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59th MDW services, hours reduced May 22 for Memorial Day
May 8, 2020
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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.

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

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.

Watch: Wilford Hall begins in-house COVID-19 testing
April 21, 2020
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Cloth face coverings required in SAMHS medical facilities
April 18, 2020
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Curbside pharmacy services garner praise from beneficiaries
April 13, 2020
Jose Dominguez, pharmacy technician at the Fort Sam Houston Community pharmacy, collects a patient’s prescription.

BAMC leading the charge against COVID-19
April 10, 2020
Med tech loads sample

59th MDW leverages telehealth to keep patients, staff safe
April 9, 2020
Capt. (Dr.) Shane Riggs, 59th Medical Operations Squadron psychiatrist, conducts a virtual medical appointment in San Antonio, Texas April 7, 2020. Telehealth appointments can be scheduled by calling the Consult Appointment Management Office at (210) 916-9900. At the time of the appointment, a provider calls or sends the patient a link to the audiovisual platform being used for the visit. The link can be accessed on a patient’s home or work computer, cell phone or tablet, without creating an account.

433rd AW mobilizes medics for COVID-19 response
April 6, 2020
Medical technicians in the 433rd Airlift Wing mobilize and depart Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to respond to the COVID-19 crisis April 5, 2020.

SAMHS consolidates emergency services to BAMC, WHASC continues to offer urgent care
April 2, 2020
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COVID-19 Testing: A message to our beneficiaries
March 26, 2020
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59th Medical Wing adjusts pharmacy hours, prescription services
March 23, 2020
Air Force pharmacy

59th MDW adjusts services, offers options to continue care
March 20, 2020
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Latest Air Force trainees continue BMT with enhanced mitigation efforts
March 18, 2020
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Wilford Hall implements temporary entry/exit point procedures
March 15, 2020
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Air Force Optometry History in 2020: 'The Year of Optometry'
February 7, 2020
Air Force optometry came into existence around the same time the Air Force Medical Service stood up on July 1, 1949, and has been caring for the vision of aviators and warfighters ever since. 2020, ‘The Year of Optometry’, focuses on ensuring eye health and vision care are a priority.

59th Medical Wing integrates missions, strengthens operational medical readiness
October 31, 2019
Redesignation Ceremony

Joint Army-Air Force-Navy medical partnership saves lives downrange
October 25, 2019
Airmen work with members of the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation team to save the life of a NATO troop at the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2016

No effort spared to bring home seriously wounded Soldier
October 2, 2019
A critical care air transport team tends to a patient during a nearly 20-hour direct flight from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to San Antonio on Aug. 18, 2019. The service member was cared for by a joint service team of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation specialists, an aeromedical evacuation team and a CCATT in order to maintain the highest level of care possible during transport.