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Basic Military Training graduation parade canceled at JBSA-Lackland
March 12, 2020 — The 37th Training Wing canceled the Air Force Basic Military Training graduation parade scheduled for March 13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s parade grounds out of concern for the safety of the newly accessioned Airmen and their family members due to the coronavirus... MORE

DOD issues flexible instructions on response to Coronavirus
March 10, 2020 — The Department of Defense issued memos responding to the need for operations to continue during the outbreak. The DOD documents build on messages from the Office of Personnel Management issued March 7... MORE

One hundred forty-seven passengers traveling from China’s Hubei province arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 7. They evacuated China to avoid infection by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, spreading from the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the global epidemic.

Health and Human Services, CDC officials host JBSA town hall on quarantine efforts
February 10, 2020 — The Joint Base San Antonio commander hosted a town hall meeting Feb. 5 at JBSA-Lackland during which an official from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention briefed and answered questions from the base community including base employees and their families, as well as some city and state representatives... MORE

JBSA-Lackland receives repatriated Americans evacuating China
February 10, 2020 — Ninety-one passengers traveling from China’s Hubei province arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 7. They evacuated China to avoid infection by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, spreading from the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the global epidemic... MORE