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CHIPS Act advances DOD's emphasis on microelectronics
August 11, 2022 — The CHIPS Act provides both investment and incentive funding to build semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and to advance research and development activities at both the national and regional levels... MORE

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MICC leaders meet to discuss acquisition priorities
August 10, 2022 — Senior contracting officials and directors from throughout the command met recently in San Antonio as part of an acquisition training event to discuss key contracting issues in a face-to-face and collaborative venue each day... MORE

Student, MICC use intern program to work together
August 10, 2022 — Three college students are taking advantage of the Army Student Intern Program this summer to gain work experience in the acquisition career field with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command... MORE

479th Flying Training Group civilian instructor receives award for car accident response
August 10, 2022 — David Galloway, a 479th Flying Training Group civilian instructor, was recently awarded the Command Civilian Award for Valor in a ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, for his heroic response to a car accident near the main gate of the base... MORE

David Galloway, 479th Flying Training Group T-1 instructor

149th Fighter Wing Gunfighters innovate their way to excellence
August 9, 2022 — In an unsuspecting building dubbed the "3D Printing Center of Excellence," machines are whirling, ideas are flying and the passion is evident. The 149th Fighter Wing, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, was provided with multiple 3D printers for use to explore possibilities and expand innovation within the unit and Gunfighter volunteers have wasted no time signing up to do just that. ... MORE

Retiring from National Guard or Reserve? Know your TRICARE options
August 9, 2022 — Are you thinking about retiring from the National Guard or Reserve? Retirement benefits depend on your age and service time... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force Airmen RISE UP, LIFT UP to mentor Uvalde students
August 9, 2022 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) Airmen took time to RISE UP to mentor and LIFT UP students during two cybersecurity education camps held in June and July at the El Progreso Memorial Library in Uvalde, Texas... MORE

Airmen from across the 16th Air Force enterprise volunteered to mentor more than 40 students during both camps designed to introduce participants to cybersecurity, online safety and proper cyber hygiene to a community affected by the tragic school shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24.

AFRC Command Chief visits 433rd Training Squadron
August 9, 2022 — Chief Master Sgt. Timothy C. White Jr., Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Force Reserve Command, visited the 433rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 26... MORE

IAAFA takes professional military education courses to Colombia
August 9, 2022 — Instructors from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland traveled to Colombia in May to deliver the academy’s mobile version of its Professional Military Education courses. ... MORE

Royal Australian Air Force leader visits 343rd Training Squadron
August 9, 2022 — A squadron leader from the Royal Australian Air Force visited the 343rd Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to kick off their relationship building July 11-15. Like the U.S. Security Forces Academy, the Australian Security and Fire Academy is currently going through a transformation of their curriculum... MORE

Exercise PANAMAX 22 kicks off across the U.S.
August 8, 2022 — U.S. Army South is hosting a portion of PANAMAX 2022, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational command post exercise aimed at reinforcing and enhancing the long-term security of the Panama Canal and the Western Hemisphere, through Aug. 12 at bases in Texas, Florida, Virginia and Arizona... MORE

Navy interns present research at NAMRU San Antonio
August 8, 2022 — Three student interns enrolled in the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program, or NREIP, had the opportunity to present their research to mentors, scientists and staff assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 4... MORE

U.S. Army North commanding general visits Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)
August 8, 2022 — U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John Evans Jr., U.S. Army North commanding general, and his staff visited with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. David Gaedecke, Headquarters Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) vice commander, for a cyber-orientation briefing at Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 4... MORE

Defense secretary launches new round of discussions with hemispheric partners
August 8, 2022 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke recently at the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas about how integrated deterrence applies to the Western Hemisphere, placing an emphasis on working seamlessly with allies and partners in the region... MORE

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Teens volunteer at BAMC for Summer Youth Program
August 4, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center partnered with the American Red Cross to hold the BAMC Summer Youth Program, which began June 13 and concluded with a ceremony of appreciation July 29... MORE

350th Spectrum Warfare Wing activates Wavelength Digital Service at JBSA-Lackland
August 4, 2022 — On July 19, the 850th Spectrum Warfare Group, the Research and Engineering component of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, activated Wavelength, formally known as Detachment 1, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

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Colombian Special Operations leaders visit 558th Flying Training Squadron
August 4, 2022 — Colombian air force Special Operations Forces leaders visited with the 558th Flying Training Squadron June 27 to better understand the training and capabilities of U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft... MORE

Colombian Special Operations leaders visit the 558th FTS

Medical Education and Training Campus welcomes new commandant
August 4, 2022 — During a low-key ceremony held July 21 at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Air Force Col. David Walmsley became the sixth METC commandant after relieving Navy Capt. Thomas Herzig, who will retire later this month... MORE

Department of the Air Force launches Integrated Response Co-Location Pilot program, outlines initiatives to support sexual assault, harassment survivors
August 4, 2022 — The Department of the Air Force launched the Integrated Response Co-Location Pilot program at seven installations Aug. 1, including Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, to evaluate the effectiveness of a new, more holistic approach for responding to and assisting survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence, stalking and cyber harassment... MORE

Are you ready to fill up the Air Force Spark Tank?
August 2, 2022 — Torchbearers help Air Education and Training Command reach Air Force Spark Tank success for the fourth year... MORE