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Interservice Physician Assistant Program application season open through January 2021
October 27, 2020
The Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) is accepting applications through January 22, 2021 from active duty enlisted and officer service members interested in caring for Airmen, Space professionals and their families.

Fourth evacuation; 403rd Wing moving aircraft to JBSA-Lackland for Zeta
October 26, 2020
Air Force Reserve members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, or Hurricane Hunters, take-off for their first mission into Tropical Storm Zeta today out of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The Hurricane Hunters collect weather data real-time and transmit that data to the National Hurricane Center, which assists in improving and updating the tracking forecasts models. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)

Annual U.S.-Brazil army-to-army staff talks secure readiness, friendship
October 26, 2020
Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath (left), U.S. Army South commanding general, and General de Brigada Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho, 5th deputy chief of staff for the Brazilian Army, sign documents to approve agreed-to-actions and a five year plan between the two armies to conclude the U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks at Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 23.

502nd ISG leadership visit 433rd Airlift Wing
October 26, 2020
Col. Steven A. Strain, 502nd Installation Support Group commander, experiences the virtual reality training system at the 733rd Training Squadron during a tour of the 433rd Airlift Wing Oct. 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The purpose of the tour was to familiarize the new 502nd ISG leadership with the 433rd AW.

Recruiters, MTIs, MTLs lay foundation for tomorrow’s forces
October 26, 2020
U.S. Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson (left), command chief for Air Education and Training Command, talks with Senior Master Sgt. Lorenda Wong (right) 737th Training Support Squadron superintendent, during a tour of the Pfingston Reception Center Oct. 15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

Fall Back: Change your clocks, batteries as Daylight Saving Time ends
October 26, 2020
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Counselor guides career paths of NTAG San Antonio Sailors
October 26, 2020
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jasmine Harris, Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio assistant command career counselor, briefs Cmdr. Nicholas Gamiz, NTAG San Antonio commanding officer, on the Command Career Counselor Program at NTAG San Antonio headquarters in August.

AFCEC hosts annual Discipline Working Group Workshop
October 24, 2020
Engineers and architects from across the Department of Defense met virtually Oct. 20

AFIMSC key to disaster recovery at installations
October 24, 2020
The entire roof of a hangar next to the flightline at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, is lifted off the structure during a wind storm Jan. 9, 2017.

Air Force Recruiting Service training team wins AETC Gears of Government Award
October 24, 2020
Air Education and Training Command has awarded the 2020 Gears of Government Award to Air Force Recruiting Service’s Command Standardization and Training Team in the team category.

Halloween is looking a little different for 2020
October 23, 2020
By all accounts, traditional Halloween customs are looking a little different this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Feedback Fridays
October 23, 2020
Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander’s calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week.

MEDCoE hosts Brazilian delegation
October 22, 2020
(From left) Maj. Gen. Miranda Filho, J.M. Harmon III and Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster discus future education and training opportunities between the two countries during the Brazilian delegation visit.

Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update
October 22, 2020
Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update

Air Force’s special warfare training builds leaders ready to handle threats worldwide
October 21, 2020
SOCOM tour

MEDCoE hosts ribbon cutting for National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 21, 2020
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence command team of Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster and Command Sgt. Maj. Clark Charpentier hosted a small-ribbon cutting setting Oct. 16 for the organization’s newly installed ADA compliant ramp that ensures better accessibility to and from the command headquarters building and Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

ARNORTH concludes military wildland fire ground response operations in California
October 21, 2020
At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, and in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, concluded its wildland fire ground response operations in California Oct. 20.

A pilot’s pilot: Honoring Capt. Mark “Tyler” Voss and his Gold Star family
October 21, 2020
Capt. Mark “Tyler” Voss perished in a plane crash near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, while on his sixth deployment.

U.S. Army South hosts 36th annual U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks
October 21, 2020
Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath (right), commanding General, U.S. Army South, greets Brig. Gen. Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho (left), 5th deputy chief of staff of the Brazilian Army and the head of delegation for Brazil during the U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks at Army South Headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 20.

MEDCoE hosts Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
October 21, 2020
Lt. Col. Kathleen Samsey and Capt. Cesar Veliz provide Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, and Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, a briefing on the patient simulators used to teach students during the Combat Paramedic course at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 19.