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MMETC activates Operation Warfighter internship program
July 19, 2012 — The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) has taken the first steps in providing wounded, ill, and injured (WII) service members valuable work experience as part of the Operation Warfighter... MORE

New burn care center fully operational in San Antonio
July 19, 2012 — The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research began a new era in burn and combat casualty trauma care when the staff moved its patients into the burn intensive care unit recently. They performed the... MORE

Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Burns, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center surgeon, center, uses a surgical instrument to prepare a wound for surgery while, Col. Evan M. Renz, burn center director, left, and Spc. Dennis Ortiz, operating room technician, look on during the first surgery procedure performed in the new Burn Center OR, May 25, 2012, at the new consolidated tower of the San Antonio Military Medical Center.
(U.S. Army photo by Steven Galvan)

Injured service members show resilience, endurance in the 'Mini-Try'
July 19, 2012 — More than 85 wounded service members took their rehabilitation to the next level in the Center for the Intrepid Mini-Try at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston May 18.The 5th annual Mini-Try, a... MORE

More than 85 wounded warriors participated in non-competitive sports, consisting of a 500-meter swim, 10-mile bicycle ride and a 2-mile run at the Mini-Try held at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston May 18. (Photo by Jen Rodriguez)

Army - Air Force hold Joint Media Engagement at Joint Base San Antonio
July 19, 2012 — The Army and Air Force are finding ways to make the military more energy efficient. The Honorable Katherine Hammack, the assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment; and... MORE

The Honorable Katherine Hammack, the assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment; and the Honorable Terry Yonkers, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, answer questions and discuss current and future energy and environmental initiatives of both services around the world, May 22.
(U.S. Army photo by IMCOM Public Affairs)

The United States Army Medical Command's Guidance on Service Animals
July 19, 2012 — The Army is fully committed to the use of service animals as adjuncts in managing physical and psychological disabilities, to include post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While the evidence for the... MORE

SAUSHEC ceremony honors 232 medical graduates
July 19, 2012 — Dr. Woodson "Scott" Jones, Dean of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, honored 232 physicians and graduate allied health care providers during the annual SAUSHEC awards and... MORE

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and director, TRICARE Management Activity, gave the keynote address to the recent graduates of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium June 8. (Courtesy Photo by SAUSHEC)

MEDCOM PAO receives diversity award
July 19, 2012 — The Department of Defense Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity presented the 2012 Excellence in Military Service award to Jaime Cavazos, June 26 at the League of Latin American... MORE

Margaret Moran, League of Latin American Citizens National President, presents the 2012 Excellence in Military Service award to Jaime Cavazos, Chief, MEDCOM Public Affairs Officer, at the LULAC National Convention & Exposition June 26. (U.S. Army photo by Melissa Cavazos)

San Antonio community, military join together for first-ever Armed Forces Day river parade
July 19, 2012 — Thousands turned out May 19 to celebrate Armed Forces Day with an inaugural military river parade and concert in downtown San Antonio.The "Here's to our Heroes" military river parade kicked off at the... MORE

Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army North, and senior commander, Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis, waves to spectators May 19 as Grand Marshal of the "Here's to our Heroes" Military River Parade. The inaugural parade opened at the Arneson River Theater and featured 25 river floats, representing all branches of the military, veterans, military support groups and more, in honor of Armed Forces Day.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson)

First commandant of the Medical Education & Training Campus retires
July 19, 2012 — Navy Rear Adm. Bob Kiser, commandant of the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), concluded an exemplary 38-year navy career with a retirement ceremony on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, June 15... MORE

Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, awards the Legion of Merit to Rear Adm. Bob Kiser during his retirement ceremony June 15. Kiser, the first commandant of the Medical Education and Training Campus, retired after 38 years of combined reserve and active duty service. (U.S. Navy photo by Lisa Braun/Released

USAEC, JBSA assist San Antonio Community Parks and Recreation clean-up effort
July 19, 2012 — Volunteers from U.S. Army Environmental Command, Joint Base San Antonio and Parks and Recreation employees gathered recently at San Antonio's John James Park to cool down some trees as they combined... MORE

Col. Scott Kimmell, U.S. Army Environmental Command commander, clears non-native, invasive plant species at John James Park at a recent community cleanup event. U.S. Army Environmental Command teamed up with the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department and other member organizations at Joint Base San Antonio to mulch trees and thin out undesirable plant and tree species from the park.(U.S. Army photo/Barry Napp)

MSTC makes it real
July 19, 2012 — For a decade Soldiers have asked combat life saver instructors the same question: How does this fit into my mission?Will there be time to place a tourniquet? Will there be a reason to take action on a... MORE

Soldiers from units on Fort Bliss participate in Basic Life Support recertification training including how to respond to unresponsive infants who are choking " at the Medical Simulation Training Center on Fort Bliss. (U.S. Army photo by Jennifer Clampet)

Accreditation Marks Milestone for Respiratory Therapy Program
July 19, 2012 — A new accreditation is enabling graduates of the respiratory therapy program here to walk away with an associate's degree and eligibility for national certification.The Interservice Respiratory... MORE

Staff Sgt. Easter Jackson, clinical instructor, explains the functions of a transport ventilator to Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Speight, an Interservice Respiratory Therapy Program student, as Maj. Thomas Zanders, the program's medical director, looks on in the Pulmonary Department at San Antonio Military Medical Center, May 23, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Elaine Sanchez.

Defense Department seeks energy revolution
July 19, 2012 — Advances in energy technology that increase warfighter capability not only help the Defense Department protect the nation, but also accomplish two other important objectives, Deputy Defense Secretary... MORE

The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center unveiled its Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Demonstrator Alpha to employees at the Pentagon July 12, 2011. TARDEC serves as the lead program agency on the Office of the Secretary of Defense's FED Program to address fuel conservation needs across the military. The Alpha represents the first of two vehicles being developed to compete for a role in the service of the U.S. military.
(U.S. Army photo/Wayne V. Hall

Army, Air Force will power fight with alternative fuels
July 19, 2012 — More than 400 Soldiers, Airmen, industry partners and government staffers attended the first joint Army - Air Force Energy Forum July 19, 2011, to join the fight with DoD in reducing the need for... MORE

Manpower, services agencies consolidate with personnel
July 19, 2012 — During a formal ceremony held July 17, Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, inactivated the Air Force Manpower and Air Force Services... MORE

Former Sen. John W. Warner, right, came to hear how the Army and the Air Force are working together to "Power the Force; Fuel the Fight" at the first Joint Army-Air Force Energy Forum in Arlington, Va.
(U.S. Army photo/Rob McIlvaine)

306th FTG gets new commander
July 18, 2012 — A fighter pilot and 1992 Air Force Academy graduate took command of the 306th Flying Training Group in a change of command ceremony Monday at the airfield.Col. Joseph Rizzuto replaces Col. Christopher... MORE

Col. Joseph Rizzuto speaks at the change of command ceremony where he replaced Col. Christopher Plamp as commander of the 306th Flying Training Group. Rizzuto comes to the Academy from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mike Kaplan)

19th Air Force inactivates, Maj. Gen. Solo retires
July 18, 2012 — Nineteenth Air Force stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, yesterday after more than 19 years of managing flying training for all of Air Education and... MORE

Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, speaks at his retirement ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 13. Solo's retirement came the day after the inactivation of the 19th AF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)

Two Silver Star medals presented at 19th Air Force inactivation ceremony
July 18, 2012 — Two 19th Air Force combat search and rescue pilots were presented the Silver Star medal at the 19th Air Force's inactivation ceremony Thursday at JBSA-Randolph. Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., Air Education... MORE

Maj. Joshua Hallada, combat search and rescue pilot, was presented the
Silver Star medal at the 19th Air Force's inactivation ceremony Thursday at
Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., Air Education
Training Command commander, presented the third highest military decoration
to Hallada for his participation in a recovery mission of two U.S. Army
pilots who were downed in the Allasay Valley, an enemy controlled area east
of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on April 23, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

HAWC crew helps smokers fight tobacco addiction
July 18, 2012 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Health and Wellness Center offers a tobacco cessation class to Department of Defense cardholders that begins the first Tuesday of every month from 11 a.m.-noon... MORE

Base housing staff direct people to homes
July 18, 2012 — Military members move around much more than people in other careers, but that doesn't mean it's always easy.Whether a service member is moving out of the dorms, changing bases, going on a temporary... MORE