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JBSA lights up with holiday tree lighting celebrations
November 25, 2022 — The 502nd Force Support Squadron presents the annual tree lighting celebrations to kick start the holiday season at all three primary Joint Base San Antonio locations. Each event includes the lighting of the tree, a visit from Santa, hot chocolate, cookies and games and crafts for the kids... MORE

Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 comes to a close
November 23, 2022 — Soldiers from the Illinois and Georgia National guard stood side by side with their Colombian Army counterparts one last time on the parade field of Tolemaida Military Base in Colombia during the closing ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 (ExSV23) on Nov. 16, 2022... MORE

Nation seeing increase in Respiratory Syncytial Virus
November 23, 2022 — The nation is seeing an increase in Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, and flu resulting in a surge in emergency visits and hospitalization, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... MORE

Thanksgiving holiday hours around JBSA
November 23, 2022 — Thanksgiving is here and some facilities around Joint Base San Antonio will have modified hours... MORE

MEDCoE commanding general visits hometown to raise awareness, promote career opportunities
November 22, 2022 — Recently, Maj. Gen. Michael Talley, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence commanding general, had the opportunity to visit schools in the greater Sacramento, California area, a return to where he lived while his father was stationed at Travis Air Force Base... MORE

U.S. Army South hosts professional development exchange with Colombian NCOs
November 22, 2022 — The U.S. Army South-led “Programa Integral para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquía,” or PISAJ, concluded on Nov. 18, 2022, after 13 days of training, briefings from war-fighting functions and tours of facilities between Washington, D.C., and Miami... MORE

U.S. Air Force Recruiting finishes three days of Detroit area blitzes
November 21, 2022 — The Air Force rock band, Flight One from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, joined forces with local Detroit recruiters and an Air Force Recruiting Service blitz team at local schools for three days filled with concerts and information about joining the Air Force from Nov. 15-18, 2022. The band built into the schedule a 45-minute question-and-answer session with the high school jazz band, played a 40-minute interactive rock concert, and even entertained an impromptu “Thriller”-style dance with a few students from the audience... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio highlights Sara Blackcloud during Native American Heritage Month
November 21, 2022 — Native American Heritage Month marks a time to showcase and honor the many contributions Native Americans have made to the Department of Defense and the nation... MORE

San Antonio battalion among top U.S. Army Recruiting Command units for 2022
November 21, 2022 — U.S. Army Recruiting Command leaders recently recognized the top units, civilian employees and recruiting NCOs for fiscal year 2022 during the Annual Leaders Training Conference at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The San Antonio Recruiting Battalion, part of the 5th Recruiting Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, was among the top five units recognized... MORE

Army public health, finance experts offer strategies to cope with No. 1 stressor of military families
November 15, 2022 — During the month of November, the Department of Defense celebrates the Month of the Military Family. While families are the backbone that sustain our fighting force, recent reports show that some military families are struggling... MORE

MEDCoE celebrates Veterans Day with local community
November 15, 2022 — Soldiers and leaders assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, celebrated past and present service members by engaging with local San Antonio and surrounding communities on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2022... MORE

PHOTOS: ARNORTH takes part in Veterans Day at the Alamo
November 14, 2022 — U.S. Army Lt. Gen. John R. Evans Jr., Army North commanding general, took part in a wreath-laying ceremony for Veteran’s Day at the Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 11, 2022. The Alamo hosts a Veteran’s Day event to celebrate, honor, and recognize active and former military and their families... MORE

U.S., Colombia take part in combined Southern Vanguard military training exercise
November 14, 2022 — More than 300 U.S. and Colombian soldiers stood tall in formation on the parade field of Tolemaida Military Base, Colombia, during the opening ceremony of Exercise Southern Vanguard 23. The exercise is U.S. Army South's premier annual training exercise at the operational and tactical levels and is intended to increase interoperability between the United States and Western Hemisphere forces. ... MORE

Celebrate America’s Military showcases Veterans Day events
November 10, 2022 — As Celebrate America’s Military continues, several traditional events are scheduled for Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and throughout the weekend... MORE

BAMC ranks among top hospitals in nation for surgical care
November 9, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center was recognized by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for achieving meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2021, ranking the hospital among the top 10 percent of participating hospitals for surgical care... MORE

Reward increased to $50,000 for information on the murder of Staff Sgt. Jessica Ann Mitchell
November 9, 2022 — The Army’s Criminal Investigations Division at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and the San Antonio Police Department’s Homicide Unit continue to ask for the public’s help in identifying a vehicle possibly connected to the Jan. 1, 2021, murder of Army Staff Sgt. Jessica Ann Mitchell... MORE

NTAG San Antonio attends CAM prayer breakfast
November 9, 2022 — The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Celebrate America’s Military Prayer Breakfast at the Second Baptist Church, a staple of San Antonio's east side. The Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was represented by Cmdr. Stacey O’Neal, NTAG SA executive officer, who joined chaplains and representatives for each branch of the U.S. military... MORE

MICC virtual industry outreach set for March 2023
November 8, 2022 — The Mission and Installation Contracting Command-wide Advanced Planning Briefings for Industry take place virtually March 6-10, 2023, forecasting contract opportunities with the Army for small and large industry representatives across the nation... MORE

BAMC receives 2022 Digital Health Most Wired recognition
November 8, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center has once again been named one of the nation’s “Most Wired” medical facilities for its innovative use of health information technology by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives... MORE

Army North’s Office of the Command Surgeon receives Army Medicine Wolf Pack Award
November 8, 2022 — The Office of the Command Surgeon team of U.S. Army North at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston received the quarterly Army Medicine Wolf Pack Award at the historic Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle Oct. 5, 2022... MORE