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Five things you didn’t know about athletic trainers in the Special Warfare Training Wing
March 21, 2023 — Special Warfare candidates train to meet the high physical standards required of Air Force Special Warfare operators, which is why the Special Warfare Training Wing staff at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland includes a team of athletic trainers to diagnose and manage the injuries that occur within the wing’s rigorous training pipelines... MORE

Athletic Trainer watches as candidates complete a round of pull-ups outdoors

Next Up, Warrior Games Challenge!
March 20, 2023 — More than 90 warrior athletes competed for a spot to represent Team Air Force during the Warrior Games Challenge, happening June 1-15, 2023, at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California. The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program will be hosting a training camp for Team Air Force in San Antonio May 1-5. ... MORE

Team members from the United Kingdom, Republic of Georgia and U.S Army and Air Force competed at the 2023 Air Force Trials at Nellis AFB. (Courtesy Photo)

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH: Nutrition needs are important at every stage of life
March 20, 2023 — The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics designates March as National Nutrition Month with this year’s national nutrition month theme “Fuel for the Future.”... MORE

BAMC Auxiliary grants support patients, staff
March 20, 2023 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Auxiliary held its annual Welfare Recognition Ceremony March 9. For more than 70 years, the BAMC Auxiliary has worked to raise money to provide items to assist BAMC staff and patients. This year, the welfare committee approved 22 grants totaling more than $30,000 to help support patient care at BAMC... MORE

New E-EFMP site to help families with military moves
March 20, 2023 — There is a new Enterprise Exceptional Family Member Program, or E-EFMP, system to make it easier and more convenient for service members and their families to navigate the wide and sometimes complex array of resources, benefits and care available. ... MORE

Making WAVES: Remembering the first women of the Hospital Corps
March 20, 2023 — The Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service, or WAVES, included the Navy’s first women physicians, dentists, allied health specialists, medical administrators, and hospital corpsmen like Liston (who were referred to as CorpsWAVES). Outside of nurses, CorpsWAVES were the largest group of women to represent Navy Medicine during the war. ... MORE

New graduates of WAVES Hospital Corps School, NNMC Bethesda, MD, ca. 1945. For every two weeks, between February 7, 1944 and January 8, 1946, the school received up to 240 prospective CorpsWAVES. BUMED Archives.

Alamo Wing hosts 'pop-up bookstore'
March 20, 2023 — The Air Force Reserve Command and the 433rd Airlift Wing Chaplain's Office hosted a "pop-up bookstore" event after receiving 3,000 new and used books from Soldiers’ Angels, a San Antonio-based nonprofit organization... MORE

Senior Airman Yolanda Vazquez Jaimes, 433rd Force Support Squadron force management technician, browses a “Pop Up Bookstore” at the 433rd Airmen and Family Readiness Center, March 4, 2023.

PHOTOS | U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training graduation
March 20, 2023 — U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training graduates participated in their graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 16, 2023. More than 500 Airmen assigned to the 324th Training Squadron graduated from BMTS March 15-16, 2023... MORE

U.S. Air Force basic training graduation

New directive exempts Soldiers who score 540+ on the ACFT from body fat assessment
March 17, 2023 — The U.S. Army has released a directive exempting all Soldiers scoring 540 points or more on the Army Combat Fitness Test from the body fat assessment, regardless of their height and weight. Soldiers must score 80 points or more in each event... MORE

Air Force environmental restoration chief receives Trailblazer Award
March 17, 2023 — Air Force Civil Engineer Center Environmental Restoration Program Management Chief Kenny Johnson was recently awarded the Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award during the 2023 Black Engineer of the Year Awards Gala in National Harbor, Maryland. He was one of 23 Department of the Air Force members celebrated for their contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics... MORE

Group photo taken at the BEYA awards gala in Maryland.

Army moving forward with Next Generation Squad Weapon program
March 17, 2023 — The Army continues its rigorous testing and evaluation of small arms systems to meet their requirements and deliver increased lethality to the Soldier. Last April, the Army awarded a contract to Sig Sauer to produce the Next Generation Squad Weapon — or NGSW — XM7 Rifle, XM250 Automatic Rifle and a 6.8mm family of ammunition to replace the M4A1 Carbine, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and 5.56mm family of ammunition within the close combat force... MORE

TRICARE Pilots and Demonstrations: How You Benefit
March 17, 2023 — TRICARE develops pilots and demonstrations to test new medical services, treatments, and approaches. These include initiatives for autism care, childbirth support and low back pain. Certain groups have the chance to benefit from these services during an evaluation period. You should consider which ones may be helpful for you or a family member... MORE

Secretary of Defense presses ahead with recommendations from suicide prevention committee
March 17, 2023 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has implemented the first of the recommendations made by the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee to address and prevent suicide in the military... MORE

WEATHER WARNING: Possible storms, hail, high winds Thursday evening, Friday morning
March 16, 2023 — In preparation for upcoming severe weather, the 502nd Air Base Wing Commander asks that people prepare their facilities and areas... MORE

Women's History Month commentary: Leading by inspiration and leaving a legacy
March 16, 2023 — Women's History Month originated in 1981 when congress passed Public law 97-28, which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982, as "Women's History Week."... MORE

AFIMSC releases 2023 strategic plan
March 16, 2023 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center recently released its updated strategy, adding a new focus area and synchronizing efforts across the center to enable better delivery of combat power and installation support... MORE

Defense, space, IT, cyber and intel hiring fairs come to JBSA
March 16, 2023 — Meet local and national employers face to face to build your network and explore job and career opportunities in defense, space, IT, engineering, cyber, intel and more. Employers will be focused on their hot job opportunities at Joint Base San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas and nationwide positions. ... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio Community Connection sessions take place March 21, 22
March 14, 2023 — As the 502nd Air Base Wing continues to strive towards making Joint Base San Antonio the "#1 Place to Work, Train, and Live" and provide you world-class support to meet mission needs, Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers, 502nd ABW and JBSA commander, will host JBSA Community Connection sessions at JBSA-Randolph and JBSA-Lackland... MORE

Air Force announces Future Operating Concept
March 14, 2023 — The Air Force chief of staff announced March 7 a key component in how Airmen will Accelerate Change or Lose by successfully delivering airpower to deter and, if necessary, prevail... MORE

Retiring soon? Get to know your TRICARE options at March 30 webinar
March 14, 2023 — Are you or your sponsor getting ready to retire? Now’s a great time to make sure your TRICARE coverage will be ready too. Join us for a webinar, “Using TRICARE After Retirement,” on Thursday, March 30, from 2 to 3 p.m. Central Time. TRICARE experts will walk you through your TRICARE plan options and what you need to do avoid a gap in health coverage. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions. Sign up now to attend... MORE