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First Step, First Flight, First Command: AETC officials unveil 2022 Air Force Fiesta medal
February 7, 2022 — Air Education and Training Command officials recently unveiled the 2022 Air Force Fiesta medal that will be distributed during Fiesta events from March 31-April 10, 2022. This year’s design is credited to Air Force Recruiting Service’s Mike Carabajal, a San Antonio native. ... MORE

Defense Health Agency director visits BAMC
February 7, 2022 — Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, Defense Health Agency Director, visited Brooke Army Medical Center Feb. 3 to meet with staff, discuss MHS GENESIS implementation, and to thank team members for their role in the implementation... MORE

SecAF, CSAF visit Sixteenth Air Force to discuss capabilities in gray zone warfare
February 7, 2022 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr., visited Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 2 to learn more about the numbered air force’s capabilities in gray zone warfare... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) Airmen speak with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., during their visit Feb. 2, 2022.

JBSA facilities resume normal operations Feb. 5
February 4, 2022 — As of Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, all JBSA facilities will resume normal operations. For general gate hours, please visit https://www.jbsa.mil/Gate-Hours/... MORE

Using business etiquette in a virtual environment
February 4, 2022 — As we continue to shift to operating in a virtual environment, we utilize and rely on electronic communication more than ever before. Understanding some basic business etiquette rules will not only improve communication but also promote professional and mutually respectful relationships... MORE

Air Force releases ‘Where Airmen and Guardians Get Information’ survey
February 4, 2022 — The Department of the Air Force will release the ‘Where Airmen and Guardians Get Information’ survey this week... MORE

While the United States military remains “the best in the world,” Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Jan. 19 that the Air and Space Forces must move quickly to adapt and modernize to offset actions by China and others that have dented the “presumption of superiority” held by the U.S.

TRICARE answering your questions about COVID-19 testing
February 4, 2022 — COVID-19 continues to spread, now as the Omicron variant. Getting vaccinated is the most effective way to protect you and your family from getting seriously ill, getting hospitalized, or dying. You should also make sure you’re up to date with your vaccines. Testing is another important step you can take to protect yourself and others... MORE

Fort Sam Houston Golf Course recognized as Valero Texas Open Historical Tournament Course
February 4, 2022 — Representatives from the Valero PGA Texas Open unveiled a plaque recognizing the Fort Sam Houston Golf Course as a Valero Texas Open Historical Tournament Course Jan. 25... MORE

Fort Sam Houston honored as only military installation to be used for PGA Tour event

Air University overhauls curriculum to focus on competition
February 4, 2022 — Addressing the ever-shifting dynamics of the global political and military landscapes, Air University has undertaken the most significant overhaul of professional military education since the end of the Cold War... MORE

Air University is releasing a fully integrated and comprehensive student management system that will make it less cumbersome for educators to track students’ academic lifecycles and easier for students to check their course progress in real time. (Courtesy graphic)

Feedback Fridays
February 4, 2022 — If you have a question or concern, please send an email to jbsapublicaffairs@gmail.com using the subject line “Feedback Fridays.”... MORE

JBSA reduced installation operations for Feb. 4
February 3, 2022 — Due to potentially hazardous roadways and degrading weather conditions, JBSA is limiting installation service operations for Friday, Feb. 4. Unit commanders will determine specific reporting instructions for mission-critical personnel as well as telework options... MORE

Due to potentially hazardous roadways and degrading weather conditions, JBSA is limiting installation service operations for Friday, Feb. 4.

Army MEDEVAC helicopters land at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
February 3, 2022 — A group of U.S. Army medical evacuation HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, landed at MacArthur Parade Field, adjacent to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 27... MORE

JBSA limiting installation operations
February 3, 2022 — Due to the continuous degrading inclement weather, JBSA is limiting installation service operations for Thurs., Feb. 3. Unit commanders will determine specific reporting instructions for mission-critical personnel... MORE

Military hospital support to FEMA to begin in four states, expands in two states
February 3, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 220 military medical personnel, including medical doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists have deployed, or will deploy within the next two weeks, in 14 teams to six states to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients... MORE

37th TRW recognized with Verne Orr Award for AETC
February 3, 2022 — The 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been named as Air Education and Training Command’s 2022 recipient of the Verne Orr Award. The award, established by the Air Force Association in honor of former Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr, recognizes an Air Force unit that makes the most effective use of its human resources... MORE

Basic Military Trainees march to their graduation ceremony.

BAMC testing site closure Feb. 3 due to weather advisory
February 3, 2022 — The site will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and will reopen Friday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio Anticipated Inclement Weather Alert
February 2, 2022 — Due to anticipated inclement weather, Joint Base San Antonio will delay installation services until 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. Unit commanders will determine specific reporting instructions... MORE

OPSEC provides Airmen with tools to ensure safety, mission success
February 2, 2022 — With adversary threats growing daily, operations security, or OPSEC, is more important than ever. OPSEC experts are heralding the call for advanced protection, both inside and out of the office, for all... MORE

With adversary threats growing daily, operations security, or OPSEC, is more important than ever. OPSEC experts are heralding the call for advanced protection, both inside and out of the office, for all.

U.S. to deploy 3,000 troops to Romania, Poland, Germany
February 2, 2022 — The United States will move approximately 3,000 service members to Romania, Poland and Germany in response to Russia's continuing buildup of forces on its western border with Ukraine and in Belarus, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. ... MORE

Purple smoke billows from underneath a Stryker vehicle.

NMFSC Sailor receives Joint Service Achievement Medal
February 2, 2022 — Lt. Cmdr. Veronica White, assigned to the operations department of Naval Medical Forces Support Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, received the Joint Service Achievement Medal for her deployment in support of COVID-19 vaccination efforts... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Raymond Jablonka, director U.S. Army North surgeon staff and Joint Force Land Component Command surgeon for COVID-19, presents Lt. Cmdr. Veronica White the Joint Service Achievement Medal for her deployment in support of U.S. North Command COVID-19 vaccination efforts.