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Feb. 5, 2020

World Cancer Day emphasizes screenings to save lives

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- — Today marks World Cancer Day, an event led by the Union for International Cancer Control to raise awareness of the disease and encourage prevention, detection, and treatment. According to the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute, approximately 1.7 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the United States in 2018, the

Feb. 4, 2020

Altitude chamber takes your breath away

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- — Senior Airman Deaja Ellis, 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiology technician, lectures students on oxygen equipment components Jan. 28, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The aerospace and operational physiology unit trains potential aviators about human performance in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by

Jan. 31, 2020

DHA stands up first four health care markets

he Defense Health Agency is changing the way military hospitals and clinics are managed Jan. 30 when facilities in four regions within the United States will become the first military medical markets aligned by geographic location. The new markets include hospitals and clinics in the National Capital Region (Washington, D.C., southern Maryland, and

Jan. 30, 2020

Coronavirus: What providers, patients should know

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- — With news of the contagious and potentially deadly illness known as novel coronavirus grabbing headlines worldwide, military health officials say that an informed, common sense approach minimizes the chances of getting sick.Many forms of coronavirus exist among both humans and animals, but this new strain’s lethality has triggered considerable

Jan. 24, 2020

Family Advocacy Program: Wealth of resources a phone call away

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas— — “I had a man, an Air Force officer, call me one time. He said to me – I’m working long hours at work, I have two small children at home. I’m stressed and I’m worried I’ll take it out on my family. “I need your help.”According to Craig Hodge-Young, Family Advocacy Program domestic abuse victim advocate, this is exactly what he would like to see.

Jan. 13, 2020

AF surgeon general speaks to JBSA medics

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- — U.S. Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg spoke to medics during a Jan. 9 visit to Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.Doctors, nurses and medical technicians from BAMC and Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center gathered for a town hall to hear Hogg’s perspective on the future of military medicine and ask

Dec. 19, 2019

59 MDW Holiday Hours

In observance of the upcoming holiday season Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and Randolph Medical Treatment Facilities will have limited services available on the Federal Holidays and AETC Family Days.  For medical emergencies, dial 911 or visit your nearest emergency department. As a reminder, the WHASC and Brooke Army Medical Center

Dec. 17, 2019

Luke Gate Construction - Plan Ahead for Delays

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been going through a transformation with new construction to update its infrastructure. As part of the latest phase of construction, security upgrades will be installed at the Luke East Gate (Gateway Gate) to improve the overall security of the base.This construction will close a portion of Luke Blvd, which will

Dec. 13, 2019

During giving season, give blood

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- — “During this time of year, the donations kind of dry up,” said Staff Sgt. Taylor Altrichter, Blood Donor Center NCO-in-charge of quality assurance. “People are busy with the holidays and we have a hard time getting as much blood as we need.”As the largest blood donor center in the Defense Department shipping blood to 23 different sites, this can be

Nov. 8, 2019

Advance Force Development: Forging a new mindset through occupational competencies

As part of the process to scale force development across the enterprise, Air Education and Training Command’s occupational competencies branch is working to forge a new training mindset by assisting career field managers with the development of occupational competency models for the Air Force’s 266 career fields.