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59th Medical Wing kicks off patient safety initiative
November 18, 2015 — With a focus on patient safety, 59th Medical Wing leadersand staff at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland met with industry-leading patientexperience experts Oct. 20-22 in a bid to achieve a significant... MORE

Hunters embrace safety with simple, basic rules
November 18, 2015 — Hunting is a tradition in Texas and across the country. Itis a time spent with family and friends in the woods perusing game. This is also a time when risk assessment and management canbe used to... MORE

Officials emphasize safe cooking tips for holiday gatherings
November 18, 2015 — The kitchen is the heart of the home, especially atThanksgiving. With all the activity that will be going on, safety in thekitchen is paramount. According to the National Fire Protection... MORE

12th FTW members highlights training mission during Seguin Auxiliary Airfield Open House
November 16, 2015 — Members ofthe 12th Flying Training Wing explained the flying training missions takingplace at Seguin Auxiliary Airfield for City of Seguin leaders and residents Nov.13 during the Seguin Auxiliary... MORE

Maj. Vince Sherer, 560th Flying Training Squadron, student instructor, shows the T-38 Talon aircraft to Matthew Juliar and his son Joshua, during the Joint Base San Antonio Seguin Auxiliary Airfield Open House, Nov. 13, 2015. JBSA-Randolph Auxiliary Airfield is used solely by the 560th Flying Training Squadron for preparing instructors for undergraduate pilot training T-38 training assignments. The 560th primarily uses Seguin Auxfield for practice landings in a pilot controlled pattern called instead of FAA controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez/Released)

Rising 5/6 gives members leadership, service opportunities
November 12, 2015 — “Service before self” is one of the Air Force’s core valuesand it is exemplified daily by organizations that allow officers and enlistedAirmen alike to grow as leaders and serve their base and local... MORE

DoD to hold Virtual Education Fair Nov. 19
November 12, 2015 — Active duty service members will be able to explore highereducation opportunities at their fingertips when the Department of Defensehosts a Virtual Education Fair Nov. 19.Service members can register... MORE

Senior Airman Princeton Blanchard (left), Air Force Personnel Center, receives guidance from Amanda Jalomo, Education Center education specialist, during the Virtual Education Fair Nov. 4 at the JBSA-Randolph Education Center. Virtual Education Fairs, help students search for schools, meet education career needs, live chat with representatives from participating schools and give financial aid options. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez/Released)

Key Spouse initial training course undergoes changes
November 12, 2015 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Military & FamilyReadiness Center will unveil a new Key Spouse Program initial training coursetoday.Revised to better meet the needs of the spouses who give... MORE

12th FTW members host pilot who saved wingman 63 years ago
November 12, 2015 — In February 1952, Air Force Lt. Col. Maynard Swartz wasleading a squadron of several RF-80 jets from Lawson Air Force Base, Ga., toGermany when he suddenly lost his vision while in the air.Fortunately... MORE

Col. Michael Snell (right), 12th Flying Training Wing vice commander, greets retired Lt. Col. Thomas "Tommy" H. Temple during a tour of the 435th Fighter Training Squadron Oct. 30 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

U.S. Army South family shares story of hope
November 12, 2015 — November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and Friday is World Pancreatic Cancer Day. Only three percent of people diagnosed with this disease survive this form of cancer, typically due to late diagnosis. Called the silent killer, pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all 22 common cancers according to http://www.pancreaticcanceraction.org... MORE

Madison, Mackenzie, Michael, Michelle and Trevor Kirlew.

San Antonio Military Medical Center decontamination team among best in Texas
November 12, 2015 — The San Antonio Military Medical Center Decon Team placed second this year, just a couple of points behind the winning team from the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. A total of eight six-person teams competed in the annual event where they were judged in five timed events: assembly and disassembly of a portable decontamination tent; personal protective equipment donning and the decontamination process of a manikin; a written exam and the use of a radiation detector to detect radiation on a patient. ... MORE

The San Antonio Military Medical Center decontamination team springs into action to assemble a portable decontamination tent during the Decon Rodeo Oct. 29 hosted by the Emergency Medical Service/Hospital Disaster Group Decon-Radiation Safety Officer Committee and the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma.

U.S. Army South committed to supervisor development
November 12, 2015 — At U.S. Army South on Fort Sam Houston, Department of the Army civilian employees and military personnel work together every day to accomplish the mission. However, the rules and regulations for civilian and military personnel are very different and supervisors must know what to do when it comes to civilians... MORE

U.S. Army South lawyer Adam Stoffa explains the legal aspect of the supervisor-civilian employee relationship during a supervisor development course Oct. 27-28 at the Army South headquarters.

