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Analysis & Innovation fuels decisions to accelerate change
May 4, 2022 — It’s been two years since the Analysis and Innovation Directorate, A9, at Headquarter Air Education and Training Command stood up and its members have created many avenues to ensure both analysis and innovation are making a difference in how the command recruits, trains and educates today’s Airmen and Guardians... MORE

Graphic of Air Education and Training Command's A9 units across the First Command

Mental Health Awareness: It’s okay to answer Question 21
May 4, 2022 — May is Mental Health Awareness Month – a good time to bring up Question 21 on Standard Form 86, which federal employees complete for initial or renewed security clearances. ... MORE

Automating repetitive tasks saves hours of work
May 4, 2022 — Staff Sgt. Ryan Jette, a Unit Training Manager with the 343rd Training Squadron, created an automation for training records that saved 79 man-hours in the 37th Training Group alone... MORE

SSgt Ryan Jette stands outside of his building at JBSA-Lackland

Air Force Postgraduate Dental School's Tri-Service Orthodontic Residency Program seeks patients
May 4, 2022 — The Air Force Postgraduate Dental School's Tri-Service Orthodontic Residency Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is currently looking to evaluate patients for orthodontic treatment. All treatment is done by orthodontic residents under the supervision of board-certified orthodontists... MORE

Airman Heritage Training Complex warehouse a portal into JBSA, Air Force history
May 4, 2022 — The Airman Heritage Training Complex warehouse, or Building 222, is a 5,000-square foot facility containing over 5,900 artifacts, photos, documents and mementos related to Air Force history, from the early days of the branch to the present, placed in rows of shelves and cases... MORE

12th Flying Training Wing safety office deploys new drone detection system
May 4, 2022 — Commonly referred to as small unmanned aircraft systems, or sUAS, by the Federal Aviation Administration, these consumer-grade drones have been known to penetrate the airspace around Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and other bases throughout the Air Force, adding yet another obstacle for pilots to look out for... MORE

New TRICARE Dental Program premiums effective May 1
May 4, 2022 — Are you enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program, or TDP? If you are, you should know that the TDP monthly premiums changed on May 1. The new premium rates are in effect for the TDP plan year, which runs from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023... MORE

‘Game-changing’ SmartVoucher pays PCSing Soldiers faster
May 4, 2022 — SmartVoucher is a wave of the future, putting money into the pockets of Soldiers and their families faster than ever before. Across the Army and around the globe, the U.S. Army Financial Management Command’s Army Military Pay Offices are helping deploy the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s SmartVoucher program to automate the Army’s permanent-change-of-station travel voucher claim process. ... MORE

Sgt. Maj. Julie Harris, U.S. Army Financial Management Command operations senior enlisted advisor, uses a table device with her myPay pin and password to access the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s SmartVoucher at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center March 9, 2022. In August 2022, DFAS will add responsive design to SmartVoucher, which will make it even easier to use on personal devices. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

Get answers to pharmacy questions at TRICARE May 19 webinar
May 4, 2022 — Do you have questions about your pharmacy benefit? Maybe you want to learn more about your options for filling your prescriptions or resources to help make managing your prescriptions easier... MORE

502nd Air Base Wing, Joint Base San Antonio welcome new commander
May 3, 2022 — The 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio welcomed Brig. Gen Russell D. Driggers as the new commander May 3, as Brig. Gen. Caroline Miller departed for a new assignment as the Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel, and services at the Pentagon... MORE

DAF Child & Youth Programs: How they promote development, provide opportunities for military kids
May 3, 2022 — Military kids are similar to those you’ll find in civilian communities around the globe; they share goals, dreams, hobbies and passions. However, unlike their civilian counterparts, military kids also deal with having to pack away those things, along with everything they own, to move to a new permanent duty location. ... MORE

AETC, AFPC command chiefs talk DSD process on Reddit, Twitter Spaces
May 3, 2022 — Chief Master Sgts. Erik Thompson and Eryn McElroy hosted a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ event to answer questions from Airmen about the Developmental Special Duty application process May 2. Questions included a broad range of general DSD process questions and suggestions, to the matching process, assignment notification timelines, and more... MORE

picture of wo people with laptops in a conference room

U.S. Army, U.S. Marines, multinational forces participate in Maple Resolve 22
May 3, 2022 — SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Approximately 680 U.S. Army Soldiers, 20 U.S. Marines and 3,200 Canadian and British forces will participate in the largest allied exercise conducted in North America from May 10-22, 2022... MORE

Pandemic spotlights the vital role of military lab workers
May 3, 2022 — Clinical labs across the Military Health System -- and the staff who operate them -- play a vital role in early detection of illnesses, diagnosis and treatment of diseases like cancer, diabetes or heart disease... MORE

Image of an Airman working in a laboratory.

FORCECON 2022 AFIMSC industry day set for May 25
May 3, 2022 — Industry, academia and government agencies have a chance to connect and collaborate about installation and mission support May 25 during FORCECON 2022: Innovation – Technology – Gaming at the Tech Port Center and Arena in San Antonio... MORE

picture of AETC, AFIMSC and AF Gaming Shields

JBSA Legacy ceases production
May 2, 2022 — The JBSA Legacy will cease publication as of Friday, May 6, 2022... MORE

What 'Chief' means to an Air Force leader after 30 years of service
April 29, 2022 — Chief Master Sgt. Thaddeus Gravely, senior enlisted leader for the 37th Training Group, almost always smiles... MORE

CMSgt Gravely and Col Storm in the stands at BMT graduation

Army South strengthens relationships, creates training opportunities for hemispheric security
April 29, 2022 — The Brazilian Army hosted the 35th cycle of the Conference of American Armies, or CAA, with participants from 24 member, observer and special observer armies in attendance opening on the theme – "Army of the Future."... MORE

35th Cycle of the Conference of Americas Armies

Army South CG presented Brazilian Order of Military Merit medal
April 29, 2022 — Maj. Gen. William L. Thigpen is presented with the Brazilian Order of Military Merit medal by the Minister General of the Brazilian Army Gen. Luis Carlos Gomes Mattos during the Brazilian Army Day, April 19, in Brasilia, Brazil, celebrating the Army's 374th birthday. The Order of Merit is the highest honorary distinction of the Brazilian Army... MORE

JBSA First Sergeant Diamond Sharp Awards
April 29, 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