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AFSVA gets ready for 2016 youth camps
March 23, 2016 — Teenagers looking to cure those summertime blues will havevarious camps to choose from this year, thanks to central funding from the AirForce Services Activity, also known as AFSVA.Teen family members...

Air Force Medical Service improving access to care
March 23, 2016 — Over the last year, the Air Force Medical Service has beenworking to improve patient access to care.“We’ve always focused on and provided high-quality and safecare,” Lt. Col. Donald Lofton, Air Force...

Serious scalding injuries can happen in mere seconds
March 23, 2016 — According to the American Burn Association Repository’s 2011report, approximately 450,000 burn injuries require medical treatment eachyear. The National Fire Prevention Association reports there were...

Carter outlines security challenges, warns against sequestration
March 23, 2016 — The United States is facing five global strategicchallenges, while at home sequestration poses a great risk to the funding ofcritical investments, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told lawmakers here...

Leaders present fiscal year 2017 budget request
March 23, 2016 — The military services’ secretaries and chiefs presentedtheir respective branch’s fiscal year 2017 budget plan March 16 on CapitolHill.Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief ofStaff...

Service members have alternatives to predatory lenders
March 23, 2016 — For military members, financial preparedness is one of thepillars of mission readiness, but it can often be undermined by the predatorylending practices of some financial institutions.These practices...

Airmen’s Week marks one year anniversary
March 22, 2016 — The 37th Training Wing will mark the first year of the innovative program entitled Airmen’s Week March 25 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland...

JBSA ‘Investing in You’ at base-wide expo April 13
March 21, 2016 — Joint Base San Antonio and the 502nd Air Base Wing will hostan installation-wide expo to showcase the benefits of living and working in theJBSA community from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 13 at the...

Communities increase support for JBSA-Randolph flying mission
March 18, 2016 — Cities around Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph are takingseveral steps to support the flying mission of the 12th FlyingTraining Wing, and local governments have started formalizing support...

323rd Army Band 'Fort Sam's Own' woodwind quintet named best in Army
March 16, 2016 — The 323rd Army Band’s woodwind quintet was named the Army’stop woodwind ensemble in this year’s Musical Performance Team of the Yearcompetition.The quintet, consisting of Staff Sgt. Michael Becker...

Security Forces airmen go ‘above and beyond’ to ‘serve and protect’
March 16, 2016 — Security Forces personnel “serve and protect” those who liveand work throughout Joint Base San Antonio, but some Airmen have recently takenthe meaning of those words beyond the gates of JBSA-Fort Sam...

BAMC community-based medical homes extend hours, services to meet patients’ needs
March 16, 2016 — Brooke Army Medical Center has implemented several changesto make it easier for TRICARE beneficiaries to access care during times and atlocations more convenient to them.These changes include extended...

MICC acquisition forecast event attracts area business leaders
March 16, 2016 — More than 150 business representatives from the San Antoniometropolitan area met with Army contracting officials March 2 to hear aboutupcoming contracting opportunities during the Mission and...

SAMMC’s trauma mission benefits San Antonio, medical readiness
March 16, 2016 — “Trauma team to thetrauma room” often rings through the halls of the San Antonio Military MedicalCenter at Fort Sam Houston throughout the day and the night. SAMMC is one oftwo Level I Trauma Centers...

AFPC, 502nd FSS prepare for JBSA intramural basketball tournament
March 16, 2016 — The Air Force Personnel Center will be seeking its thirdstraight title at the Joint Base San Antonio intramural basketball tournamentthat starts Monday at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.AFPC advanced to the...

Pharmacy initiatives enhance patient care
March 16, 2016 — Patient-centered process improvements are reducing waittimes at 59th Medical Wing pharmacies across Joint Base San Antonio.“Multiple process improvements have decreased processingtimes by 48 percent...

Serious business: Ensure beneficial sleep
March 16, 2016 — “BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.”The alarm is blaring. Time to get up. Do you hit snooze? …What’s in a “Zzz?”On average, we spend 33 percent of our lives asleep. Whenassessing your overall health, have you...

Civilian expeditionary workforce: Opportunity of a lifetime
March 16, 2016 — U.S. Central Command is seeking current, permanentDepartment of Defense employees with strong technical skills, competencies, andabilities and the desire to deploy to become part of the Civilian...

Strategy in leadership: Constantly improving thought process, leadership techniques
March 16, 2016 — Flight commanders in the 435th Fighter Training Squadron metthe Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements lastmonth at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The 435th FTS...

Occupational analysis chief’s team wins Civil Air Patrol flight event
March 16, 2016 — A retired Air Force colonel relied on his experience flyingCivil Air Patrol missions and his background as an Air Force weapon systems officerto pilot his aircrew to victory in the CAP’s first-ever...