METC tests wireless technology for learning in pilot program
November 12, 2015 — On Sept. 2 and Oct. 13, METC implemented two test pilot programs using two classes in the preventive medicine program... MORE

A student in the Public Health Specialist program, class 005-16, utilizes a Slate tablet in class as part of eMETC, a test pilot program. Two Public Health Specialist program classes were issued wireless laptops or Slates to test the feasibility of using mobile devices to enhance learning ability.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command welcomes new enlisted leader
November 12, 2015 — Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka O’Neal became the command’s fourth command sergeant major during an assumption of responsibility ceremony officiated by MICC commanding general Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Gabbert... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka O’Neal (left) accepts the Mission and Installation Contracting Command colors from Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Gabbert as color bearer Staff Sgt. Larry Taylor looks on during an assumption of responsibility ceremony Nov. 3 at Fort Sam Houston. Gabbert is the MICC commanding general.

Dahl promoted to three stars, takes over U.S. Army Installation Management Command
November 12, 2015 — Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl took command of U.S. Army Installation Management Command from Lt. Gen. David D. Halverson during a change-of-command ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theater Nov. 3... MORE

Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl (left) receives the unit flag from Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley and becomes the new commanding general for U.S. Army Installation Management Command at Fort Sam Houston Nov. 3. In the background at the ceremony in the Fort Sam Houston Theatre are IMCOM Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Hartless (center) and Lt. Gen. David Halverson, the former IMCOM commander and current Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management.

Joint Base San Antonio’s ‘Veteran In Blue’
November 12, 2015 — The U.S. Air Force’s “Veterans in Blue” program showcases veterans who have helped shape the Air Force with their experiences... MORE

Colonel (Ret.) Robert “Buck” Inghram sits in a replica of a WWII bunker along with this flight school gradation photo. Ingram was one of three Americans to dig the Great Escape tunnels: Tom, Dick and during WWII from Stalag Luft German prison camp. US Air Force Photo

Army chief of staff visits injured service members at Center for the Intrepid
November 12, 2015 — U.S. Army chief of staff Gen. Mark A. Milley visited with wounded service members during a town hall-style meeting at the Center for the Intrepid Nov. 4... MORE

Army chief of staff Gen. Mark A. Milley visits with wounded service members during a town hall-style meeting at the Center for the Intrepid on Fort Sam Houston Nov. 4.

Armed Force Action Plan forum wraps up at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
November 12, 2015 — The Armed Force Action Plan, renamed locally from the Army Family Action Plan to reflect the military branches represented throughout Joint Base San Antonio, provides a way for people to let local leadership know what works, what doesn’t and how problems should be resolved... MORE

Brig. Gen. Bob LaBrutta (left), commander of the 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, and Lt. Gen. Perry L. Wiggins, (right), commanding general of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and senior Army commander of Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis listen as issues are brought up during the JBSA Armed Force Action Plan forum outbrief at the U.S. Installation Management Command Academy on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 5.

New Parent Support Program helps answer questions
November 12, 2015 — The New Parent Support Program offers expectant parents and parents with a child under the age of 3, the opportunity to learn new parenting skills or to improve old ones... MORE

Preparing for a newborn child can be exhausting; new parents often spend a significant amount of time and energy reading books, seeking council or simply worrying about the well-being and safety of their unborn child. The New Parent Support Program is geared towards helping first-time parents, as well as parents with new additions to their family, feel confident in their ability to raise their children.

Air Force's Operation Home Cooking phone lines are open
November 10, 2015 — San Antonio area families can express their warmth and hospitality to Airmen and trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland by allowing them an opportunity to enjoy a holiday meal and family atmosphere through Operation Home Cooking Nov. 26... MORE

Families within the San Antonio metropolitan area may invite two Airmen or trainees to spend Thanksgiving in their home by calling 671-5453, 5454 or 3701.

Mission Thanksgiving gives Soldiers a break at Thanksgiving
November 10, 2015 — Mission Thanksgiving at Fort Sam Houston started more than 20 years ago when area families and the installation chaplains joined to start a program providing an opportunity for Soldiers to take a break from training and enjoy a Thanksgiving within a family environment. On Nov. 26, local Army commanders invite people to welcome Soldiers into their home in recognition of Thanksgiving Day ... MORE

For registration and maps detailing the Army’s 2015 Mission Thanksgiving at Fort Sam Houston, call 295-699 or 221-1271, send an email to usarmy.jbsa.medcom-ameddcs.mbx.mission-thanksgiving@mail.mil or visit http://www.cs.amedd.army.mil/mission_thanksgiving.aspx.