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Soldier, family resilience programs offer many options
February 20, 2013 — The Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness-Performance and Resilience Enhancement Program, or CSF2-PREP, has been available at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston since 2008, but many people... MORE

Nurse case managers, first sergeants and commanders from across the Army receive Performance and Resilience Enhancement Program training Feb. 7 and 8 at the Hilton San Antonio Airport hotel. (Photo by Lori Newman, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Public Affairs)

Akeroyd Blood Donor Center has big year
February 20, 2013 — Donating blood to the Armed Services Blood Program is safe, simple and it saves lives. There is no substitute for it, and the donors around Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston know it. Last year,... MORE

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen become “blood brothers and sisters” during their platelet donation at the Akeroyd Blood Donor Center. (Photo by Mark Salcedo, Akeroyd Blood Donor Center)

Military leaders from throughout the Americas visit U.S. Army North
February 8, 2013 — Military leaders from Central America visited U.S. Army North Jan. 30 as part of the Central American Regional Leaders' Conference, hosted by U.S. Army South, in a cooperative effort to establish... MORE

Army commanders from Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and security leaders from Panama arrive at U.S. Army North Jan. 30 as part of the Central American Regional Leaders’ Conference, hosted by U.S. Army South, in a cooperative effort to establish closer ties between militaries and to improve coordination on common issues. (Photo by Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger, U.S. Army North Public Affairs)

ARSOUTH, partner nations discuss solutions to regional threats
February 8, 2013 — U.S. Army South hosted, on behalf of the U.S. Army, senior military and security forces leaders from five partner nations for the annual Central American Regional Leaders' Conference at ARSOUTH... MORE

Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim (head of table), the commanding general of U.S. Army South, leads a discussion during the first day of the 2013 Central American Regional Leaders’ Conference at the Army South headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 29. (Photo by Eric R. Lucero, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)

502nd Comptroller Squadron takes top Air Force awards
February 7, 2013 — The 502nd Air Base Wing Comptroller Squadron has several reasons to celebrate, including winning a pair of Air Force-level awards for Financial Analysis Office of the Year and Financial Services... MORE

SCRA: What military members need to know
February 1, 2013 — Although original legislation dates back to the Civil War and was later embodied in the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act, or the SSCRA of 1940; the basic intent of those previous laws -... MORE

TRICARE patients must follow urgent care rules
January 31, 2013 — Receiving urgent care at a civilian facility is an easy process, but some TRICARE Prime beneficiaries are not following the rules, costing themselves and the Air Force money.These beneficiaries are... MORE

SAMMC to unveil guest Wi-Fi for patients, families
January 18, 2013 — Patients and their families will soon be able to text, email or just browse the Internet from their commercial, personally-owned wireless devices at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, thanks to... MORE

Patti Steward (right), senior wireless engineer for Brooke Army Medical Center
Information Management Division, discusses San Antonio Military Medical Center’s
new wireless service with wireless engineers Phillip Forister and Rosendo
B. Flores. The pilot program will enable beneficiaries to connect to Wi-Fi while
in the hospital using commercial, personally owned wireless devices.
Photo by Robert Shields

New commander takes helm of Navy Medicine Training Support Center
January 18, 2013 — A ceremony steeped in rich Navy tradition took place Jan. 11 in front of one of Texas' most historic landmarks - the Alamo.Navy Capt. Joel A. Roos assumed command of the Navy Medicine Training Support... MORE

Navy Capt. John D. Larnerd is piped ashore Jan. 11as he retires after more than 35 years of service.
Photo by Lori A. Newman

Hang it up: Don't talk or text while driving
January 11, 2013 — Even though the Department of Defense banned the use of cell phones while driving on a military installation more than a decade ago, it continues to be a problem on Joint Base San Antonio... MORE

The Department of Defense banned the use of cell phones while driving on a military installation more than a decade ago, but it continues to be a problem on Joint Base San Antonio installations. In 2012, more than 145 citations were issued to drivers talking or texting on their cell phone while driving on JBSA. (Photo by Lori Newman, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Public Affairs)

Strategic approach drives MICC realignment
December 20, 2012 — Mission and Installation Contracting Command officials realigned six field directorate offices into four Dec. 4 in a strategic effort to bring consistency to its operations and improve contract... MORE

