3 Apr 2020

Stocked & Loaded: Airmen-in-Training aid Commissary

On April 2, 2020, 362nd Training Squadron Airmen in Training were sent to Sheppard AFB’s commissary, which was deemed mission essential, to help restock shelves.

12 Mar 2020

Basic Military Training graduation parade canceled at JBSA-Lackland

The 37th Training Wing canceled the Air Force Basic Military Training graduation parade scheduled for March 13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s parade grounds out of concern for the safety of the newly accessioned Airmen and their family members due to the coronavirus.

10 Mar 2020

DOD issues flexible instructions on response to Coronavirus

The Department of Defense issued memos responding to the need for operations to continue during the outbreak. The DOD documents build on messages from the Office of Personnel Management issued March 7.

10 Feb 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.