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U.S. Army North aviation chief awarded Order of St. Michael
August 6, 2020 — Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, U.S. Army North commanding general, presented Chief Warrant Officer 4 Laura Ingraham, an aviation safety officer assigned to U.S. Army North, with the honorable Order of St. Michael bronze medal at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 4. The Order of St. Michael is an Army Aviation Association of America award presented to nominated Army aviators who make a significant contribution to their field and highly demonstrate the Army Values. ... MORE

Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson (left), U.S. Army North Commanding General,presents Chief Warrant Officer 4 Laura Ingraham, an aviation safety officer assigned to U.S. Army North, with the honorable Order of St. Michael bronze medal at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 4. The Order of St. Michael is an Army Aviation Association of America award presented to nominated Army aviators who make a significant contribution to their field and highly demonstrate the Army Values.

JBSA First Sergeant Diamond Sharp Awards
August 6, 2020 — The Diamond Sharp Award is sponsored by the Joint Base San Antonio First Sergeants Council and recognizes outstanding Airmen who continually exceed the standard to meet the Air Force mission... MORE

The Diamond Sharp Award is sponsored by the Joint Base San Antonio First Sergeants Council and recognizes outstanding Airmen who continually exceed the standard to meet the Air Force mission.

‘This is it!’ former war refugee lives dream as Reserve Citizen Airman
August 6, 2020 — The United States can be a land of opportunity for immigrants and refugees arriving from war-torn regions. As a result of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995, an estimated 40,000 Bosnian refugees immigrated to St. Louis, Missouri, in the 1990s and early 2000s. Tech. Sgt. Muris Secerbegovic, 433rd Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector in the 433rd Airlift Wing here, was one of them... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Muris Secerbegovic, 433rd Maintenance Group quality assurance inspector, stands near a C-5M Super Galaxy July 22, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Guard, active duty and Reserve forces help Texas hospitals
August 5, 2020 — More than 1,200 service members from the Texas National Guard and the active and reserve components of the Army, Navy and Air Force have joined forces to support Texas hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris, the Adjutant General of Texas (left), converses with U.S. Army North Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson (right), during a visit to the Texas State Operations Center in Austin, Texas, July 16, 2020.

Air Force recognizes Safe + Sound Week
August 5, 2020 — The Department of the Air Force partners with OSHA in Safe + Sound Week each August. Safe + Sound is a nationwide event to raise awareness about workplace safety... MORE

Graphic illustrating Air Force Safe + Sound Week campaign.

Air Force improves assignment process for co-parents, considers custody agreements
August 5, 2020 — The Department of the Air Force recently announced great news for parents – the ability to defer an assignment or be stationed near their children with a court-ordered child custody decree. Assignment authorities will now be able to consider requests for an assignment or deferment to a location near their children, even if the co-parents are not married... MORE

The Department of the Air Force recently announced great news for parents – the ability to defer an assignment or be stationed near their children with a court-ordered child custody decree.

Army Reserve Medical Command supports COVID-19 federal response efforts
August 5, 2020 — U.S. Army Reserve Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 7454-1, from San Antonio, Texas, joined the Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency response to COVID-19. U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, is overseeing the military operation in support of federal efforts and the state... MORE

AF removes uniform barrier for women, authorizes pants option for mess dress
August 5, 2020 — Based on overwhelming feedback from the field, Department of the Air Force officials announced today women may elect to wear pants or a skirt with their mess dress uniform. The changes, which are effective immediately, are outlined in an exception-to-policy memorandum addressed to all Air Force personnel... MORE

Tops in Blue closes out the show with a rendition of the Air Force song while in their mess dress, Oct. 10, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Tops in Blue closes out the show with a rendition of the Air Force song while in their mess dress, Oct. 10, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

JBSA contracting actions move at record pace during pandemic
August 5, 2020 — When COVID-19 began affecting Joint Base San Antonio training operations in March, one of the first organizations to feel the effects was the 502nd Contracting Squadron... MORE

Air Force Basic Training Airmen receive meals in one of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland's dining facilities May 21, 2020. The installation has the biggest food service contract in the Air Force.

