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July 22, 2024
Prioritizing Airmen's health, wellness

The Air Force emphasizes the three pillars of health - spiritual, mental, and physical - as foundational to overall well-being, teaching Airmen how to balance these elements for long-term benefit.
April 29, 2024
ADAPT raises awareness on alcohol misuse

To acknowledge Alcohol Awareness Month, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program organized a 5K at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. More than 20 service members and their families participated in the race, which featured an interactive
Feb. 28, 2024
Ground-breaking risk management initiative seeks to reduce aircraft maintenance mishaps

Since September 2018, aircraft maintenance-related mishaps cost Air Education and Training Command more than $50 million. These mishaps happened during high-risk maintenance tasks, to include engine operational checks and aircraft towing. Fiscal Year 2023 saw an alarming spike in these preventable
Jan. 24, 2024
Personal threats from winter weather

Winter isn’t giving way to spring just yet and that means harmful effects of cold weather are still with us but can be avoided.
Oct. 2, 2023
DOD announces new actions to prevent suicide in the military

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released a memo directing urgent actions to address suicide in the military community.
Sept. 12, 2023
DOD establishes prevention, assistance and response coordinator support at Joint Base San Antonio

The Department of Defense announced the establishment of new Prevention, Assistance and Response, or PAR, positions at 17 military installations, including Joint Base San Antonio.
June 29, 2023
Eleven fatalities cause for concern heading into Fourth of July weekend

The Department of the Air Force has lost 11 teammates to preventable mishaps since the kickoff of the 101 Critical Days of Summer began in late May. With the long Fourth of July weekend approaching, more members will be at increased risk.Water-related mishaps lead the way in the Air Force’s summer
June 15, 2023
Old nemesis claims lives of four Airmen since start of summer safety focus

Since the 101 Critical Days of Summer kicked off Memorial Day weekend at the end of May, the Air Force has lost four Airmen to an old nemesis: vehicle mishaps.Two Airmen died in car accidents, while another perished in a motorcycle crash. The fourth succumbed to injuries suffered in an all-terrain

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