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Military pets can earn Halloween treats with $3,000 in prizes in Exchange Pet Photo Contest
October 1, 2022 — No tricks, but lots of treats for military pets in @shopmyexchange and Hill’s Howl-O-Ween Pet Photo Contest. Oct. 1-31, submit a photo of your pet in costume for a chance at $3,000 in prizes. Two grand-prize winners will receive a $500 Exchange gift card, and eight runners-up will receive a $250 Exchange gift card... MORE

433rd Maintenance Squadron welcomes new commander
September 30, 2022 — Maj. Yolanda Seals, after serving one month as the 433rd Maintenance Group maintenance operations officer, assumed command of the 433rd Maintenance Squadron Sept. 10 during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Lt. Col. Carla Martinez, 433rd Maintenance Group commander (left), presents the 433rd Maintenance Squadron guidon to Maj. Yolanda Seals during the 433rd MXS change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 10, 2022. Seals was previously the executive officer to the 340th Flying Training Group commander at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mark Colmenares)

Former crew chief assumes command of the 433rd AMXS
September 30, 2022 — The 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland welcomed Maj. Nicholas Velazquez Jr. who assumed command during a ceremony Sept. 10... MORE

Lt. Col. Carla Martinez, 433rd Maintenance Group commander, presents the 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guidon to Maj. Nicholas Velazquez Jr. during the 433rd AMXS change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 10, 2022. Velazquez previously served as the 433rd Maintenance Squadron Commander in the 433rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mark Colmenares)

CCAF data migration leads to limited services for next several months
September 30, 2022 — The Community College of the Air Force will have limited services available to current and former students for the next several months as Air University migrates the college’s student academic records to a new enterprise-wide student information system... MORE

Community College of the Air Force Shield (Color). Image provided by the Air Force Historical Research Agency. In accordance with Chapter 3 of AFI 84-105, commercial reproduction of this emblem is NOT permitted without the permission of the proponent organizational/unit commander. Image is 8x8 inches @ 300 ppi.

Department of the Air Force Implements THC retest Pilot Program
September 29, 2022 — The Department of the Air Force has established a two-year pilot program that allows a retest for applicants who test positive for tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, during the accession physical examination at the Military Entrance Processing Station. ... MORE

Damaged instrument landing system repaired in record time at JBSA-Randolph
September 29, 2022 — On Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, an off-base civilian driver had a medical emergency, drove their vehicle through the Northwest perimeter fence at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and damaged the 33 Left localizer shelter. The localizer provides pilots with precision fly left and fly right indications to ensure landing occurs on the runway centerline... MORE

Members from the RAWS and 502nd Civil Engineering team worked tirelessly to fix the damaged localizer shelter in record time resulting in zero missed training sorties.

Special Warfare Training Wing command team holds first all call
September 29, 2022 — U.S. Air Force Col. Nathan Colunga, Special Warfare Training Wing commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Tessa Fontaine, SWTW command chief, held an SWTW all-call at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Sept. 27, 2022, where they outlined their expectations and priorities for the wing... MORE

U.S. Air Force Col. Nathan Colunga, Special Warfare Training Wing commander, addresses the audience at the SWTW all-call on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 27, 2022. At the all-call, the SWTW command team outlined its expectations and priorities for the wing.

JBSA-Lackland Blood Donor Center urgently needs blood products
September 29, 2022 — The Armed Services Blood Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland urgently needs all blood types, platelets and plasma... MORE

The Armed Services Blood Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland urgently needs all blood types, platelets and plasma.

Reserve Citizen Airmen participate in NATO Days air show
September 29, 2022 — Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing’s 68th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron–773, Detachment Alpha, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, participated in the 22nd annual NATO Days and 13th Czech Air Force Days air show Sept. 17-18... MORE

Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 68th Airlift Squadron and Marines with the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron – 773, Det. Alpha guide a Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopter onto a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, Sept. 13, 2022. This was the first time the Marines from the HMLA-733 participated in the NATO days air show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Monet Villacorte)

Air Force Chief of Staff says AF modernization is priority
September 29, 2022 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. discussed hypersonic and nuclear threats, modernization and other defense topics during a conference... MORE

CTC Integrated Response Center pilot debuts at JBSA
September 27, 2022 — Leaders of the 502nd Air Base Wing resilience team recently met with Pentagon officials to discuss a new Integrated Response Center co-location pilot at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

DOD invests extra funding in commissary benefit to help reduce prices, strengthen economic security of military families
September 27, 2022 — Service members and their families will soon see a 3% to 5% decrease in pricing on most grocery items in their commissaries as part of a Department of Defense initiative to bolster the economic security and stability of the military community... MORE

Military customers worldwide will be able to evaluate their stores through the annual Commissary Customer Service Survey, or CCSS, starting Aug. 22.

Leaders to discuss improvements to Army quality of life, 'People First' efforts
September 27, 2022 — A panel of experts will publicly discuss the Army’s improvements to quality of life for Soldiers and Families and efforts to prevent harmful and violent behaviors, at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Expo Oct. 10, 2022... MORE

Defense Department moving ahead on recommendations to combat sexual assault
September 27, 2022 — Last year, an independent review commission ordered by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III put forth an array of recommendations designed to stop sexual assault and harassment in the military. Today, the Defense Department is well underway in implementing those recommendations, said the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness... MORE

Students learn how to manage, prevent pests at MEDCoE course
September 27, 2022 — Taught at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, the three-week Department of Defense Pesticide Applicator Certification Course course is open to DOD and state organizations that might utilize DOD property for training or stationing, including the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Department of Veterans Affairs, and National Guard (Army and Air)... MORE

Coast Guard recruits join DLIELC’s Echo Company for English Language Training
September 27, 2022 — The first five Coast Guard recruits to train with the Defense Language Institute English Language Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland are honing their English skills over the next 10-24 weeks alongside the DLIELC’s U.S. Army Echo Company... MORE

Air Force releases the ‘Purple Book’
September 26, 2022 — The Air Force added another guide, titled The Joint Team, or the “Purple Book,” to its arsenal of foundational documents dedicated to developing Total Force Airmen... MORE

U.S. Army South: A warrior's story of perseverance is never finished
September 26, 2022 — As she sat in her office reminiscing about her life journey to becoming a U.S. Army Soldier, Master Sgt. Kathryan Torres, U.S. Army South lead sexual assault response coordinator, shed a tear thinking about the recent passing of her father... MORE

U.S. Army South hosts War College staff for week-long learning opportunity
September 26, 2022 — U.S. Army South’s staff officers, noncommissioned officers and civilians had the opportunity to take part in the first iteration of the U.S. Army War College’s mobile Theater Army Staff Course Sept. 12-16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Never Forgotten, Always Remembered: Gold Star Mothers, Families honored in proclamation ceremony
September 26, 2022 — The loss of a loved one can feel like a lost piece of a puzzle that can never be found. The Gold Star Mothers and Families program doesn’t fix the puzzle, but rather, honors the legacy of fallen service members. ... MORE