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BAMC to host Military Retiree Appreciation Day Nov. 5
November 3, 2022 — After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Brooke Army Medical Center and Joint Base San Antonio will once again host a Military Retiree Appreciation Day on Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to noon at the BAMC Medical Mall... MORE

Items taken to space return to NAMRU San Antonio
November 2, 2022 — Possessing an object that has been to space is no easy feat. For Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, that is now a reality. During a presentation held at the Brooke Army Medical Center’s Putnam Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, U.S. Army Col. Andrew Morgan, NASA astronaut, returned a command coin and logo sticker which he took with him during his nine months aboard the International Space Station. ... MORE

MICC training course sets path for new contracting interns
October 31, 2022 — Ensuring newly hired interns have the tools necessary to navigate the beginning of their federal contracting careers is the goal of a new training and acculturation course at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

DSCA teaches DOD personnel how they support the state during disaster
October 31, 2022 — Military personnel and civilians recently came together to attend a four-day Defense Support of Civil Authorities Phase II seminar, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 23-26, 2022. This course was one of more than a dozen DSCA courses which are led by U.S. Northern Command through U.S. Army North each year... MORE

Special agents, investigators practice forensic science skills at JBSA
October 28, 2022 — When crimes occur on Joint Base San Antonio, multiple law enforcement and investigative agencies stand ready to respond. These agencies work together on a regular basis during incidents and for specialized training sessions, like the one held at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 21, hosted by Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 404... MORE

Special remembrance ceremony honors families who lost their child
October 28, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a special pediatric and perinatal remembrance ceremony Oct. 21 to honor and support families who lost an infant or child over the past year... MORE

Combat Medic Specialist Training Program students train at JBSA-Camp Bullis
October 28, 2022 — Students in the Combat Medic Specialist Training Program trained at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Sept. 29 as part of their 16 weeks of initial training... MORE

JBSA Spooktacular takes place Oct. 29 at Fort Sam Houston Golf Course
October 27, 2022 — The Joint Base San Antonio Spooktacular takes place from 4-9 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Fort Sam Houston Golf Course, 1050 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, just outside the Wurzbach Gate, near Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

U.S., Mexico incorporate ‘Women, Peace, and Security Program’ in ‘Fuerzas Amigas 2022’
October 26, 2022 — The U.S. military conducted exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 with the Mexican military at Campo Militar Reynosa in Reynosa, Mexico, Oct. 16-21, 2022. Fuerzas Amigas is an annual bilateral exercise focused on defense support of civil authorities and Mexico’s National Defense Plan-III-E. This year’s exercise included a Women, Peace, and Security, or WPS, objective for the first time, integrating a gender perspective into exercise planning, design, and execution in support of our mutual WPS objectives. ... MORE

U.S. military, state, local leaders honor Memorial Services Detachment members
October 26, 2022 — Brig. Gen. Russell Driggers, Joint Base San Antonio and 502d Air Base Wing commander; Robert Naething, deputy to the commanding general of U.S. Army North; and Joseph Bray, Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army Texas (South), among others, awarded 26 individuals with the Army’s Public Service Commendation Medal to honor their selfless service in volunteering their own time to give back to military families by assisting in funeral honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery... MORE

MICC small business professionals exceed goals
October 26, 2022 — Small business professionals from across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command combined efforts in fiscal 2022 to exceed contracting goals across all socioeconomic categories for the eighth consecutive year... MORE

U.S., Mexico thrive together during exercise ‘Fuerzas Amigas 2022’
October 26, 2022 — The U.S. military conducted the theater security cooperation exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 with the Mexican militaries at Campo Militar Reynosa in Reynosa, Mexico, Oct. 16-21, 2022. ... MORE

BAMC exercise sharpens warrior skills, builds readiness
October 26, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center conducted a field training exercise Oct. 12-21 to focus on pre-deployment readiness and training... MORE

Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio recruiter's service earns recognition
October 24, 2022 — Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy T. Lagunas, a Machinist Mate Nuclear, who has served as a recruiter for Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio since 2020, recently earned a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon for his dedicated service... MORE

BAMC offers new prostate cancer therapy for patients
October 24, 2022 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Department of Nuclear Medicine is now offering a newly approved treatment for patients who have prostate cancer... MORE

Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio recruiter receives honor
October 24, 2022 — Chief Petty Officer Robert B. Massingill, a Navy Fire Controlman who has served as a Leading Chief Petty Officer, Lead Onboarder for Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio since 2019, earned a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon for his dedicated service Oct. 17... MORE

Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio supports San Antonio Football Club
October 24, 2022 — In its continued effort to strengthen community relationships with the city of San Antonio, Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio participated in the city’s professional soccer club during the club’s Military Appreciation Night Sept. 9... MORE

SMA: Army will take better care of Soldiers, standards remain high
October 21, 2022 — Upgrading living quarters, extending permanent change of station accommodations and enhancing services for military families will be among the quality-of-life improvements the Army will make for its Soldiers, the service’s top enlisted leader said... MORE

U.S. Army North, Joint Task Force Civil Support begin annual exercise with Mexican Army
October 20, 2022 — Fuerzas Amigas 2022, a binational disaster-response exercise between the U.S. and Mexican militaries, began Oct. 17 and runs through Oct. 21 along the U.S.- Mexican border... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio highlights Juan Perez during National Hispanic Heritage Month
October 18, 2022 — For Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, Juan Perez, a management and program analyst, assigned to the administrative department, is a representation of the highly professional and diverse civilian workforce within the Department of the Navy... MORE