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National Night Out coming to a base near you
September 20, 2018
Airman 1st Class Victoria Dunning, 902nd Security Forces Squadron electronic security systems manager, demonstrates the attack capabilities of a military working dog during National Night Out Oct. 6 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Hosted in a block party atmosphere, National Night Out provides an opportunity each year for JBSA-Randolph community members to interact with each other and first responders and to learn about various base agencies.
POW/MIA Week: You are not forgotten
September 20, 2018
POW/MIA week
Commentary: Why we need to ‘Protect the Power’
September 20, 2018
October 2018 is Energy Action Month for the U.S. Air Force and this year’s theme is “Protect the Power.” For Energy Action Month, 2018, free Energy Expos will be held at three Joint Base San Antonio locations. The first is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at Arnold Hall, building 5506, at 1560 Steward St., JBSA-Lackland. The next is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Fort Sam Houston Community Center, building 1885 on Chaffee Road, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. The final expo is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Kendrick Club, building 1039 at JBSA-Randolph.
Pilot Training Next cadre discuss lessons learned, way forward
September 20, 2018
U.S. Air Force Second Lt. Charles Keller and Airman First Class Tyler Haselden, Pilot Training Next students, train on a virtual reality flight simulator at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, June 21. Air Education and Training Command officials announced the second iteration of Pilot Training Next would begin in January 2019 during a panel at the 2018 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
CMSAF Wright: The 'Airmen We Need' must be resilient
September 20, 2018
Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright gives his speech on resiliency during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 19. During his remarks, Wright spoke about the importance of Airmen taking care of themselves and each other.
Air Force hosts EFMP summit for exceptional family members
September 20, 2018
The Air Force hosted an Exceptional Family Member Program summit Aug. 28-29 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. EFMP allows Airmen to proceed to assignment locations where suitable medical, educational and other resources are available to treat special needs family members.
Fort Sam Houston Thrift Shop reopens in new location
September 19, 2018
(From left) Robert Naething, deputy to the commanding general, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army); Angie Ryder, Fort Sam Houston Thrift Shop manager; Stacy Vick, Fort Sam Houston Thrift Shop bookkeeper; and Maj. Gen. Mark R. Stammer, commanding general, U.S. Army South, cut the ribbon to open the relocated Fort Sam Houston Thrift Shop at its new location of 1210 Stanley Road, building 123. The site was the location for the former Fort Sam Houston Museum.
City of San Antonio enacts new tobacco ordinance Oct. 1
September 19, 2018
Effective Oct. 1, 2018, a new tobacco ordinance will prohibit the sale or providing of tobacco products to a person under 21 years of age within the boundaries of the City of San Antonio. For more information, visit https://www.sanantonio.gov/Tobacco21.
U.S. Army North helping coordinate Hurricane Florence relief efforts
September 19, 2018
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1053rd Transportation Company assist a family that was trapped inside their vehicle during the early morning hours as a result of flood waters on the roadway in Hamer, South Carolina, Sept. 18.
MICC standardizes full food service, dining attendant contracts
September 19, 2018
Mission and Installation Contracting Command contracts are vital in feeding more than 200,000 Soldiers every day. The command executes more than 500 contract actions for accommodation and food services valued at more than $270 million annually.
New biodefense strategy combats man-made, natural threats
September 19, 2018
A nurse takes a patient’s pulse in the influenza ward at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., near the end of the Spanish Flu epidemic, Nov. 1, 1918. Fresh air was believed to help prevent the spread of the disease, which killed 50 million to 100 million people worldwide. Pandemic flus such as this are rare, occurring just three times in the 20th century, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
OPM launches 2018 Combined Federal Campaign with an Enhanced Online Donation System
September 19, 2018
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management launches 2018 Combined Federal Campaign with an Enhanced Online Donation System, which runs from Sept.10 through Jan. 11, 2019. The 2018 CFC season will feature an enhanced CFC Online Donation System that increases transparency and helps ensure that the contributions made by federal, postal and military personnel, as well as, retirees can reach the people who need help the most.
T-6A Texan II crashes near Rolling Oaks Mall: Update
September 18, 2018
T-6A Texan II
JBSA-Lackland announces August Diamond Sharp winners
September 18, 2018
Secretary of the Air Force provides Air Force update
September 18, 2018
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson delivers her "The Air Force We Need" address during the 2018 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 17. During her remarks, Wilson stressed the Air Force will need more active, Guard and Reserve Airmen to fully enable the service's operational squadrons.
Air Force senior leaders announce 2018 Spark Tank Competition
September 18, 2018
Enlisted, officer and government employees may now submit their innovative ideas for the 2018 Air Force Spark Tank Competition. The competition calls for Airmen to pitch their innovative ideas to the Air Force’s senior leaders through the the IdeaScale Ideation platform at usaf.ideascalegov.com, and will culminate in a showcase of those ideas in Orlando, Florida, early next year at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium.
Navy Recruiting District San Antonio promotes new chief petty officers
September 18, 2018
After six weeks of training, Navy Recruiting District San Antonio welcomed six new chief petty officers in the Chief’s Mess during a pinning ceremony held on the campus of the University of the Incarnate Word. From left are Erica Saiz, Elbony Harris, Jaewlaye Sherman, Sambath Ham, Marshall Baker, and Titus Jones Jr.
Army Criminal Investigation Command warns of disaster fraud schemes, scams
September 18, 2018
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is alerting service members to be on the lookout for “disaster fraud” charitable schemes and repair scams.
Battlefield acupuncture providers combine innovation with tradition
September 18, 2018
Staff Sgt. Troy Ferrell, non-commissioned officer in charge of the urology clinic at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, receives battlefield acupuncture treatment in his ear for his knee and back pain. The clinic offers treatments every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on a walk-in basis for patients who are looking for an alternative method to traditional pain management medications.
Survey seeks input from family members and friends caring for wounded warriors
September 18, 2018
The U.S. Army Medical Command’s Army Public Health Center announced the launch of a survey for military caregivers. The survey seeks to understand the social, economic and health impact of caregiving and identify gaps in services.