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PRESS RELEASE: JBSA service member death
April 24, 2023 — At 10:19 a.m. April 24, San Antonio Police officers discovered a deceased U.S. Air Force service member at an off-base residence in San Antonio, Texas. The police officers were conducting a wellness check on the individual when they found the remains... MORE

JBSA connects with community at open house
April 24, 2023 — Joint Base San Antonio opened its gates Saturday, April 22, for an open house at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. ... MORE

Civilian Individual Development Plans mandatory for Department of the Air Force civilians
April 24, 2023 — The Department of the Air Force provided a guidance memorandum, dated April 5, 2023, emphasizing the mandatory requirement for civilian Individual Development Plans, or IDPs. IDPs are useful for goal development and career planning, as well as for helping employees successfully perform their jobs and meet expectations... MORE

Food Summit looks to future of 27-plus DAF stateside dining operations
April 24, 2023 — More than 70 installation, Air Force Services Center and industry culinary experts gathered in Dallas from April 11-13 to discuss current and future Food 2.0 dining operations with the goal of delivering better, faster menu options to patrons... MORE

Record budget helps Air Force tackle environmental issues
April 24, 2023 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is bringing this year’s “Invest in Our Planet” Earth Day theme to life as the center’s global environmental team continues to support innovative restoration projects driven by a record-high budget. Within AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the environmental directorate is putting $574 million to work at active installations while the Base Realignment and Closure program spends $175 million for restoration at closed installations. ... MORE

502nd Air Base Wing command team visits EOD
April 21, 2023 — Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers, Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Casy Boomershine, JBSA and 502nd ABW command chief, visited the 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal training site at the JBSA-Chapman Training Annex April 17, 2023, for a demonstration of the EOD team’s full range of capabilities... MORE

Volunteers clean up Salado Creek at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston for Earth Day
April 21, 2023 — Forty volunteers rolled up their sleeves, donned gloves and got in canoes to help clean up the section of Salado Creek that runs through Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as an early Earth Day initiative April 14... MORE

Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command Sailor Recognized as Sailor of the Year
April 21, 2023 — Petty Officer 1st Class Aisha R. Thomas, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, was selected as the 2023 Naval Medical Forces Support Command Sailor of the Year at a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Cynthia A. Kuehner, NMFSC commander, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas on April 6, 2023... MORE

230406-N-DQ752-0015 SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Apr. 6, 2023) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Aisha R. Thomas, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, shakes the hand of Rear Adm. Cynthia A. Kuehner, commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC) after being selected as the NMFSC 2023 Sailor of the Year on April 6. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cheyenne Geletka)

Joint Base San Antonio, Navy recognize volunteers
April 21, 2023 — Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner, Commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command, or NMFSC, provided congratulatory remarks prior to the Joint Base San Antonio Annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony held at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston April 19, 2023... MORE

230419-N-CU830-0062 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner, Commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command, delivers congratulatory remarks at the Joint Base San Antonio Annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony on April 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Randy Mitchell)

AFSFC Information Fusion Cell enhances installation security
April 21, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center Information Fusion Cell has incorporated a new tool to further protect installation resources and personnel. The Defense Department’s current emphasis on installation security led AFSFC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, to implement the Air Force-wide gathering and reporting of attempted unauthorized breaches by foreign nationals at all installations... MORE

Security Forces installation gate entry control

Defense Logistics Agency: Learning to prevent, deter fraud
April 21, 2023 — An effective fraud awareness program and training are key. Memorandums, leadership training, organization-wide emails, and formal training programs are highly effective methods for preventing fraud. All levels of the organization should participate in efforts to mitigate the likelihood of fraud... MORE

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San Antonio Market aims to improve access to healthcare with new initiatives
April 20, 2023 — From pharmacy lockers to a new mobile app, the San Antonio Market has launched several initiatives in recent months aimed at helping beneficiaries navigate their military medical care... MORE

Learn the role of nutrition, physical activity in America’s war on obesity
April 20, 2023 — The year 2023 is bringing many changes to body composition standards across the services. New policies will go into effect for the Marines, Air Force, and Army, as part of continuing efforts to increase military readiness. ... MORE

Kendall explains why success in space requires ‘transformational change’
April 20, 2023 — Emphasizing that space capabilities are “important to our strategy of integrated deterrence” and the reason U.S. Space Force must drive “transformational” change, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall offered a blunt assessment April 19 of the challenges today in space but also optimism that the United States would maintain its dominance in that domain. ... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall delivers his keynote speech during the Space Foundation's Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 19, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

Holocaust survivor shares her story of courage, resilience
April 20, 2023 — A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor and military nurse shared her story during a Holocaust Days of Remembrance observance at Brooke Army Medical Center, April 17, 2023... MORE

DOD working to better understand, resolve anomalous phenomena
April 20, 2023 — A Department of Defense team is leading an effort to better characterize, understand and attribute unidentified anomalous phenomena, with priority given to sightings in or near areas of national security importance or reported by military personnel... MORE

Ask Away, JBSA connects you with the command team
April 20, 2023 — JBSA is a Beast and sometimes it’s hard to navigate the resources we have for our service members and families. Do you have a question you think only the boss can answer?... MORE

DOD official discusses steps to deter, defeat missile threats
April 19, 2023 — A Defense Department leader detailed missile threats from adversaries and addressed DOD countermeasure to those threats during congressional testimony April 18... MORE

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Conference of American Armies partner nation members visit Army South
April 19, 2023 — Information technology experts from partner nation members of the Conference of American Armies visited the U.S. Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March 20-24, 2023... MORE

Conference of American Armies Partner Nation Members Visit Army South Headquarters

EDITORIAL | Eating strategies support ready, resilient Airmen and Guardians
April 19, 2023 — Whether a new Airman or Guardian, or further along in your career, it’s important to have a strategy for eating healthy and staying ready and resilient. ... MORE

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