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Visiting Mexican army doctors save man in San Antonio restaurant
October 15, 2012 — Five visiting doctors from Mexico's National Defense Army became local heroes Sept. 19 after helping save a local San Antonian during dinner at a San Antonio restaurant.The visiting doctors were... MORE

Mexican army Maj. Carina Castro (center), an anesthesiologist with the Mexican army’s medical officers corps, leads her fellow medical officers through a procedure while observing training Sept. 19 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.
Photo by Maj. Jim Marckwardt

MICC ensures smooth transfer of logistics contract management
October 15, 2012 — Mission and Installation Contracting Command officials were ready for the Oct. 1 transfer of administrative control for directorate of logistics contract requirements from the Army's Installation... MORE

METC team wins 2012 Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo
October 15, 2012 — Air Force and Navy instructors with the Medical Education and Training Campus were overall winners in the 2012 Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo held Sept. 22 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Five EMT... MORE

The emergency medical team from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam
Houston rescues a dummy as part of the water extraction challenge
during the Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo at Cannon Air Force
Base, N.M., Sept. 21. The EMT Rodeo is a competition in which teams from across the United States and Germany test their skills in various events that simulate real-life scenarios.
Photo by Airman 1st Class Xavier Lockley

JBSA-Lackland drops preseason game to Fort Sam
October 12, 2012 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland men's varsity basketball team fell to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, 92-80, in a preseason game Oct. 3 at the Chaparral Fitness Center at JBSA-Lackland.Five Lackland... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Warhawks forward Ty Moore takes it to the hoop during the team’s 92-80 preseason loss to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 3 at the JBSA-Lackland Chaparral Fitness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Med Group expands formulary, matches other JBSA pharmacies
October 12, 2012 — The 359th Medical Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph has expanded its drug formulary to better serve its customers and match the formularies at the other JBSA locations."Since the beginning of... MORE

School liaison officer advocates for military children
October 12, 2012 — It's estimated Air Force families move on average every 2.9 years, so it's no surprise that the frequency of permanent changes of station can profoundly impact military children, especially in the... MORE

Wanda Cooper, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph school liaison officer, answers a call at her office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston dumps Warhawks 92-80 in preseason basketball
October 12, 2012 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Warhawks men's varsity basketball team fell to the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Rangers, 92-80, in a preseason game Oct. 3 at the base Chaparral Fitness Center.JBSA-Fort... MORE

JBSA-Randolph tax center staff seeks volunteers
October 12, 2012 — An increase in customers at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's tax center is the exact opposite from other tax centers Air Force-wide. The upward trend for filing taxes on-line shouldn't be an issue,... MORE

JBSA-Randolph members pilot new DoD transition program
October 12, 2012 — As the military drawdown continues over the next four to five years, Defense Department officials estimate 250,000 active-duty, Guard and Reserve service members will leave the military per year... MORE

JBSA-Lackland to host All-AF basketball camp
October 12, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland sports and fitness assistant director Dwayne Reed is ready for his sports and fitness program to continue to build on its Armed Forces and Air Force-wide success this... MORE

Instructor pilot 'aviates, navigates' to 5K-hour milestone
October 12, 2012 — Lt. Col. Rick Stoffel, 99th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, recently surpassed 5,000 flight hours in the T-1A Jayhawk. Stoffel began his career in the KC-10, flying in support of a variety... MORE

Lt. Col. Richard Stoffel, 99th Flying Training Squadron operations desk, performs a final operational readiness check for (from left to right) Lt. Col. James Drake,1st Lt. Casey Eikhold and Maj. Kevin Kotula, 99th Flying Training Squadron, prior an early morning mission on a T-1 Jayhawk aircraft on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas March 6. The 99th FTS is an important part of the Pilot Instructor Training program at JBSA-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden) (released)

JBSA-Lackland readies for Cyber Readiness Inspection
October 12, 2012 — Inspectors from the Defense Information Systems Agency will visit Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Jan. 7, 2013 to conduct a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection, which evaluates the base community's... MORE

The places where the electron travels is the cyber domain, or cyberspace. And the ability to deliver a full range of cyber effects -- to detect, deter, deceive, disrupt, defend, deny, and defeat any signal or electron transmission -- is the essence of fighting in cyberspace.
Graphic by Virginia Reyes of the Air Force News Agency.

Speak up, military members, families
October 12, 2012 — Military service members and families who want a Joint Base San Antonio quality-of-life issue addressed have an opportunity, through Oct. 19, to submit their concern for this year's JBSA Armed Forces... MORE

New home for Huey: Army UH-1H finds a place at IAAFA
October 12, 2012 — The Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently landed a new training tool that upgrades the helicopter maintenance courses it offers to students from Latin American... MORE

Master Sgt. Guadalupe Arredondo, instructor-supervisor, 318th Training Squadron, right, discusses helicopter towing procedures with, from left to right, students E-1 Powell Murillo, Colombia, O-2 Julio Hortiales, Mexico, E-6 Fernando Toscano, Argentina, E-1 Yamid Camacho, Colombia, and guest instructor PNGI E-8 Mario Ordoñez, Honduras, prior to moving an Army Huey UH-1H helicopter outside the Inter-American Air Forces Academy’s Airfield Training Complex High Bay Oct. 1. The UH-1H will be used to train students from Latin American partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Instructor pilot reaches 5,000 hour milestone
October 12, 2012 — Lieutenant Colonel Rick Stoffel, 99th Flying Training Squadron Instructor Pilot, recently surpassed 5,000 flight hours in the T-1A Jayhawk. Stoffel began his career in the KC-10, flying in support of... MORE

Command post pros provide critical counsel
October 5, 2012 — Minimizing panic and confusion in times of natural disasters or emergency situations, each Air Education and Training Command base command post simultaneously provides warnings and instructions to... MORE

Navy Medicine training headquarters opens at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
October 4, 2012 — The Navy Medicine Education and Training Command officially opened the doors of its new San Antonio location during a Sept. 28 ribbon-cutting ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.NMETC,... MORE

JBSA-FSH Fire Department urges residents to have two ways out
October 4, 2012 — If you woke up to a fire in your home, how much time do you think you would have to get to safety? According to the National Fire Protection Association, one-third of Americans households thought they... MORE

Warrior Transition Battalion Soldiers continue with 68W combat medic training
October 4, 2012 — Wounded warriors assigned to the Brooke Army Medical Center Warrior Transition Battalion trained to renew their Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician license at Fort Sam Houston Sept... MORE

Combat medic wounded warriors Sgt. Vicente Ayala and Cpl. Aaron Jacinto perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a simulated baby mannequin during the basic life support segment of the 68W combat medic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 11.
Photo by Marsha Huffman

AMEDD Medal of Honor Walk pays tribute to legacy of Army medics
October 4, 2012 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Museum on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is now the home of the nation's first monument recognizing AMEDD recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Lt... MORE

(From left) Al Dominguez, AMEDD Museum technician; Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, Army surgeon general and commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Command; Maria Rocco, widow of Medal of Honor recipient Chief Warrant Officer 2 Louis R. Rocco; retired Maj. Gen. Patrick Sculley, chairman of the AMEDD Museum Foundation; retired Maj. Gen. Kenneth Farmer Jr., former Army deputy surgeon general; Scott Schoner, AMEDD Museum director; and Marc Long, vice president for business development from contractor Tetra Tech, cut the ribbon on the AMEDD Medal of Honor Walk.
Photo by Kirk Frady