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  • BSC Week

    Biomedical Science Corps Celebrates 54th Anniversary

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas—The Air Force and Joint Base San Antonio celebrate the 54th Anniversary of the Biomedical Science Corps by designating the week of Jan. 28 through Feb. 1 as BSC Appreciation Week.  This week is intended to honor the heritage of the BSC while recognizing the achievements and continuing efforts of the men and
  • Gateway, Wilford Hall, Innovation, Academy

    Gateway Innovation Center kicks off Spark Cell

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas—More than sixty officer, enlisted and civilian Airmen gathered in the garden level of Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center for the 59th Medical Wing Spark Cell kickoff event, led by the Gateway Innovation Center, Jan. 11, 2019. The Spark Cell is an Air Force initiative that drives innovation within our
  • Gate closure, construction, JBSA

    Valley-Hi gate construction scheduled; In-bound traffic closed

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas--Throughout Joint Base San Antonio, installation entry control points, otherwise known as the base gates, will undergo multiple construction projects starting January 2019. These necessary construction projects will enhance force protection capability across JBSA, and when complete, will enhance the safety and
  • Pharmacy, Wilford Hall

    WHASC Pharmacy to receive upgrade; longer than normal wait times expected

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas— Beneficiaries may experience a longer than normal wait time at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center pharmacy until mid-February while refill center undergoes an upgrade.The pharmacy is currently experiencing peak times between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 5 p.m. In order to reduce wait times,
  • Medical health officers from the Chilean Air Force look at a hand-held ultrasound unit on Dec. 7, at Camp Bramble on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Chileans visited the 59th Medical Wing to gain a better understanding of Critical Care Air Transportation Teams and the advanced equipment available during each mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kiley Dougherty)

    CCATT Pilot Unit sparks innovation in Chilean program

    Medical health officers from the Chilean Air Force visited the 59th Medical Wing on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Dec. 7, to gain a better understanding of Critical Care Air Transportation Teams.
  • Lt. Col. (Dr.) Young J. Honnlee, 59th Medical Wing maxillofacial prosthodontics fellow, evaluates the inside of a patient’s mouth at San Antonio Military Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Honnlee prepares to make impressions of the patient’s teeth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

    Patients inspire prosthodontist

    In the Dental Surgery Clinic at San Antonio Military Medical Center, maxillofacial prosthodontists and technicians serve many patients per month and perform procedures each work day.

  • 59th MDW will remain open Dec 5

    Our Nation witnessed the passing of former President George H.W. Bush this past Friday, November 30, 2018. The President of the United States has declared December 5, 2018, as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States, inviting the American people to pay homage to the memory of President George H.W. Bush and the people of the world to join us in this solemn observance.
  • Members of the 59th Medical Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, participate in the Living Flag ceremony held before the Dec. 2 game between the San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trailblazers at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Nearly 30 Airmen held the flag aloft during the singing of the national anthem. (Photo courtesy of the San Antonio Spurs)

    Airmen take patriotism to the court

    Nearly 30 Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing took to the court at the AT&T Center on Dec. 2, to serve in the Living Flag detail before the San Antonio Spurs took on the Portland Trailblazers.
  • 59th Medical Wing bioenvironmental engineers call in a contamination emergency during a MASCAL exercise on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The exercise tested the clinical and field response teams’ communication efficiency between wing personnel and the medical control center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)

    Medics train for real world events

    More than 125 Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center took part in a mass casualty exercise on November 28, 2018.
  • Karen LeRoy, research director for the University of Virginia’s research team at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Medical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, speaks with a caller on the Freedom Quit Line. The quit line is a resource for Tricare beneficiaries, which is located at WHASC under at Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between the Air Force and the University of Virginia, for cigarette smokers worldwide who are looking for a way to quit smoking and is available at 1-844-I-AM-FREE (1-844-426-3733). (U.S. Air Force Photo by Daniel J. Calderón)

    Freedom Quit Line offers cigarette smokers tools to kick their habit

    Tricare beneficiaries around the world who smoke cigarettes and want to quit now have another source to help them.
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