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2023 Heroes of Military Medicine San Antonio Awards honors local Department of Defense public-private partnerships in San Antonio
October 16, 2023
SAN ANTONIO – (Oct. 12, 2023) – Lt. Rachel Robeck, of Atlanta, a Navy Emergency Medicine physician assistant assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, was recognized as a Hero of Military Medicine honoree during the 2023 Heroes of Military Medicine San Antonio Awards Program held at The Red Berry Estate. Presenting the award was retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Caravalho, president and CEO of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., joined by NAMRU Commanding Officer Capt. Jennifer Buechel. The awards program, hosted by the HJF, recognized exception community leaders who advance military medicine in and around the greater San Antonio area. The event brought the story of Military City USA’s unique military and civilian medical research and clinical care collaborations to national and global attention. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Sixteenth Air Force Cyber Warrior shares ancestors’ legacy during Hispanic Heritage Month
October 16, 2023
Daniel Lopez, 16th Air Force, Department of the Air Force Assessment and Authorization Branch, poses next to his great-great aunt Jovita Idar's coin for the 2023 American Women Quarters Program series, San Antonio, Sept. 16, 2023.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Secure Our World
October 13, 2023
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Secure Our World

AFIMSC teams with GameX for GameX23 Drone Guardians Tournament Oct. 20-21
October 13, 2023
GameX23 Drone Guardians Tournament

Practice eye safety during upcoming annular eclipse
October 13, 2023
A solar filter is attached to the Sun-facing end of a telescope.

Army digital transformation: Laying the foundation
October 13, 2023
Digital transformation: Laying the foundation

From Ship to Shore – Navy Medicine gets real, and better, about patient movement
October 13, 2023
Navy Medicine

Army chief of staff outlines service priorities at AUSA
October 13, 2023
Army chief of staff outlines service priorities at AUSA

San Antonio recognizes Navy’s 248th Birthday at City Council Session
October 13, 2023
Capt. Walter Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC) and director, U.S. Navy Dental Corps, assisted by San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, cuts a cake in recognition of the U.S. Navy’s 248th birthday during a City Council Session held at the Municipal Plaza. Joining Brafford at the session were Sailors from NMFSC, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) San Antonio, and Navy veterans. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Around the Air Force: T-7A Red Hawks start testing, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, hypersonic weapons familiarization
October 13, 2023
In this week’s look around the Air Force, a new training aircraft is being put through its paces, the Department of the Air Force focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility at a special conference, and crews from Global Strike and Air Combat Command come together to learn about hypersonic weapons.

'Ask an MTI' informs recruiters, helps bridge the gap for recruits heading to BMT
October 12, 2023
Ask an MTI

Army physician assistants: Strategically shaping the future of military healthcare
October 12, 2023
Army physician assistants: Strategically shaping the future of military healthcare

BAMC doc helps care for unresponsive child on plane
October 12, 2023
BAMC doc helps care for unresponsive child on plane

Choosing between TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select
October 12, 2023
TRICARE Open Season Webinar Oct. 26, 1-2pm ET

‘Powering Possibility’ at Department of the Air Force installations
October 12, 2023
100th Air Refueling Wing flies through the air

Gateway Chapel at JBSA-Lackland reopens
October 12, 2023
Gateway Chapel

CYBER HYGIENE | Good cybersecurity hygiene protects work, at-home networks.
October 11, 2023
cybersecurity

Sixteenth Air Force, San Antonio industry partners join to combat cyber threats
October 11, 2023
16th Air Force technical director speaks to more than 100 attendees about cyber threats at Cyber Horizons event.

Remembering Capt. Jennifer M. Moreno 10 years later
October 11, 2023
Capt. Jennifer Moreno, a registered nurse stationed at Madigan Army Medical Center, made the ultimate sacrifice during a tour in Afghanistan as she was fatally wounded while aiding a fellow soldier during a battle in 2013.

Inaugural Torch Athena conference brings female Airmen, Guardians together
October 11, 2023
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