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USAISR Burn Center volunteer named United Way San Antonio Volunteer of the Year
June 21, 2018 — The United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County presented Sandra “Sandy” Montelongo with the 29th Annual Military Volunteer of the Year award June 6 for volunteering at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

(From left) Capt. Jefferson Hunter, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center Progressive Care Unit Officer-in-Charge; Michael Dulevitz, Chief, Brooke Army Medical Center Office of Volunteer Services; Sue Dodson, Executive Director, Texas Burn Survivor Society; Sandra “Sandy” Montelongo; Paula Davidson, USAISR Burn Intensive Care Unit Volunteer Coordinator, at the 29th Annual United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County Volunteer of the Year awards ceremony June 6. Montelongo was awarded the San Antonio area Volunteer of the Year in the Military category.

DOD partners with LinkedIn, offers military spouses free membership
June 19, 2018 — The Defense Department’s Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program is launching a new partnership with LinkedIn -- the virtual professional networking platform... MORE

Members of Team Dover attend a job fair during the Transition Summit March 16, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. More than 125 employers and service organizations came to Dover looking to hire transitioning service members, veterans and military spouses.

Lone Star Warriors hone joint skills across JBSA skies
June 19, 2018 — In a dramatic demonstration of joint, total force teaming, more than 200 San Antonio-based service members pushed the exercise envelope as part of Operation Lone Star Vigilance, moving 16 tons of vital relief supplies by helicopter, answering seven time-sensitive calls for medical evacuation, and extracting six downed aircrews caught behind enemy lines... MORE

Airman 1st Class Alicia Deluna and Air Force Staff Sgt. John Tapia 74th Aerial Port Squadron aerial transportation technicians, attach a 2,000 pound sling load to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during Operation Lone Star Vigilance June 10, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. Operation Lone Star Vigilance was a joint-training exercise involving Active-Duty and Reserve Airmen and Soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard from installations across San Antonio. The multi-service missions saw the successful completion of aerial reconnaissance, sling loading of cargo, MEDEVAC hoists, personnel recovery and the simultaneous operation of multiple helicopter landing zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Stormy Archer)

Soldiers to be eligible for tuition assistance right after AIT
June 19, 2018 — Soldiers will no longer have to wait one year after completing their Advanced Individual Training to receive tuition assistance... MORE

Soldiers will no longer have to wait one year after completing their advanced individual training to receive tuition assistance. Soon, tuition assistance will be available immediately for Soldiers of all components after AIT.

Pacer Classic III mods give T-38 new life
June 19, 2018 — What do you do with airplanes that were built in the early 1960s and are planned to be flying well past their 70th birthday? You give them a structural makeover that will provide the strength and longevity to go the distance... MORE

Michael Ramirez, 575th AMXS Sheet Metal Technician, checks the alignment on a new left hand upper center longeron being installed on a T-38 Talon during the PCIII modification package.

We Are Airmen: 2018 Recruiting Video Contest
June 19, 2018 — Calling all storytellers! Air Force officials are offering Airmen the chance to create their own recruiting video through the We Are Airmen 2018 Recruiting Video Contest... MORE

Air Force officials are offering Airmen the chance to create their own recruiting video through the We Are Airmen 2018 Recruiting Video Contest. Now is your chance to showcase your creativity and pride to be an Airman in the United States Air Force! If you were a civilian thinking about joining the military, what kind of commercial would make you want to become an Airman?

Air Force Band of the West's Dimensions in Blue jazz ensemble performs July 1
June 19, 2018 — Kick off your July 4 early with the U.S. Air Force Band of the West's Dimensions in Blue jazz combo at the Sunken Gardens Theater in Brackenridge Park, with a free concert at 7:30 p.m. July 1... MORE

Join Dimensions In Blue at the Sunken Garden Theater on Sunday, July 1st at 7:00PM for a free, family-friendly concert. Dimensions In Blue, the United States Air Force Band of the West's big band jazz ensemble, generates a unique excitement through performances of America’s only original art form: Jazz.

Authentic NCOs: Honest with themselves and their Soldiers
June 19, 2018 — From time to time the concept of "authenticity" emerges in any review of literature, especially since it was first used by Andrew Halpin in 1966. Authentic or genuine behavior is closely associated with an open-climate organization. In an open-climate organization, a leader's behavior is purposeful and real, while, as Halpin suggests, in a closed-climate organization behavior tends to be determined by role and appears almost ritualistic... MORE

Three NCOs acting on behalf of NCOs of the past, present and future light three candles. The red candle represents valor, the white honor and integrity, and the blue vigilance.

Air Force offers hope for families of children with autism
June 19, 2018 — Raising a child with autism is always a challenge, especially in the military. The Air Force offers many resources to help families face these challenges, and hope that children with autism can reach their full potential... MORE

Raising a child with autism is a challenge for any family, especially for military families. The Air Force offers programs to help families cope with the frequent moves, deployments and other disruptions of military life, and therapies that can bring hope to parents that their child will reach their full potential.

