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959th MDG team wins EMT Rodeo
September 30, 2015 — (Editor's note: article was created with contributions from the 59th Medical Wing Public Affairs Office.)After two days running through intense scenarios in the eastern New Mexico desert, a team from... MORE

Emergency medical technicians from Joint Base San Antonio- Fort Sam Houston, Texas, assess and treat a patient during a scenario in the EMT Rodeo Sept. 18, 2015, at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. Twenty-one teams of elite EMTs from 22 installations across the Air Force convened at Cannon for four days of innovative, high-octane competition Sept. 16-19. Throughout the rodeo teams were required to execute their lifesaving mission under the critical eye of expert evaluators, demonstrating accurate technique and effective implementation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/released)

Air Force releases Future Operating Concept
September 30, 2015 — The Air Force officially released Sept. 15, which is the latest in a series of strategic documents designed to guide the organizing, training, and equipping of the force over the coming decades.The... MORE

Randolph school officials break ground on new high school complex
September 30, 2015 — Randolph Field Independent School District officials,students, teachers and staff members gathered at Randolph High School Sept. 24for the groundbreaking of a new high school campus that will be... MORE

Randolph Field Independent School District board members break ground for the new high school campus Sept. 24 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

Fire Prevention Week: Every bedroom needs working smoke alarm
September 30, 2015 — Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in afire. That’s the message behind thisyear’s Fire Prevention Week campaign titled “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep:Every Bedroom Needs a Working... MORE

Aftercare program reaches out to deceased active-duty Airmen’s survivors
September 30, 2015 — The death of an active-duty Air Force member can leave theirsurvivors feeling isolated from the service their Airman represented withdevotion.A program started five years ago at Dover Air Force... MORE

National Night Out aims to bring JBSA-Randolph community together
September 30, 2015 — Community members and local law enforcement members have theopportunity to come together for National Night Out, a neighborhood drug andcrime prevention event, 6-8 p.m. Oct. 6 at the North Park Median... MORE

Heart Link educates spouses on military lifestyle, Air Force culture
September 30, 2015 — A program first developed in 1999 to help first-time AirForce spouses learn more about the service and their installation continues toprovide those spouses with a sense of belonging and enhance... MORE

Lt. Col. Jason Campbell, 502nd Security Forces and Logistics Support Group deputy commander, briefs Air Force spouses on the 502nd SFLSG mission during a Heart Link briefing Sept. 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

Thunderbird show combines precision airmanship, F-16’s performance capability
September 30, 2015 — The United States Air Force Demonstration Squadron’sperformance at the 2015 Joint Base San Antonio Air Show and Open House, itsfirst in San Antonio since the Lackland AirFest five years ago,... MORE

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds", fly the Diamond formation during Air Show Turkiye 2011 at Cigli Air Base, June 5. The Thunderbirds performed alongside other world renowned aerial demonstration teams, to honor 100 years of Turkish aviation.
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr., Released)

JBSA to participate in Proud Week Fall Cleanup Oct. 7-9
September 30, 2015 — Groups of volunteers will bring brooms, trash bags, rakesand gloves to help clean and spruce up Joint Base San Antonio for the annualProud Week Fall Cleanup Oct. 7-9.Volunteers from mission partners,... MORE

Sports event to provide instruction, competition for Wounded Warriors
September 30, 2015 — A program based at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph isexpanding competitive and recreational opportunities for Wounded Warriors,starting with a special sports event next week at JBSA-Lackland.Air Force... MORE

Wounded Warriors leave the starting blocks at the start of the men's 100-meter race during the 2014 Air Force Team Trials at Rancho High School, Las Vegas, Nev., April 8, 2014. During the trials wounded warriors competed in swimming, basketball, volleyball, track and field events, cycling, archery and shooting competitions.

