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Working ‘ToGetHer’ helps spread breast cancer awareness
October 23, 2020 — Breast Cancer Awareness Month might be in its waning days, but the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s theme this year resonates regardless of the month... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio celebrates National American Indian Heritage Month
October 23, 2020 — National American Indian Heritage Month, or NAIHM, is from Nov. 1-30 and this year’s theme is in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s efforts to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the end of World War II. This year’s theme is “Honoring the Past, Securing the Future!”... MORE

Feedback Fridays
October 23, 2020 — If you have a question or concern, please send an email to jbsapublicaffairs@gmail.com using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available... MORE

MEDCoE hosts Brazilian delegation
October 22, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence hosted a Brazilian delegation visiting JBSA-Fort Sam Houston as part of a larger trip hosted by U.S Army South from October 19-23... MORE

Retired Reserve 'Awaiting Pay' Notification Letter Update
October 22, 2020 — Effective Oct. 1, 2020, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center reinitiated the process to notify service members assigned to the Air Force Retired Reserve’s ‘awaiting pay’ status on the processing procedures to draw retirement pay... MORE

Air Force’s special warfare training builds leaders ready to handle threats worldwide
October 21, 2020 — U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, saw firsthand how Air Education and Training Command officials ensure joint forces are well equipped with ready and lethal special operations Airmen during a visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 16... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

A pilot’s pilot: Honoring Capt. Mark “Tyler” Voss and his Gold Star family
October 21, 2020 — On Friday, May 3, 2013, Capt. Mark “Tyler” Voss perished in a plane crash near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, while on his sixth deployment, making his family a Gold Star Family who will be honored, along with many other families, annually on the last Sunday of September... MORE

U.S. Army South hosts 36th annual U.S., Brazil army-to-army staff talks
October 21, 2020 — U.S. Army South hosted an opening ceremony Oct. 20 to officially begin U.S. and Brazil army-to-army staff talks, a weeklong series of meetings held to strengthen professional partnerships and increase interaction between armies at the Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

MEDCoE hosts Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
October 21, 2020 — During his first visit to San Antonio, the Hon. Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs visited the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence as part of a larger visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from Oct. 19-21... MORE

DOD, HHS name partners to administer COVID-19 vaccines at long-term care facilities
October 21, 2020 — As part of the Operation Warp Speed effort — a partnership between the Defense Department and the Department of Health and Human Services — long-term care facilities across the U.S. will be able to sign up to have one of two major U.S. pharmacy companies come to their facilities and administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents at no charge... MORE

Women’s Health Transition Training offered virtually
October 20, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Women’s Health Services and the Department of the Air Force’s Women’s Initiative Team collaborated to establish training that provides information on health services available to women who are separating or retiring from the military... MORE

MEDCoE conducts virtual ‘battlefield circulation’ with higher headquarters
October 20, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted Lt. Gen. James Rainey, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center commanding general at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for a Virtual Battlefield Circulation visit Oct. 19... MORE

Space Force enlists first trainees to BMT at JBSA-Lackland
October 20, 2020 — The Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David D. “DT” Thompson swore in the first four Space Force recruits at Fort Meade, Maryland, Oct. 20, placing them on a direct path to Basic Military Training and marking another milestone in the new service’s growth and development... MORE

59th Medical Wing Human Research Protection Program accreditation ensures participant’s safety
October 20, 2020 — The 59th Medical Wing Human Research Protection Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was reaccredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs in September 2020. The accreditation is a reflection of excellence in human research studies through policies, procedures, and practices... MORE

Senior Army leaders discuss housing reform, quality of life initiatives
October 20, 2020 — Safe and affordable housing remains a top quality of life initiative, as the Army looks to improve its neighborhoods and oversight over privatized housing companies, senior leaders said Oct. 15... MORE

Army South Soldier remains dedicated to coaching during pandemic
October 20, 2020 — About 15 children maintained social distancing as they circled around their football coaches to receive instructions on their next drill. Conducted from Oct. 5-9, this was the first sports camp held on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston since the novel coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year... MORE

AFIMSC executes record $8.2 billion in FY20
October 19, 2020 — A global pandemic couldn't stop the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Resources Management team from closing out a record $8.2 billion of execution during fiscal 2020... MORE

METC Combat Medic Program lauded for exceptional teamwork
October 19, 2020 — The Medical Education and Training Campus Combat Medical Specialist Training Program, or CMSTP, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has been recognized for exceptional teamwork by an integrated group of military and civilian team members focused on excellence in support of Army Medicine... MORE