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Furlough assistance available
January 22, 2018 — As we continue to struggle through these difficult times, we've consolidated a few programs that your furloughed employees may be use to ease their financial burden. ... MORE

Updated JBSA Installation Support and Services - Impacts of Shutdown
January 20, 2018 — Only operations and activities essential to life, health and safety - as well as the protection of our national security - are exempted from shutting down. You can expect that some installation services may be limited, reduced or closed beginning as early as today. Below is a current list of impacts; however, these may change as different guidance and exemptions becomes available. ... MORE

IAAFA students benefit from opportunity to learn English
January 20, 2018 — The Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently completed its English language course taught to students interested in expanding their knowledge that will assist them in future international endeavors... MORE

Airman Laura Mendez Murcia (right) displays her English class certification of completion during an Inter-American Air Force Academy ceremony held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in December 2017. The Colombian aircraft technician student was accompanied by her English class instructor Staff Sgt. Emanuel Martinez Gomez, a volunteer instructor for the course.

25th AF releases revised mission, vision, priorities statements
January 19, 2018 — Twenty-Fifth Air Force officials released new mission, vision and priorities statements today, highlighting the capabilities 25th Air Force Airmen provide the Air Force and Joint teams and how 25th Air Force is postured to adapt to a dynamically-changing national security environment... MORE

Twenty-Fifth Air Force officials released new mission, vision and priorities statements Jan. 18, highlighting the capabilities 25th Air Force Airmen provide the Air Force and Joint teams and how 25th Air Force is postured to adapt to a dynamically-changing national security environment.

Construction detour at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s Cunningham entrance starts Jan. 22
January 19, 2018 — Starting Jan. 22, there will be a detour for entering entrance to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston through the Cunningham Avenue Entry Control Point due to an ongoing construction project... MORE

Starting Jan. 22, there will be a detour for entering entrance to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston through the Cunningham Avenue Entry Control Point due to an ongoing construction project.

Navy offers new online options for continuing education units
January 18, 2018 — Continuing Education Units, or CEUs, may now be earned online via the Veterans Health Administration, or VHA, “Train,” said Capt. Ethan Josiah, head of the Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, or NMETLC, Staff Education and Training Program Management Office, or SEAT PMO, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Cmdr. David A. Deike, NMETLC Staff Education and Training (SEAT) east region liaison (right), and Thomas B. Doke, NMETLC SEAT west region liaison, discuss the web-based Veterans Health Administration (VHA) “Train” system. Navy Medicine personnel may now earn required Continuing Education Units (CEU) at no cost to them, their command or Navy Medicine via Train, the VHA's online learning management system (LMS).

MICC remembers Martin Luther King Jr. achievements, leadership
January 18, 2018 — Nearly 50 years after his death, Martin Luther King Jr.’s message continues to challenge the nation to recognize that individuals should not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bill Boruff provides opening remarks during the 2018 Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Theater Jan. 17. Boruff is the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

Veterans Affairs dental clinic opens at JBSA-Randolph
January 18, 2018 — A partnership between the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is allowing veterans to receive dental care at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Medical Clinic... MORE

Dr. Jake Williams, Veterans Affairs dentist, inspects his patient’s teeth January 9, 2017, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Williams is the first Veterans Affairs dentist to be assigned to the new office located at the 359th Medical Squadron on JBSA-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

Enlisted Character Development Center preserves, honors enlisted force
January 18, 2018 — The Enlisted Character Development Center, located within the Enlisted Heritage Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, has now served the local Air Force community for three years. Their mission... MORE

During a Profiles in Leadership seminar, Retired U.S. Navy Adm. William H. McRaven speaks to service members inside the Pfingston Reception Center located on Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas, January 10, 2018. Addressing the Airman Heritage Museum and Enlisted Character Development Center's Profiles in Leadership lecture series, McRaven focused on character and how it applies to leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young)

AMEDDC&S Veterinary Science Department trains partner nations
January 18, 2018 — Global Health Engagement activities are taking place across every geographic combatant command and include disaster response, humanitarian assistance, military-to-military exchanges of expertise and military-to-civilian collaboration... MORE

Kazak Soldiers learn to field test water samples for contamination during a subject matter expert exchange on “Operational Preventive Medicine in Support of Deploying Forces.”

JBSA Military & Family Readiness accepting nominations for Volunteer of the Year Awards
January 18, 2018 — Joint Base San Antonio Military & Family Readiness Centers are accepting nominations for awards that recognize the contributions of outstanding volunteers within the JBSA community... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio Military & Family Readiness Centers are accepting nominations for awards that recognize the contributions of outstanding volunteers within the JBSA community.

New JBSA-Sam Houston Exchange making progress
January 18, 2018 — The new Exchange shopping center will be occupy 210,000 square feet and is expected to be complete in early 2020... MORE

Some 18.5 million honorably discharged veterans now have a lifetime benefit enabling them to shop online at ShopMyExchange.com, marking the first expansion of military exchange privileges since 1990.

New school liaison officer passionate about education, helping military families
January 18, 2018 — Since growing up in Detroit, education has played a vital role in the life and career of Quiana Abner, the newest school liaison officer at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Quiana Abner is the newest school liaison officer at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Abner works in the JBSA Military Child Education Program, where she helps provide services and resources for transitioning military families whose children are transferring to a new school in the San Antonio area.

Commentary: Chief of Naval Operations stresses leader responsibility
January 18, 2018 — To improve the Navy, the service must turn to commanders at all levels, the Chief of Naval Operations told the Surface Navy Association in Arlington, Va., Jan. 9... MORE

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson speaks to Main Propulsion Assistant Lt. jg. Tony Diaz aboard USS Gridley (DDG 101) during a tour of the ship’s engine room after an all-hands call at Naval Station Everett, Wash. The purpose of the all-hands call was to talk about the importance of behavior, technical competence and character.

Pentagon: human trafficking Has no place in Department of Defense
January 17, 2018 — Combating human trafficking is a responsibility the Defense Department takes very seriously, Anthony M. Kurta, deputy assistant secretary of defense for military personnel policy, said Jan. 11... MORE

Combating human trafficking is a responsibility the Defense Department takes very seriously.

Navy asks for feedback through Personal and Professional Choices Survey
January 17, 2018 — The Navy announced Jan. 12 that is it soliciting feedback from Sailors through the biennial Personal and Professional Choices Survey which opened Jan. 17. ... MORE

Sailors conduct aviation fire fighting drills on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) Dec. 20, 2017. Wasp is transiting to Sasebo, Japan to conduct a turnover with the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the forward-deployed flagship of the amphibious forces in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

Brooke Army Medical Center offering bleeding control course
January 17, 2018 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is offering Bleeding Control for the Injured, a course that teaches the basics of treating a bleeding wound, Jan. 23 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the BAMC Multi-Specialty Trauma Clinic, room 146-3... MORE

The course is part of “Stop the Bleed,” a Department of Defense initiative that raises the awareness of basic actions the public can use to stop life threatening bleeding and save lives, according to bleedingcontrol.org.

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
January 17, 2018 — January is the time of year set aside to bring awareness to cervical cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cervical cancer used to be the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, however these numbers have decreased significantly due in large part to preventive care. ... MORE

Cervical cancer is highly preventable in the United States because screening tests and early detection are the keys to early treatment and high survivability rates.

Army Medicine Fighting Opioid Overuse for a Decade
January 17, 2018 — Every day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 1,000 people across the U.S. are treated in emergency departments for misusing prescription opioids. More than 90 Americans die from an opioid overdose each day, a rate of more than 40,000 per year... MORE

Readiness, not opioids. The Army and Army Medicine have made significant progress with reducing opioid overuse among soldiers and their families. Best practices for opioid use are helping to ensure readiness among soldiers. Army Medicine has spent much of the past decade determining best practices to treat acute and chronic pain; provide tools and infrastructure to support and encourage practice and research advancement in pain management; and integrate a culture of pain awareness, education, and proactive intervention together.

UTSA women's basketball hosts Miltary Appreciation Night Jan. 25
January 17, 2018 — The University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners women's basketball team offers free admission to all active duty service members, military retirees and their family members for their game against the Florida Atlantic University Owls at 7 p.m. Jan. 25... MORE

Active duty service members, military retirees, and their family members get free admission to the UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball game against the Florida Atlantic University Owls at 7 p.m. Jan. 25.