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TEAM aims to tackle equality issues within Air Force Recruiting Service
October 7, 2020 — Following Gen. David Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth Wright’s open conversation on racial inequality and injustice June 1, the Air Force has taken action to tackle the issue of diversity and inclusion within our ranks. Within Air Force Recruiting Service, initiatives such as Tackling Equality to Advance the Mission, or TEAM, have been implemented to get after these issues... MORE

Military and Politics: Exercising your rights as a military member, citizen
October 7, 2020 — Currently, it seems every time you open your smartphone or computer and scroll through any number of social media and internet news outlets you’re bombarded with articles, analysis, and pundits discussing the same topic: politics. With election season in full swing, political debate is difficult to avoid. However, the subject of politics in the Armed Forces is justifiably taboo... MORE

BAMC leaders visit U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
October 7, 2020 — Brig. Gen. Shan Bagby, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general and BAMC Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds visited the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 2... MORE

MEDCoE holds National Disability Employment Awareness Month event
October 6, 2020 — October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM. The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence hosts the National Disability Employment Awareness Month virtual observance at 11 a.m. Oct. 27. The theme is “Don't Set Limits on Unlimited Potential!”... MORE

ARSOUTH commander meets with Colombian army commander
October 6, 2020 — Maj. Gen. Daniel Walrath, U.S. Army South commander, meets with Gen. Eduardo E. Zapateiro, National Army of Colombia commander, Oct. 5 in Bogota, Colombia... MORE

ARSOUTH shares lessons learned with Salvadoran Army
October 6, 2020 — A Center for Army Lessons Learned, or CALL, program development seminar was conducted by U.S. Army South with the Salvadoran Army and El Salvador’s Joint Center of Doctrine and Military Education virtually Sept. 23-24... MORE

Former CSAF retires in San Antonio
October 6, 2020 — Retired Gen. David L. Goldfein, the 21st Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, goes over paperwork with Tech. Sgt. Steven Daniels from the 502nd Comptroller Squadron Sept. 30. A command pilot with more than 4,200 flight hours, Goldfein served 37 years in the Air Force and is retiring to the San Antonio area... MORE

MEDCoE’s new Ready and Resilience Council finds support throughout JBSA
October 6, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, conducted it's inaugural Ready and Resilience Council, or R2C, meeting Sept. 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

JBSA cancels trainee Thanksgiving programs
October 6, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Thanksgiving event, as well as the 37th Training Wing’s “Operation Home Cooking” and “Operation Family Feast,” similar programs for Airmen in Basic Military Training and Technical Training, respectively, have been cancelled... MORE

433rd FSS welcomes new commander
October 5, 2020 — The Airmen of the 433rd Force Support Squadron are under new leadership, as Maj. Thanya Martinez assumed command of the squadron in a traditional change of command ceremony Oct. 3... MORE

Mother follows son enlisting in Navy
October 5, 2020 — A mother of two from Kerrville is following her son into the Navy, fulfilling her longtime dream of serving in the military. The mother-and-son Sailors were both recruited by Navy Recruiting District-San Antonio... MORE

October is Domestic Violence Prevention Month: ‘United to End Abuse’
October 5, 2020 — National Domestic Violence Awareness Month has been recognized every October for the last 31 years as a time when people and communities across the United States honor those who have lost their lives to domestic violence... MORE

Air Force Recruiting’s Det. 1 celebrates two years of mentoring youth, addressing rated diversity
October 5, 2020 — The mission of Air Force Recruiting Service’s Detachment 1 is to inform, influence and inspire our nation’s youth and their influencers. Its goal is to get in front of every demographic group in America and show them someone in a flight suit who looks like them that they can look up to... MORE

Air Force Recruiting makes goal for FY20
October 5, 2020 — Despite challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Air Force Recruiting Service had a successful fiscal 2020 making adjusted recruitment goals and achieving new milestones for the year... MORE

Centralized Cargo Operations unique team with critical mission
October 2, 2020 — One of the precautions taken by Joint Base San Antonio at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was adding a second Basic Military Training location at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, to help better ensure physical distancing between recruits. Accomplishing this task required many other logistical modifications, and one group of people had a key role to play in achieving this... MORE

JBSA’s annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony Oct. 28
October 2, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio will recognize the efforts of individuals and groups who have helped and given their time to the local community at the ninth annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony Oct. 28 at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center... MORE

502nd CPTS closes FY20, reopens customer service desks
October 2, 2020 — Members of the 502nd Comptroller Squadron “Dragons” worked late into the night Sept. 30 to ensure the 502nd Air Base Wing’s $578 million fiscal year 2020 budget was executed responsibly before the midnight deadline... MORE

Electronic Flight Bag program continues its evolution at JBSA-Randolph
October 2, 2020 — The 12th Operations Group’s Electronic Flight Bag, or EFB, program, managed by the 12th Training Squadron EFB Office, supplements paper publications used by pilots with iPad touchscreen tablet computers... MORE

IMCOM drives change for the Army
October 2, 2020 — Gen. Edward Daly, commanding general of Army Materiel Command, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 25 to collaborate with and provide guidance to the leadership of U.S. Army Installation Management Command... MORE

MICC overcomes COVID-19 challenges to meet mission partner contract needs
October 2, 2020 — Following the largest federal workplace telework transition in history, members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command continued executing contract actions through the final hours of the fiscal 2020 in the Army’s fight against COVID-19 while also meeting installation readiness requirements throughout the country... MORE