July 15, 2024 502nd ABW provides support to FEMA emergency response for Hurricane Beryl Joint Base San Antonio and the 502nd Air Base Wing worked in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pre-stage supplies at the JBSA-Seguin Auxiliary Airfield, Texas, on July 6, as part of FEMA’s emergency response effort to provide relief to people impacted by Hurricane Beryl.
Dec. 22, 2021 FEMA reevaluates AAFB as potential emergency site The Federal Emergency Management Agency visited Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma to reevaluate the base as an emergency staging site in case of a natural disaster in Southwestern Oklahoma, December 16, 2021.
April 9, 2021 Columbus Airman fights pandemic in New York After being on her feet for 12 to 13 hours, administering COVID-19 vaccines to nearly 200 patients per day and only taking breaks for lunch and dinner, newlywed Arianna Gordon just might have the chance to call her husband.
Feb. 25, 2021 Multiple agencies using Seguin airfield to assist Texas winter storm victims Seguin Auxiliary Airfield became a resource staging area Feb. 20 to provide relief to victims of winter storm Uri which brought sustained freezing temperatures to Texas.
Feb. 23, 2021 Laughlin Helps Region Get Water An unprecedented storm dubbed Winter Storm Yuri, blew through southwest this past week, leaving Del Rio, Texas, a small border town on the ropes with many of its residents without electricity and little, if any, running water.
Oct. 2, 2020 Centralized Cargo Operations: Unique team with critical mission One of the precautions taken by Air Education and Training Command leadership at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was adding a second Basic Military Training location at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, to help better ensure physical distancing between recruits. Accomplishing this task
Sept. 17, 2020 Joint warriors utilize JBSA landing zones for vertical lift training Joint warriors converged on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex to formally confirm the suitability of helicopter landing zones in order to expand the maneuver space for vertical lift operations and improve home-station training for San Antonio’s military units.
March 31, 2020 Joint Staff Ops Official Breaks Down DOD Aid to Fight Coronavirus The Defense Department is going all out to support civilian agencies confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, the vice director of operations for the Joint Staff said.
March 27, 2020 DOD establishes task force to meet U.S. medical equipment needs The Defense Department has established a joint task force to deal with daily requests the department is receiving for medical and personal protective equipment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security, and others.
Nov. 19, 2018 Maxwell plays pivotal role in 2018 hurricane relief efforts With the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Maxwell served as one of the primary focal points for relief efforts in the eastern U.S. over the past few months.