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AETC Spark Tank 2021 submission window open through Oct. 16
July 16, 2020 — Air Education and Training Command’s Spark Tank 2021 submission window is now open and Airmen with innovative ideas that can help the U.S. Air Force sustain a competitive advantage are welcome to submit. From now until midnight Oct. 16, 2020, all AETC Airmen are encouraged to submit ideas they believe may make significant impacts on Air Force missions within six to 24 months. ... MORE

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'Being an MTI is everything and nothing you ever thought'
July 16, 2020 — After more than a dozen years as a 433rd Training Squadron military training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Reserve Citizen Airman Senior Master Sgt. Jason Wagner is moving on. ... MORE

Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation aids spouse employment
July 15, 2020 — The Army’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation program has many resources to help Army spouses with employment and entrepreneur opportunities... MORE

The Army’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation program has many resources to help Army spouses with employment and entrepreneur opportunities including the Employment Readiness Program.

Joint Base San Antonio 2020 Airshow cancelled
July 15, 2020 — As Joint Base San Antonio continues to align COVID-19 prevention efforts with the City of San Antonio and to reduce the spread of the virus, the JBSA Airshow will not take place this year... MORE

As Joint Base San Antonio continues to align COVID-19 prevention efforts with the City of San Antonio and to reduce the spread of the virus, the JBSA Airshow scheduled for November will not take place this year.

Army offers college prep website amid pandemic
July 15, 2020 — As high school students look to continue learning in a COVID-19 environment, the Army has provided an online option to help students prepare for college... MORE

Whether or not a school chooses in-class or online learning, students can prepare for college using the Army’s college readiness website, March2Success, to augment their learning and study for entrance exams.

AETC to host Developmental Special Experiences webcast July 21
July 15, 2020 — The Air Education and Training Command Developmental Special Experiences branch will host a Developmental Special Experiences webcast at 10 a.m. July 21, 2020... MORE

AFIMSC travel pay team adapts to respond to customer needs
July 15, 2020 — A unit focused on quick and accurate payments to Airmen turned a workplace challenge presented by the Coronavirus pandemic into an opportunity to showcase the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's value of responsiveness... MORE

The 130-person team at Travel Pay Processing - Ellsworth turned a workplace challenge presented by the Coronavirus pandemic into an opportunity to showcase AFIMSC’s value of responsiveness. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Greg Hand)

Keeping 149th FW history alive – and clean
July 15, 2020 — Tech. Sgt. Guillermo De La Cruz, 149th Maintenance Squadron member, takes his job as the 149th Fighter Wing’s historical property custodian seriously... MORE

JBSA implements Stage 1 water conservation measures
July 14, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio will begin Stage 1 water conservation measures effective immediately... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio will begin Stage 1 water conservation measures effective immediately.

Air Force, Army meet numbers for basic trainees despite COVID-19
July 14, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't put a damper on the production of new Soldiers or Airmen at basic training facilities... MORE

No place for racism, discrimination in U.S. military, Milley says
July 14, 2020 — Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper testified about the military role in wake of the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis policemen in May... MORE

Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the Defense Department’s authorities and roles in relation to civilian law enforcement, July 9, 2020.

JBSA environmental program takes off with UAS technology
July 14, 2020 — What began as a project to improve land surveying, floodplain mapping, vegetation classification and endangered species management at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis has become a revolutionary innovation that could save the Air Force millions of dollars and countless hours of labor... MORE

An unmanned aerial system is prepared for a test flight July 9, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas.

U.S. Army Environmental Command ensures training during COVID-19
July 14, 2020 — The U.S. Army Environmental Command, or USAEC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has been offering online courses to ensure Army environmental professionals worldwide remain trained and mission-certified during COVID-19... MORE

A screenshot of the U.S. Army Environmental Command Sharepoint page.

San Antonio Military Health System expands COVID-19 critical care capabilities
July 14, 2020 — The San Antonio Military Health System is expanding its ability to care for critically injured and ill community members to help ease the COVID-19 burden on the local healthcare system... MORE

Members of the 555th Forward Surgical Team rush a simulated trauma patient to surgery during training with the Strategic Trauma Readiness Center of San Antonio, or STaRC, at Brooke Army Medical Center.

Reserve MTI embraces challenges, follows path to dream come true
July 14, 2020 — Tech. Sgt. Sharon Collado is a Reserve military training instructor supervisor at the 433rd Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Unlike many people, she knows that she can do anything she wants to do. She's proved it to herself countless times throughout her 18 year Air Force career, but long before she enlisted, her dad, a career Air Force information manager, told her so... MORE

20E5/E6 promotion testing window extended
July 13, 2020 — The Air Force’s Personnel Center is extending the promotion testing window for the 20E5 cycle to Aug. 28 to allow as many Airmen as possible to meet the in-cycle promotion release with their peers. ... MORE

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AAFES partners with military relief funds to help Soldiers, Airmen in need
July 13, 2020 — Soldiers, Airmen and other authorized shoppers can donate to Army Emergency Relief, or AER, or the Air Force Assistance Fund, or AFAF, at the register at any Exchange... MORE

Helping those in need is always in season – and now Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers can donate any amount to military relief funds year-round at their nearest Exchange store.

ARNORTH to oversee military COVID-19 operations in Texas, California
July 13, 2020 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state officials, approximately 740 Department of Defense medical and support professionals from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force are assigned as part of DOD’s ongoing COVID-19 operations in Texas and California. As part of the whole-of-America response, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Forces Land Component Command, will oversee the military operation in support of federal efforts and the state... MORE

Army Capt. Stacey Johnson, critical care nurse from Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force-627, provides positioning aids to a COVID-19 patient

Another ‘first’ for the Army during recruiting push
July 13, 2020 — The U.S. Army has accomplished a lot of ‘firsts’ in its storied history, and its most recent virtual recruiting campaign referred to as “Army National Hiring Days” is another example of ingenuity and adaption to overcoming modern obstacles. The obstacle this time? A pandemic that stymied traditional recruiting methods, which put the Army behind the pace of reaching its end-strength goal for the year of 485,000 Soldiers... MORE

Screen shot of the Army National Hiring Days website that was created to interact with people immediately who were interested in joining the Army during the virtual hiring event June 30 - July 2. (David Overson)

5th Recruiting Brigade hold virtual change of command ceremony
July 13, 2020 — The U.S. Army 5th Recruiting Brigade conducted a virtual change of command ceremony at 10:30 a.m. July 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Col. Roman J. Cantu (left) relinquishes command of the 5th Recruiting Brigade to Col. La'Tonya N. Jordan (right) during a ceremony at the Military & Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 10.