Conference of American Armies holds commanders’ meeting in Mexico City
December 20, 2012 — The Conference of American Armies closed the first year of its 30th cycle with the gathering of chiefs of armies from the Caribbean, Central, North and South American countries in a military ceremony... MORE

IMCOM assisting Soldiers, families in making smooth transition into civilian life
December 20, 2012 — The U.S. Army Installation Management Command is committed to assisting Soldiers and families transition smoothly into civilian employment and America's communities. In response to the President's and... MORE

Transition Unit Soldier Maj.
Lonnie Britton listens to instructions
on how to fill out the Individual Transition Plan that is part of the new Transition Assistance Program, or TAP, July 23 at Fort Sill, Okla. Soldiers participated in the six-day long pilot program that launched the newly revised TAP program, which covers finances, job searches, resume preparation and more. Soldiers are now required to begin their preseparation counseling at least 12 months prior to the end of their military terms of service.
Photo by Ben Sherman

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston has top fitness, sports program in AETC
December 20, 2012 — Retired Army 1st Sgt. Al Rodriguez clutches a weight and does crunches in the circuit training taught by Jorge Chavez, a personal trainer at the Fitness Center on the Medical Education and Training... MORE

Melissa Cadena takes advice from Shane Sheffield, lead recreation
assistant, at the Jimmy Brought Fitness Center.
Photo by Deyanira Romo Rossell

JBSA plans memorial service for double ace
December 13, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio will honor the legacy of one of the Air Force's most celebrated pilots and a former 12th Tactical Fighter Wing commander at a funeral service planned for 11:30 a.m. Monday in... MORE

Retired Col. Ralph Parr flew a P-38 Lightning in World War II and an F-86 Sabre during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He is the only military member to be award the Distinguished Service Cross and the Air Force Cross. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

METC instructor is top Sailor for 2012
December 3, 2012 — The San Antonio-based Navy Medicine Education and Training Command, responsible for Navy Medicine's medical and operational training programs, announced the selection of its 2012 Sailor of the Year... MORE

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (FMF) Roy Saiz, an instructor for the Independent Duty Corpsman program at the Surface Warfare Medicine Institute at San Diego; Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (FMF/SW) Jonathon T. Birkle, a team lead instructor at the Navy, Army and Air Force tri-service Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston; and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (FMF) Shaun Kestner, administrative directorate leading petty officer for Navy Medicine Professional Development Center at Bethesda, Md., meet with the Sailor of the Year selection board Nov. 15. NMETC announced Nov. 20 that Birkle was selected as the 2012 Navy Medicine Education and Training Command SOY by the board of command master chiefs from the three NMETC echelon-4 commands. (Photo by Larry Coffey, Navy Medicine Education and Training Command Public Affairs)

440th 'Blood Runners' return home from 9 month deployment
December 3, 2012 — The Soldiers of the 440th Blood Support Detachment returned home to a roomful of family and friends Nov. 19 at Roadrunner Community Center after being deployed for nine months to Afghanistan. "During... MORE

Soldiers from the 440th Blood Support Detachment stand in formation during a ceremony Nov. 19. The unit returned home from a nine month deployment to Afghanistan. (Photo by Lori Newman, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Public Affairs)

SAMMC doctors use cutting-edge treatment to save young mother's life
December 3, 2012 — Doctors from San Antonio Military Medical Center saved a young mother's life last month using cutting-edge technology typically reserved for infants and young children. This case marks the first time... MORE

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jeremy Cannon, right, and Dr. Jeremy Pamplin place a patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, in September 2012 at San Antonio Military Medical Center in Texas. ECMO is a heart-lung bypass system that circulates blood through an external artificial lung and sends it back into the patient’s bloodstream. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research)

JBSA Mobile App goes live
November 29, 2012 — The need to communicate with 80,000 employees at three geographically separated locations in San Antonio is a challenge, and the launching of the Joint Base San Antonio mobile app will provide basic... MORE

2012 Armed Forces Action Plan Conference a historical success
November 21, 2012 — Active duty, retired, civilians and family members joined together to address significant issues that could affect the well-being of the military family at the annual Armed Forces Action Plan... MORE