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CSAF visits BMT, thanks JBSA team for ‘fighting through’ COVID-19 response
May 8, 2020
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein (right) and Chief Master Sgt. Manny Pineiro (center), the service's first sergeant special duty manager, talks with an Airman after basic military training graduation May 7, 2020, at Joint San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

836th Cyberspace Operations Squadron Airman turns hobby into life-saving enterprise
May 7, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic caused personal protective equipment shortages across the healthcare industry, Staff Sgt. Austin Cooperrider, from the 836th Cyberspace Operations Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, did what seems like a simple thing … he pressed “PRINT.”

BAMC healthcare workers deliver birthday cheer to cancer survivor
May 7, 2020
Mary McBride (left), and her mother, Debbie, are surprised by a drive-by parade organized by her Brooke Army Medical Center cancer care team in honor of McBride’s birthday and cancer-free year.

DOD, Department of the Air Force take steps to protect military families moving during COVID-19
May 7, 2020
Protect your health

Commentary: Parenting during COVID-19
May 7, 2020
Akira Arzu-Davis, plays a game on a nintendo switch while her father, Airman1st Class Cory J. Davis, a photojournalist  assigned to the 628th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office, teleworks from home at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 29, 2020. Families are encouraged to practice physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. One way to practice physical distancing is by staying indoors.

Nurse and Tech Week: Heroes among us
May 7, 2020
Air Force nurses and medical technicians are answering our nation’s call, and now more than ever, during this pandemic, we know they are heroes one and all.

USAISR on frontlines of COVID-19 fight
May 7, 2020
Capt. Farley Raquel and Sgt. Rebecca Hummer do a system check on ventilators in the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research “Victory” Intensive Care Unit at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Commentary: Grief and loss during COVID-19
May 6, 2020
Co-workers and peers are in the best position to identify when someone is struggling. Having the courage to reach out to another Airman who is having a difficult time is the first and most critical step toward suicide prevention.

Redefining 'normal' mental health care still means delivering quality patient care
May 5, 2020
People

#RiseUp Mental Health, Resiliency at JBSA
May 4, 2020
Rise Up AETC resiliency effort

Soldier-athletes help the force and their families stay fit during COVID-19
May 4, 2020
U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation has teamed up with the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program to help the force and their families stay fit through social media during isolation due to COVID-19. To find workout videos and healthy recipes, visit @FamilyMWR or @USArmyWCAP on Facebook or Instagram.

U.S. must prepare for current, future pandemics
May 4, 2020
N95 mask test

Army finalizing plan to resume collective training
May 4, 2020
Soldier takes temperature

BAMC infectious disease doc aids Guam's COVID response
May 1, 2020
COVID-19 Guam

Army Reserve chief sees COVID-19 fight during JBSA-Fort Sam Houston visit
May 1, 2020
General takes temperature of Soldier

Initial virtual ceremonies provide templates for 12th Flying Training Wing
May 1, 2020
As social distancing and shelter-in-place efforts intensified in April as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, two 12th Flying Training Wing units kept in step with public health directives by conducting the wing’s first virtual ceremonies.

Service personnel policies help with retention during pandemic
April 30, 2020
Air Force Basic Military Training graduation is held at the 320th Training Squadron’s Airman Training Complex at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 16.

Maintaining balanced lifestyle key to staying healthy
April 30, 2020
Combining healthy diet, exercise and sleep habits is the key to an overall healthful lifestyle, something that is paramount in many people’s minds during the ongoing pandemic.

BAMC lends research expertise to global pandemic effort
April 30, 2020
Michelle Mendoza, pharmacy technician, reconstitutes the remdesivir research drug under an intravenous hood at Brooke Army Medical Center

149th Fighter Wing assists with COVID-19 testing in Texas communities
April 30, 2020
administering tests