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Biomechanics takes center stage at BAMC
April 22, 2024
Biomechanics takes center stage at BAMC

Cancer diagnosis linked to HPV
April 22, 2024
Cancer diagnosis linked to HPV virus

32nd Medical Brigade kicks off Fiesta with fun run
April 17, 2024
32nd Medical Brigade kicks off Fiesta with fun run

MEDCoE Graduate School ranks high among top U.S. schools
April 16, 2024
MEDCoE Graduate School ranks high among top U.S. schools

U.S. Army South leverages Joint Enabling Capabilities Command expertise for multidomain operations
April 16, 2024
U.S. Army South leverages Joint Enabling Capabilities Command expertise for multidomain operations

US, Chilean armies set stage for inaugural exercise Southern Fenix 2024
April 16, 2024
Chilean and US Army set stage for inaugural exercise Southern Fenix 2024

JBSA salutes military children in April, year-round
April 16, 2024
Man in military uniform signing poster with three students looking on

2024 MEDCOE Leadership Program boosts international relations
April 15, 2024
2024 U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCOE) Leadership Program boosts international relations.

Special Victim Liaisons provide care, resources for assault victims
April 15, 2024
Special Victim Liaisons provide care, resources for assault victims

BAMC recognizes volunteers for extraordinary service
April 15, 2024
BAMC recognizes volunteers for extraordinary service

Army South Soldiers, civilians make life-saving donations during mobile blood drive
April 15, 2024
Army South Soldiers and Civilians make life-saving donations during mobile blood drive

Army Medicine joins effort to combat recruiting shortfalls
April 9, 2024
ARMY MEDICINE JOINS EFFORT TO COMBAT RECRUITING SHORTFALLS

Medical Education and Training Campus receives reaccreditation of its Urology Technician Program from the Certification Board for Urologic Nurses & Associates
April 9, 2024
Medical Education and Training Campus Receives Reaccreditation of its Urology Technician Program From the Certification Board for Urologic Nurses & Associates

Brooke Army Medical Center creates Wellness Team to address staff needs
April 5, 2024
Selah Relaxation room

USUHS Vice President of Research visits NAMRU San Antonio
April 2, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 27, 2024) – Stephen Guetersloh, a research scientist assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio’s Directed Energy Health Effects Directorate, speaks with Dr. Mark Kortepeter, vice president for Research, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and Tiffany Helling, USUHS Office of Research senior manager, Strategic Partnerships and New Initiatives, on electromagnetic equivalent phantoms inside a RF anechoic chamber at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory (TSRL).  Kortepeter and Helling toured the facility and received a series of briefings ranging from Expeditionary and Trauma Medicine to Cellular and Immune Based Adjuncts.  In addition to his duties at USUHS, Kortepeter serves as the co-chair for the Indo-Pacific Research Alliance for Military Medicine (IPRAMM).  NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific visits NAMRU San Antonio
April 2, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 25, 2024) – Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), held a townhall meeting at the Military and Family Readiness Center during his official visit to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio. Valdes, who serves as the Chief of Navy Medical Corps, has oversight of 10 Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Commands on the West Coast and Pacific Rim as well as Navy Medicine's eight global research labs. Valdes also serves under the Defense Health Agency (DHA) as the director of the Defense Health Network Pacific Rim where he oversees the delivery and integration of healthcare at nine medical treatment facilities (MTF) on the West Coast and Pacific Rim. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Naval Medical Forces Support Command hosts annual Instructors, Sailors of the Year Awards Ceremony
April 2, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 29, 2024) – Rear. Adm. Walter Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC), joined by Command Master Chief Veronica Brittenum, stand with finalists for the command’s Sailor of the Year Program at NMFSC headquarters. NMFSC develops and delivers integrated education and training that produces operational medical experts to project Medical Power in support of Naval Superiority. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Inspiring futures, igniting dreams: ARSOUTH Soldiers create lasting impressions at career day
March 29, 2024
ARSOUTH Career Day

Commanding Officer, NAMRU San Antonio welcomes America’s newest citizens
March 29, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 27, 2024) – Capt. Jennifer Buechel, commanding officer, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, joined by Immigration Service Officer Yoli Fleming, with 15 service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force who became U.S. citizens from the countries of China, Kenya, Jamaica, Nigeria, Vietnam, Venezuela, and The Philippines during a U.S. Citizenship Naturalization Oath Ceremony held at the Military and Family Readiness Center. Buechel, of Woodhaven, Mich., and a Navy nurse, delivered the keynote address.  NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations.  It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

JBSA graduates first cohort of Saudi electronic warfare officers
March 28, 2024
group photo of military officers