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EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE - Tornado Watch
March 26, 2014 — EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISEA tornado watch is in effect for parts of the Joint Base San Antonio area to include JBSA- Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-Camp Bullis and JBSA-Lackland from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please... MORE

Exercise - Exercise - Exercise
Joint Base San Antonio is conducting a readiness exercise. This is a
scheduled test of the wing's ability to respond to a specific contingency,
and NOT a real emergency situation.
Exercise - Exercise - Exercise

Exercise Exercise Exercise - JBSA conducts Hurricane Readiness Exercise
March 26, 2014 — EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE Joint Base San Antonio is conducting a readiness exercise. This is a scheduled test of the wing's ability to respond to a specific contingency, and NOT a real emergency... MORE

42 master sergeants selected for promotion at JBSA
March 20, 2014 — Congratulations to the 42 Air Force master sergeants at Joint Base San Antonio selected for promotion to senior master sergeant! JBSA- Ft. Sam Houston Rebecca LuckieMichael PhillipsDaniel... MORE

Subway's spokesperson shares weight loss story with Airmen
March 20, 2014 — Subway's famous spokesperson shared his story about how "eating fresh" changed his life March 13 at the Arnold Hall Community Center ballroom as part of National Nutrition Month.During a 20-minute... MORE

Squadron, group command applications due April 18
March 20, 2014 — Eligible line officers interested in 2015 command opportunities must complete and submit senior rater endorsed statements of intent to the Air Force Personnel Center in time to meet the April 18... MORE

‘Can I Kiss You?’: Critically acclaimed program coming to Joint Base San Antonio
March 20, 2014 — The San Antonio-area Navy Sexual Assault Prevention team is hosting a lively and unique program April 1 called "Can I Kiss You" as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month activities.The program... MORE

Alamo Wing members impress bosses on employer day
March 20, 2014 — The 433rd Airlift Wing hosted close to 20 employers on Employer Orientation Day, March 8. The goal of employer's day is to help employers better understand the Air Force mission, to see their... MORE

Angelica White, an employer from United Services Automobile Association, San Antonio, and Todd Reddic from U.S. Army Medical Department Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, listens to Col. Aaron Vangelisti, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland as they visit the Cargo Load Training Facility. Civilian employers saw what their employees do when they put on the military uniform on a Unit Training Assembly weekend. (U.S. Photo by Tech Sgt. Carlos Trevino)

59th MDW Top III supports Liberia literacy efforts
March 20, 2014 — In the face of large humanitarian needs, it can be difficult to understand how small actions can make a difference. A group of senior NCOs and Airmen here learned firsthand how their small actions... MORE

Cyber supports Red Flag like never before
March 20, 2014 — For the first time in Red Flag's nearly 40-year history, the Cyber Mission Force construct was used in conjunction with kinetic Air Force forces. Red Flag, an Air Combat Command-sponsored exercise... MORE

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sgt. Sean Bedford (left), Australian Space Operations Centre space duty technician, New Norcia, Australia, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Frederick Riggans-Huguley, 603rd Air and Space Operations Center space duty technician, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, analyze air missile defense systems inside the Combined Air and Space Operations Center-Nellis during Red Flag 14-1 Feb. 5, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Space duty technicians direct air missile ballistic warnings and provide communication to combat search and rescue teams. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

37th TRW command chief retires
March 20, 2014 — When the 37th Training Wing command chief master sergeant arrived at here in the fall of 2011, his message to the enlisted corps was "enjoy what you're doing."Chief Master Sgt. Craig Recker has spent... MORE

AF Basic Military Training Honor Graduates for March 21
March 20, 2014 — Congratulations to the following 72 Airmen for being honor graduates among the 728 Air Force basic military trainees who will graduate March 21:320th Training SquadronFlight 191Ryan Bowen Matthew... MORE

'We must do this right': Army North prepares for casualty assistance duty
March 19, 2014 — It is a no-fail mission. Anything less than perfect is unacceptable. The mission is notifying and assisting the family of a Soldier who has died while on active duty.To prepare for this mission, U.S... MORE

TRICARE simplifying life for beneficiaries with online options
March 19, 2014 — While walk-in services will no longer be available at local TRICARE Service Centers nationwide starting April 1, eligible beneficiaries now have access to a full range of services both on the web and... MORE

Cellular therapy and apheresis section saves lives at San Antonio Military Medical Center
March 19, 2014 — Each year, more than 12,000 people are diagnosed with diseases that require an infusion of stem cells, but more than 70 percent of patients are unable to find an appropriate match within their own... MORE

Students take advantage of aircrew training
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Inter-American Squadron Officer School students from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland listen to a presentation in Spanish on the 359th Aerospace and Operational Physiology Training Unit’s altitude chamber at JBSA-Randolph. The students were at JBSA-Randolph as part of an aircrew training immersion tour, March 11. The Inter-American Squadron Officer School is a professional military education course taught in Spanish to members of several Latin American federal agencies and U.S. Air Force captains. There are 17 students from the U.S., Colombia, Panama and Guatemala in this class. The school is part of the 37th Training Wing’s Inter-American Air Forces Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade)

4th ESC names top Soldier, NCO of the Year
March 19, 2014 — Eight warriors - the best from units within the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) - arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis March 6 ready to contend for the title of Noncommissioned... MORE

Soldiers are evaluated on the Dismounted Soldier Training System during the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.
Photo by Master Sgt. Robert R. Ramon

Two new apps provide Airmen free mobile medical education, tools
March 19, 2014 — Two free mobile applications produced by the Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia are now available for Airmen and all military health system beneficiaries.The CEMM released two mobile apps in... MORE

Airmen honor former senior enlisted leaders
March 19, 2014 — Airmen gathered to honor the former chief master sergeants of the Air Force with a positional colors ceremony at the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Gunter Annex, Maxwell Air Force... MORE

Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. - Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody, joins former chiefs and surviving family members on stage during a CMSAF positional colors ceremony at the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (USAF photo by Donna L. Burnett/Released)

Former AFPC commander loses battle with brain cancer
March 19, 2014 — Maj. Gen. A.J. Stewart, who had an illustrious 32-year military career, most recently as the commander of Air Force Personnel Center, died March 9. He was 55.Stewart lost his battle with brain cancer,... MORE

Diabetes class emphasizes standards of care, treatment
March 18, 2014 — A class offered by Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's 359th Medical Group focuses on a disease that is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.Diabetes Update, which is held at the... MORE

Jennifer Wetzel (left), 359th Medical Operations Squadron health management registered nurse, conducts a Diabetes Update class with Charrisse Gaffisan March 12 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Health and Wellness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)