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NEWS | March 27, 2023

PHOTOS | MEDCoE fields first all-female salute battery

By Jose E. Rodriguez U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Public Affairs

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence practiced firing 75mm Howitzer cannons at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March 24, 2023.

The salute battery was composed of all female Soldiers, a first for JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

A short video of the cannons firing will be played during the upcoming retirement ceremony for J.M. Harmon III, deputy to the MEDCoE commanding general, to honor his 47 years of service to the nation.