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MICC contract specialist earns AMC top quarterly honors
April 5, 2022 — A contract specialist with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was recognized during a March 30 ceremony for earning honors as the Army Materiel Command top employee of the quarter... MORE

MEDCoE welcomes Fiesta Court, Commission back to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
April 5, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted a leader breakfast in honor of the 2022 Fiesta Court and Fiesta Commission March 30... MORE

Soldiers earn Expert Field Medical Badges at JBSA-Camp Bullis
April 5, 2022 — Fourteen officer and enlisted Soldiers assigned to various Army medicine commands earned the coveted Expert Field Medical Badge during a grueling two-week testing event conducted by the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

TRICARE expands childbirth, breastfeeding benefits for expecting parents
April 5, 2022 — Are you an expecting parent? Are you thinking of having a child? TRICARE is now providing more options to those who are planning to expand their family... MORE

The Things We Carry - Master Sgt. Eric Snipes
April 5, 2022 — Marine Master Sergeant Eric Snipes recalls his experiences with alcohol, and the damage it caused his health and personal life before he took the road to recovery. ... MORE

Life coach, mentor, advocate: ‘Help me to get one more’
April 4, 2022 — Every Airman has a story. Some are good, some are not so good, and some will leave a lasting legacy. For Master Sgt. Marcus Prentiss, the Air Force Personnel Center’s cyber systems (1D7) assignments deputy functional manager responsible for assigning more than 22,000 Airmen and cyber capabilities worldwide, his story started rough and transformed into something bigger beginning in November 2005... MORE

Master Sergeant Marcus Prentiss, Air Force Personnel Center’s cyber systems (1D7) assignments deputy functional manager and life coach.

340th Flying Training Group welcomes new commander
April 4, 2022 — Col. Kyle Goldstein assumed command of the 340th Flying Training Group from Col. Michael Vanzo during a change of command ceremony March 31 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph... MORE

Maj. Gen. Bret C. Larson, 22nd Air Force commander, presents the 340th Flying Training Group command guidon to Col. Kyle Goldstein, 340th FTG commander, during the group’s change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas on March 31, 2022.

Commentary: The importance of fostering community in hybrid work environments
April 4, 2022 — It takes work to make communication a priority when teams are in a distributed work environment... MORE

Close up of two hands typing on a laptop keyboard.

San Antonio Market closes drive-thru COVID-19 screening, testing locations
April 1, 2022 — The San Antonio Market, to include Brooke Army Medical Center and the 59th Medical Wing, closed their consolidated drive-thru COVID-19 screening and testing sites April 1... MORE

Due to an increase in cases, the WHASC is conducting a drive-through COVID-19 testing available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the first floor of the parking garage. Since the testing site uses the polymerase chain reaction tests, the results are available to patients through TRICARE Online within 24 to 72 hours.

Master Gunner Course identifies MICC’s top NCOs, civilians
April 1, 2022 — In order to bolster the contracting proficiency of its NCOs and civilians across its echelons, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command is hosting the 51C Master Gunner Course for nine Soldiers and civilians to compete against each other over 10 days April 4-15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

Master Gunner Course identifies command’s top NCOs, civilians

59th MDW: service hours changing May 4
April 1, 2022 — The 59th Medical Wing service hours are changing... MORE

San Antonio beneficiaries, please be advised the 59th Medical Wing service hours are changing.

Starting 4 May 2022 all medical facilities will open at 9:15 a.m. every Wednesday to accommodate training. The Family Emergency Center, Dunn Dental Clinic sick call and Randolph Dental sick call will remain open for emergent issues.

DOD working to improve military housing
April 1, 2022 — The Department of Defense is resourced to provide safe, quality, well-maintained housing where military members and their families will want to live, a DOD official told lawmakers... MORE

Feedback Fridays
April 1, 2022 — If you have a question or concern, please send an email to 502ABW.PA.official@us.af.mil com using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.”... MORE

149th Fighter Wing Airman overcomes adversity through powerlifting
March 31, 2022 — What started as a simple interest in weightlifting for an airman has transformed into breaking national records as a member of the Air Force National Powerlifting Team. Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Le, 149th Force Support Squadron member, recently competed in the Military, Police, and FireFighter National Championship in Atlanta, Georgia on March 19, 2022, after a 6-year hiatus... MORE

How to prevent, treat traumatic brain injuries
March 31, 2022 — According to the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, nearly half a million service members have been diagnosed with a first-time traumatic brain injury, or TBI, since 2000... MORE

Air Force launches Airman Leadership Qualities-based feedback in myEval
March 31, 2022 — The Air Force has launched Airman Leadership Qualities-based feedback in myEval. Supervisors and Airmen will no longer be able to accomplish ACA feedback via the AF Forms 931, 932, 724, or 724-A, as of March 31. ... MORE

Air Force team blitzes Houston to win inspire future Airmen for rated careers
March 31, 2022 — Air Force Recruiting Service, Detachment 1, hit the streets of Houston Feb. 22-25 to inspire young people in multiple school districts, colleges, clubs and volunteer organizations. ... MORE

Capt. Wesley Cobb (left), a C-40 B/C pilot from the 1st Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, helps a student try on a flight helmet at one of several schools he visited in Houston as a volunteer with Air Force Recruiting Service Detachment 1

59th Medical Wing close drive-thru COVID-19 screening/testing site; other testing options available
March 30, 2022 — The 59th Medical Wing will close the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center drive-thru COVID-19 screening and testing site April 1... MORE

Air Force Assistance Fund: Airmen taking care of our own
March 30, 2022 — The annual Air Force Assistance Fund, or AFAF, campaign kicked off recently, providing an opportunity to help fellow Airmen/Guardians when they need it most. The AFAF campaign supports four charities that are dedicated to caring for Airmen from induction through retirement and beyond. ... MORE

MICC one-on-one small business engagements set for May
March 30, 2022 — Small business professionals from across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command are teaming with the Virginia Procurement Technical Assistance Center to conduct one-on-one meetings with small businesses during a matchmaking event May 23-24... MORE