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MEDCoE Advanced Individual Training Soldiers attend Soldier in Transition Training
March 11, 2021 — Advanced Individual Training Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston attend refresher training while in hold status. MEDCoE’s Soldier in Transition Training, or SiTT, is a two-week program designed to refresh Soldier skills for hold Soldiers... MORE

Advanced Individual Training Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence demonstrate use of the sked and litter carries during patient evacuation during Soldier in Transition Training, or SiTT, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston last month.

MICC drill rehearses key steps in absentee Soldier reporting
March 10, 2021 — Mission and Installation Contracting Command leaders at the headquarters, brigade and battalion levels joined key stakeholders from the Army Human Resources Command and directorate of emergency services virtually March 5 to examine new Army guidance and rehearse critical steps in an event of an absentee Soldier... MORE

Mission and Installation Contracting Command leaders at the headquarters, brigade and battalion levels joined key stakeholders from the Army Human Resources Command and directorate of emergency services virtually March 5 to examine new Army guidance and rehearse critical steps in an event of an absentee Soldier.

At age 50, chief warrant officer wins Best Warrior for 4th ESC
March 9, 2021 — Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas Downer signed up to participate in the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) 2021 Best Warrior Competition because he wanted to challenge himself. He did not have the opportunity to participate in a Best Warrior competition as an enlisted Soldier, so the 2021 contest would be his first and last opportunity... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thomas Downer takes a breather before competing in the final round of the pugile stick fight on day three of the competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Feb. 25.

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Georgia, Ohio
March 9, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 440 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Georgia and Ohio to support two state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers. U.S. Army North, the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S. Northern Command, will oversee the multi-service military COVID-19 response operation in support of state and federal vaccination efforts... MORE

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Abigail Santora (right), a medical surgical nurse at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, and 2nd Lt. Sharice Jones (center), a medical surgical nurse at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, work alongside Federal Emergency Management Agency volunteer medical staff to prepare COVID-19 vaccines at the Fair Park COVID-19 Community Vaccination Centers in Dallas March 2.

Medical Readiness Training Command host Best Warrior Competition
March 7, 2021 — Despite a massive snowstorm shutting down much of the state of Texas, the Medical Readiness Training Command and the 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command hosted a Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis during the last week of February 2021. Ten Army Reserve Soldiers continued their quest to earn the title of the top Soldier in their respective commands and the opportunity to compete for the title of The Army Reserve's Best Warrior... MORE

Medical Readiness Training Command Best Warrior Competition 2021

IMCOM uses ‘Power of the Patch’ against winter storm
March 5, 2021 — While the historic winter storms of February have passed, the work to assess and repair damages at Army installations around the country will last for months... MORE

Lt. Gen. Doug Gabram (left), commanding general of Installation Management Command, speaks to a Soldier in the barracks at Fort Hood after a historic winter storm damaged the garrison. IMCOM is leading the recovery effort.

Army Capability Manager-Army Health System team supports Arctic Warrior 2021
March 4, 2021 — An Army Capability Manager-Army Health System team from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston provided their expertise from Feb. 6-12 during Arctic Warrior 21 at Fort Greely, Alaska, to assess the Army Health System, resolve Arctic warfare gaps, enhance readiness and inform modernization... MORE

Lt. Col. Cleve Sylvester, a member of the Army Capability Manager-Army Health System team, uses Army-issued snowshoes to maneuver in the training area during support of Arctic Warrior 2021 at Fort Greely, Alaska.

New BAMC infusion clinic offers treatment option for some COVID-19 patients
March 3, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center opened a new infusion clinic to help high-risk COVID-9-positive patients whose symptoms are mild to moderate... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center opened a new infusion clinic to help high risk COVID-19-positive patients whose symptoms are mild to moderate.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy opens at new Exchange
March 3, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center leaders participated in a Facebook Live ribbon-cutting ceremony March 3 for the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy, which relocated to the new Army and Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) in February... MORE

Brig. Gen. Shan Bagby, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, and Col. Stacey Causey, BAMC pharmacy chief, cut a ribbon during a Facebook Live ceremony, signifying the grand opening of the Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 3.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston prepares for command cyber readiness inspection
March 3, 2021 — Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will undergo a command cyber readiness inspection, or CCRI, as an inspection team from the Defense Information Systems Agency will conduct a thorough evaluation of all network systems from March 22 to April 2... MORE

The main focus of the inspection will be on the Nonsecure Internet Protocol Router Network, known as the NIPRNet, and the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network, or SIPRNet, and supporting traditional security practices.

