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DSCA teaches DOD personnel how they support the state during disaster
October 31, 2022 — Military personnel and civilians recently came together to attend a four-day Defense Support of Civil Authorities Phase II seminar, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 23-26, 2022. This course was one of more than a dozen DSCA courses which are led by U.S. Northern Command through U.S. Army North each year... MORE

Constructive Service Credit now offered to applicants for two Space Force career fields
October 31, 2022 — Air Force Recruiting Service’s Space Force Recruiting branch is looking forward to including both the cyber and intelligence communities to their pool of applicants who qualify for Constructive Service Credit... MORE

Mission Monday: AFIMSC support to Pacific Air Forces
October 31, 2022 — It’s Mission Monday! Jianren “JR” Lei is a pavements engineer with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 2 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii... MORE

149th Fighter Wing holds graduation ceremony for F-16 pilots
October 28, 2022 — The 149th Fighter Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland held an F-16 fighter pilot graduation ceremony Oct. 21... MORE

Special agents, investigators practice forensic science skills at JBSA
October 28, 2022 — When crimes occur on Joint Base San Antonio, multiple law enforcement and investigative agencies stand ready to respond. These agencies work together on a regular basis during incidents and for specialized training sessions, like the one held at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 21, hosted by Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 404... MORE

Desert Defender recognized as Total Force training integrator
October 28, 2022 — Following its successful integration of active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel, the Air Force Security Forces Center’s Det. 3 Ground Combat Regional Training Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, was recently designated a Total Force Classic Association. ... MORE

Special remembrance ceremony honors families who lost their child
October 28, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a special pediatric and perinatal remembrance ceremony Oct. 21 to honor and support families who lost an infant or child over the past year... MORE

AFIMSC beats fiscal clock to boost installations disaster resiliency
October 28, 2022 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center successfully closed out a year-long effort to increase infrastructure resiliency at Air Force installations in the wake of winter storm Uri. ... MORE

Winter Olympic application window is open for Olympic hopefuls
October 28, 2022 — Time is running out for Airmen, Guardians, Reservists and Guardsmen who dream of representing the Department of the Air Force in the next Winter Olympics... MORE

DOD releases National Defense Strategy, missile defense, nuclear posture reviews
October 28, 2022 — The 2022 National Defense Strategy places a primary focus on the need to sustain and strengthen U.S. deterrence against China and advances a focus on collaboration with a growing network of U.S. allies and partners on shared objectives... MORE

Combat Medic Specialist Training Program students train at JBSA-Camp Bullis
October 28, 2022 — Students in the Combat Medic Specialist Training Program trained at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Sept. 29 as part of their 16 weeks of initial training... MORE

JBSA First Sergeant Diamond Sharp Awards
October 27, 2022 — The Diamond Sharp Award is sponsored by the Joint Base San Antonio First Sergeants Council and recognizes outstanding Airmen who continually exceed the standard to meet the Air Force mission... MORE

JBSA Spooktacular takes place Oct. 29 at Fort Sam Houston Golf Course
October 27, 2022 — The Joint Base San Antonio Spooktacular takes place from 4-9 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Fort Sam Houston Golf Course, 1050 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, just outside the Wurzbach Gate, near Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Basic Needs Allowance for active duty service members being implemented January 2023
October 27, 2022 — Active duty service members with dependents whose gross household income falls below 130% of federal poverty guidelines will soon be able to apply for a Basic Needs Allowance, or BNA... MORE

Air Force SMART program sustains readiness and currency through tailored training
October 27, 2022 — The Air Force’s Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained, or SMART, program has become a dynamic training platform. Through tailored training and multidisciplinary opportunities, Air Force medics retain their currency and are ready for the fight... MORE

Exercise points to ways DOD can collaborate with Latin American, Caribbean partners to combat security impacts of climate change
October 26, 2022 — The Precipitous Storm exercise underscored that in the near and medium term, environmental security challenges will threaten U.S. national security interests and adversely impact partners. ... MORE

Commentary: Remembering Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
October 26, 2022 — On this day in 1954, Benjamin O. Davis Jr. made history by becoming the first African American in the U.S. Air Force to be promoted to general officer. Davis Jr. was born in Washington, D.C., in 1912, to Elnora and Benjamin O. Davis Sr. His father was the first African American to rise to the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army. Davis Jr. developed a thirst for flying at age 13 and became determined to fly... MORE

U.S., Mexico incorporate ‘Women, Peace, and Security Program’ in ‘Fuerzas Amigas 2022’
October 26, 2022 — The U.S. military conducted exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 with the Mexican military at Campo Militar Reynosa in Reynosa, Mexico, Oct. 16-21, 2022. Fuerzas Amigas is an annual bilateral exercise focused on defense support of civil authorities and Mexico’s National Defense Plan-III-E. This year’s exercise included a Women, Peace, and Security, or WPS, objective for the first time, integrating a gender perspective into exercise planning, design, and execution in support of our mutual WPS objectives. ... MORE

U.S. military, state, local leaders honor Memorial Services Detachment members
October 26, 2022 — Brig. Gen. Russell Driggers, Joint Base San Antonio and 502d Air Base Wing commander; Robert Naething, deputy to the commanding general of U.S. Army North; and Joseph Bray, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army Texas (South), among others, awarded 26 individuals with the Army’s Public Service Commendation Medal to honor their selfless service in volunteering their own time to give back to military families by assisting in funeral honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery... MORE

P-51 Mustang: First flight of an Icon
October 26, 2022 — No World War II fighter aircraft was more iconic than the bubble canopied P-51 Mustang. So successful was the airframe that was deemed the most aerodynamically perfect pursuit plane in existence by the Truman Senate War Investigating Committee. More than 80 years later, the U.S. Air Force continues to develop innovative aircraft and tactics to ensure American victory in the skies. The T-7A Red Hawk is an all-new advanced pilot training system designed for the U.S. Air Force that will train the next generation of fighter and bomber pilots at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas... MORE