JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas –
Lt. Gen. Nadja Y.West, U.S. Army Surgeon General and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, and MEDCOM Command Sergeant Major Gerald C. Ecker, addressed Army Medical Department Center & School Soldiers attending the Captain Career Course and Non Commissioned Officers Academy at professional development sessions at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 19.
West opened the session by taking questions and engaging in a discussion. Soldiers asked a broad range of questions about training, readiness and leadership.
The surgeon general emphasized the importance of Army Medicine in operational planning and exercises and the critical role of maintaining readiness.