• DOD makes plans to combat coronavirus

    Defense Department civilian and military leaders are working to ensure the department is ready for short- and long-term scenarios, as well as domestic and international situations.

  • CDC Press Conference - February 7, 2020

    Capt. Jennifer McQuiston, team lead for HHS & CDC’s efforts on the arrival, screening and quarantine at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, provided an update on the plane’s arrival and passengers Feb. 7, 2020.

  • JBSA-Lackland receives repatriated Americans evacuating China

    Ninety one passengers traveling from China’s Hubei province arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Feb. 7. They evacuated China to avoid infection by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, spreading from the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the global epidemic.

  • Coronavirus: What providers, patients should know

    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.