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Husband & wife MEDCoE doctoral students run to top spots in San Antonio Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon
January 20, 2022 — A husband and wife who are doctoral students at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, made their mark running in the 2021 Humana Rock ’n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon Dec. 4, 2021... MORE

Medical NCO Academy Institution of Excellence welcomes new commandant
January 19, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Jackson II as the 16th commandant of the Medical NCO Academy Institution of Excellence at a change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan 19... MORE

IPAP graduates newest class of physician assistants
January 18, 2022 — The Interservice Physician Assistant Program, or IPAP, recently graduated Class 20-3, the last of 2021, and one that met many challenges due to COVID-19 during the 29-month long biphasic master’s program in physician assistant studies at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

The Interservice Physician Assistant Program, or IPAP, recently graduated Class 20-3.

Settlement of estate
January 14, 2022 — The commander regrets to announce the death of Army Pvt. Nathaniel D. Lewis, assigned to Company D, 232nd Medical Battalion, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, who passed away Jan. 1, 2022... MORE

Prescribed burn scheduled for JBSA-Camp Bullis Jan. 18-26
January 13, 2022 — 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 Jan. 18-26... MORE

Prescribed burn scheduled for Camp Bullis Jan. 18-26

BAMC command team holds Facebook Live Town Hall Jan. 18
January 13, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center Commanding General Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray and Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds will host a Facebook Live Town Hall at 1 p.m. Jan. 18... MORE

Army offers up to $50k in enlistment incentives
January 13, 2022 — The U.S. Army is offering its largest bonus ever for new recruits with up to $50,000 available to qualified individuals who sign on for a six-year active-duty enlistment... MORE

group of young men and women holding up their right hand on a football field.

Army launches annual housing tenant satisfaction survey
January 12, 2022 — The Army began its annual housing tenant satisfaction survey Jan. 11 to gather feedback about living in Army housing. Survey results will guide the decisions the Army makes about future housing... MORE

Chilean Army partner nation liaison officer receives ARSOUTH award
January 12, 2022 — Chilean Army partner nation liaison officer receives U.S. Army South award... MORE

Col. Jorge Salinas (center), the Chilean Army partner nation liaison officer at U.S. Army South, receives an award from Maj. Gen. William L. Thigpen (left), Army South commanding general, during an award ceremony recognizing his two years at the command on January 7, 2022.

Combat medic trainees experience first-ever nighttime combat simulation
January 12, 2022 — In December 2021, students in the Combat Medic Specialist Training Program, or CMSTP, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston’s Medical Education and Training Campus were the first in the program’s history to undergo training simulating nighttime combat conditions... MORE

59th Training Group initiates Orange Rope program
January 11, 2022 — The 59th Training Group initiated the Air Force’s Orange Rope program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, pinning nine Airmen during a ceremony held Jan. 7, 2022... MORE

BAMC earns The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval®
January 7, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center recently earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for the hospital, each of its primary care medical homes, and behavioral health care and services... MORE

Critically ill COVID-19 patient delivers baby while on heart-lung bypass
January 7, 2022 — A Marine Corps spouse and mother of five was 28 weeks pregnant when she caught a “mild case” of COVID-19 in June 2021... MORE

Critically ill COVID patient delivers baby while on heart-lung bypass

Military hospital support to FEMA begins in New Hampshire, New York, continues in eight states
January 6, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 35 military medical personnel will deploy in two new teams – one 15-person team to New Hampshire, and one 20-person team to New York – to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients... MORE

Respiratory care practitioner confirms the settings on his patient’s transport ventilator

BAMC volunteer spreads kindness through service
January 6, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center staff and patients look forward to a friendly greeting from someone wearing a volunteer vest on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at the Garden Entrance to the hospital... MORE

John Scanlon greets staff members as they arrive at Brooke Army Medical Center

MEDCoE launches first class of Army-Baylor University Occupational Therapy Doctorate program
January 6, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. Jan. 28 at 2:00 p.m. to launch the first class of the Army-Baylor University Occupational Therapy Doctorate, or OTD, program. The new graduate degree program was developed as part of a Department of the Army and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine initiative to support the increased operational force manning requirements for Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, by 2024... MORE

The location of the newly renovated Occupational Therapy Doctorate, or OTD Training Lab, is room 2122A in building 2841.

METC occupational therapy assistant students create, display interactive projects
January 5, 2022 — Army and Navy students in the Medical Education and Training Campus Occupational Therapy Assistant program held an open house at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 10, 2021, to showcase their interactive class projects and explain how they are applicable in military rehabilitation. ... MORE

OTA students create, display interactive projects

Military hospital support to FEMA begins in Arizona, Pennsylvania, expands in Michigan
December 30, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 65 military medical personnel will deploy in four new teams – three 15-person teams to Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, and one 20-person team to Pennsylvania – to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients... MORE

Southern Vanguard 22 completes largest operation between U.S., Brazil since World War II
December 28, 2021 — Expanding on their close ties dating back to World War II, soldiers from the U.S. and Brazilian armies stood next to each other with a new sense of brotherhood during the closing ceremony of Southern Vanguard 22 held Dec. 16, 2021, at the Agulhas Negras Military Academy... MORE

Southern Vanguard 22 concludes, completing the largest operation between U.S. and Brazil since World War II

Military & Family Readiness Center helps DOD members become U.S. citizens
December 22, 2021 — Spirits were high and relief was palpable as twelve participants earned their United States citizenship Dec. 15, 2021, through the naturalization program conducted by the U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Services at the Military and Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE