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Hispanic Heritage Month: Airman 1st Class Sophia Rodriguez
October 11, 2022 — Meet Airman 1st Class Sophia Rodriguez, commander support staff technician at Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Rodriguez shares her experience serving in the military and what Hispanic Heritage Month means to her. ... MORE

TRADOC updates Army capstone doctrine, codifying shift to multidomain operations
October 11, 2022 — U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command released the latest version of the Army’s capstone operations doctrine, Field Manual 3-0, Oct. 11, 2022, as senior leaders gather for the 2022 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, Oct. 10-12, in Washington D.C... MORE

Air Force launches narrative performance statements for award nominations
October 11, 2022 — The Air Force transitioned from bullet-style writing to narrative-style performance statements for award nominations as of Oct. 1, 2022. Performance statements consist of plain-language words and are efficient, increase clarity, and improve the ability to understand an Airman’s performance correctly and equitably... MORE

AFCEC celebrates 10 years of Battle Ready, Built Right installation support
October 11, 2022 — On Oct. 1, 2012, Air Force leaders activated the Air Force Civil Engineer Center to provide centralized Civil Engineering support and expertise. Ten years later, AFCEC is celebrating a decade of delivering “Battle Ready, Built Right” support to installations around the world... MORE

AF Entertainment gives Airmen, families break from work, life stressors
October 11, 2022 — Providing Airmen, Guardians and their families opportunities to step away, breathe and just be in the moment is a key focus of the Air Force Services Center, or AFSVC, and its Air Force Entertainment program managers. ... MORE

Department of the Air Force rolls out plan addressing climate change
October 11, 2022 — The Department of the Air Force released its Climate Action Plan Oct. 4, which defines how it will preserve operational capability, increase resiliency, and do its part to help mitigate future climate impacts through specific and measurable objectives and key results... MORE

Air Force program teaches Airmen basic aviation skills, helps rated selection board application
October 11, 2022 — Active duty officers and enlisted who are interested in becoming rated officers, can apply to a program for an opportunity to gain and strengthen aviation skills before applying to a rated selection board... MORE

CCAF hosts town hall regarding pause in services
October 11, 2022 — Join the Community College of the Force staff for a town hall Oct. 19 regarding the pause in student services due to the implementation of the new Air University student information system. ... MORE

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 11, 2022 — October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of cybersecurity and good cyber hygiene. The Department of Air Force overall theme for this year is: Cybersecurity starts with all of us. ... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio talks 'Mission Possible'
October 10, 2022 — Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, or NAMRU SA, attended the second “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Help avoid drain pain; learn the do's and don'ts
October 7, 2022 — Sewers are designed to take away wastewater from sinks and baths, as well as toilet paper and human waste flushed down the toilet. But hundreds of people cause blockages in sewers or damage to the environment by putting trash down the toilet... MORE

JBSA Fire and Emergency Services reminds residents ‘Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.’
October 7, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio Fire and Emergency Services are teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 9-15, 2022... MORE

Volunteers needed for BMT religious education
October 7, 2022 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland chapel team is looking for religious education volunteers to assist in providing religious support for Basic Military Trainees. Active duty and retired military members, as well as Department of Defense employees, are invited from all faith groups to provide weekend religious education at JBSA-Lackland. ... MORE

TRICARE operations and patient administration, EFMP streamline processes
October 6, 2022 — All TRICARE operations and patient administration flight services, as well as the Exceptional Family Member Program office, are now located on the third floor of A-Wing at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center... MORE

AFIMSC disaster recovery team responds to Hurricane Ian
October 6, 2022 — Nearly four years after the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center began rebuilding Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, following Hurricane Michael, a disaster recovery response team armed with expertise and lessons learned from that storm is helping MacDill Air Force Base in Florida assess damage in the wake of Hurricane Ian. ... MORE

Network Enterprise Center-Joint Base San Antonio Introduces NETMOD 2.0
October 6, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, including JBSA-Camp Bullis and Camp Stanley is about to experience its second round of Network Modernization, or NETMOD. This initiative is called NETMOD 2.0. JBSA-Fort Sam Houston was the first Installation that conducted NETMOD 1.0 in 2014. ... MORE

AETC Innovation Summit set for Oct. 12
October 5, 2022 — Air Education and Training Command’s A9 Innovation and Analysis Directorate will virtually host the 8th annual Innovation Summit (iSummit), Oct. 12, 2022, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. CST. The iSummit provides AETC Airmen, at all levels, a platform to share experiences on innovation activities and replicate success stories while identifying potential internal and external business partners to discuss and counter obstacles to innovation... MORE

AFROTC Detachment 015 hosts fly-in to historic Moton Field
October 5, 2022 — The Air Force ROTC Detachment 015 hosted a team of aviation professionals from the 12th Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Sept. 24 to educate and inspire current and future Army, Navy, and Air Force ROTC cadets toward rated careers... MORE

Survey asks service members about discrimination, extremism experiences
October 5, 2022 — A new survey is giving service members a chance to make their voices heard on issues related to race, discrimination and extremism in the military... MORE

DAF adds additional financial incentives to recruit Child and Youth Program employees
October 4, 2022 — Effective Oct. 1, DAF Child Development Program direct-care employees will receive a 100% childcare fee waiver for their first child enrolled in installation Child Development Programs... MORE