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Community Connection events focus on spring events throughout JBSA
February 20, 2024 — Got questions about what’s going on around JBSA this spring? The 502nd Air Base Wing is looking to spread the word on Joint Base San Antonio’s three upcoming Community Connection Events, which will be focused on sharing information about the major events during the Spring timeframe. ...

Basura Bash a success despite chilly conditions
February 17, 2024 — Even with temperatures in the low 40s with strong winds pushing that feeling much lower, more than 150 volunteers turned out at the Salado Creek Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston early on Feb. 17 to help clean the creek banks...

Senior Army nurse says nurse corps continues to make strides
February 14, 2024 — Capt. Juliet Morah stood at a makeshift hospital bay at Abu Ghraib prison, facing a harrowing task. In 2004, the Army nurse had to treat injured U.S. troops while also caring for the insurgents who attacked them. Morah said she compartmentalized emotions while caring for the insurgents...

Heart Health: BAMC incorporates lifestyle medicine into cardiac rehab program
February 14, 2024 — Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Cardiology has incorporated lifestyle medicine into its cardiac rehabilitation program to help improve patient outcomes after a cardiac event...

Commander, Naval Medical Research Command, holds Navy Medical R&D Enterprise All Hands at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
February 13, 2024 — Navy Capt. Franca Jones, commander, Naval Medical Research Command, held a NMRC Enterprise All Hands at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military and Family Readiness Center during her visit to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio Feb. 8...

MICC commanding general pins on second star
February 6, 2024 — Family, friends and colleagues, past and present, gathered at the Fort Sam Houston Theater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 2 to honor the promotion of the commanding general of U.S. Army Mission and Installation Management Command, Douglas S. Lowrey, from the rank of brigadier general to major general...

AMSUS recognizes two local ‘rising stars’ from Defense Health Network Central
February 6, 2024 — Four health care professionals from Defense Health Network Central will be recognized for their extensive contributions to military health care during the Annual Meeting of AMSUS, The Society of Federal Health Professionals, on Feb. 12, 2024. Two are from Joint Base San Antonio...

The Great Texas Airshow returns to JBSA-Randolph April 6-7
February 2, 2024 — The Great Texas Airshow will take place April 6-7 with this year’s theme of "Service in Action." This free event will showcase the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the F-35A Lightning II, the U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue Parachute Team and more. Gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. each day. The aerial acts begin at 11 a.m. on both days...

Army provides financial resources to Soldiers
February 2, 2024 — Training and guidance on financial concerns is delivered worldwide in the Army through the Financial Readiness Program, which is designed to educate Soldiers and their families in support of mission readiness...

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Military Tax Assistance Center now open
February 1, 2024 — This year, the only tax assistance center available will be at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to provide free tax preparation and e-filing of federal and state income tax returns for eligible military taxpayers and family members. These services will focus on assisting active duty taxpayers and their families. Limited services will be available for military retirees. ...

Effects of storm water runoff is one element trigger for San Antonio’s annual Basura Bash at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
February 1, 2024 — The Basura Bash is a one-day, all-volunteer event to clean the San Antonio Watershed. Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will be hosting the event beginning at 8 a.m. Feb. 17 at the Salado Creek Park. For more information on Basura Bash 2024, or to register to volunteer, visit https://basurabash.org/. For questions about this event, send an email to 802CES.CEIE.BasuraBash@us.af.mil or call 210-671-8015...

Senior enlisted leaders convene at the Army Medicine Sergeants Major Summit
January 29, 2024 — Sergeants major from across the Army Medicine enterprise convened at a four-day summit hosted by the U. S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from Jan. 16-19...

Sparky The Fire Dog helps children through PCS hardship
January 29, 2024 — A permanent change of station can be difficult for any family. In the whirlwind of moving boxes, overseas flights, damaged household goods and living out of suitcases there are a lot of opportunities to be overwhelmed. For one family new to Joint Base San Antonio, a visit to the local fire station helped calm the swelling seas of a recent PCS...

U.S. Army Medical Command welcomes 46th Army Surgeon General
January 26, 2024 — Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle relinquished his position as the U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command to Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre in a ceremony hosted by Gen. Randy George, Army Chief of Staff, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on Jan. 25...

U.S. Congressman recognizes Navy Chiefs for taking care of one of their own
January 26, 2024 — To publicly acknowledged the appreciation of several Sailors of the Chiefs Mess assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Center, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) presented Certificates of Special Congressional Recognition to five Sailors on Jan. 25 at the Defense Health Agency’s Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas...

Volunteers needed for Basura Bash annual Salado Creek Park cleanup Feb. 17
January 25, 2024 — Rain or shine, at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, Feb. 17, 2024, we will once again meet up at Salado Creek Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to participate in the annual Basura Bash. The Basura Bash is a one-day all-volunteer-run event where people all around San Antonio participate in removing accumulated trash and debris from the San Antonio Watershed’s streams and tributaries. ...

BUMED Force Master Chief visits Medical Education and Training Campus
January 25, 2024 — Force Master Chief PatrickPaul Mangaran, director, Hospital Corps, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, joined by Master Chiefs Hospital Corpsman Hansen LaFoucade, deputy director, Hospital Corps, and Leslie Giuy, lead hospital corpsman planner, met with leadership and academic staff of the Defense Health Agency’s Medical Training and Education Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on Jan. 24...

Astros Caravan makes stop at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
January 23, 2024 — The Astros Caravan made a stop at the USO San Antonio Warrior & Family Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 19 to meet and share camaraderie with a group of service members...

BAMC Medical Readiness Battalion welcomes new commander
January 19, 2024 — Lt. Col. Marcos Martinez assumed command of Brooke Army Medical Center's Medical Readiness Battalion during a change of command ceremony at BAMC's Carolyn D. Putnam Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 11. Lt. Col. Melissa Kodani relinquished command after leading the battalion for the past two years...

JBSA boosts resiliency through cooking
January 17, 2024 — Entering the new year, U.S. Army leaders pledged to renew their commitment to the financial well-being of Soldiers and their families through a variety of enhanced resources and educational programs. One of these involves quick and affordable meal preparation...