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MFRC provides holiday cheer for deployed service members and their families
December 6, 2018 — There’s no place like home for the holidays, no matter how far away you roam. For many military families, that classic line takes on greater importance as their service member deploys during the holiday season... MORE

Hearts Apart is a program provided by the M&FRC for service members and their families to stay connected and access resources to help them navigate the challenges of deployment. At the core of the program are monthly events for spouses, allowing them the opportunity to network with other deployed families and ask questions of M&FRC specialists.

Bimonthly workshops planned at JBSA-Randolph for EFMP families
December 6, 2018 — Families at Joint Base San Antonio enrolled in a Department of Defense program that supports military families with special medical and educational needs will have opportunities in 2019 to learn about an array of topics from Medicaid to individualized education programs... MORE

A dependent with special needs and disabilities has a group of JBSA medical professionals, therapists, child development specialists and representatives from the Exceptional Family Member Program who come up with a plan for caregivers to follow in helping the child develop. The team includes the parents of the child with special needs and/or disabilities and caregivers, both of whom provide input on the child’s developing needs.

JBSA programs provide resources for prevention of suicide, substance abuse
December 6, 2018 — Active-duty members who are experiencing feelings of depression, isolation and thoughts of suicide during the holiday season can get help from two Joint Base San Antonio programs focused on suicide and substance abuse prevention... MORE

Active-duty members who are experiencing feelings of depression, isolation and thoughts of suicide during the holiday season can get help from two Joint Base San Antonio programs focused on suicide and substance abuse prevention.

DOD health leaders: whole of military health is greater than sum of parts
December 6, 2018 — Department of Defense health leaders who spoke about Military Health System reform during the 2018 meeting of AMSUS, the Society of Federal Health Professionals, stressed collaboration and commitment to implement massive organizational transformation... MORE

Dr. John Cho (far right), AMSUS executive director, introduces speakers (from left) Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director; Lt. Gen. Nadja West, Army Surgeon General; Vice Adm. Forrest Faison III, Navy Surgeon General; Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General; Navy Rear Adm. Colin Chinn, Joint Staff surgeon, Dr. Richard Thomas, president of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; and Dr. Terry Adirim, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Services Policy and Oversight.

Bush's legacy includes decisive military action
December 6, 2018 — His background was a little different than most who join the military at the age of 18, but his warmth, love of country and drive to serve made him a leader respected up and down his chains of command. Service members who worked with former President George H.W. Bush, first as Ronald Reagan's vice president and, later, during his presidential term, spoke of the way he remembered their names and would ask about their families. They were loyal to him and he was loyal right back... MORE

A file photo taken in 1944 of Navy pilot George H. W. Bush in the cockpit of his Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber.

CMSAF Wright to Airmen: Know your retirement options
December 6, 2018 — The opt-in deadline for the Blended Retirement System is December 31, 2018. Make your decision knowing only you can determine which system is best for you, and understand that if you opt into BRS, it is irrevocable... MORE

Service members have just one month left to make a decision about opting in to the blended retirement system, Jeri Busch, the Defense Department’s director of military compensation policy.

AMEDDC&S social work student defends world championship bodybuilding title
December 6, 2018 — Three years ago, when Army Capt. Johnny Dotson was a first lieutenant, he was approached by someone at the Fort Leonard Wood (Missouri) main post gym and encouraged to look into becoming a competitive body builder. Though he had never thought of competing, Dotson took the stranger’s suggestion and began the research that propelled him into the competition lifestyle... MORE

Army Capt. Johnny Dotson training at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Central Gym.

