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Reducing sodium intake vital in controlling hypertension
March 11, 2014 — Sodium is essential to the human body for fluid distribution, blood pressure, cellular work and electrical activity.However, according to the American Heart Association, too much sodium causes the... MORE

JBSA Honor Guard stops flag folding at retirement ceremonies
March 11, 2014 — The Joint Base San Antonio Honor Guard will no longer offer flag folding during individual retirement ceremonies starting April 1. Instead, the unit will dispatch a member to present a pre-folded flag... MORE

Air Force Senior Airmen Antonio Montalvo, left, Air Education and Training Command, and Jessica Aulenbacher, Air Force Personnel Center, both members of the Joint Base San Antonio Honor Guard, practice folding the flag Feb. 25 at JBSA-Randolph.(U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

AF Basic Military Training Honor Graduates for March 7
March 5, 2014 — Congratulations to the following 72 Airmen for being honor graduates among the 723 Air Force basic military trainees who will graduate March 7:320th Training SquadronFlight 163Zachary Benedetti Jacob... MORE

Interactive kiosks to help visitors find their way at San Antonio Military Medical Center
March 5, 2014 — With more than 2 million square feet and nearly 300 destinations at San Antonio Military Medical Center, it's easy to make a wrong turn. Fortunately, Brooke Army Medical Center is providing help with... MORE

Photo by Robert Shields
Keith Sunnerville uses the new Wayfinder kiosk to help him locate
his destination at the San Antonio Military Medical Center
recently. The new technology is an interactive touch screen map
kiosk that helps patients navigate their way throughout the medical
center easily and quickly. There are six Wayfinders located at all SAMMC main entrances.

Forward surgical teams hone skills at U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center pre-deployment training
March 5, 2014 — Forward surgical teams are a highly skilled group of critical care providers who give combat wounded medical attention within a war zone during the first hour, also known as the "golden hour" of... MORE

Photo by Steven Galvan
Army Maj. Scott Phillips (left) shows Army Maj. Jodelle Schroeder how to use the Burn Navigator to assist with resuscitating a burn patient during pre-deployment training recently.

JBSA-Randolph honors dental ancillary staff
March 5, 2014 — The readiness and customer service ratings at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Dental Clinic consistently exceed Air Force goals, a testament to the dedication and tireless work of the clinic's... MORE

Lorna Firehammer (left), 359th Aerospace-Medicine Squadron Dental Flight dental assistant, helps Lt. Col. James Kutner, 359th AMDS Dental Flight commander, during a procedure Jan. 22 at the Joint Base San Antonio- Randolph Dental Clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

TAP course helps transitioning military members open small businesses
March 5, 2014 — Transitioning service members with an itch for entrepreneurship can enroll in a free, two-day course offered by the Transition Assistance Program at all three Joint Base San Antonio locations. The... MORE

Ray Ramos (left) and Mike Bell, both community readiness consultants at the Joint
Base San Antonio-Randolph Military and Family Readiness Center, discuss the Boots
to Business program Monday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

Women's History Month: JBSA-Randolph committee hosts several events
March 4, 2014 — With the month of March being Women's History Month, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is celebrating "women of character, courage and commitment" - this year's national theme, through several events... MORE

C-130 travels San Antonio highways
March 3, 2014 — While common to see military aircraft in the sky, San Antonio drivers shared the road Sunday with a retired, partially disassembled Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft as it was towed on highways... MORE

San Antonio Police and local volunteers assist contractor World Wide Aircraft Recovery March 2 with its transport of a retired and partially disassembled Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The aircraft was relocated to JBSA-Camp Bullis, where it will be used to enhance the training for about 1,300 students attending the 937th Training Group Aeromedical Evacuation and Patient Staging Course, annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade)

Patient Safety Awareness Week begins March 3
March 3, 2014 — The National Patient Safety Foundation has scheduled the annual Patient Safety Awareness Week for March 3-7.The 59th Medical Wing staff, here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, would like to... MORE

Social Media helps unite Hearts Apart
February 28, 2014 — Military members and their families understand the commitment and dedication that is asked of service members; service which occasionally requires deployments. That is why support groups, such as the... MORE

Members of the 724th Aeromedical Staging Flight helped augment the 433rd Medical Group during the Lackland Reservists' overseas annual tour July 2008 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 433rd MDG spent much of their time inventorying and testing Contigency Aeromedical Staging Facility War Reserve Materiel. The CASF is a unique, modular aeromedical staging facility that is designed to support world-wide expeditionary contingencies.

From left - Unidentified 433rd MDG member, Staff Sgt. Jaclyn Santos, Tech. Sgt. Edward Villanueva and Tech. Sgt. Mae Estoy.

(Air Force courtesy photo)

AF Basic Military Training Honor Graduates for 28 Feb
February 27, 2014 — Congratulations to the following 74 Airmen for being honor graduates among the 747 Air Force basic military trainees who graduate Feb. 28; 320th Training SquadronFlight 147Christian BeauchampJustin... MORE

JBSA-Randolph road repair-work schedule
February 27, 2014 — South Gate, East Gate, 5th St West, and Golf Road - all impacted during road repair. Detour and warning signage will be in place in advance for each phase of work.Road repair work will occur in four... MORE

Joint Professional Development Seminar set for March 27-28
February 27, 2014 — The JBSA Joint NCO Professional Development Seminar is schedule for March 27-28 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston METC Auditorium, building 1467. The two-day course is designed... MORE

Chief's Group sponsors golf tourney
February 27, 2014 — The Randolph Chiefs' Group is scheduled to host its annual golf tournament March 21 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information or to sign up, contact any chief master sergeant or call 652-9348 or... MORE

Fort Sam Houston Cemetery begins strictly enforcing existing floral regulations, policies
February 27, 2014 — Effective Saturday, the Fort Sam Houston Cemetery at 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road will more strictly enforce the existing National Cemetery Administration floral regulations and policies. This is being... MORE

To ensure all veterans and their family members receive proper dignity and respect, cemetery leadership and staff will actively ensure all gravesites and headstones comply with NCA policies.

Admiral visits Navy Medicine Training Support Center, seeks input on resiliency, prevention messaging
February 27, 2014 — Rear Adm. Sean Buck, director of the 21st Century Sailor Office, spoke with staff and students at the Navy Medicine Training Support Center Feb. 19 about recent policy initiatives on resiliency and... MORE

RAdm. Sean Buck, director of the 21st Century Sailor Office speaks with Navy Medicine Training Support Center staff and students about recent policy initiatives on resiliency and prevention activities in the Navy.

METC cardiovascular program director spearheads initiatives
February 21, 2014 — Army and Navy students in the Medical Education and Training Campus cardiovascular technician program can thank their program director, Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark Spears, for a series of initiatives... MORE

ARNORTH Civil Support Training Activity trains military responders at 'Shrine of Democracy'
February 21, 2014 — As part of a U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) exercise, a small team of South Dakota National Guard service members assisted local emergency responders in investigating a simulated chemical and... MORE

BMETs celebrate 15 years of joint training
February 21, 2014 — Army, Navy and Air Force biomedical equipment technicians came together to celebrate a milestone reached Jan. 31 that spanned a decade and a half: 15 years of consolidated training. A ceremony marking... MORE