted a Rescue One course at JBSA-Randolph from Oct. 22 to Nov. 15.