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Innovative submissions projected to save $35 million
February 24, 2015 — Approved ideas submitted to the Airmen Powered by Innovation program since it launched in April 2014 are projected to save the Air Force at least $35 million, Air Force Personnel Center officials... MORE

JBSA leaders, military ambassadors express gratitude to veterans
February 23, 2015 — MORE

Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephanie Hall, 2015 Joint Base San Antonio military ambassador, hands a valentine to Alfredo Espinosa during the 2015 National Salute to Veteran Patients program Feb. 13 at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Harold China)

New 'Scholarship in Action' board highlights top academic accomplishments at BAMC
February 23, 2015 — A new "Scholarship in Action" board by the San Antonio Military Medical Center's emergency department entrance showcases top-notch academic research accomplished by Brooke Army Medical Center... MORE

IMCOM plan shapes 2025 workforce
February 23, 2015 — The newly developed U.S. Army Installation Management Command Strategic Human Capital Plan lays groundwork for re-shaping its workforce and culture to answer the future needs of the Army, provide... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Retiree Council enhances mission
February 23, 2015 — After a career in the Army, former Soldiers might find adjustment to civilian life poses unique challenges."I didn't know how to buy insurance. I didn't know how to do things for myself because, in... MORE

Trainer development team preps C-17 for departure
February 17, 2015 — The C-17 Globemaster III became the most adaptable aircraft for the U.S. Air Force when it entered service in 1993. One of the major uses for a C-17 is for aeromedical evacuations to transport... MORE

Ernie Boulet, 502nd Trainer Development Squadron sheet metal shop supervisor, drills the C-17 fuselage Feb. 11 as he prepares the aircraft for shipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

Academy students learn innovative problem solving
February 12, 2015 — The inaugural class of the 59th Medical Wing's Gateway Academy at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center graduated Jan. 14, marking a first for an organization whose quest is to bring innovative... MORE

U.S. Army South fields Global Combat Support System-Army to aid logistics
January 30, 2015 — Having the most advanced technology in today's military is the cornerstone of a strong and cohesive armed forces and the U.S. Army works relentlessly to use this technology to better serve... MORE

Monthly observance at JBSA locations addresses teen dating violence
January 27, 2015 — Joint Base San Antonio helping agencies will focus on building healthy relationships through a range of activities during Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in February.At... MORE

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness month on Minot Air Force Base, N.D. and the staff of the 5th Medical Group Family Advocacy Program have come together to create new educational events to promote awareness.The FAP is set to host a series of get-togethers focusing on dating violence issues that affect teens and their parents. The events will be at the base’s Youth Center every Friday during the month of February at 6:30 p.m.
(Courtesy photo)

Honoring the legacy of Navy nurses worldwide
January 23, 2015 — Jan. 6 commemorated the 72nd anniversary of one of the most tragic, yet heroic and triumphant, moments in Navy Nurse Corps history.On that date in 1942, 11 Navy nurses and three civilian nurses were... MORE

Navy Nurse Corps prisoners of war pose with Vice Adm. Thomas C. Kincaid, Commander of 7th Fleet and Southwest Pacific Force, after their rescue from Los Banos, Feb. 23, 1945. They were imprisoned Jan. 6, 1942 while stationed in the Philippines.
Photo courtesy Navy Medicine Live

Texas is 'wide open' for veterans
January 23, 2015 — Military and community leaders joined the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Veterans Commission as they celebrated the San Antonio launch of the "Texas Wide Open for Veterans" website Jan. 14... MORE

Mission and Installation Contracting Command injects $191 million into small businesses
January 23, 2015 — More than $191 million in contracts were awarded to small businesses throughout the nation during the first quarter of this fiscal year by contracting officials with the Mission and Installation... MORE

Airfield reopens, provides more pilot training
January 22, 2015 — The day has finally arrived for instructors and students from the 560th Flying Training Squadron, to resume flying at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's Seguin Auxiliary Airfield.The 560th FTS is one... MORE

Col. Matt Isler, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, addresses the crowd during the symbolic ribbon cutting event at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Seguin Auxiliary Airfield Jan. 20. The event signified the reopening of the airfield following a $12.4 million repaving and construction project that included replacing and grading the entire airfield, stabilizing existing soils, and constructing a new taxiway, parking apron and emergency access road. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Tax Center opens Tuesday
January 15, 2015 — With the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military Tax Assistance Center opening Tuesday, it is important to understand who the MTAC serves and the scope of the services provided.The biggest... MORE

Museum updates design in preparation for new location
January 15, 2015 — The renovations are complete and the artifacts are being put into place in anticipation of next month's grand re-opening of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Museum.The museum, which closed... MORE

McWethy Troop Medical Clinic opens after $13 million renovation
January 15, 2015 — The McWethy Troop Medical Clinic at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston officially reopened Jan. 6 after the 31,000-square-foot medical clinic underwent a 16-month, $13 million renovation.Brig... MORE

(From left) Curtis Aberle, McWethy Troop Medical Clinic chief; Brig. Gen. Barbara Holcomb, commander of Southern Regional Medical Command; Col. Carol Rymer, Optometry Service chief; and Col. Evan Renz, Brooke Army Medical Center commander, cut the ribbon officially reopening McWethy Troop Medical Clinic Jan. 6 after a 16-month, $13 million renovation.
Photo by Robert Shields

Air Force Medical Support Agency commander visits WHASC, SAMMC
January 8, 2015 — Brig. Gen. James McClain, Air Force Medical Support Agency commander, tried to cover as much ground as he could during his short visit to the San Antonio area.McClain started early Dec. 8, 2014, as... MORE

Thomas Kai (right), Graduate Medical Education coordinator for simulation, explains to Brig. Gen. James McClain, Air Force Medical Support Agency commander, the advanced capabilities of simulation training dummies and scenarios that were available to students; during his visit Dec. 8, 2014, at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.
Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Carwile

Senior military, VA leaders meet wounded troops at CFI
January 8, 2015 — Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald visited with wounded service members Dec. 19, 2014, at the Center for the... MORE

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald pins Army Staff
Sgt. Steven Tessitore with a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart during
a ceremony Dec. 19 at the Center for the Intrepid on Joint
Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Tessitore, an infantryman
with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, suffered
a gunshot wound Nov. 15, 2014, while on a quick reaction
force in Afghanistan.
Photo by Robert Shields

All forms of tobacco use compromise oral health
December 17, 2014 — It is common knowledge that tobacco use has significant negative effects on the body. In fact, it is one of the leading causes of preventable illnesses and death in the United States, and now studies... MORE

59th Medical Wing gears up to recapture patient services
December 10, 2014 — While comment and feedback cards are always available for patients in every clinic of the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, the 59th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron is taking an active,... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Catherine Scholar, 59th Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron diet therapy journeyman, congratulates Airmen for answering correctly during a nutrition jeopardy game recently at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The event helped patients pass the time while waiting for their prescriptions, and provided them with nutritional information on foods we eat every day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)