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59th MDW among Air Force Medical Service 2019 Award Winners
February 10, 2020 — Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland were among the 2019 Air Force Medical Service annual award winners announced Feb. 7, 2020... MORE

JBSA-Lackland receives repatriated Americans evacuating China
February 10, 2020 — Ninety-one 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... MORE

Total Force Integration team assesses JBSA-Randolph
February 7, 2020 — Total Force Integration officials visited Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to learn from the successes and improve the challenges of Randolph Airmen Feb. 4-6... MORE

MEDCoE hosts Army Medicine Modernization 2028 Strategy SYNCH
February 7, 2020 — Maj. Gen. Dennis P. LeMaster, commander, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, and J.M. Harmon, deputy to the MEDCoE commanding general, provided welcome and opening remarks for the recent Army Medicine Modernization 2028 Strategy SYNCH, hosted by the MEDCoE at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Weight loss: there is no 'magic pill'
February 7, 2020 — Fat loss solutions abound on social media, in the news, on your favorite celebrity’s lifestyle website and sifting through the abundance of “tea-toxes” and supplement sales pitches can make it difficult to determine what will work best... MORE

How to avoid phishing emails exploiting coronavirus fears
February 7, 2020 — According to open-source reporting, nefarious actors are exploiting the public’s fears of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in phishing email campaigns... MORE

Air Force Optometry History in 2020: 'The Year of Optometry'
February 7, 2020 — Air Force Optometry came into existence around the same time the Air Force Medical Service stood up July 1, 1949 and has been caring for the vision of aviators and warfighters ever since... MORE

AETC partners with UTSA to refine pilot candidate selection
February 7, 2020 — In an effort to gain more insight into what attributes could best predict the success of pilot training candidates, Air Education and Training Command turned to the data analytics program at the University of Texas-San Antonio to help them refine and validate the Pilot Candidate Selection Method as part of an Educational Partnership Agreement... MORE

Learn to use social media safely
February 7, 2020 — Social networking sites enjoy worldwide popularity, underscoring the need to understand potential risks associated with the use of these sites... MORE

METC instructor lauded for his efforts in saving the life of a gunshot victim
February 7, 2020 — A medical instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is being lauded for his efforts in helping to save the life of a gunshot victim last summer... MORE

Feedback Fridays
February 7, 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

Officials provide details on building Space Force, structure, operating imperatives
February 6, 2020 — Senior officials from the Department of Defense and U.S. Space Force provided the most specific details to date Feb. 5 for how the newly born Space Force is constructed, its structure and the philosophy guiding decisions for bringing the first new military service since 1947 into full reality... MORE

Strong foundation early in life contributes to heart disease prevention
February 6, 2020 — High rates of obesity and high blood pressure are placing people ages 35-64 at risk for heart disease earlier in life, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... MORE

Army offering incentives to medical specialties
February 6, 2020 — The U.S. Army is looking for motivated health professionals and has added eight medical specialties to the list of part-time careers eligible for $25,000-$75,000 in bonuses per year... MORE

Secretary of Defense advises service members against using DTC genetic testing
February 6, 2020 — It has come to the attention of the Department of Defense that some direct-to-consumer, or DTC, genetic testing companies are encouraging DOD personnel to purchase genetic ancestry and health information through the offering of military discounts or other incentives... MORE

Altitude chamber takes your breath away
February 6, 2020 — The 359th Aerospace Medicine Squadron's aerospace and operational physiology unit trains potential aviators about human performance in the air... MORE

Army South welcomes Brazilian leaders in preparation for PANAMAX
February 5, 2020 — PANAMAX will be held at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and in Sao Paulo, Brazil... MORE

Distracted Walking; Heads up, Phones Down
February 5, 2020 — The JBSA Safety Staff has noticed is an increase of people, civilian, military and dependents alike, spending a large amount time looking down, looking at their cell phones. These individuals are participating in a very dangerous habit, TEXTING WHILE WALKING... MORE

Exercise Sudden Response 20 showcases task force support to civil authorities
February 5, 2020 — Members of Joint Task Force Civil Support, or JTF-CS, at the direction of U.S. Army North and U.S. Northern Command, rehearsed force and equipment employment, life-saving operations, and web-based command and control collaborative tools Jan. 23 to 29 in Killeen, Austin and Fort Hood, Texas, to ensure capabilities for Defense Support of Civil Authorities... MORE

New AFIMSC tool streamlines support agreement program
February 5, 2020 — A new tool developed by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Installation Support Directorate consolidates everything base-level support agreement managers need to do their jobs into one tool... MORE