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May 14, 2020
Air Force Thunderbirds honor San Antonio in Operation America Strong flyover

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds conducted flyovers May 13 over San Antonio and Austin as a salute to frontline healthcare workers, first responders, military, and other essential personnel, while standing in solidarity with all Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 6, 2020
Transcom Leaders Address Household Goods Shipments During COVID-19 Pandemic

Top officials with U.S. Transportation Command briefed reporters at the Pentagon about the impact of COVID-19 on household goods shipments for military and civilians with permanent-change-of-station orders.
May 5, 2020
Redefining 'normal' mental health care still means delivering quality patient care

Mental Health Technicians (4Cs) in Air Education and Training Command are redefining what “normal” is during the COVID-19 pandemic, while still delivering quality patient care in various different methods and providing Disaster Mental Health services when requested.
April 30, 2020
Service personnel policies help with retention during pandemic

While the private sector suffers from social distancing and the effects of illnesses and forced shutdowns related to COVID-19, the U.S. military must continue to do its job.
April 30, 2020
Maintaining balanced lifestyle key to staying healthy

Combining a healthy diet, exercise and sleep habits is the key to an overall healthful lifestyle, something that is paramount in many people’s minds during the ongoing pandemic.
April 30, 2020
Second Air Force Command Chief guest hosts Airmanship 200

The senior enlisted leader of Second Air Force guest-hosted the newly established Airmanship 200 live stream with a Special Warfare Training Support Squadron military training leader April 28 to discuss the topic of identity. The live stream was created in an effort to continue to meet mission
April 29, 2020
LRS installs plexiglass shields to prevent spread of COVID-19

Back on March 17, Joint Base San Antonio logistics personnel installed plexiglass shields in the area surrounding the driver’s seat of vans transporting service members and eligible Department of Defense ID cardholders around JBSA bases. In addition, as of April 1, all 22-passenger surrey buses also
April 29, 2020
Op/Ed: How do we explain COVID-19 to our children?

I thought long and hard about how I should explain COVID-19 to my children. I settled on the truth because it’s the best thing for them. But what “truth” and how much?
April 27, 2020
JBSA ground transportation adapts to fight COVID-19

Joint Base San Antonio installations have begun segregating buses by health status to contain the spread of COVID-19 and ensure that the JBSA community stays healthy. As of March 21, all buses on any of the bases will be labeled either green, yellow, or red, to denote who can and cannot ride in
April 27, 2020
DOD plans for resumption of normal operations after pandemic

Defense Department planners are working on how to resume normal military operations following the coronavirus pandemic, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said.