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AFIMSC expands eLearning platform to Total Force
August 20, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Directorate of Personnel team relaunched the RedVector eLearning platform recently, making it accessible to more Airmen and Guardians to provide broader support for job-mandated training requirements, professional credentialing and licensing... MORE

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Directorate of Personnel team relaunched the RedVector eLearning platform recently, making it accessible to more Airmen and Guardians to provide broader support for job-mandated training requirements, professional credentialing and licensing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Malcolm McClendon).

59th MDW: The Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center clinical laboratory
August 20, 2021 — The Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center clinical laboratory at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland tests specimens to assist with treatment for various infections and gives providers results of which antibiotics work best for each patient... MORE

The WHASC’s clinical laboratory tests over three million samples each year in support of 715 providers.

502nd ABW senior NCO wins National Public Service Award
August 19, 2021 — Senior Master Sgt. Jermaine King is the 2022 Air Education and Training Command National Public Service Award winner and will go on to represent AETC at the Air Force level... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Jermaine King is the 2022 Air Education and Training Command National Public Service Award winner and will go on to represent AETC at the Air Force level.

International enlisted leaders focus on ‘Building an Airman’
August 19, 2021 — A sea of multi-colored military uniforms and the sounds of several languages were the backdrops for the Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit, held in San Antonio Aug. 9-13. The SELIS, co-hosted by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass and the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, brought together approximately 120 top enlisted leaders from the U.S. and 44 partner nations... MORE

59th MDW: COVID-19 drive-through testing reinstated at WHASC
August 19, 2021 — Due to an increase in cases, the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is conducting drive-through COVID-19 testing available from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Friday on the first floor of the parking garage... MORE

Due to an increase in cases, the WHASC is conducting a drive-through COVID-19 testing available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the first floor of the parking garage. Since the testing site uses the polymerase chain reaction tests, the results are available to patients through TRICARE Online within 24 to 72 hours.

59th MDW: Medical Education and Training Campus trains biomedical technicians
August 16, 2021 — The Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is home to the Biomedical Equipment Technician program that meets the unique mission of training, mentoring, professionally developing and qualifying the most proficient Air Force, Army and Navy biomedical equipment technicians... MORE

Airman 1st Class Troy Thibodeau, Biomedical Equipment Technician program student, left, and Staff Sgt. Austin Jur, instructor, right, examine medical equipment at the Medical Education and Training Campus.

Military training instructor dons uniform for the last time
August 12, 2021 — In December 1965, R. Thomas Coons left Chesterfield County, Virginia, to join the U.S. Air Force. He didn’t know a career as a military training instructor would be his calling... MORE

DAF Gaming League season two takes off
August 12, 2021 — The Department of Air Force Gaming League is back for another season with more games and prizes while expanding the community to include Air Force veterans and Wounded Warriors. ... MORE

Airmen gives Air DAFGL teammate a thumbs up

CMSAF visits AFIMSC, recognizes Airmen
August 12, 2021 — Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass visited the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland Aug. 10, meeting with leaders and discussing Airmen and family quality of life programs the center executes across the Air Force enterprise... MORE

AFICC awards Pool 1 in architect & engineering services contract series
August 10, 2021 — The Air Force Installation Contracting Center, in coordination with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, awarded Pool 1 contracts July 30, 2021, as part of the $2 billion Architect-Engineer Next program consisting of four contractor pools. ... MORE

Graphic explaining Pool 1 of the AE-Next contract series

59th Medical Wing prepares for MHS GENESIS
August 10, 2021 — The 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is currently training personnel and preparing the infrastructure to deploy the Military Health System's new, modernized electronic health record - MHS GENESIS... MORE

Medical Wing prepares information technology equipment for new electronic health record MHS GENESIS

AFIMSC tests installation events app
August 9, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is testing an installation community events mobile app aimed at building a sense of connectedness and camaraderie among Airmen... MORE

Air Force photo contest accepting submissions until Aug. 13
August 6, 2021 — The submission window for this year’s Air Force Photo Contest is extended to Aug. 13. The contest launched July 1 with a theme of “What a Wonderful World.”... MORE

The submission window for this year’s Air Force Photo Contest is extended to Aug. 13.

U.S. Cyber Command leader visits 16th Air Force's Cyber and Intelligence Forces
August 5, 2021 — U.S. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander, U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency, and chief of the Central Security Service visited 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 1-3... MORE

Army General Paul Nakasone shakes hands with man in uniform.

San Antonio Innovation Summit takes on ‘accelerating change’
August 5, 2021 — With the theme of Accelerate Change, the Department of the Air Force pushed innovation forward during the inaugural San Antonio Innovation Summit Aug. 3-4 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center... MORE

HH-60G Pave Hawk makes debut at 344th Training Squadron
August 5, 2021 — An HH-60G Pave Hawk landed at its new home July 26 on the grounds of the 344th Training Squadron, Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence... MORE

New AFCEC division key to nuclear infrastructure modernization
August 3, 2021 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is centralizing its support of the Air Force’s multi-billion-dollar nuclear infrastructure portfolio with a new division... MORE

DLIELC welcomes alumnus Hungarian Air Chief
August 2, 2021 — Historically, the Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland hosts about 100 international visits every year. These visits welcome high-ranking individuals from all over the world, all in support of the Department of Defense’s mission and security cooperation goals... MORE

Col. Schaefer joins Maj. Gen. Kilian at conference table.

Work begins on AFIMSC ‘Office of Future’
July 30, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is building and benchmarking a radically new way of working called the Office of the Future, or O2F... MORE

433rd AW, 960th CW Airmen selected for major
July 30, 2021 — Twenty-five Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing have been selected for promotion to the grade of major... MORE

Major, O-4 (color), U.S. Air Force graphic