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JBSA innovation cells collaborate in spreading innovative ideas
April 28, 2022 — Leaders of innovation cells at Joint Base San Antonio are opening the lines of communication in order to share ideas that can benefit units and organizations throughout the installation... MORE

Health of the Force report examines COVID-19 pandemic impacts to Soldier health, public health response
April 28, 2022 — The U.S. Army Public Health Center released the seventh annual Health of the Force, or HOF, report April 18, 2022. The report focuses on Active Component Soldiers and presents Army-wide and installation-level data for more than 20 medical, wellness and environmental indicators... MORE

Word on the Street: Month of the Military Child
April 28, 2022 — The Month of the Military Child recognizes the children of military families for their resiliency, sacrifice, courage, and unconditional support of their parents who are serving in the U.S. and overseas. To celebrate, some of Joint Base San Antonio's children telling us what they like about being a military child. ... MORE

Army combat center aims to build better body armor for women
April 28, 2022 — Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM SC, have developed a body armor questionnaire to help improve body armor for female users specifically and for all body armor users in general... MORE

BAMC bids farewell to commanding general
April 28, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center bid farewell to Commanding General Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray during a relinquishment of command ceremony April 22... MORE

C-5M Super Galaxy brings tank for The Great Texas Air Show
April 28, 2022 — Tank crewmen assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, guide an Abrams M1A2 System Enhancement Program Version 3 tank assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, onto a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Robert Gray Army Airfield, Fort Hood, Texas, April 20, 2022... MORE

AFCEC cares for the environment to keep Air Force in flight
April 26, 2022 — While Earth Day focuses worldwide attention on environmental issues every April, a diverse team of Air Force professionals are protecting the environment and assuring mission success every day... MORE

JBSA shines spotlight on volunteers at awards ceremony
April 26, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio recently shined a light on those individuals and groups who have impacted many lives through their volunteerism in the military community during the Volunteer of the Year Awards ceremony April 20 at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center... MORE

Air Mobility Command reopens Space-Available travel
April 26, 2022 — As of April 22, all restrictions on space-available, or Space-A, travel have been lifted... MORE

Army initiatives focus on prevention; caring for victims
April 26, 2022 — In an effort to better prevent sexual assault and other harmful behaviors, the Army will form a new, Integrated Prevention Workforce and revamp its Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Program. The SHARP changes include replacing part-time sexual assault response coordinators with full-time ones... MORE

UPDATED TIME/DATE: AETC, AFPC command chiefs hosting DSD-focused Reddit ‘AMA’ May 2, 12:30 p.m.
April 26, 2022 — Chief Master Sgts. Erik Thompson and Eryn McElroy will host a Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ event to answer questions from Airmen about the Developmental Special Duty application process live beginning at 12:30 p.m. central time May 2... MORE

Great Texas Airshow thrills more than half million attendees
April 26, 2022 — The Great Texas Airshow was back for the first time since 2017 and definitely lived up to its name... MORE

The Blueprint: roadmap to enlisted force development
April 26, 2022 — The Blueprint serves as a foundational document to link enlisted development — from entry to departure. This new document is one of 28 Enlisted Force Development Action Plan, or EFD-AP, objectives focused on developing tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen … today... MORE

U.S. Army North oversees annual disaster response exercise
April 25, 2022 — U. S. Army North, U. S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, will oversee approximately 1,250 military and civilian personnel assigned to numerous military organizations across the country during its annual disaster response training exercise, Vibrant Response, which began April 22 and runs until May 13... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio, 59th MDW, USAISR participate in Military Medical Industry Day
April 25, 2022 — The City of San Antonio, the San Antonio Economic Development Department Corporation and VelocityTX hosted the third Military Medical Industry Day at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center April 19. This year’s MMID featured San Antonio's leading military medical research missions including the Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, the Air Force's 59th Medical Wing, and the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research. ... MORE

AFIMSC arms joint base leaders with ready, capable installations
April 25, 2022 — More than 40 joint base and installation support leaders from across the Department of Defense are more capable of executing their missions as a result of cross-talk and resource discussions at the inaugural Joint Base Commander Summit held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland April 19-20... MORE

AETC’s chief learning officer visits SWTW, observes human performance training
April 22, 2022 — Dr. Wendy Walsh, Air Education and Training Command chief learning officer, visited the Special Warfare Training Wing for an immersion tour at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex April 4-5... MORE

MEDCoE conducts casing ceremony symbolizing return to one training brigade configuration
April 22, 2022 — U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Commander Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster hosted the casing ceremony for the Medical Professional Training Brigade April 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

Mission and Installation Contracting Command’s 51C Master Gunner Course wraps up
April 21, 2022 — Nine Mission and Installation Contracting Command Soldiers and civilians were recognized following 10 days of mastering their contracting proficiency in the 51C Master Gunner Course during a ceremony April 15 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio commemorates Days of Remembrance
April 21, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio commemorates Days of Remembrance, the nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust, from April 24 to May 1... MORE