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SMA: Empowered junior NCOs crucial to increasing lethality
March 13, 2020 — Junior non-commissioned officers know the pulse of their squads. They're at the ground level, they interact daily with their Soldiers and set the tone, the Army's top enlisted leader said... MORE

Formal trainer aircraft maintenance training returning after long hiatus
March 13, 2020 — All is quiet inside the newly renovated south end of Hangar 62 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, but in a matter of months the 15,000-square-foot area will hum with activity as instructors mold a new generation of Air Force trainer aircraft technicians... MORE

An Aircraft maintainer standing on a platform to conduct maintenance on a T-38 cockpit inside a hangar.

DOD Directs Stop Movement in response to COVID-19
March 13, 2020 — The Department of Defense issued a stop movement of all personnel to, from or through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated Level 3 COVID-19 locations effective March 13 and for the next 60 days. Following Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper’s announcement of new travel restrictions, the Air Force began implementing and complying with this guidance... MORE

Practice your fire escape plan
March 13, 2020 — Do you have a fire escape plan? Only about 26 percent of families have developed a fire escape plan according to the American Red Cross... MORE

Local Army Reservist wins French medical award
March 13, 2020 — An Army Reservist serving as an exercise and training development officer for the 3rd Medical Training Brigade, Medical Readiness and Training Command, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was selected for the Interallied Confederation of Medical Reserve Officers Martelet Cup... MORE

AFIMSC innovation project receives $3 million award
March 13, 2020 — The Air Force presented a $3 million Small Business Innovation Research program award to an Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center innovation project March 12... MORE

Ethan Jacobs, unmanned aerial system engineer, launches a UAS during a field test Sept. 4 at Camp Bullis, Texas. The UAS was equipped with Light Detection and Ranging, multi-spectral sensors and machine-learning algorithms to map, survey and inventory habitat for the golden-cheeked warbler. The field test will help the Air Force determine if UAS technology can characterize habitat better, faster and cheaper than current methods.

Feedback Fridays
March 13, 2020 — Feedback Fridays is a weekly forum that aims to connect the 502d Air Base Wing with members of the Joint Base San Antonio community. Questions are collected during commander’s calls, town hall meetings and throughout the week... MORE

Basic Military Training graduation parade canceled at JBSA-Lackland
March 12, 2020 — The 37th Training Wing canceled the Air Force Basic Military Training graduation parade scheduled for March 13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s parade grounds out of concern for the safety of the newly accessioned Airmen and their family members due to the coronavirus... MORE

DOD halts travel to, from COVID-19 affected countries
March 12, 2020 — In response to the growing coronavirus epidemic, Department of Defense officials are looking to safeguard the health and safety of military and civilian personnel and their families... MORE

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that the coronavirus, named 2019-nCoV, is similar to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus in that it is spread from animals to people. The MERS virus particles are in blue, surrounding an infected cell. The undated image was taken at Fort Detrick, Maryland.

Survivors find easier access to Army installations
March 12, 2020 — Certain Gold Star and next-of-kin survivors are expected to find it easier to visit Army installations since a new process went into effect in January... MORE

CSAF visits to listen and learn about COVID-19
March 12, 2020 — Gen. David L. Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 11 to observe current operations surrounding COVID-19... MORE

Alamo Wing participates in Spurs Military Appreciation Night
March 12, 2020 — A military honor guard team, an American flag display, and an Airman singing the national anthem, officially opened the Military Appreciation Night at the San Antonio Spurs basketball game here March 10. Armed services members, family, and friends joined with other San Antonio residents to attend the game and watch the events... MORE

Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Ramos, 433rd Airlift Wing command post controller, sings the Star Spangled Banner before the start of a Spurs basketball game at Military Appreciation Night March 10, 2020 in San Antonio.

Military health officials begin screening Air Force basic trainees for COVID-19
March 12, 2020 — San Antonio Military Health System officials have begun screening recruits entering Air Force Basic Military Training to prevent COVID-19 transmission... MORE

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433rd Airlift Wing honorary commanders tour Operations Group
March 12, 2020 — Eight 433rd Airlift Wing honorary commanders toured the 433rd Operations Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 7... MORE

Lt. Col. Ryan A. Clark, 356th Airlift Squadron flight instructor, describes C-5M Super Galaxy flight deck controls to Rich Weimert, San Antonio Missions Baseball director of baseball operations (left), and Craig Veltri, Office Resource Center president March 7, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Weimert and Veltri are 433rd Airlift Wing honorary commanders, who along with other honorary commanders toured the 433rd Operations Group.

Paw Prints in the Field: The History of K9 Veterans
March 11, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is known as the hub for U.S. Military Working Dog training for all of the armed forces. The kennels on JBSA-Lackland and JBSA-Chapman Training Annex are where each dog gets their start. But the history of military working dogs begins even further back than Lackland Air Force Base... MORE

Is the San Antonio Spurs Coyote an Air Force Pilot?
March 11, 2020 — In late February, the well-known San Antonio Spurs mascot was sighted riding his motorcycle on the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph taxiway, sparking a flurry of interest and speculation. What could he have been up to!? Later sightings of the Coyote in flight gear confirmed suspicions! He's an Airman! ... MORE

The Spurs Coyote and his mission teammates for the day walk to their planes at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas February 25 where Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and civilian Airmen from the 340th Flying Training Group headquarters, 39th Flying Training Squadron T-6 Texan Flight, 12th Flying Training Wing Safety, 559th Flying Training Squadron T-6 team, and 3rd Combat Camera Squadron (JBSA-Lackland) members, and the NBA San Antonio Spurs production crew worked to put the Coyote through the pilot training process. Video footage will be used for a Spurs Military Appreciation video to be shown during the March 10 game. (U.S. Air Force photo by Debbie Gildea)

149th Fighter Wing Gunfighters compete in TMD’s Best Warrior Competition
March 11, 2020 — Three airmen assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing participated in the Texas Military Department's 2020 Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas, March 4-8... MORE

Staff Sgt. Juan Garcia, a member of the 203rd Ground Combat Training Squadron, participates in the new Army Combat Fitness Test during the Texas Military Department’s 2020 Best Warrior Competition March 4, 2020, at Camp Swift, Texas.

Joint Base San Antonio suspends public attendance for non-mission essential mass gatherings, to include BMT graduation
March 10, 2020 — Beginning March 13, Joint Base San Antonio officials will suspend all guest attendance for basic military training, or BMT, graduation ceremonies to reduce potential spread of COVID-19... MORE

The women of flight W039, 3707th Squadron, of 1979, and their families, attend the U.S. Air Force basic military training graduation parade, Oct. 18, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

DOD issues flexible instructions on response to Coronavirus
March 10, 2020 — The Department of Defense issued memos responding to the need for operations to continue during the outbreak. The DOD documents build on messages from the Office of Personnel Management issued March 7... MORE

One hundred forty-seven passengers traveling from China’s Hubei province arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 7. They evacuated China to avoid infection by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, spreading from the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the global epidemic.

Have orders to PCS to/from Italy or Korea? Don’t break your housing lease yet, Soldiers!
March 10, 2020 — While the long-term effects of the coronavirus – COVID-19 – continue to be uncertain, the Army is taking immediate steps to protect the force, preserve readiness, and mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission among personnel... MORE