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More than 2,800 MEDCoE trainee Soldiers take advantage of Holiday Block Leave
December 21, 2023 — Soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence packed the San Antonio International Airport in the early morning of Dec. 21 as they checked baggage and passed through security checkpoints to catch their flights home for the holidays... MORE

JBSA welcomes Honor Flight veterans back home
September 20, 2023 — The Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing Command Team of U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers and Command Chief Master Sgt. Gilda Alexander were among those on hand to greet Honor Flight veterans Sept. 17 returning to San Antonio International Airport from their trip to Washington D.C... MORE

Soldiers depart for annual Holiday Block Leave on a busy Saturday
December 20, 2021 — The San Antonio International Airport was busier than normal as an estimated 1,200 Soldiers departed for their annual Holiday Block Leave, or HBL, Dec. 18... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldiers, leaders get a well-deserved break for the holidays
December 21, 2020 — Soldiers training at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston departed via various modes of travel for their Holiday Block Leave recently... MORE

Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster (center) offers elbow bumps, the COVID greeting of the day, to Soldiers departing training at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence for Holiday Block Leave Dec 19.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldiers depart for annual Holiday Block Leave travel
December 16, 2020 — More than 1,300 Soldiers training at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at are expected to depart from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston via the San Antonio International Airport for their Holiday Block Leave Dec. 19... MORE

In this photo from 2018, an airline employee assists an Army Soldier to check in for his flight at the San Antonio International Airport.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldiers in training depart on annual holiday block leave exodus
December 20, 2018 — Starting in the early morning hours of Dec. 20, nearly 3,000 Soldiers training at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, departed Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston via the San Antonio International Airport for their Holiday Block Leave... MORE

Army Soldiers attending medical Advanced Individual Training at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston show their holiday cheer before boarding an airplane at the San Antonio International Airport.

Soaring Valor flight brings World War II veterans, high school students together for New Orleans trip
October 19, 2018 — They came from different services. They had different experiences serving their nation during World War II. They fought in different countries. But the 40 WWII veterans gathered at the San Antonio International Airport Oct. 17 had one thing in common: Patriotism … Honor ... Pride. ... MORE

A World War II veteran holds his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance at the conclusion of a sendoff ceremony at the San Antonio International Airport Oct. 17 which saw 40 WWII veterans take off for a trip to New Orleans to visit the National World War II Museum. The Soaring Valor program, sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation, helped send the veterans and 40 high school Student companions from Dallas, to the museum.