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Feedback Fridays
January 29, 2021
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.

Air Force Wounded Warrior Program hosts first-ever Virtual Open House
January 28, 2021
The Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program hosted its first ever Virtual Open House. During this two-day event, attendees learned about all of the programs within AFW2 that are available for Warriors, Caregivers and their families.

JBSA senior secures Valero Alamo Bowl scholarship
January 28, 2021
Randolph High School senior Bradley Lundington, 2020 Valero Alamo Bowl scholarship recipient, poses for a photo while attending the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Dec. 29, 2020.

Air Force Civilian Service goes digital, continues to hire
January 28, 2021
The Air Force Civilian Service is hiring.

‘Continuity,’ ‘maintaining momentum’ define John Roth’s goals as acting Air Force secretary
January 28, 2021
John P. Roth is the Acting Secretary of the Air Force.

Smoke alarms key part of home fire escape plan
January 28, 2021
Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old.

433rd ASTS trains in receiving incoming patients aboard Black Hawks
January 28, 2021
Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron transport a simulated injured patient from a UH-60 Black Hawk to a Humvee for training Jan 9, 2021 at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex. The training helped provide experience to medics in receiving and transporting combat injured individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Lahrman)

Army announces new grooming, appearance standards
January 28, 2021
A female Soldier poses for an example photo with medium-length hair secured into a ponytail to support an upcoming change to Army grooming and appearance standards. Medium-length ponytails are only authorized for wear on the back of the scalp and cannot exceed the head's width or interfere with a Soldier's headgear.

San Antonio Military Health System starts next phase of COVID vaccine rollout
January 27, 2021
Air Force Senior Airman Kasey Ginn, medical technician, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Army Capt. Christine Kasprisin, physical therapist, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 26.

ARNORTH to oversee new military COVID-19 response in Texas, adjust support in two states
January 27, 2021
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jarimaris Garcia, a registered nurse stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, prepares medical equipment for incoming patients within the emergency department of Del Sol Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, Nov. 24, 2020.

Gold Star survivor becomes Bronze Star recipient
January 27, 2021
Portrait

Revised Army regulation and grooming standards support diversity, equity and inclusion and people first priority
January 27, 2021
The U.S. Army has announced major revisions to Army Regulation 670-1, Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia, which will include guidance on wearing the new Army Green Service Uniform and several other key changes.

Air Force recruiting launches E.C.H.O. to test cognitive skills
January 27, 2021
Harnessing technology to improve the recruiting process, the Air Force is releasing a new online, interactive gaming experience, ECHO - Enhanced Cognitive Human Ops.

DHA director visits JBSA vaccination sites, discusses medical market certification
January 26, 2021
Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Place, Director, Defense Health Agency, talks with Spc. Aaron Neuenschwander, health care specialist, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Jan. 20, 2021.

Navy recruiting assistance council looks forward to its mission in 2021
January 26, 2021
Retired Navy Rear Adm. Eric Young, chairman of San Antonio’s Navy Talent Acquisition Group Assistance Council, or NTAGAC, speaks with retired service members, civic/veteran groups, educators, and business representatives via video conference during the first NTAGAC meeting of 2021.

Gladiator program helps ensure student medics’ readiness
January 26, 2021
Army Staff Sgt. Timothy S. McCoole (left), a Drill Sergeant with the Gladiator program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, leads a group of Soldier medics in training through morning exercises at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston aquatic center.

479th Flying Training Group receives COVID-19 vaccine
January 26, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine

Biden administration overturns transgender exclusion policy
January 26, 2021
President Joseph R. Biden signed an executive order overturning the previous administration's ban on the service of transgender individuals in the military.

ARNORTH supports whole-of-government COVID-19 pandemic response
January 26, 2021
Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commanding general of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and the Joint Force Land Component Command, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Phil K. Barretto, U.S. Army North and JFLCC senior enlisted leader, center, speak with 1st Lt. Elena Naumova, a critical care nurse with the 328th Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force, far right, during their visit to the Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, New Mexico, Jan. 12, 2021.

12th Flying Training Wing selects 2020 annual award winners
January 25, 2021
12th Flying Training Wing selects 2020 annual award winners.