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Indestructible: Air Force Citizen Airman’s road to recovery, struggle to return as C-5M Super Galaxy loadmaster
January 18, 2022 — An Air Force Citizen Airman’s road to recovery and the struggle to return to his position as a loadmaster on the C-5M Super Galaxy... MORE

Staff Sgt. Stuart Martin, 68th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, closes a door in the troop compartment of a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft Sept. 13, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Martin, who lost a leg in a motorcycle accident, was working to regain his loadmaster certifications and return to duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kristian Carter)

Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop
December 28, 2021 — Leaders across the Air Force Medical Service met virtually and in person for an annual Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 7-9, sharing ideas focused on recalibrating operational readiness... MORE

DOD issues guidance on plans to counter extremist activity in the force
December 27, 2021 — Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby shared the outcome of the recommendations by the Defense Department's Countering Extremist Activity Working Group during a news conference Dec. 20. ... MORE

Exchange shoppers can support military relief when shopping
December 17, 2021 — Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can support the military community by donating to the Air Force Assistance Fund and Army Emergency Relief this holiday season... MORE

Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can support the military community by donating to the Air Force Assistance Fund and Army Emergency Relief this holiday season.

JBSA welcomes new personal financial counselor
December 6, 2021 — The Joint Base San Antonio family gained a new accredited personal financial counselor recently. Nakia Evans has nine years of experience as an accredited PFC and serves the JBSA-Lackland and JBSA-Fort Sam Houston communities. ... MORE

Nakia Evans discusses her role as accredited personal financial counselor at the 433rd Airlift Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 4, 2021. Personal financial counselors provide financial education and advising at no-cost for military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

Alamo Wing senior leaders and honorary commanders, serve up Thanksgiving meal
November 9, 2021 — The 433rd Airlift Wing’s senior leaders and honorary commanders served a Thanksgiving meal to military service members at the Live Oak Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 6... MORE

Andrew Camplen, 433rd AW honorary commander, and Col. Nikhil Patel, 433rd Airlift Wing vice commander, serve food to an Air Force service member at the Live Oak Dining Facility Nov. 6, 2021, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The “Serve our Airmen” event allowed honorary commanders to connect with military service members to help foster community relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

Alamo Wing receives COVID-19, flu vaccinations
November 9, 2021 — Personnel from the 433rd Medical Group conducted a vaccine clinic at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 6 with Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing lined up for influenza and COVID-19 vaccines during a mass vaccination event... MORE

Master Sgt. Jevon King, 365th Airlift Squadron first sergeant, receives his annual flu shot from Senior Airman Mariah Moreno, 433rd Medical Squadron aerospace medical service technician, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Nov. 6, 2021. According to the Centers for Disease Control, seasonal flu vaccines are designed to protect against the influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Monet Villacorte)

How to prevent the flu
October 26, 2021 — Influenza (flu) season happens every year, beginning in the fall and continuing through the spring. Flu is a potentially serious illness that can lead to a few days of feeling bad and missing work, or it may result in more serious health complications... MORE

Tips for dealing with online harassment
October 25, 2021 — With the rise of widespread Internet use among all age groups, communicating through online forums and social media means cyber harassment remains a rising problem around the globe. ... MORE

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DAF COVID-19 military vaccination deadlines approaches
October 20, 2021 — Nov. 2 is the deadline for active-component Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, followed by Dec. 2 for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel... MORE

VA partners with Cybercrime Support Network to teach veterans how to fight cybercrime
October 7, 2021 — The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the Cybercrime Support Network to protect veterans who are disproportionately targeted for identity theft and other online scams... MORE

The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the Cybercrime Support Network to protect veterans who are disproportionately targeted for identity theft and other online scams.

Air Force Undersecretary receives insight into COVID-19 vaccinations at 433rd Airlift Wing
October 4, 2021 — Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones visited the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 2 to meet with Reserve Citizen Airmen leaders on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination efforts... MORE

Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones speaks with Maj. Molly McCowan, 433rd Medical Squadron clinical nurse, during her visit to 433rd Airlift Wing members at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to view COVID-19 vaccination efforts, Oct. 2, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

Alamo Wing flight surgeon receives prestigious fellowship
September 30, 2021 — A 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron flight surgeon at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently received the prestigious honor of qualifying for a Royal Society of Arts fellowship in August. Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, who is also a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, and a first-generation Uganda-born American citizen, was anonymously nominated to apply to the RSA. ... MORE

Lt. Col. Ivan Edwards, 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron flight surgeon, stands for a photograph at the 433rd Medical Group building on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 21, 2021. Edwards emigrated from Uganda to the United States and became a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

433rd Airlift Wing assists 920th Rescue Wing's Exercise Distant Horizon
August 19, 2021 — In less than 24 hours, the 920th Recue Wing, based at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, personnel mobilized, maneuvered across 4,700 miles, established a forward operating base, and postured to conduct rescue raid events as a self-sustained encampment for seven days. Strategic airlift from the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and the 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, conducted rapid transport of the Rescue Force to the remote island location that is part of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division training area... MORE

Services will make call on religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines
August 12, 2021 — For service members who have religious objections to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, the path for how they might seek an exception is defined by their individual military service's regulations, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said Aug. 10... MORE

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433rd Airlift Wing resumes fitness testing
July 12, 2021 — The 433rd Airlift Wing resumed Air Force fitness testing July 10 after assessments were suspended for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing members participate in a fitness assessment July 10, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. This is the first assessment in the wing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)

960th CW leaders participate in Armed Forces River Parade
July 7, 2021 — Senior Air Force leaders from Joint Base San Antonio participated in the annual Armed Forces River Parade at the San Antonio River Walk July 3. Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, represented the 960th CW Gladiators during the event... MORE

Senior Air Force leaders from Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, participate in the annual Armed Forces River Parade on the San Antonio River Walk, July 3, 2021. Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Howard, 960th Cyberspace Operations Group superintendent, represented the 960th CW Gladiators during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kathleen Salazar)

Air Force Aid Society assistance now available to Reservists in all statuses
June 4, 2021 — The Air Force Aid Society is now providing emergency assistance to all Airmen and Guardians, regardless of duty status. Before the change in policy took effect on May 6, only Reservists or Guardsmen on an active-duty status were eligible for AFAS emergency assistance. ... MORE

AFRC launches Digital Age Resiliency tool on AF Connect
June 2, 2021 — Reserve Citizen Airmen are now able to access Developing Resilient Leader, or DRL, content on demand on any device from one easy-to-access location on the Air Force Connect app. ... MORE

960th CW hosts Mental Health and Resiliency Fair at JBSA
May 26, 2021 — The 960th Cyberspace Wing kicked off National Mental Health Awareness Month by inviting service members, civilians and their families to its inaugural Mental Health and Resiliency Fair at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland May 1 with more than 800 attendees both in-person and virtually... MORE

Maj. Joya Gamara, 854th Combat Operations Squadron chief of combat plans division, speaks with Christina Avalos, 960th Cyberspace Wing psychological health volunteer, and Christyn Mundy, 960th CW psychological health intern, during the Mental Health and Resiliency Fair, May 1, 2021, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison)