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MICC contract enhances IMCOM emergency response communications
October 15, 2020 — Emergency response communications are getting a boost at 72 Army locations across the country and Puerto Rico following the September award of a contract for wireless devices and services by Mission and Installation Contracting Command officials at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Hurricane Hunters fly Delta missions from Joint Base San Antonio
October 15, 2020 — As Hurricane Delta made its way into the Gulf of Mexico Oct. 7 and headed for the Louisiana coastline, Joint Base San Antonio personnel jumped into action to support the evacuation of aircraft and personnel from the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi... MORE

Staff Sgt. Tyler, 502nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management, looks up information for C-130 air crews in support of hurricane evacuation operations during hurricane Delta Oct. 7, 2020, at Joint San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas.

JBSA retirement offices assist with gaining, maintaining benefits
October 15, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio Retirement Services and Retiree Activities Offices assist, inform and prepare military members and their families during their transition to retirement. The offices are also available after the big day to keep them up-to-date on their rights, benefits and privileges... MORE

Joe Silvas Jr., military retirement services officer, 802nd Force Support Squadron, meets with a client to discuss available services at the Retirement Services Office on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 15, 2020.

Naval Medical Forces Support Command celebrates Navy birthday virtually
October 15, 2020 — COVID-19 has led to cancellations of many of the time-honored ceremonies that military members enjoy. As a way to commemorate the Navy’s birthday, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, or NMFSC, used virtual means to honor the day... MORE

Keesler Air Force Base, AETC keep BMT pipeline going
October 15, 2020 — When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived earlier this year, the way units and people operate in the Air Force changed. With a threat like this, there was a risk the training pipeline could have stopped, but due to the flexibility and adaptability of the 81st Training Group at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, the Basic Military Training pipeline has continued to supply the Air Force with the Airmen we need... MORE

Basic military training graduates from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, exit a commercial aircraft at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 29, 2020. BMT graduates used to be transported by bus from Lackland, but ever since COVID-19, they transitioned to being transported by aircraft to reduce the risk of infection among the students to keep the training pipeline going. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Suzie Plotnikov)

TRICARE Open Season runs Nov. 9 to Dec. 14
October 15, 2020 — With the 2020 TRICARE Open Season coming soon, now is the time to start thinking about your and your family’s health care needs... MORE

With the 2020 TRICARE Open Season coming soon, now is the time to start thinking about your and your family’s health care needs.

Army secretary announces people as top priority
October 14, 2020 — Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy announced Oct. 13 that "people" will now be the Army's top priority, as the force works to give junior leaders more time to build cohesive teams... MORE

National Guard Soldiers with the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team conduct training in the Boise National Forest, Idaho, Oct. 3. 2020. Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy announced Oct. 13, 2020, that "people" will now be the Army's top priority, as the force works to give junior leaders more time to build cohesive teams.

Operation Warp Speed makes swift progress
October 14, 2020 — Unprecedented progress has been made recently on Operation Warp Speed — the effort by the Defense Department, Health and Human Services, other federal agencies and private industry to develop a coronavirus vaccine, an HHS official said Oct. 9... MORE

Airman 1st Class Kokou Dekadjevi, 96th Medical Group, administers a COVID-19 test Aug. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Dekadjevi and the medical group’s diagnostic testing center employees administered more than 330 tests in a two-day span to 7th Special Forces Group Soldiers returning from a deployment.

Hatch Act limits political activities, even during telework
October 14, 2020 — The Hatch Act, a federal law passed in 1939, limits certain political activities of federal employees, as well as some state, D.C., and local government employees who work in connection with federally funded programs, even during telework... MORE

The Hatch Act's purpose is to ensure federal programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion, to protect federal employees from political coercion in the workplace, and to ensure federal employees are advanced based on merit and not based on political affiliation.

