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Air Force awards contract to test clean power plant technology
September 25, 2024 — The Department of the Air Force awarded its first contract to determine whether a power plant using geopressured geothermal systems, or GGS, can generate the clean energy needed for a base to achieve energy resilience... MORE

Photo of a test well on a dirt foundation, in the middle of a grassy field

433rd AES NCO receives Distinguished Flying Cross for actions during Kabul evacuatio
September 24, 2024 — Master Sgt. Raymond J. Johnson, a 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, received the Distinguished Flying Cross With “C” Device for his actions in August 2021, while deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel... MORE

Master Sgt. Jeanett Vielman, 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron first sergeant, and Col. Douglas Jeffrey, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, present the Distinguished Flying Cross to Master Sgt. Raymond Johnson, a 433rd AES aeromedical evacuation technician, during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas Sep. 12, 2024.

Mission Monday: AFSVC Strategy, Plans, and Innovation
September 23, 2024 — It’s Mission Monday! Meet Daniel Sanchez, a plans cell lead for the Strategy, Plans, and Innovation team at the Air Force Services Center... MORE

Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Emergency Center recognized by STRAC
September 23, 2024 — As of Aug. 1, 2024, Wilford Hall Family Emergency Center was incorporated into the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council, or STRAC, Trauma and Emergency Healthcare System as a Freestanding Emergency Center... MORE

Wilford Hall Emergency Center member talks to inspectors

Free shuttles available to DOD cardholders on JBSA
September 23, 2024 — Whether going to the Commissary, a medical appointment, personnel office, or conducting other business on JBSA, a free transportation option may be available... MORE

433rd AES NCO Receives Distinguished Flying Cross For Actions During Kabul Evac
September 20, 2024 — Master Sgt. Raymond J. Johnson, a 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technician, received the Distinguished Flying Cross With “C” Device for his actions in August 2021, while deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel... MORE

DAF partners with industry to better fuel force, families
September 19, 2024 — The Department of the Air Force continues its almost 70-year partnership with restaurant food and beverage industry partners to deliver healthier, fresher food options to ensure Airmen, Guardians, and families are fueled for the fight. One of those relationships is with the Culinary Institute of America. ... MORE

student sprinkles parsley over sweet potato chips

Up close and flying high, 433rd AW 2024 Bosslift soars
September 19, 2024 — Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve hosted a “Bosslift” for more than 20 civilian employers of the Alamo Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen on Sept. 14. Bosslift is an employer outreach program where service members nominate their civilian employers to receive the opportunity to observe military operations and gain an appreciation for what their employees do while they are away serving their military commitment. ... MORE

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve volunteers and Alamo Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen prepare to board a C-5M Super Galaxy during the “Bosslift” event Sept. 14, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

MEDCoE hosts 2nd annual Army Medical Warfighting Forum
September 17, 2024 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Medical Warfighting Forum took place from Sept. 4-6 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. This is the second forum following last year’s inaugural event that brought together leaders from a broad cross-section of the Army, in addition to attendees from the Defense Health Agency, Navy and Air Force... MORE

Alamo Wing Food Pantry prepares to open for Citizen Airmen
September 16, 2024 — The 433rd Airlift Wing Military and Family Readiness is collecting food donations for their food pantry program. They plan to officially open the pantry for 433rd AW and 960th Cyber Wing Citizen Airmen families starting in October... MORE

Leticia Gonzalez, 433rd Airlift Wing Military and Family Readiness program manager, poses alongside Nakia Evans, Magellan Federal personal financial counselor, for a photo to showcase the Military and Family Readiness and their programs in their conference room.

Mission Monday: National Environmental Policy Act
September 16, 2024 — It’s Mission Monday! Meet Austin Naranjo, a program manager in the National Environmental Policy Act Division at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Installations Directorate... MORE

Official photo of Austin Naranjo along with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center shield and duty title within the Mission Monday graphic template

Getting to know the new Air Force Civil Engineer Center commander
September 16, 2024 — With an Air Force career spanning more than 26 years, Brig. Gen. Patrick Miller was well-prepared when he took command of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center in July... MORE

Brig. Gen Patrick Miller official photo along with a picture of him and his family in the background.

426th Network Warfare Squadron redesignated 426th Cyberspace Operations Squadron with new commander
September 16, 2024 — The 426th Network Warfare Squadron was officially redesignated as the 426th Cyberspace Operations Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Sept. 15, 2024... MORE

Lt. Col. Cassandra Lee assumes command of the 426th Cyberspace Operations Squadron and is passed the colors by Col. Richard Wallace, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group commander, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas on September 15th, 2024. (US Air Force photo by Alex Dieguez)

BAMC seeks much-needed blood donations
September 13, 2024 — Brooke Army Medical Center is urging the community to donate blood from Sept. 17-20 as part of Blood Cancer Awareness Month and Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month... MORE

BMT construction effort moves closer toward completion
September 12, 2024 — The massive construction effort to deliver an updated, centralized basic training installation for the Department of the Air Force’s newest Airmen and Guardian enlistees is nearing 75% completion. Construction of Airmen training complexes at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, including two centralized basic military training campuses – “East” and “West” -- began in 2009... MORE

AFIMSC partnership accelerates technology for I&MS capabilities
September 11, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is leveraging the AFWERX Expedient Basing Challenge to capitalize on industry expertise to rapidly address urgent Air Force needs... MORE

A U.S. Air Force Airman, holds a simulated weapon while training on a Virtual Reality headset

National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies
September 11, 2024 — With over 25 industry partners in attendance, the goal of this year’s rodeo was to put technologies and prototypes into the hands of bomb experts in the earlier stages of development to test their capabilities, identify issues and evaluate equipment that could make its way to the field... MORE

Vapor Trails: Preparing for disaster
September 10, 2024 — Medical professionals assigned to the Air Force, Air National Guard and Army honed their skills treating and transporting simulated patients during a Vapor Trails medical training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex, Texas, on Aug. 22, 2024... MORE

17th Training Wing commander reviews BMT graduation
September 10, 2024 — Col. Angelina Maguinness, the 17th Training Wing commander at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, reviewed a Basic Military Training graduation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Sept. 5, and invited honorary commanders to experience trainees becoming Airmen and Guardians... MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. Angelina Maguinness, 17th Training Wing commander, speaks with Airman Leilani Greno, a graduate of Basic Military Training, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sep. 5, 2024. Greno will become a part of the 312th Training Wing at Goodfellow Air Force Base to become a fire protection apprentice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zach Heimbuch)

Training tomorrow's dental leaders: Inside the Air Force Oral Hygiene Course
September 9, 2024 — The Air Force Oral Hygiene Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is a unique training program designed to develop future oral preventive assistants... MORE

An instructor at the Air Force Oral Hygiene Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, demonstrates a dental procedure to a student at Dunn Dental Clinic on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas Aug 28, 2024.