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San Antonio Military Medical Center recognizes youth volunteers
August 16, 2012 — A group of teens were recognized and honored for their volunteer services this summer at San Antonio Military Medical Center Aug. 6.The ceremony, hosted by Brooke Army Medical Center volunteer... MORE

Volunteers Ryan Teich and Haley Richards label IV bags in the post-anesthesia care unit at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. The volunteer program brought 66 high school teens with more than 35 assigned supervisors throughout the medical center. (U.S. Army Photo by Kelly Schaefer, BAMC Public Affairs)

BAMC volunteers fill vital role in health care mission
August 16, 2012 — Brooke Army Medical Center's health care mission is growing by leaps and bounds, and as it grows, so does the hospital's need for volunteers. BAMC supervisors create positions and duties so that... MORE

Volunteer information desk greeter Ed O'Boyle helps a vistor to San Antonio Military Medical Center navigate the hospital. Greeters are often the first person a patient, family member, vistor or vendor meets. (Photo by Mike Dulevitz, Brooke Army Medical Center Volunteer Services)

ARSOUTH, Colombian army, partner nations, kick off PANAMAX 2012
August 15, 2012 — Members of U.S. Army South, along with armed and security forces from 17 nations, officially kicked off the annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX exercise taking place... MORE

Sailors from Special Boat Team 22 and service members from Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama and Peru participate in a hot extraction training exercise as part of PANAMAX 2011. PANAMAX focuses on the defense of the Panama Canal with participants from 17 countries and involving more than 3,500 personnel throughout the U.S. Southern Command.

DoD to improve voluntary education safeguards
August 15, 2012 — The Defense Department is nearing completion of an agreement with post-secondary schools to ensure service members have the best possible experience in continuing their education, a senior Pentagon... MORE

New mural depicts San Antonio's rich military history
August 15, 2012 — A newly designed mural depicting the history of the military in San Antonio adorns the upstairs hallway in the 502nd Air Base Wing headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston."We wanted to... MORE

Peter Law, 502nd Air Base Wing historian, admires the new mural depicting San Antonio’s rich military history at the 502nd ABW headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. (U.S. Army photo by Lori Newman)

Airmen learn to run strategically with online instruction
August 15, 2012 — Beginning Sept. 1, Air Force medical officials will take new strides to get Airmen running safely.The Air Force Telehealth Office will conduct a six-month study to investigate the outcome and... MORE

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'All' personnel affect environmental management systems
August 15, 2012 — One of the primary goals for Tiffany Evans, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Environmental Management Systems coordinator, is to get base members familiar with EMS by improving communication. Based on... MORE

Medical professionals recommend year-round immunizations
August 15, 2012 — August is National Immunization Awareness Month, the time of year when many parents rush their children to the doctor's office or clinic for their shots because of school requirements.However,... MORE

Staff Sgt. Caroline Mejia, 359th Medical Group, receives an immunization from Staff Sgt. Alex FarFan, 359th Medical Group allergy immunization technician, at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Clinic April 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)

AF addresses use of 'bath salts' with zero tolerance
August 15, 2012 — A dangerous designer drug with an innocuous name is growing in popularity, causing concern in the military and in the civilian world.Marketed as "bath salts," these retail products contain chemicals... MORE

Officials ease voting process for active duty, civilians
August 15, 2012 — With the 2012 general election less than three months away, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph active-duty members and civilian employees unsure of the voting process can find the help they need from the... MORE

Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff
August 13, 2012 — The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton... MORE

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, chief of staff of the Air Force. (Official Air Force photo)

Colonel Erlewine assumes command of 902nd Mission Support Group
August 13, 2012 — A career logistics officer who has had command positions at two air bases assumed leadership of the 902nd Mission Support Group during a change of command ceremony Aug. 10.Col. Christine Erlewine, who... MORE

Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, passes the guidon to Col. Christine Erlewine, the new 902nd Mission Support Group commander, during the 902nd MSG change of command ceremony at JBSA-Randolph Aug. 10.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)

Air Force chief's daughter takes bronze in Olympic long jump
August 13, 2012 — Air Force family member Janay DeLoach leaped 6.89 meters Aug. 8 at Olympic Stadium in London to take the bronze medal in women's long jump.USA teammate Brittney Reese won the gold with a jump of 7.12... MORE

SAMMC’s Nuclear Medicine Clinic receives ‘seal of approval’
August 10, 2012 — The San Antonio Military Medical Center's Department of Radiology-Nuclear Medicine Clinic was recently granted a three-year re-certification by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission of Nuclear... MORE

Youth program staff combats negative influences
August 10, 2012 — If you have children, especially teenagers, you already know the harrowing statistics that illustrate the dangers they face in the world today. Daily on the news, we see stories of children left to... MORE

ECMO still saving lives of infants, children at SAMMC
August 10, 2012 — After a long and distinguished history of saving the lives of infants and children at what was formerly Wilford Hall Medical Center, the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine is still a vital... MORE

Experts detect West Nile Virus on post, offer preventive tips
August 10, 2012 — The West Nile Virus has been detected on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston; however, a few simple preventive measures can help to abate the issue, post officials said."Three sample pools of... MORE

Nuclear forensics group helps identify attackers
August 10, 2012 — It sounds like the plot to Hollywood blockbuster. A terrorist has detonated a nuclear device in a major Midwestern city. More than 300,000 have been killed; hundreds of thousands more are wounded or... MORE

Base officials give back-to-school safety tips
August 9, 2012 — Now that summer is coming to an end and autumn is on its way, back-to-school safety is something all parents should keep in mind.Whether this is the first time parents are preparing to send their... MORE

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AF reservist finishes fourth in Olympic épeé fencing
August 9, 2012 — Air Force Reserve Capt. Seth Kelsey finished one touch away from a medal Aug. 1 in Olympic épeé individual fencing at ExCel Centre.Kelsey lost his semifinal bout in sudden-death overtime, 6-5, to the... MORE

U.S. Air Force fencer Capt. Seth Kelsey loses the Olympic men's epee individual bronze-medal match, 12-11, to Korea's Jinsun Jung in sudden-death overtime on Aug. 1 at the ExCel South Arena in London. (U.S. Army photo/Tim Hipps)