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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

Honorary commanders visit JBSA-Lackland mission partners
April 4, 2022 — Brig. Gen. Caroline Miller, commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, hosted seven honorary commanders from across the Joint Base San Antonio metropolitan area for a tour of JBSA-Lackland March 25... 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

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

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

DOD makes strides in Women, Peace and Security Program
April 1, 2022 — Two years into its Strategic Framework and Implementation Plan, the Defense Department's Women, Peace and Security program has made significant strides to promote the safety, equality and meaningful contributions of women around the globe... MORE

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

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

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

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

JBSA honors Vietnam Veterans at March 29 ceremony
March 31, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio leaders honored the service and sacrifice of Vietnam War veterans and their families during a National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Exchange March 29... 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

Female Soldiers encouraged by growing opportunities for women
March 31, 2022 — In the last decade, the Army has seen opportunities for women become more prevalent. To date, the Army has graduated 100 females from its famed Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia, after first opening the training to women in 2015... 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

DAF recognizes Transgender Day of Visibility March 31
March 31, 2022 — President Joe Biden issued the first presidential proclamation in 2021, officially recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility as an international awareness day dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and victories of transgender and gender nonconforming people... MORE

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