Air Force recognizes Energy Awareness Month
October 13, 2020 — Every October, the Department of the Air Force recognizes Energy Awareness Month to promote energy resilience and acknowledge the critical role energy plays in mission assurance. As the battlefield grows increasingly complex, supplying power to our forces safely and reliably remains fundamental to our global mission... MORE

Energy=Capability Energy Awareness Month 2020

DLIELC resumes mobile training teams after COVID-19 pause
October 13, 2020 — On March 19, the Department of State advised U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. In response to the global health advisory, the closing of international borders and the cancellations of international flights, Defense Language Institute English Language Center personnel on outside contiguous United States mobile training teams, or MTTs, repatriated... MORE

The Defense Language Institute English Language Center is a world-renowned institution in the field of English Language Training with a mission is to teach, monitor and conduct the Defense English Language Program while providing a look into American culture.

Partnership brings movies, activities to technical trainees
October 13, 2020 — Life for U.S. Air Force Airmen in technical training has been rough since March due to COVID-19 restrictions. That changed Oct. 9 when several organizations partnered at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field to provide a movie, games and socializing night for the Air Force’s newest Airmen. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Cali Mason (left) and Airman Basic Harry Torres-Guzman (right), both with the 343rd Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, play a game during movie and game night Oct. 9 at JBSA-Kelly Field Annex.

Voice Your Values: Voting assistance available on JBSA
October 12, 2020 — As the Nov. 3 election fast approaches, Joint Base San Antonio Voting Assistance Offices are helping eligible voters prepare to cast their ballots... MORE

Voting Assistance Offices are headquartered in JBSA Military & Family Readiness Centers and staff members are working hard to help all eligible voters raise their voices.

TRICARE Select enrollment fees for Group A retirees coming January 2021
October 12, 2020 — There is news on enrollment fees for those signed up with TRICARE Select. TRICARE Select Group A retirees must begin paying enrollment fees to maintain health coverage starting Jan. 1, 2021. TRICARE Select is the name of the plan that replaced the former TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra programs in 2018... MORE

MEDCoE commander clarifies unit mission, lines of effort, priorities
October 9, 2020 — Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, announced Oct. 8 a change of unit mission statement, lines of effort -- or LOEs, -- and enduring priorities with a greater focus on large scale combat operations... MORE

A group of U.S. Army Soldier trainees conduct Army 68W Combat Medic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Sept. 23. Soldier medics learn their trade through the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

502d ABW commander unveils wing’s new Lines of Effort
October 9, 2020 — Brig. Gen. Caroline M. Miller, 502d Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, addressed base personnel with the wing’s new Lines of Effort and vision Sept. 28 at her first commander’s call at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

U.S. Air Force Brig. General Caroline M. Miller, 502d Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio commander, addresses the audience during a commander’s call Sept. 28, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts National Night Out with ceremony, motorcade
October 9, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio leaders observed National Night Out by urging installation members to help their neighbors in fighting crime and keeping their communities safe during a ceremony at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 6... MORE

Brig. Gen. Caroline Miller (left), JBSA and 502nd Air Base Wing commander, and Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner (right), Navy Medicine Education, Training & Logistics Command commander, render salutes at the start of the National Night Out ceremony at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 6.

M&FRC classes can help keep Grinch in check during holiday shopping
October 9, 2020 — Four upcoming virtual classes presented by Joint Base San Antonio’s Military & Family Readiness Centers will provide shoppers with ample opportunities to learn how to budget their money wisely and avoid the holiday blues... MORE

Military families come together bringing with them many different traditions, styles of celebrating and methods of holiday shopping. A common thread for holiday planning is to begin saving early.

Air Force family suicide prevention training now available
October 9, 2020 — Department of the Air Force family suicide prevention training is now available as a way to educate spouses, partners, adult family members, and loved ones on the signs and symptoms of suicide... MORE

Department of the Air Force family suicide prevention training is now available as a way to educate spouses, partners, adult family members, and loved ones on the signs and symptoms of suicide.

ARNORTH adjusts military wildland fire ground response operations in California
October 9, 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, which is U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, recently adjusted its joint wildland fire ground response operations in California... MORE

U.S. Marine Cpl. Andrew Cardens assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, recovers fire hose while conducting wildland fire fighting operations Oct. 5 with National Interagency Fire Center personnel at the Creek Fire in the Sierra National Forest, California.