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Family advocacy nurses learn about child passenger safety at conference
June 10, 2015 — Family advocacy program nurses from throughout the Air Force learned how to educate their families about choosing and installing child safety seats for their vehicles during a four-day-long conference... MORE

Connie Wilson (left), 359th Medical Operations Squadron family advocacy assistant, instructs family advocacy nurses Mamye Myles (center), Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and Candiace Trimble, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., on the proper installation of a child passenger safety seat during the Air Force Family Advocacy Officer and Nurse training conference June 1-4 in downtown San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

JBSA congratulates new technical sergeant selects
June 9, 2015 — Congratulations to the JBSA technical sergeant selects for 2015!JBSA-Lackland Muhammad AbdulTamarah AbdullahMichelle AberleScott AberleCarlos AcostaJeremy AlbertBrooke AlfJustin AllisonRicardo... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland technical sergeant selects pose for a group photo at JBSA-Lackland's parade grounds.

502nd Air Base Wing stresses summer safety practices
June 8, 2015 — The 502nd Air Base Wing Safety Office is emphasizing summer safety by implementing the 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign, an annual Air Force initiative aimed at reducing fatalities during the busy... MORE

25th AF earns base intramural volleyball title for third season
June 8, 2015 — The 25th Air Force assistant coach JohnTanaka felt vindicated following his team's25-17, 25-21 JBSA-Lackland Intramural Championship victory over Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division May 27 at the... MORE

Phantom Warriors bring home National Military Basketball Title
June 8, 2015 — The Fort Hood Phantom Warriors secured the National Military Varsity Basketball Championship with an 89-78 victory over the Hurlburt Field Commandos at the Chaparral Fitness Center here May 24.The... MORE

Nurse Advice Line Provides Medical Expertise, Peace of Mind
June 8, 2015 — For Air Force Capt. Stephanie Raps, Easter weekend went from fun excursion to ordeal in a matter of hours. That's how long it took for her two small children to become ill as her own sinus infection... MORE

EOD master, senior master sergeants added to CSRB list
June 8, 2015 — Explosive ordnance disposal master and senior master sergeants may now be eligible for a critical skills retention bonus.In an effort to meet mission requirements and retain senior-level experienced... MORE

Swindell Award goes to the 27th Intelligence Squadron
June 8, 2015 — The 27th Intelligence Squadron has been selected to receive the Chief Master Sgt. James C. Swindell award for having the best communications and information systems operation in Twenty-fifth Air Force... MORE

Program offers museum visits to service members, families
June 8, 2015 — From Memorial Day through Labor Day, service members and their families can visit more than 2,000 museums in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and American Samoa courtesy of collaboration among the Blue Star... MORE

DoD Seeks to Eliminate Stigma for Seeking Mental Health Care
June 5, 2015 — The Defense Department wants service members to know there's no stigma in seeking mental health care, a DoD Health Affairs official said here today."We want troops and their families to know DoD has... MORE

59th MDW construction update: Building the future of military medicine
June 5, 2015 — Construction continues on the new Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, as phases two and three near completion.What Has Been Done To Date?Phase 1 - 100% Complete : Constructed a new energy plant,... MORE

JBSA cyclists celebrate Memorial Day with local veterans
June 5, 2015 — Members of JBSA pedaled 27 miles through the Texas Hill Country to spend Memorial Day with military veterans and thank them for their service.The Air Force Cycling Team's Texas chapter rode from... MORE

Programs provide opportunities for internships, jobs
June 5, 2015 — Recent college graduates interested in federal employment can take advantage of current open recruiting for the Recent Graduates Program as well as three other programs offered by the Office of... MORE

Regrowing a Soldier's skin no longer the stuff of science fiction at U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
June 3, 2015 — Imagine a Soldier suffered debilitating burns to 60 percent of his body while deployed. After being evacuated to a burn treatment facility and stabilized, surgeons treated his wounds using a biopsy of... MORE

Community Emergency Response Team exercise prepares military community for emergencies
June 3, 2015 — Through a community partnership initiative with the Bexar County Office of Emergency Management and 502nd Air Base Wing emergen¬cy management, the first Community Emergency Response Team is being... MORE

Army Master Sgt. Luis Lopez carries out a mock casualty during a search and rescue exercise May 27 at the U.S. Army Medical Command headquarters, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.
Photo by Esther Garcia

Air Force moves to bring about RPA mission relief
June 3, 2015 — The Air Force is pursuing a range of options that will, in combination with a reset in the number of sustainable combat air patrols, help alleviate long-term stress on Remotely Piloted Aircraft... MORE

Airman 1st Class Steven (left) and Airman 1st Class Taylor prepare an MQ-9 Reaper for flight during exercise Combat Hammer, May 15, 2014, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nadine Barclay)

AFRS NCOs excel at military powerlifting nationals
June 3, 2015 — Two Air Force Recruiting Service NCOs' accomplishments helped their teammates on the Air Force Powerlifting Team earn silver in the 2015 U.S.A. Powerlifting Military Nationals and Southeastern State... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Michael Parrott, Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service, is a member of the Air Force Powerlifting Team that won the silver at the 2015 U.S.A. Powerlifting Military Nationals and Southeastern State Bench Competition March 14 in Atlanta. (Courtesy photo)

AF launches baseline hearing testing program for new recruits
June 3, 2015 — The Air Force launched the service's first baseline hearing testing program March 30.Developed by the Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence located at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical... MORE

AETC releases heritage video
June 3, 2015 — The Profession of Arms Center of Excellence released three new Airman professionalism videos May 13 as part of the Heritage Today series.The Heritage Today series was designed to inspire Airmen... MORE

International flight surgeons learn about night-vision goggle course
June 2, 2015 — Three flight surgeons attending a course for international medical officers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, took a brief break from their studies to visit the 359th Aerospace and Operational... MORE

Lt. Col. Dan Roberts, 359th Aerospace and Operational Physiology Training Flight commander, speaks to a group of flight surgeons from the Indian navy, Republic of Korea air force and the Pakistani air force May 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stormy Archer)