Local Air Force medical team supports Guatemala volcano relief efforts
June 19, 2018 — Volcán de Fuego (Spanish for "Volcano of Fire") erupted in Guatemala, near the village of San Miguel Los Lotes, on June 3, 2018, leaving more than 100 dead, 200 injured, and thousands displaced and in need of support. Air Force medical personnel and aircraft from many units are involved in relief efforts, offering medical care and aeromedical evacuation to people injured in the eruption... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Hannah Gale, pediatrician, San Antonio Military Medical Center Burn Team, consoles a patient during an airlift aeromedical evacuation mission from Guatemala to Galveston, Texas, June 6, 2018. A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from the Mississippi Air National Guard's 172nd Airlift Wing transported six injured children and their guardians to Galveston, Texas, for medical treatment at Shriners Hospital for Children. A joint medical team from the Mississippi Air National Guard's 183rd Air Evacuation Squadron and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, provided en route medical treatment during the flight.

59th Medical Wing nurse receives BAMC award
June 18, 2018 — Air Force Maj. David F. Bradley, Jr., a perioperative clinical nurse specialist assigned to the 59th Medical Wing, was the recipient of Brooke Army Medical Center’s 2018 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse of the Year Award May 7. The annual award is presented to the nominee who has made a significant impact on the San Antonio military medical mission. ... MORE

Maj. David Bradley, Jr., a perioperative clinical nurse specialist assigned to the 59th Medical Wing, was the recipient of Brooke Army Medical Center’s 2018 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse of the Year Award May 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The annual award is presented to the nominee who has made a significant impact on the San Antonio military medical mission.

Brig. Gen. Laura Lenderman tours JBSA-Fort Sam Houston facilities
June 18, 2018 — Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, took a JBSA-Fort Sam Houston immersion tour June 15, stopping at select locations to walk through facilities and talk to the people who work there... MORE

Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman (center), 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, talks with Amanda Wood (left), Chief, Child and Youth Services Flight, and Jeanne Warren (right), JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Youth Director, during a stop at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Youth Center June 15. The general visited the center as part of an immersion tour, which included stops at the Academic Support Center, Student Activity Center, the vehicle maintenance facility, Jimmy Brought Fitness Center, and Military & Family Readiness Center.

59th Medical Wing reopens Satellite Pharmacy at JBSA-Lackland
June 18, 2018 — The 59th Medical Wing reopened the doors to the satellite pharmacy located on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 11... MORE

Senior Airman Deja Collins, 59th Medical Training Squadron pharmacy technician, prepares medication for distribution at the satellite pharmacy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 11. The staff processes 378,000 prescriptions annually.

502nd Security Forces Squadron ramping up patrols to reduce home break-ins and thefts
June 18, 2018 — Responding to a string of break-ins and thefts at residential units at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, the 502nd Security Forces Squadron is increasing patrols and instituting measures to prevent further break-ins and thefts from occurring... MORE

Twenty-four bicycles have been stolen at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston since Jan. 1.

59th Medical Wing welcomes new commander
June 18, 2018 — Members of the Air Force’s flagship medical wing witnessed the transfer authority and responsibility from Maj. Gen. Bart Iddins to the new 59th Medical Wing commander, Maj. Gen. John DeGoes during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 14... MORE

Maj. Gen. John DeGoes took command of the 59th Medical Wing during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 14. The 59th MDW is the Air Force's premier healthcare, medical education and research, and readiness wing.

Air Force implements new parental leave policy, secondary caregivers given 21 days
June 18, 2018 — In accordance with the Department of Defense Military Parental Leave Program, the Air Force announced an expansion to its parental leave policy on non-chargeable leave entitlements following the birth or adoption of a child... MORE

Master Sgt. Rodolfo Gamez and his wife, Tech. Sgt. Christina Gamez, hold their children, Tomas, 4, and Eva, 3, for a portrait outside of their home.

502nd CS hosts tech expo
June 15, 2018 — The 502nd Communications Squadron hosted a technology expo at the Gateway Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland June 13. The expo featured more than 30 companies displaying different technology and has been at JBSA for the past 20 years. The companies shared new advances in technology with the more than 200 attendees that could partner well with JBSA mission capabilities... MORE

Former field artillery officer commissioned as Army medicine biochemist/physiologist
June 15, 2018 — When he graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 2007 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology, then-Cadet Andrew W. Holt accepted a commission in the U.S. Army to become a field artillery officer... MORE

Capt. Andrew W. Holt (left), Ph.D., a former Army field artillery officer, is the new Deputy Director for the Department of Sensory Trauma at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Holt, a physiologist, is taking over for Capt. Gina Griffith (right), Ph.D., who just completed her first tour in the Army as a microbiologist at the USAISR and transferring to a deployable unit at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

USAISR Burn Flight Team deploys to Guatemala
June 15, 2018 — The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center Burn Flight Team, or BFT, deployed to Guatemala June 6 to transport six critically injured pediatric burn patients to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Argelia Felix-Camacho, Registered Nurse, San Antonio Military Medical Center Burn Team, consoles a patient during a humanitarian mission from Guatemala to Galveston, Texas, June 6. An aeromedical evacuation crew from San Antonio Military Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, provided en route medical treatment to the six injured children during the air Mobility Commnd flight to Galveston, Texas. The children were taken to the Shriners Hospital for Children for further care.

U.S. Army North celebrates Army’s 243th birthday
June 15, 2018 — Members of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) were all over San Antonio June 14 to mark the Army’s 243rd Birthday with a ceremony at the Alamo in downtown San Antonio and an early morning birthday run at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE