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Medical services and rugby: an organized chaos
October 25, 2016 — The San Antonio Rugby Football Club, or SARFC, and the British Army Medical Services team played a match on a freshly cut pitch, or field, at the Wheatley Sports Complex Oct. 15. It is not uncommon for the temperature to reach 90 degrees in San Antonio, but on this fall afternoon, it may have been a little hot for the visiting competitors... MORE

The San Antonio Rugby Football Club (right), a 45-year-old organization formed by doctors from Brooke Army Medical Center in 1971, are locked in a “scrum” during their match against the British Army Medical Services Rugby Team at the Wheatley Sports complex in San Antonio Oct. 15. The visiting British broke open a close match in the second half and won, 45-10.

Energy conservation: choose from the Energy Star approved listings
October 25, 2016 — We hear a lot about “Energy Star” these days, but what does it really mean? It’s one of the Joint Base San Antonio energy policy requirements when choosing new or replacing old equipment and appliances, after all... MORE

Crimes and punishment at Joint Base San Antonio
October 25, 2016 — During September 2016, Joint Base San Antonio commanders administered 18 non-judicial punishment actions under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The punishments imposed reflect the commander’s determination of an appropriate punishment after considering the circumstances of the offense and the offender’s record. ... MORE

CELEBRATE AMERICA’S MILITARY IN NOVEMBER
October 25, 2016 — Since 1970, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce has organized Celebrate America’s Military, or CAM, an annual tribute to the military. The two-week celebration during the month of November features events presented with community partners, making it the largest event of its kind nationwide... MORE

Army Medicine and U.S. Border Patrol partner for training, veterinary care and cost savings
October 25, 2016 — The U.S. Army Animal Care Specialist, 68T, advanced individual training course at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is one of the most demanding within Army medicine. 68Ts are responsible for the prevention and control of diseases transmitted from animal to man, as well as the comprehensive care for government-owned animals... MORE

Maj. Patrick Grimm, Deputy Chief of Animal Health Branch, performs a gastropexy on a Customs and Border Patrol working dog while assisted by Pvt. Jade Baxter, a student attending Army Animal Care Specialist, 68T, advanced individual training.

No trick: JBSA treats community for Halloween
October 21, 2016 — Halloween-themed events will fill up the Joint Base San Antonio community this month. Parents and children alike can take part in the following events in ritualizing Halloween.JBSA-Lackland• Halloween... MORE

From San Diego to San Antonio: Medics provide consistent care in the air, on the ground
October 20, 2016 — Members of the 59th Medical Wing provided care Oct. 15 to a Navy Sailor who was flown onboard a C-130J Super Hercules from the Navy Medical Center in San Diego to San Antonio for treatment at the San Antonio Military Medical Center on nearby JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Senior Airman Arlinda Haliti, a medic with the 559th Medical Group En-Route Patient Staging System team, looks on as the 59th Medical Wing’s Acute Lung Rescue Team preps a patient for transport at Kelly Airfield, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 15, 2016. The patient, a Navy Sailor, was flown onboard a C-130J Super Hercules from the Navy Medical Center in San Diego to San Antonio for treatment at the San Antonio Military Medical Center in nearby JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. The Acute Lung Rescue Team medics tended to the patient for the duration of the flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

Local students participate in amateur entomology laboratory at METC
October 19, 2016 — Ten sixth-grade students from River City Believers Academy visited the Preventive Medicine Specialist Program, or PMSP at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 30... MORE

Petty Officer 3rd Class Vanessa Bong (right), Preventive Medicine Specialist Program entomology instructor at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, shows a Chilean rose tarantula named Rosie to students from the River City Believers Academy. The spider is one of the PMSP entomology lab’s live animal exhibits.

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research launches ‘Case Records of the
October 19, 2016 — The Joint Trauma System, or JTS, of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston “has been the driving force of so much change in military and civilian trauma surgery,” said Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jennifer Gurney, trauma surgeon and Trauma System Development chief at the JTS... MORE

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jennifer Gurney (left) from the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston moderates an educational program called “Case Records of the JTS” that was launched at the Military Health System Research Symposium in August. Gurney is a trauma surgeon and Trauma System Development chief at the JTS.

BAMC Troop Command Soldiers help guide students at career fair
October 19, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center’s Troop Command’s Company C and Robert G. Cole Middle and High schools held a college and career fair Oct. 7 as part of their Adopt-A-School partnership... MORE

(From left) Staff Sgt. Devon Modrak animal care specialist, Capt. Daniela Roberts, veterinarian, and Sgt. Robyn Rothwell, animal care specialist, speak to a room of Cole High School Students during the school’s career day Oct. 7. The event hosted both civilian and military career professionals who spoke on occupations such biochemistry, nursing, legal, veterinary science and engineering.

Army North leads AUSA panel on homeland security
October 19, 2016 — Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) commanding general, led a group of Army and Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, panelists in a discussion on homeland security at the Association of the United States Army, or AUSA, annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Oct. 5... MORE

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan (left), U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) commanding general, speaks on the unity of effort in defending and securing the homeland, along with Robert Salesses (right), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities, at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Oct. 5.

Akeroyd Donor Center takes ownership of new blood mobile
October 19, 2016 — In order to improve the blood supply for patients at the San Antonio Military Medical Center and to meet the requirements of the Army Blood Program, the Akeroyd Blood Donor Center at the Brooke Army Medical Center, or BAMC, began working with staff at the Southern Regional Medical Command (now called the Regional Heath Command-Central) transportation section in March 2015 to obtain a new mobile blood unit. ... MORE

In September, the Akeroyd Blood Donor Center received a new blood mobile. The new state-of-the-art mobile will be used by the donor center to reach out to the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston permanent party population to collect plasma for the freeze-dried plasma program.

JBSA honors National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 18, 2016 — October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and is a time to recognize the many and significant contributions workers with disabilities have made. It also serves as an opportunity to... MORE

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and is a time to recognize the many and significant contributions workers with disabilities have made. It also serves as an opportunity to reaffirm a commitment to recruit, retain and advance people with disabilities in the workforce.

‘Chargin’ Cheetahs’ honor local student as ‘Pilot for a Day’
October 18, 2016 — It’s uncommon for a 16-year-old high school student to be a distinguished visitor at an Air Force installation, but that’s exactly what happened to Jake Larner when he visited Joint Base San... MORE

Jake Larner (right), “Pilot For a Day,” and Capt. Charles Giles, 99th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, watch a T-38 Talon take off Oct. 14 from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s east runway. Jake’s battle with cancer began May 26, when he suffered from intense lower abdominal pains and was taken to the emergency room at the San Antonio Military Medical Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston by his mother, Kristie Davidson.

502nd TDS impacts felt across Air Force, Department of Defense
October 18, 2016 — A little more than a year ago, the fuselage of a C-17 Globemaster II departed Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on a flatbed truck bound for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and its new mission at... MORE

Rodney Reinhard, 502nd Trainer Development Squadron machinist, compares a ramphook for a C-17 Aeromedical Evacuation Trainer at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, that was just cut from a spec design Oct. 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The 502nd TDS serves Air Education and Training Command and other Air Force and Department of Defense units, as well as some foreign nations, providing essential devices for flying, fighter, air mobility, technical and other training missions.

Wingman Café ushers in new era for JBSA-Randolph’s DFAC
October 18, 2016 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s dining facility, or DFAC, which had been closed for renovation since June 2015, reopened last week with a new name, a new look, more food choices and an expanded... MORE

From left: Brig, Gen Heather Pringle, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander; Col. David Raugh, 502nd Force Support Group commander; Col. Donna Turner, Air Force Services Activity commander; and Brett Ladd, Sodexo vice president of operations, cut the ribbon to the Wingman Café Dining Facility Oct. 11 during the grand-opening ceremony at JBSA-Randolph. Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph’s dining facility, or DFAC, which had been closed for renovation since June 2015, reopened last week with a new name, a new look, more food choices and an expanded customer base.

JBSA Retiree Appreciation Day set for Saturday
October 18, 2016 — Military retirees or service members who are about to retire can find out about programs and benefits they can utilize from medical clinic representatives, veterans’ organizations and agencies and... MORE

Senior Airman Kelly Boos (left), 359th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, takes a blood pressure reading for Bill Jurczyn during the retiree appreciation event held at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Sept. 22. The event is held annually at the Kendrick Club to educate the local retiree community on services available to them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Command post: the eyes, ears of JBSA
October 18, 2016 — Whenever an emergency occurs, the Joint Base San Antonio Command Post is the unit active-duty members, civilian personnel and commanders rely on to keep them informed on what’s going on.Nestled in a... MORE

Whenever an emergency occurs, the Joint Base San Antonio Command Post is the unit active-duty members, civilian personnel and commanders rely on to keep them informed on what’s going on. The command post is a 24-hour, seven-day operation that monitors communications of security forces and emergency responders throughout JBSA.

JBSA celebrates Halloween throughout October
October 18, 2016 — Halloween-themed events will fill up the Joint Base San Antonio community this month. Parents and children alike can take part in the following events in ritualizing Halloween or harvest time. Trick... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio locations will offer several programs and events this Halloween Season for children and adults of all ages.Trick or Treating hours on all JBSA locations will be from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Virtual behavioral health care offered through video chat
October 14, 2016 — Regional Health Command-Central, or RHC-C, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is increasing access and quality of mental health services through a virtual health program, formerly referred to telehealth... MORE

A patient meets with his medical provider via the web as part of the Virtual Health program offered by the Army.