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BAMC urgently seeking blood donations
August 29, 2024 — Brooke Army Medical Center officials are urging the Joint Base San Antonio community to donate blood as part of Blood Cancer Awareness Month and Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in September... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio increases research prescence at 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium
August 29, 2024 — Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense... MORE

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – (Aug. 28, 2024) – Dr. Annette Rodriguez, of San Antonio, a research scientist, assigned to the Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, presented research on Thera-101 Secretome Influence on Angiogenesis and Bone Regeneration during Poster Session Three on day three of the 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. The MHSRS brings together military, government, academia, and industry experts for four days of critical conversations and intensive idea sharing. Presenters will share their latest research findings and challenges on topics including combat casualty care, military operational medicine, clinical and rehabilitative medicine, medical simulation and information sciences, military infectious diseases, and the radiation health effects. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (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. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Southern Fenix 24: US, Chile, Argentina deploy more than 600 to enhance interoperability
August 28, 2024 — More than 600 military personnel from the Chilean, Argentinian, and the United States armies are set to participate in Exercise Southern Fenix 24, a multinational exercise focused on enhancing interoperability for multi-domain operations in the Atacama Desert of Chile from Aug. 27 to Sept. 5, 2024... MORE

Southern Fenix 24: US, Chile, Argentina deploy over 600 to enhance interoperability

U.S., Chilean army staff talks reinforce partnership with signing of agreed-to-action
August 28, 2024 — U.S. and Chilean army delegations gathered at the U.S. Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston for the 19th annual bilateral staff talks executive committee meeting to discuss their partnership and sign a renewed agreed-to-action on Aug. 27, 2024... MORE

Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomes new E-learning development specialist
August 27, 2024 — The Naval Medical Forces Development Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston welcomed Timothy Bergkvist to the team as an E-learning development specialist on Aug. 26, 2024... MORE

The Naval Medical Forces Development Command welcomed Timothy Bergkvist to the team as an E-learning development specialist, August 26, 2024. (U.S. Navy Graphic by Malcolm McClendon).

Basic Officer Leadership Course students stay cool at JBSA-Camp Bullis
August 23, 2024 — Students attending the Basic Officer Leadership Course are stating cool while training at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis by inserting their arms in an Arm Immersion Cooling Station, or AICS... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio attend San Antonio's Military Transformation Task Force Quarterly Meeting
August 23, 2024 — The leadership of Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio attended the City of San Antonio’s quarterly Military Transformation Task Force meeting held at the City Tower Conference Room on Aug. 19... MORE

Get to know Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s new deputy commander
August 23, 2024 — Navy Capt. Sharon House assumed her new role as the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s deputy commander at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on Aug. 19, 2024... MORE

Capt. Sharon House assumed her new role as the Naval Medical Forces Development Command’s Deputy Commander August 19, 2024. (U.S. Navy Graphic by Malcolm McClendon).

ARNORTH supports NIFC in wildland fire ground response operation in Boise and Payette National Forests
August 22, 2024 — At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, approximately 250 U.S. Army Soldiers from the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion began supporting a wildland fire ground response operation in Boise and Payette National Forests on Aug. 21. U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, is providing operational command of the active-duty military ground forces in support of federal and state efforts... MORE

Retired military town hall Saturday at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
August 21, 2024 — A town hall for retired service members in the Alamo Region is scheduled for 10 to 11:40 a.m. on Aug. 24 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military and Family Readiness Center, located at 3060 Stanley Road, building 2797. The event will also be livestreamed on the JBSA Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JointBaseSanAntonio/. ... MORE

BAMC recognizes Summer Youth Volunteer Program participants
August 19, 2024 — Brooke Army Medical Center recognized the contributions of their Summer Youth Volunteer Program participants during a ceremony in the Carolyn D. Putnam Auditorium on Aug. 2, 2024. ... MORE

U.S. Army IMCOM named recipient of Army Superior Unit Award for coronavirus response
August 15, 2024 — The U.S. Army Installation Management Command was recently recognized as a recipient of the Army Superior Unit award for actions taken during the global coronavirus pandemic of 2020 and 2021... MORE

AFIMSC upgrades dining infrastructure at JBSA-Camp Bullis
August 15, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is building a new dining facility to enhance food service operations at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas... MORE

Commentary: Enjoying the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Trails and Tales
August 14, 2024 — If you ever find yourself on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, look around and take in what you see. There may be more than meets the eye... MORE

187th Medical Battalion gives back to community with back-to-school supply drive
August 14, 2024 — Soldiers and civilians of the 187th Medical Battalion reaffirmed their commitment to Briscoe Elementary School by signing their Adopt-A-School charter before handing out school supplies to students and their families on Aug. 9... MORE

Exercise PANAMAX 2024 Begins: US Army South hosts 11 nations for major multinational exercise
August 13, 2024 — PANAMAX 2024 is officially underway. The U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, multinational, biennial command post exercise aimed at reinforcing and enhancing the long-term security of the Panama Canal and the Western Hemisphere takes place from Aug. 5-14 at various locations across the United States... MORE

Exercise PANAMAX 2024 begins, US Army South hosts 11 nations at Fort Sam Houston for major multinational exercise

NREIP Interns conclude research at NAMRU San Antonio
August 12, 2024 — Five student interns enrolled in the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program presented their research to mentors, scientists and staff assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on Aug. 8... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Aug. 8, 2024) – Five student interns enrolled in the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) presented their research to mentors, scientists and staff assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio at Willis Hall. Cecilia Shuler, Saeha Lee, Meili Jensen, Matthew Byrne, Victoria Capobianco took part in the 10-week program which places college and university students in Department of Navy laboratories where they take part in real Naval research during the summer. NREIP places college and university students in the Department of the Navy laboratories where they take part in real Naval research for ten weeks during the summer. NREIP gives academically talented college students, graduating seniors, and graduate students pursuing STEM careers the opportunity to learn about Naval research and technology while receiving first-class mentoring by top scientists and engineers. NAMRU San Antonio is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the Department of Defense (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. Its mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of DoD personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

JBSA Fire Department brings tech to training
August 8, 2024 — Advancements in technology have revolutionized training across the Department of Defense, enabling the military and civilian workforce to learn effectively in a safe environment. Across Joint Base San Antonio, members assigned to the 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department are taking advantage of technology to teach life-saving lessons. ... MORE

Digital screen on floor next to a fire truck

MEDVID TV unveils new state of the art mobile production studio
August 7, 2024 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Learning Technology and Multimedia Division’s MEDVID Branch (MEDVID TV) unveiled a new mobile production and broadcast studio at a ceremony July 31, 2024, at Dust Off Square at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

MICC senior leaders balance steadfast and new ideas during 2024 training event
August 6, 2024 — Approximately 80 senior contracting officials, directors and planners across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command converged for its annual Senior Contracting Officials and Directors Acquisition Training event in San Antonio, Texas, from July 30 to Aug. 2... MORE