Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey signed an agreement establishing the San Antonio Military Health System, an office for overseeing clinical, educational, and business operations for all military medical treatment facilities in the San Antonio region. Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn, 59th Medical Wing commander at Lackland AFB, Tex., has been named the first director of SAMHS, which is slated to open Sept. 15, according to Lackland officials. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Caravalho, the Brooke Army Medical Center commander, will be SAMHS’ deputy director. The services will rotate the two positions biennially. Under changes mandated by BRAC 2005, the Air Force and Army are consolidating medical services in the San Antonio area, with the San Antonio Military Medical Center, formerly BAMC, for inpatient services and Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center for outpatient services. (Lackland report by Linda Frost)
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
Dec. 20, 2024
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.