Openings and Closures for National Day of Mourning, Dec. 5
December 4, 2018 — Please be advised of Joint Base San Antonio's openings and closures for National Day of Mourning, Dec. 5. The following are the hours of operations necessary to continue essential operations and to support our mission partners and personnel... MORE

Airmen take patriotism to the court
December 4, 2018 — Nearly 30 Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing took to the court at the AT&T Center on Dec. 2, to serve in the Living Flag detail before the San Antonio Spurs took on the Portland Trailblazers... MORE

Members of the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, participate in the Living Flag ceremony held before the Dec. 2 game between the San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trailblazers at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Nearly 30 Airmen held the flag aloft during the singing of the national anthem.
(Photo courtesy of the San Antonio Spurs)

Two USAISR nurses among Top 25 of South Central Texas
December 4, 2018 — Two nurses from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston were named among the best 25 nurses of South Central Texas... MORE

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center nurses Tanya Luckado and Michael Mueller were selected as Honorees for the Inaugural Best 25 Nurses of South Central Texas sponsored by the South Central Texas Organization of Nurse Executives.

Soldiers credits Basic Life Support course in saving nephew’s life
December 4, 2018 — Have you ever wondered if it’s worth your time or beneficial to take a Basic Life Support course? Ask Spc. Josue Garcia-Marcano and you will get a resounding “definitely” without hesitation... MORE

Pacific Air Forces commander presides over BMT graduation
December 4, 2018 — U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, served as the reviewing official for the Air Force Basic Military Training graduation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 30... MORE

Medics train for real-world events
December 4, 2018 — More than 125 Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland took part in a mass casualty exercise Nov. 28, 2018... MORE

59th Medical Wing bioenvironmental engineers call in a contamination emergency during a MASCAL exercise on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The exercise tested the clinical and field response teams’ communication efficiency between wing personnel and the medical control center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

Flying training commander gets first ride in next-gen fighter and bomber trainer
December 4, 2018 — The 19th Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, became the first Air Force Airman to get a sortie and a first-hand look at the capabilities of the next-generation fighter and bomber trainer at Boeing’s St. Louis facilities Nov. 27... MORE

Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, gets ready for a T-X familiarization sortie at the Boeing facility in St. Louis, Nov. 27, 2018. The T-X trainer will help the service increase the lethality and readiness of future pilots in both under- and graduate-level training courses due to its advanced training capabilities.

How to eat healthy during the holidays
December 4, 2018 — One of the biggest challenges we face during the holidays is eating healthy. We are more likely to indulge at this time of year at holiday parties, family meals and Christmas markets... MORE

Moderation, not avoidance, is key to staying healthy during the holidays.

JBSA Holiday Chapel Services
December 3, 2018 — Joint Base San Antonio chapels have announced the following holiday services for 2018-2019:... MORE

ADVISOR system medical lifeline for operational forces
December 3, 2018 — The Advanced Virtual Support for Operational Forces system, or ADVISOR, coordinated through the Army Virtual Medical Center at Brooke Army Medical Center, provides 24/7/365 on-demand telephone consultations with on-call specialty providers during emergencies... MORE

A Soldier uses the Advanced Virtual Support for Operational Forces system, or ADVISOR, during the Army Best Medic Competition held in September at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.

MICC members supporting presidential funeral
December 3, 2018 — As the nation mourns the passing of the 41st president of the United States, a three-person team from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston is providing contract support for funeral arrangements as part of the Task Force Texas... MORE

Freedom Quit Line offers cigarette smokers tools to kick their habit
November 30, 2018 — TRICARE beneficiaries around the world who smoke cigarettes and want to quit now have another source to help them... MORE

Karen LeRoy, research director for the University of Virginia’s research team at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Medical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, speaks with a caller on the Freedom Quit Line. The quit line is a resource for Tricare beneficiaries, which is located at WHASC under at Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between the Air Force and the University of Virginia, for cigarette smokers worldwide who are looking for a way to quit smoking and is available at 1-844-I-AM-FREE (1-844-426-3733).

(U.S. Air Force Photo by Daniel J. Calderón)

METC histotechnician instructors make history
November 30, 2018 — Three histotechnician program instructors at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston have made history by becoming the only histotechnicians in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy to have attained the Qualification in Immunohistochemistry, or QIHC, certification by the American Society for Clinical Pathology... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Onyee L. Carter, a histotechnician program instructor at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, assists a student with a slide sample during laboratory training.