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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldiers depart for annual Holiday Block Leave travel
December 16, 2020
In this photo from 2018, an airline employee assists an Army Soldier to check in for his flight at the San Antonio International Airport.

San Antonio Military Health System receives first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipment
December 15, 2020
The Department of Defense is conducting a coordinated vaccine distribution strategy for prioritizing and administering COVID-19 vaccines.

Operation Warp Speed official: first COVID-19 vaccines arrive Dec. 14
December 14, 2020
A person holds a vaccine record card.

DOD announces COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
December 10, 2020
Five military medical treatment facilities are participating in a Phase 3 clinical trial testing a COVID-19 vaccine in development with AstraZeneca. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

Resilience during holidays can be daunting, but possible
December 9, 2020
Joint Base San Antonio offers many programs and services which can help lift spirits and assist in navigating the holidays in a positive way.

ARNORTH to oversee military COVID-19 operation in Wisconsin
December 9, 2020
Nurses talk to COVID-19 patient

59th Medical Wing offers telehealth through COVID-19
December 9, 2020
Providers offer telehealth appointments for patients to continue receiving care while social distancing.

Air Force restores leave charged during restriction of movement
December 9, 2020
The Department of the Air Force is seeing its highest retention levels in 20 years, second only to rates recorded shortly after 9/11 in 2002.

Winter is coming: COVID surge spurs readiness efforts at BAMC
December 7, 2020
April Pace, a registered nurse, enters a patient room in a COVID-19 intensive care unit at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 17, 2020.

Air Force moves physical fitness assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently
December 7, 2020
To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, physical fitness testing has been delayed from October to January 2021. Testing in January will proceed without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.

Air Force hits record retention levels, reviews voluntary force management efforts
December 7, 2020
The Department of the Air Force is seeing its highest retention levels in 20 years, second only to rates recorded shortly after 9/11 in 2002.

JBSA-Randolph dorm residents receive lesson in cooking, resilience
December 3, 2020
Tonya Lee, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph violence prevention integrator, provides a cooking lesson at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, Nov. 20, 2020.

59th Medical Wing supports COVID operations in North Dakota
December 2, 2020
COVID Ops

Mental health during COVID-19: 'You're not in this alone'
December 2, 2020
Mental health providers guide patients through challenging times, to include stress or anxiety due to the pandemic, both in person or through telehealth.

COVID-19 vaccine delivery dry runs taking place across U.S.
November 30, 2020
Operation Warp Speed screening

ARNORTH expands military COVID-19 operations to North Dakota
November 25, 2020
Nurses from the U.S. Air Force arrive in North Dakota and proceed through the Department of Defense's Joint Reception, Staging, and Onward Integration process, followed by the North Dakota Department of Health's in-processing.

JBSA medical facilities support Operation Warp Speed
November 25, 2020
Personnel interested in participating in the Phase III AstraZeneca trials at selected DOD locations should visit www.CoronavirusPreventionNetwork.org, click on “Volunteer Now,” and complete the survey using the appropriate DOD Site Code.

DOD medical personnel working alongside El Paso civilian healthcare workers
November 24, 2020
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JBSA-Canyon Lake helps maintain military community resilience
November 20, 2020
The JBSA Recreation Park at Canyon Lake provides a wide variety of recreational activities that allow for outdoor fun on a year-round basis. The recreation park consists of 250 acres of the most beautiful lakefront property in the area.

SAMHS accepting volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial
November 18, 2020
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