News

April 1, 2020
SAMHS consolidates emergency services to BAMC, WHASC continues to offer urgent care

To best support Brooke Army Medical Center emergency operations, the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center Family Emergency Center will scale down its services and temporarily serve as an Urgent Care Center beginning 6 a.m. April 3.The UCC will continue to deliver 24/7 urgent care for
April 1, 2020
Turn quarantine time into quality time

During the global pandemic that we find ourselves in today, it is important to remember to stay connected to our Air Force mission. Mission readiness means keeping a sound body and mind during trying times like these. In order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Center for Disease Control has
April 1, 2020
Innovative app improves training for KC-46 pilots

With new aircraft and systems comes the task of setting up programs to train aviators. Members of the 56th Air Refueling Squadron updated the training process by releasing a mobile application for their Electronic Flight Bag (EFB).
April 1, 2020
AFCLC Remains Innovative and Vigilant Amid Pandemic Concerns

What began as a course set to take place at the Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) at Air University, the Pre-Assignment Acculturation Course (PAC), could quickly have fallen through the cracks as concerns continue to grow about the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 1, 2020
Weathering COVID-19: mental resilience

PORTLAND, Ore. – In times of national crisis, it’s easy to become emotionally overwhelmed and forget to take your own mental health into consideration. The rapid onset of COVID-19 has brought a multitude of financial and personal stresses for Airmen and their families.On March 25, Defense Secretary
April 1, 2020
Moments of joy still ring out at Brooke Army Medical Center

With words of love and gratitude for his family’s support, Air Force Master Sgt. William “Mac” McMillan rang the cowbell March 27, a joyful sound signifying his last round of radiation at Brooke Army Medical Center. The tinny sound echoed in the near-empty hall usually bustling with family and
March 31, 2020
DOD Mounts Multifaceted Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

The Defense Department is rapidly ramping up its efforts to fight COVID-19 and assist federal, state and local governments in their efforts.
March 31, 2020
Language center students, instructors go the distance with distance learning

Despite the changes and preventative measures that are part of COVID-19, students from the 637th Training Group, also known as the Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC), have innovated and transferred to a digital learning environment during the past two weeks.
March 31, 2020
Goodfellow AFB instructors aid local COVID-19 efforts through 3D medical supplies printing

The 312th Training Squadron’s Special Instruments Training course instructors at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, have begun using their skills to 3D print prototypes to supply the medical facilities in the area with N95 face masks and face shields.
March 31, 2020
Fogging COVID-19

The 17th Civil Engineer Squadron is employing a different type of way efficiently disinfecting the classrooms on base, a fog machine.