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Air Force offering hands-on experience to future researchers
December 12, 2022 — The Air Force Research Laboratory is accepting applications through Jan. 20, 2023, for a fully funded graduate student internship program...

DAF reaches $3 billion cost savings across enterprise
December 12, 2022 — The Air Force operational acquisition community recently achieved a huge goal: saving the Department of the Air Force more than $3 billion. ...

Changes to official, unofficial foreign visit request procedures coming Jan. 1
December 8, 2022 — In the effort to streamline all foreign visit requests across Joint Base San Antonio, starting Jan. 1, 2023, requestors will no longer be required to submit their foreign visitor requests through the Foreign Disclosure Office...

BAMC posts holiday pharmacy hours
December 8, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center has released the holiday hours for all their pharmacy locations...

DAF Civilian Development nomination call window opens Jan. 17
December 8, 2022 — The applicant window for the AY24 Department of the Air Force Civilian Developmental (CD) Nomination Call will open Jan. 17, 2023. Interested civilians should begin prepping their applications now. Once the application window opens, submit the application package through MyVECTOR no later than Feb. 17, 2023. ...

U.S. military readiness goes beyond just China, Russia 
December 8, 2022 — The Defense Department is ready to meet threats beyond those posed by China and Russia, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for force readiness said...

JBSA legal offices available to assist families with special education needs
December 7, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio legal offices are now ready to assist with special education law matters, ensuring military families, as well as retirees, understand their children’s right to a free and appropriate public education...

METC instructor inducted into college's Athletic Hall of Fame
December 7, 2022 — Air Force Staff Sgt. Moneque English, a diagnostic imaging instructor in the Medical Education and Training Campus radiologic technologist program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, was recognized for her contributions to the Columbus State University track and field and cross-country teams by being inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame during a ceremony Oct. 1, 2022...

Future Soldier Preparatory Course pilot program helps thousands of future Soldiers
December 7, 2022 — When the Army announced the Future Soldier Preparatory Course pilot program this summer, the hope was to help eligible Americans overcome academic and physical fitness barriers to service...

AETC officials design, educate force on new ‘Ready Airman Training’
December 7, 2022 — The reality of Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, the deployment model for presenting Airmen and airpower in support of the joint force, is well on its way only two months into Initial Operational Capability. One of the keys to ensuring the readiness necessary to sustain the model has been the implementation of Ready Airman Training, initiated Oct. 1, 2022...

Sixteenth Air Force command chief visits 181st Intelligence Wing
December 6, 2022 — Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce Jr., Sixteenth Air Force command chief, visited Hulman Field Air National Guard Base in Terre Haute, Indiana, Oct. 18, 2022. He was greeted by Air Force Col. Charles Goad, 81st Intelligence Wing commander...

Proper handwashing one of best ways to protect you, your family from getting sick
December 6, 2022 — The number one way to prevent the spread of infection is washing your hands. For National Handwashing Awareness Week, do your part to prevent the spread of disease by following these tips from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention about when and how to wash your hands...

Choose a TRICARE health plan before Dec. 13 deadline
December 6, 2022 — Time is running out to evaluate your 2023 health care coverage. TRICARE Open Season ends on Tuesday, Dec. 13. This is the last day you can make changes to your coverage taking effect Jan. 1, 2023...

DAF announces 2022 Air Force Design Award winners
December 6, 2022 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently announced the winners of the 2022 Air Force Design Awards, recognizing four facilities that demonstrate excellence in design, sustainability and energy efficiency. ...

Department of the Air Force releases 22E9, 22S9, 23S8 promotion cycle statistics
December 6, 2022 — Air Force officials have selected 514 senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant, out of 2,526 eligible, for a selection rate of 20.34 percent in the 22E9 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities...

San Antonio hosts largest Intelligence Community IT conference Dec. 12-15, 2022
December 6, 2022 — The Defense Intelligence Agency will host its annual Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, from Dec. 12-15, 2022...

AFWERX Refinery supports Airman, Guardian innovators
December 5, 2022 — The Refinery program, an initiative of AFWERX’s Spark division, will host its seventh cohort of Airmen and Guardians for a four-week, hybrid Accelerator program in February 2023 to target grassroots efforts within the Department of the Air Force and rapidly advance innovative projects that directly aid warfighters...

433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent retires
December 5, 2022 — Chief Master Sgt. Pedro Saenz, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, retired from the Air Force Nov. 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland after more than 35 years of military service...

USMEPCOM, recruiting partners streamline waiver process
December 5, 2022 — When an applicant qualifies for military service at a MEPS, they sign their contract, take the Oath of Enlistment, and go home not as an applicant but as a future service member enrolled in their service’s Delayed Entry Program, or DEP. If an applicant is medically disqualified at a MEPS, they go home without entering the DEP even if they are likely to receive a waiver for their disqualifying medical condition. ...

MISSION MONDAY: Air Force Combat Arms Program
December 5, 2022 — Jason Seibel and the Combat Arms Training and Development Team are responsible for developing and authoring all small arms and light weapons courses of fire, and lesson plans for the Department of the Air Force enterprise. This includes training on every weapon from a pistol to the Mk19 grenade launcher. ...