688th Cyberspace Wing engineers 23-0 romp over 93rd IS
September 24, 2015 — First Lt. Kenneth Serafinko, 346th Test Squadron Officer In Charge of range operations, played an integral role in the 688th Cyberspace Wing’s run to a repeat title.Serafinko forced two interceptions... MORE

LDM initiative increases patients’ access to care at diabetes center
September 24, 2015 — A new immunizations clinic inside the Diabetes Center of Excellence at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center here is enhancing patient access to care.Staff members at the Department of Defense... MORE

Staff Sgt. Danielle Dowdy, Diabetes Center of Excellence NCO in charge, administers a vaccine to a patient at the DCOE Aug. 28, 2015. The DCOE, which is located at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, recently established a point-of-service immunizations clinic enabling DCOE personnel to carry and administer vaccines recommended for diabetic patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla/Released)

Family programs highlighted at AFA conference
September 24, 2015 — Programs geared toward assisting caregivers and helping children of military families with resiliency skills were highlighted during the Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology... MORE

Readiness NCOs help deployments flow
September 24, 2015 — (Editor’s note-this is part of a serieson Developmental Special Duties.)Life doesn’t stop when the deployment order comes down.Whether Airmen are single or married with a family, knowing who to talk... MORE

New school year, new flu year
September 24, 2015 — Children have returned to school and as they settle in to new classes and new routines, parents brace themselves for new school year sniffles. Most flu activity occurs from October to May in the... MORE

Rodriguez pledges support for 59th MDW’s wounded warrior unit
September 24, 2015 — The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Warrior Care Policy gained insight into the 59th Medical Wing’s Airman Medical Transition Unit during a visit to the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical... MORE

James D. Rodriguez, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for warrior care policy, and Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Bart Iddins, 59th Medical Wing commander, field questions from Airmen with the 59th MDW’s Airman Medical Transition Unit Sept. 10 at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma/Released)

More than a hero: An American Airman
September 24, 2015 — “I am an American Airman: wingman, leader, warrior. I will never leave an Airman behind, I will never falter, and I will not fail.”The Airman’s Creed is recited from the very beginning of an Airman’s... MORE

Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone answers questions during an interview at the Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Stanfield/Released)

Suicide prevention: The Wingman
September 24, 2015 — Suicide prevention is a high priority in the Department of Defense, focusing on the numerous resources available to those with suicidal thoughts. What we sometimes fail to discuss is how we can be... MORE

U.S. Army North hosts summit for political advisors
September 24, 2015 — Policy and political advisors from U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Air Forces Northern visited U.S. Army North at Fort Sam Houston Sept. 8-9 to discuss mutual theater security cooperation in North America... MORE

Political advisors from U.S. Northern Command, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Air Forces Northern visited U.S. Army North headquarters at Fort Sam Houston Sept. 8-9 to discuss mutual theater security for North America. Pictured from left to right are Kelly Fisk, Army North political/military advisor; Teresa Perez, Army North liaison officer to U.S. Northern Command; Lt. Col. John Trylch, U.S. Air Forces Northern foreign policy advisor; R. Madison Conoley, deputy foreign policy advisor to the North American Aerospace Defense Command and NORTHCOM; Craig Conway, acting foreign policy advisor to NORAD and NORTHCOM; Andrea Gastaldo, Army North foreign policy advisor; Peter Bates, Canadian political advisor to the commander of NORAD and NORTHCOM; and Lt. Gen. Perry Wiggins, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) commanding general and senior Army commander of Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis.

SAMMC nurses among those showcasing innovations at TriService Nursing Research Program course
September 23, 2015 — Several nurses from San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston were selected to showcase their nursing research and evidence-based practice innovations during a joint military course in San Antonio... MORE

Air Force Capt. Kelly Lonergan, San Antonio Military Medical Center’s inpatient mental health unit nurse at Fort Sam Houston, presents findings from her study on the “Use of Pet Therapy in an Inpatient Behavioral Health Setting” at the TriService Nursing Research Program’s Research and Evidence-based Practice Dissemination Course in San Antonio Aug. 31-Sept. 3.