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SnowFest 2020 gets an upgrade, thanks to 502nd FSS
January 17, 2020 — One week out from JBSA-Lackland’s 12th annual SnowFest, Katy Taylor and Angela Perez are in and out of the office all day. The two of them are community programmers for the 502nd Force Support Squadron, which is responsible for all of the events put on by the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation department. ... MORE

AFMC seeks innovative ideas with new campaign
January 17, 2020 — Submit innovative ideas and solutions to improve the AFMC mission through the U.S Air Force Ideation Platform, or Ideascale, now through September 2020... MORE

MilTax: Military OneSource offers free tax prep
January 17, 2020 — Tax season can be a dreaded time of year for many people, but the Defense Department's Military OneSource offers the MilTax program to ease filing stress for service members and their families... MORE

Army Chief of Staff: Strength, innovation essential to National Defense Strategy
January 17, 2020 — The National Defense Strategy describes how the Department of Defense will be postured to be successful in the great power competition with Russia and China, the Army chief of staff said... MORE

Commentary: 'The Dream,' still inspiring
January 17, 2020 — “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”... MORE

Walk for FOD
January 17, 2020 — Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland perform a “FOD walk” to clean foreign objects and debris from the flightline Jan. 12... MORE

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 'Everybody can be great -- because anybody can serve'
January 17, 2020 — Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr... MORE

Deadline near for program that gives Air Force spouses jump-start on career
January 17, 2020 — The spouses of active-duty Air Force members now have an opportunity to enter a program that can start them on the path to a successful career... MORE

5th Brigade Army ROTC cadets support All Star football game
January 17, 2020 — Army ROTC cadets with 5th Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command from Saint Mary’s University supported the San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game at the Alamodome in downtown San Antonio Jan. 4... MORE

1st Manpower Requirements Squadron inactivates
January 17, 2020 — Members past and present watched as the 1st Manpower Requirements Squadron’s guidon was furled and stored away at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph during an inactivation ceremony Jan. 9... MORE

Sergeant Major of the Army visits JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
January 16, 2020 — During a visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 15, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston joined senior Army noncommissioned officers from across the post during a morning physical readiness training session led by U.S. Army North, as well as Soldiers with the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence... MORE

Leadership perspective: People, mission partner synchronization focus of 2020
January 16, 2020 — The operations tempo is increasing as we embark on 2020, the demands of work, home and family commitments may become stressful. Addressing conflict management is vital to the success of making the Mission and Installation Contracting Command the best place to work in the federal government... MORE

HPV vaccine now recommended for those up to age 45
January 16, 2020 — The Food and Drug Administration has raised the recommended age to receive the vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV to 45... MORE

MEDCoE starts new operationally focused paramedic pilot course
January 16, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has merged training aspects of advanced combat medic and flight paramedic training courses to create a 30-week pilot course that began Jan. 16... MORE

CBD can trigger positive drug test
January 16, 2020 — Cannabidiol oil, or CBD, is growing in popularity and increasingly used in health, beauty, cooking and pet products. Because it is a derivative of the cannabis sativa L. plant, commonly known as marijuana, it raises the question: Is it OK for service members and federal employees to use? The simple answer: No... MORE

Air Force Aid Society launches new enhancements to its mobile budget app
January 15, 2020 — The initial version of the AFAS Budget Builder App was launched in 2018 and was created primarily as a budgeting tool to help Airmen and their families improve how they save and budget their money each month... MORE

Microsoft releases important Windows platform patch
January 15, 2020 — Microsoft released a set of patches for the Windows platform Jan. 14. While all of the issues addressed in the patch release are serious, this article will discuss CVE-2020-0601. Above anything else, people are urged to take action and patch their systems. ... MORE

Air Force Learning Professionals now have online presence
January 15, 2020 — The Air Force now has an online solution to bring learning professionals together with the launch of the Air Force Learning Professionals website in late December 2019... MORE

Army Secretary: More deployments, stronger presence for Pacific
January 15, 2020 — Later this year, Soldiers will initiate five-month extended rotations to countries like Thailand, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy said at the Brookings Institution Jan. 10... MORE

First Chief of Space Operations sworn in at White House event
January 15, 2020 — Vice President Mike Pence swore in Gen. John W. Raymond as the highest-ranking military leader of the newly created U.S. Space Force Jan. 14 at a White House ceremony that recognized the arrival of the nation’s newest, separate branch of the military... MORE