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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.

Nurse enlisted commissioning program application window now open
December 26, 2019 — The Air Force is now accepting applications with video interviews from active-duty Airmen for the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program via myPers through Feb. 21, 2020. The selection board is scheduled for late April 2020... MORE

Graphic depicting the news release on the Academic Year 2020 Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program requirements

JBSA leaders discuss mold remediation in dorms, way forward
August 2, 2019 — As part of the 502nd Air Base Wing’s effort to address the mold situation in barracks, ships and dorms, JBSA leaders continue to ask residents to up-channel their concerns for resolution. Brig. Gen. Laura L. Lenderman, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, stressed the command is committed to transparency and regaining the trust of residents. “Trust and transparency are my ultimate goal and I need to rebuild the trust and ensure we have transparency so we can eradicate this issue,” she said... MORE

Members of the 502nd Civil Engineering Group remove carpet from a dorm room impacted by mold August 1, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. After an assessment, remediation steps include ensuring heating, ventilation and air conditions systems are properly working, as well as installing dehumidifiers, exhaust and ceiling fans. In order to reduce mold and humidity challenges, carpeting is being replaced with vinyl planking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean M. Worrell)

Military spouses awarded grants for medical courses
July 16, 2019 — The career of a military spouse can sometimes be transient, but funds were made available at the beginning of 2019 to the Military and Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to assist them... MORE

Senior Airman Clayton Wear and Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie, 30th Space Wing Public Affairs photojournalists ,pose for a photo as money falls down April 3, 2019, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

433rd Medical Group opens new facility
January 7, 2019 — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the new 433rd Medical Group building at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 4, attended by 433rd Airlift Wing leadership and guests... MORE

The 433rd Airlift Wing and 433rd Medical Group leaders cut a ribbon to signify opening the medical group’s new building Jan. 4, 2018 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

94-year-old veteran continues to serve at 59th Medical Wing
November 14, 2018 — Helen Wells, a 94-year-old volunteer librarian assistant at the 59th Medical Wing, recently celebrated 53 years of service... MORE

Helen Wells, a 94-year-old assistant library volunteer for the 59th Medical Wing, poses for a photo in the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center medical library. Wells has dedicated more than 50 years of service to the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

59th Medical Wing leaves large footprint on medical education
March 2, 2018 — The 59th Medical Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, is the Air Force's premier healthcare, medical education and research, and readiness wing... MORE

The 59th Medical Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, is the Air Force's premier healthcare, medical education and research, and readiness wing. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Cody Vance)

Wilford Hall audiology clinic works to maintain, restore hearing
January 29, 2018 — As the largest clinic of its kind in the Air Force, the 59th Medical Wing audiology clinic offers hearing tests, balance testing and hearing aid screenings and can alleviate and restore hearing related issues... MORE

VIPER clinic: Taking care of future Airmen
December 15, 2017 — Starting with barely a handful of staff members located in a small area of the Reid Clinic, the 559th Medical Group’s Versatile Injury Prevention and Embedded Reconditioning Clinic is now maturing to approximately a dozen members and spreading through five different clinics in the JBSA area... MORE

559th Medical Group's Versatile Injury Prevention and Embedded Reconditioning Clinic. The VIPER team writes individualized exercise prescriptions to help patients maintain some level of fitness during the healing and recovery process.

Introducing the new Wilford Hall Eye Center
November 6, 2017 — The Wilford Hall Eye Center, the 59th Medical Wing’s departments of ophthalmology, optometry, and the Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center now aligned under one umbrella for the first time ever, is located within the Department of Defense’s largest outpatient clinic and surgical facility, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, and includes the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Ophthalmology residency program... MORE

(U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Stephan Alvarez)

Surgeons General summit discusses ISR warrior care
October 11, 2017 — Medical personnel and their support affiliates from around 25th Air Force gathered together September 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland for a three day summit to discuss caring for and optimizing the mission performance of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance warriors... MORE

Col. Paul Young, Surgeon General, 25th Air Force, speaks to attendees at the Numbered Air Force's annual Surgeon General's Summit at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland.

59th MDW arrives in Houston
August 31, 2017 — Members from the 59th Medical Wing from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas prepare their equipment to accept patients at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey Aug.30, 2017. The 59th MDW is part of a larger Department of Defense presence in an effort to aid eastern Texas following a record amount of rainfall and flooding... MORE

The Warrior Medics from the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, muster together at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, concerning the response and relief efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, August 30, 2017. The 59th MDW is part of a larger Department of Defense presence in an effort to aid eastern Texas following a record amount of rainfall and flooding. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Keifer Bowes)

59th Medical Wing supports Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
August 30, 2017 — A Lockheed C-5 Galaxy takes aim to Houston, Texas Aug. 30, 2017 transporting the 59th Medical Wing’s disaster relief teams. A 70-members from the Air Force’s flagship medical wing were mobilized to provide medical attention to the 6 million residents of the greater Houston area after the city suffered catastrophic flooding due to Hurricane Harvey... MORE

59th Medical Wing members start boarding a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy as the disaster relief team flying into Houston, Texas, August 30. More than 70-members of the Air Force’s flagship medical wing were mobilized to provide medical attention to the 6 million residents of the greater Houston area, after the city suffered catastrophic flooding due to Hurricane Harvey.

59th Airman named Outstanding Airman of the Year
August 28, 2017 — A 59th Medical Wing Airman's personal commitment, hard work and her dedication to her unit's success, was recognized as she was chosen as one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2017... MORE

Senior Airman Nicole Moore, 59th Medical Wing medical technician, was recognized as one of the Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2017, July 7th, 2017. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected the final 12 Airmen based on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements. (U.S. Air Force image by Senior Airman Stefan Alvarez)

Solar Eclipse - August 21, 2017
August 18, 2017 — This Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, we have the opportunity to witness a rare astronomical event when the moon completely blocks out the sun. A perfect lineup of the sun, moon, and Earth will be visible across North America from coast to coast for the first time in 38 years. One of the grandest and most fleeting natural spectacles known to humanity, this total solar eclipse is predicted to be the most viewed ever... MORE

59th Medical Wing clinics, services set to move to new Wilford Hall
May 12, 2017 — With the primary goal of minimizing patient impact, the 59th Medical Wing will begin relocating clinics and services to the new Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Tuesday, May 30, 2017... MORE

New Wilford Hall, Jan. 19, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

Pathology lab serves MTFs around the globe
March 3, 2017 — MORE

Senior Airman Biak Sang, a 959th Clinical Support Squadron histology technician, preps a block tissue sample for testing at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Jan. 13, 2017. The pathology lab is part of the 959th Medical Group, the third largest medical group in the Air Force Medical Service. The group is fully integrated with Army and civilian personnel at SAMMC, supporting operations at a 425-bed facility and the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the Department of Defense (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

Women’s health clinic open to all women
January 13, 2017 — Upon entering the Women’s Health Clinic waiting room at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and seeing expectant mothers and their spouses, it is easy to think of the clinic strictly as the... MORE

Expectant mothers receiving care at the 59th Medical Wing’s Women’s Health Clinic attend a Mom Strong session at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 1, 2016. Considered one of the wing’s specialty care clinics, the clinic offers a wide-range of obstetrical and gynecological services and is open to all women regardless of pregnancy status or age. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

AF evolves policies to access more talent, maintain high standards
January 10, 2017 — The Air Force announced new policies on dress and appearance with regard to tattoos, as well as changes to service medical accession policy Jan. 9... MORE

The Air Force announced new policies on dress and appearance with regard to tattoos Jan. 9. (Courtesy graphic)