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Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio hosts Navy Medicine Training Support Center
March 9, 2023 — Capt. Gerald DeLong, commanding officer of Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, and his staff hosted a visit from Navy Medicine Training Support Center commanding officer Capt. Paul Allen and staff of Navy Medicine Training Support Center at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute and Tri-Service Research Laboratory at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 7... MORE

Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing receives five-year renewal of U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing
March 7, 2023 — The Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing, or LHSON, has received a five-year renewal of its program in cooperation with the United States Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing, or USAGPAN. The program – which operates at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston – educates and prepares individuals to become independent Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, or CRNAs. ... MORE

United States Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing

Army Emergency Relief campaign kicks off
March 7, 2023 — Army Emergency Relief was created to alleviate financial distress as an incident to service. AER helps Soldiers and families get back on their feet through interest-free loans, grants and scholarships when monetary needs arise, and also provides budgeting and financial counseling. This year’s AER campaign runs from March 1 to May 15, but donations are accepted year-round... MORE

JBSA celebrates 113th anniversary of first military light
March 3, 2023 — U.S. Army North hosted a celebration March 2 that acknowledged that 113 years ago, then-U.S. Army Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois was the first pilot to conduct a military flight at Fort Sam Houston... MORE

113th Anniversary of the first military flight

MEDCoE Command Chief Warrant Officer promotes Army Medicine in Colorado
March 2, 2023 — U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Command Chief Warrant Officer 5 Deanna Hughes and the MEDCoE Recruiting Task Force participated in the Colorado Health Occupations Students of America State Leadership Conference held in Denver, Colorado, Feb. 21, 2023... MORE

New training course offers medics, nurses hands-on experience in austere environment
March 2, 2023 — Army and Air Force personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine recently established a simulation training platform to increase readiness and meet Joint Commission requirements for staff development and training... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts MEDCOM Career Counselor of the Year competition
March 1, 2023 — U.S. Army Medical Command’s top career counselors competed at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 22 and 23 for the title of MEDCOM’s Career Counselor of the Year... MORE

Army Expert Badges will share a physical fitness assessment
February 28, 2023 — The Army’s Expert Infantryman, Field Medical and Soldier badges will now share a common fitness assessment, while still maintaining the integrity and history of each badge... MORE

Medical CDID: Vital to Army Health System’s support of multi-domain operations
February 28, 2023 — The Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate, or MED CDID, is critical to sustaining the motto of the Army Medical Department, or AMEDD: “To Conserve the Fighting Strength.” Assigned under the Futures and Concepts Center of Army Futures Command, the MED CDID ensures AMEDD has the capabilities required to preserve the health of the force in the Future Operational Environment... MORE

ARNORTH hosts 113th anniversary celebrating the birth of military flight March 2
February 24, 2023 — U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) will host a celebration of the Birthplace of Military Aviation, which occurred at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on March 2, 1910, using the Wright Flyer. The event pays tribute to the historic significance of the flight and honor the multiple branches that have been brought forth because of this event... MORE

Foulois ushered dawn of military flight at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston

Borden Institute releases historical Battle of Antietam publication
February 22, 2023 — The Borden Institute, an agency of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Medical Center of Excellence, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston officially released “Combat Readiness Through Medicine at the Battle of Antietam” as a part of the Textbooks of Military Medical History series Feb. 2... MORE

ARNORTH visits U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn
February 22, 2023 — Approximately 20 U.S. Army North personnel, based out of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, visited multiple directorates and facilities located at U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York, from Jan 26-27, 2023... MORE

Prescribed burns scheduled for JBSA-Camp Bullis Feb. 21-26
February 21, 2023 — Joint Base San Antonio’s Natural Resources Office, Fire & Emergency Services, and Air Force Wildland Fire Branch officials plan to conduct a prescribed burn of more than 1,700 acres of wildlands at JBSA-Camp Bullis from Feb. 21-26. The burns take place between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day, weather permitting... MORE

Prescribed burn scheduled for JBSA-Camp Bullis Jan. 21-26

Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate holds Air Evacuation Limited Objective Experiment
February 21, 2023 — Retired Army Col. Ben Knisely was the guest speaker at the Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate, or MED CDID, 2023 Medical Ground and Air Evacuation Limited Objective Experiment at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 16... MORE

MEDCoE commander hosts professional development forum for medical service officers
February 21, 2023 — Maj. Gen. Michael J. Talley, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, held a professional development forum Jan. 25 for medical service corps officers at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana... MORE

Medical Service Officers discuss future with Corps Chief at JRTC

Basura Bash brings out volunteers to clean Salado Creek
February 18, 2023 — A chilly Saturday morning start didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the volunteers who came out early Feb. 18 to help clear out accumulated trash at the Salado Creek Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during the annual Basura Bash... MORE

Annual Basura Bash cleans up Salado Creek at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston
February 16, 2023 — Come rain or shine at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, Feb. 18, 2023, we will once again meet up at the Salado Creek Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to participate in the annual Basura Bash... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio hosts fourth edition of 'Mission Possible'
February 14, 2023 — Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio attended the fourth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Feb. 9, 2023) – Dr. Clifford Morgan, a research cell biologist and Dr. Leslie Neidert, a research physiologist, assigned to the Combat Casualty Care and Operational Medicine Directorate of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks about expeditionary and trauma medicine during the fourth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory. The purpose of “Mission Possible” is to better inform members of the command on the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the three science directorates to include the resource acquisitions and administrative directorates. 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 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 Center in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

Registration underway for 2023 national virtual industry outreach
February 13, 2023 — Registration is underway through Feb. 28 for the third annual Mission and Installation Contracting Command Advance Planning Briefing for Industry taking place virtually March 6-10, 2023... MORE

From the battlefield to the football field: Air Force surgeon’s skills knows no bounds
February 7, 2023 — On Jan. 2, when many football fans were watching the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, an Air Force surgeon, was on call at UC Health’s University of Cincinnati Medical Center not knowing what she was about to face... MORE