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AETC innovators start 2021 with virtual collaboration
January 22, 2021 — Innovators across the First Command convened virtually for the third AETC iSummit Jan. 21, 2021. The event brought together innovators from more than 130 locations to collaborate, problem-solve and learn about the latest innovations happening around the command... MORE

AETC announces launch of updated, dynamic Innovation Dashboard at iSummit

Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence wins AFA award
January 22, 2021 — The Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence, 344th Training Squadron, has been named the recipient of the 2021 Air Force Association Aerospace Award in the David C. Schilling category at the Air Education and Training Command level... MORE

The conversion of a static VC-135E aircraft into an active training device is one of the achievements the Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence has been recognized for as the recipient of the 2021 Air Force Association Aerospace Award in the David C. Schilling category at the Air Education and Training Command level.

Feedback Fridays
January 22, 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

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.

Partnerships, COVID-19 are catalysts for enterprise virtual health
January 21, 2021 — In the pre-COVID-19 world, nearly all health care was delivered in person within brick-and-mortar facilities. Telehealth, referred to in the Defense Department as virtual health or VH, was a promise of the future — a capability whose time had not quite yet arrived... MORE

Zekelia Rembert and Anna Moore, virtual health nurse care coordinators, coordinate virtual health projects and outline participating Military Treatment Facilities at the Virtual Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 16, 2019.

Happy Anniversary: At the age of 79, AETC continues to build on its incredible heritage
January 21, 2021 — Air Education and Training Command, the U.S. Air Force’s oldest active command, marks its 79th anniversary Jan. 23, 2021, making it the First Command as well as the first command to which Airmen are assigned. Distance learning, cyber warfare and expeditionary training throughout AETC evolved with the advent of technological innovations, and its Airmen continued to train for the 21st century... MORE

737th TRG named AETC’s 2021 Verne Orr Award winner
January 21, 2021 — The 737th Training Group has been selected as Air Education and Training Command’s 2021 Verne Orr Award recipient. The award, established by the Air Force Association in honor of former Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr, recognizes an Air Force unit that makes the most effective use of its human resources... MORE

The 737th Training Group was recently selected as Air Education and Training Command's 2021 Verne Orr Award recipient.

Combined Arms Center commanding general visits MEDCoE
January 21, 2021 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence hosted Lt. Gen. James Rainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 19-20... MORE

Lt. Gen. James Rainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, addresses U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence commanders and leaders Jan. 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Biden, Harris sworn in as America's new leaders
January 20, 2021 — Unity of the American people will lead to a path forward as the country starts afresh, said President Joe Biden, who was inaugurated as the country's 46th president along with Vice President Kamala Harris Jan. 20... MORE

A woman and an older man put their hands on a large wreath that sits on a stand.

New active threat training mandatory at JBSA
January 20, 2021 — Can training save your life? Brig. Gen Caroline Miller thinks so, and as a testament to that, signed an operation order in November 2020 directing significant changes to active attack training, sometimes called active shooter training, requirements for members of Joint Base San Antonio... MORE

Senior Airman Jose Sanchez (right) and Staff Sgt. Mathew Moncivais, 902nd Security Forces Squadron, enter a room during an active shooter exercise on Aug 28, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

BAMC celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with virtual presentation
January 20, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a live virtual presentation on BAMC’s Facebook page Jan. 14... MORE

DOD announces new Acting Secretary of Defense, service secretaries
January 20, 2021 — At 12:01 p.m., Jan. 20, David L. Norquist assumed the duties of Acting Secretary of Defense... MORE

The Air Force Medical Service in the Persian Gulf War and the need for critical care
January 20, 2021 — January 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of Desert Storm, it also marks a turning point in Air Force Medical Service’s Critical Care Transport Teams. “We were not serving the Army as well as we could have in the Air Force,” explained Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Paul K. Carlton, a former Air Force Surgeon General who had been working on the concept of CCATT since the 1980s... MORE

Medical personnel use litters to transport Cpl. Richard Ramirez, 1st Marine Division, and other wounded to a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The patients are being medically evacuated from Al-Jubayl Air Base to Germany for treatment of wounds received during Operation Desert Storm.

DOD extends deadline for Tenant Satisfaction Survey
January 20, 2021 — The Department of Defense is extending the deadline for Air Force housing residents to complete the annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey to Feb. 5 to ensure residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions. ... MORE

The Department of Defense is extending the deadline for Air Force housing residents to complete the annual Tenant Satisfaction Survey to Feb. 5 to ensure residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions.

Roth to serve as acting Secretary of the Air Force
January 20, 2021 — John P. Roth will serve as the Acting Secretary of the Air Force as of Jan. 20, 2021, until the President nominates and the Senate confirms a permanent replacement... MORE

Safety, efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine on latest "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast
January 20, 2021 — In episode 42 of "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast, the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine is discussed by the team at the 59th Medical Wing... MORE

"The Air Force Starts Here" is Air Education and Training Command's professional development podcast. The professional development podcasts are designed to help communicate and inform Total Force Airmen across the globe on relevant, timely topics related to the recruiting, training, education and development fields and can be listened to on the government network on the AETC website, or via mobile application as well as on Apple Podcasts (iTunes). For Android or Google mobile users, the podcast can be found on their favorite third-party podcast phone application. (U.S. Air Force graphic / 1st Lt. Robert Guest)

COVID-19 hinders blood donations during National Blood Donor Month
January 20, 2021 — “The public health guidelines to reduce interaction with others, social distancing, reducing time outside the home … it translates into a decreased donor turnout,” said Army Col. Jason Corley, director of the Army Blood Program, from the U.S. Army Medical Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

Getting people to donate a pint of their potentially life-saving blood has never been easy.

Army leaders talk ethical leadership
January 19, 2021 — Ethical leadership was the topic of discussion Jan. 13 as retired Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, president and CEO, Association of the United States Army, visited U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command during its monthly leader professional development webinar... MORE

Gen. Paul E. Funk II, commanding general, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (left), hosted retired Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, president and chief executive officer, Association of the United States Army (right), during a virtual leader professional development webinar, which was moderated by James Hoeft, TRADOC command information chief, that took place at Joint Base Langley-Eustic, Virginia, Jan. 13, 2021.

Air Force offers limited active duty service commitment waivers, expands PALACE CHASE
January 19, 2021 — These programs provide provisions for both enlisted and officer members who meet specified criteria. The application window runs from Jan. 20 through April 2... MORE

Military tax services available through Military OneSource
January 19, 2021 — Filing taxes can be a daunting task every year, but the Department of Defense has helpful resources for active duty service members and their families, and it’s all free through Military OneSource... MORE

Tax services for the military — also known as MilTax — is DOD's approved tax-filing and tax-support service — including tax preparation and e-filing software and personalized support to deal with issues such as deployments, combat and training pay, housing and rentals, multistate filings, and living overseas.

U.S. completes troop-level drawdown in Afghanistan, Iraq
January 19, 2021 — Troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan have dropped, acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller announced Jan. 15. There are now 2,500 U.S. service members in Iraq and 2,500 in Afghanistan. It is the lowest number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan since operations started there in 2001... MORE