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SAPD, Army CID seek help with Army NCO’s unsolved murder
August 2, 2021 — The San Antonio Police Department’s Homicide Unit and the Army’s Criminal Investigations Division at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are asking for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle possibly connected to the Jan. 1, 2021, murder of Army Staff Sgt. Jessica Ann Mitchell... MORE

Survivors of human trafficking recount experiences, provide advice
August 2, 2021 — The Combating Trafficking in Persons Program Management Office recently stood up a website featuring videos called "Survivor Voices of Human Trafficking." In the videos, survivors discuss what they wish they had done differently and how others could have helped... MORE

An illustration depicting human trafficking.

What you should know about RSV
July 31, 2021 — Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, infections are on the rise locally and nationally. RSV is a common respiratory virus that typically causes mild “cold-like” symptoms in adults and older children. ... MORE

Work begins on AFIMSC ‘Office of Future’
July 30, 2021 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is building and benchmarking a radically new way of working called the Office of the Future, or O2F... MORE

433rd AW, 960th CW Airmen selected for major
July 30, 2021 — Twenty-five Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing have been selected for promotion to the grade of major... MORE

Major, O-4 (color), U.S. Air Force graphic

Distinguished Army veteran, veterinarian celebrates 100 years
July 30, 2021 — Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Charles V.L. “Chuck” Elia celebrated his 100th birthday July 27, 2021, at a ceremony hosted by U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) at their Quadrangle headquarters atJoint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Air Force awards airworthiness approval to Kitty Hawk through AFWERX Agility Prime electric aircraft program
July 30, 2021 — AFWERX Agility Prime partner Kitty Hawk has been awarded an airworthiness approval by the U.S. Air Force. With this award, the Heaviside aircraft is able to enter its next phase of flight testing under Air Force direction... MORE

Kitty Hawk demonstrates the eVTOL aircraft Heaviside’s automated and remote flight capabilities. (Courtesy photo/Kitty Hawk)

Feedback Fridays
July 30, 2021 — If you have a question or concern, please send an email to jbsapublicaffairs@gmail.com using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.” Questions will be further researched and published as information becomes available... MORE

JBSA implements HPCON BRAVO PLUS, updates mask mandate
July 29, 2021 — JBSA officials have announced the implementation of Health Protection Condition BRAVO PLUS measures beginning July 30, 2021, and updated the installation mask wear policy. According to JBSA Guidance Memo No. 57, effective immediately, individuals are required to wear masks when indoors on federal installations regardless of vaccination status... MORE

Twenty years after 9/11, antiterrorism measures still as important as ever
July 29, 2021 — August is Antiterrorism Month and to protect all essential personnel and resources against terrorist attack, it is essential that the community maintains alertness and awareness about suspicious activities... MORE

BAMC medic competes for MEDCOM Best Leader title
July 29, 2021 — A Brooke Army Medical Center combat medic is one of 16 Soldiers competing in the U.S. Army Medical Command 2021 Best Leader Competition July 25-30, on the Island of Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii... MORE

Army Staff Sgt. Edward Nelan competes in the water survival portion of the 2021 U.S. Army Medical Command Best Leader Competition

Call for topics now open for 2022 Air Force Learning Professionals’ Consortium
July 29, 2021 — The call for topics for the 2022 Learning Professionals’ Consortium, or LPC-22, has been released by AETC/A3B’s Learning Professionals Branch. The theme of this year’s event is "Explore – Engage – Accelerate" and is an opportunity to bring together and develop the community of knowledgeable and committed learning professionals... MORE

435th FTS pilots test new wearable technology
July 29, 2021 — The 12th Flying Training Wing innovation office at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph recently began testing new wearable technology on eight voluntary 435th Fighter Training Squadron pilots... MORE

Tech Training Transformation modernizes tech training with virtual reality
July 28, 2021 — Futuristic training, the kind of immersive simulations seen in sci-fi TV shows, is no longer a fictional dream. It’s almost here... MORE

Airman 1st Class Eddy Lopez of Jersey City, New Jersey, goes through the steps of removing a tire and wheel from a landing gear assembly trainer at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 3, 2020. Lopez and his fellow 362nd Training Squadron heavy crew chief students learned the steps via virtual reality and then transfered their technology instruction to hands-on practice. The initiative is part of Maintenance Next, which is new method of employing technology to train today's aircraft maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Ingle)

METC reopens graduations to guests
July 28, 2021 — For the first time since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Medical Education and Training Campus is re-opening graduations and class closings to limited guests, beginning with the Air Force Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice program graduation Aug. 3... MORE

Medical Education and Training Campus Air Force students at graduation ceremony, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Defense official: Food insecurity a readiness, national security issue
July 28, 2021 — Readiness in the armed forces comprises many factors, but food insecurity impacts physical and mental health, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Military Community and Family Policy said... MORE

AFCEC begins rollout of upgraded EOD imaging tech
July 27, 2021 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate has begun delivering upgraded portable imaging X-ray systems to explosive ordnance disposal flights around the Air Force. ... MORE

Senate confirms Frank Kendall as Air Force Secretary
July 27, 2021 — Frank Kendall won confirmation from the Senate July 26 to be the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, placing an official with decades-long service in defense issues in the top civilian job at a time when the department is navigating new global challenges and wide-reaching modernization efforts. ... MORE

Frank Kendall was confirmed by the Senate to be the next top civilian to lead the U.S. Air Force.

12th FTW exec recognized as ‘Hidden Hero’
July 27, 2021 — The Schertz, Cibolo and Selma Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee recognized Maj. Daniel T. Bourgeois, 12th Flying Training Wing executive officer, as the "Hidden Hero" for the month of June at a ceremony July 20... MORE

Bourgeois served his community by chairing the city of Schertz's Building and Standards Commission and Historical Preservation Committee.

U.S. Army Installation Management Command hosts AMC commander
July 27, 2021 — Gen. Edward Daly, commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 23 to discuss the important missions U.S. Army Installation Management Command performs to take care of the Army’s people... MORE

Gen. Edward Daly, commanding general, Army Materiel Command, receives updates