Maintaining strong relationships: Virtual resources available to military couples
August 5, 2020 — The stress brought on by the coronavirus pandemic presents challenges for everyone and may affect relationships. This can be especially true of intimate partner relationships... MORE

Army CID Cybercrime Unit warns rental scams on the rise
August 4, 2020 — Housing rental scams are on the rise worldwide. The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly known as CID, reminds the Army community to be cautious when responding to any advertisement regarding home or apartment rentals... MORE

CID Lookout is a U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command initiative to partner with the Army community by providing a conduit for members of the Army family to help prevent, reduce and report felony-level crime.

COVID stress: How you can help your furry friends cope
August 4, 2020 — The global coronavirus pandemic has caused many changes in households across the country, including major adjustments to routines for school, work, shopping, and even visits with friends and family. While people have the ability to express themselves verbally while coping with their new normal, pets cannot... MORE

Separation anxiety in pets can occur because of a pet’s anticipation of a negative outcome, which is being left alone or being denied access to the owner.

Goldfein honored for service as Chief of Staff
August 4, 2020 — With only days remaining in his service as the Air Force’s 21st Chief of Staff, Gen. David L. Goldfein was commemorated in a July 31 ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., and in the announcement that one of his quotes was etched into the Air Force Memorial’s Wall of Valor... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett, Air Force Chief of Staff David L. Goldfein and Mrs. Dawn Goldfein

DLIELC pilots virtual training team program with Puerto Rico
August 4, 2020 — To continue partner nation support across combatant commands and execute the global security cooperation mission amidst a global pandemic, the Defense Language Institute English Language Center piloted a one-week virtual training team program with Puerto Rico July 2020... MORE

The Defense Language Institute English Language Center hosts a group discussion between instructors and cadets during a class conducted over Zoom July, 2020. This Virtual Training Team initiative is in its piloting stage and may prove to provide U.S. partners across the globe a viable hybrid distance learning option.

Knowledge, balancing resources vital to Army’s COVID-19 efforts
August 4, 2020 — Driven by a three-phase emergency response plan, the Army has contributed in every facet of the ongoing battle against COVID-19, Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle said July 29... MORE

Capt. Stacey Johnson, critical care nurse from Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force-627, provides positioning aids to a COVID-19 patient, July 10, 2020 at Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.

Special Warfare career fields update entry requirements
August 4, 2020 — Air Force Special Warfare has refined its rich history of Assessment and Selection for entry into the special tactics and Guardian Angel career fields... MORE

Special Warfare Training Wing trainees conduct dive training July 28, 2019, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Dive training is an integral part of training for many career fields in special warfare.

New AETC Command Chief focused on Airmen and valuing force generation
August 4, 2020 — The First Command welcomed Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson as its new senior enlisted advisor to the commander and senior staff effective Aug. 1, 2020. Thompson, who replaces Chief Master Sgt. Julie Gudgel as the command chief of Air Education and Training Command, is coming into the position after serving as the 19th Air Force command chief... MORE

Official biography photo for Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, command chief of Air Education and Training Command.

AFCEC continues building on AFCAMP successes
August 3, 2020 — It’s been six years since the Air Force Civil Engineer Center established a new, transparent process for strategically racking and stacking facility sustainment, restoration and modernization requirements across the Air Force... MORE

Danny Butler at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, inventories and assesses the condition of buildings and structures on the base.

Contracting offices join forces to tackle Sixteenth Air Force Information Warfare mission
August 3, 2020 — As Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) reached full operational capability earlier this month, solidifying the convergence of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, cyber, electromagnetic warfare, information operations, and weather operations, federal agencies’ and joint partners’ need for these capabilities continues to skyrocket. ... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) Shields

METC cytotechnologist program closes its doors
August 3, 2020 — After 53 years of training cytotechnologists, the Medical Education and Training Campus cytotechnologist program will be eliminated... MORE

Students in the Medical Education and Training Campus cytotechnologist program participate in an instructor-led microscopic workshop and discussion of atypical cell criteria.