People, processes, performance focus of MICC leadership
March 3, 2021 — Leaders from across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command met virtually recently to discuss a number of topics aimed at reinforcing the command’s efforts toward the Army’s priorities of people, modernization and readiness... MORE

Leaders from across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command met virtually Feb.25 through March 3 to discuss a variety of topics as part of its annual senior contracting official/director acquisition training event.

Army South, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade conclude Operation Alamo Shield Mission Prep
March 2, 2021 — U.S. Army South hosted Operation Alamo Shield Mission Prep a pre-deployment training seminar, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 23-25 to prepare teams assigned to the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade for future training and advising missions in Colombia, Honduras and Panama... MORE

U.S. Army Col. Michael Lewczak (center), U.S. Army South assistant chief of staff for strategy, plans and policy, provides the closing remarks of the Operation Alamo Shield pre-deployment training seminar at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 25.

BAMC expands COVID-19 vaccination operations
March 2, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center has relocated its COVID-19 vaccine operations to a new location at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort San Houston to safely accommodate a greater number of daily vaccinations... MORE

Personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center’s Information Management Division connect one of more than 40 computers at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston COVID-19 Vaccine Site.

Mobile medics leverage virtual health to aid military trainees with COVID-19
March 1, 2021 — Service members with COVID-19 may be in quarantine, but they are far from being alone. A new virtual health program is leveraging technology to provide round-the-clock care for military trainees who tested positive or who are deemed at risk due to exposure or symptoms... MORE

Mobile Medic Spc. Amanda Knight sets up a video chat with a medical provider while Mobile Medic Spc. Joshua Rath checks Spc. Joao Dos Santos Faustino's vitals during an early morning sick call at the 232nd Medical Battalion Sept. 25 2017.

BAMC offers COVID-19 vaccine to beneficiaries 75 and older
February 24, 2021 — Brooke Army Medical Center will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to beneficiaries ages 75 and older by appointment only at its Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston vaccination site... MORE

A 59th Medical Wing medic vaccinates a San Antonio Military Health System beneficiary Feb. 6 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

Registration open for MICC nationwide industry outreach
February 24, 2021 — Registration is open through March 12 at beta.SAM.gov for the virtual Mission and Installation Contracting Command Advance Planning Briefing for Industry taking place March 22-26... MORE

Registration is now open for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Advance Planning Briefings for Industry taking place March 22-26.

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Florida, Pennsylvania
February 24, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 780 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel are deploying to Florida and Pennsylvania to support five state-run, federally-supported Community Vaccination Centers, or CVCs... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Jeb Hoover, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado, vaccinates a California community member at the walk-up vaccination site at California State University Los Angeles in California Feb. 20.

MICC commanding general to lead Army Contracting Command
February 24, 2021 — The Army chief of staff announced Feb. 23 the selection of the commanding general for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command as the next leader of the Army Contracting Command and identified the next MICC senior leader... MORE

Army officials announced the selection of the Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler as the next commanding general of the Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and identified Brig. Gen. Douglas Lowrey as the next Mission and Installation Contracting Command senior leader.

343rd TRS Airmen soar in joint air operations
February 23, 2021 — Airmen from the 343rd Training Squadron/Operating Location-A teamed with National Guard Soldiers and Air Force Reservists to strengthen their warfighting skills and joint partnerships with a MEDEVAC exercise Jan. 9 and a sling load exercise Jan. 27... MORE

343rd Training Squadron/OL-A Airmen participate in joint exercises with the Texas Army National Guard.

BAMC powers through record-breaking winter storms
February 19, 2021 — With record-cold temperatures and potential power outages looming in South Central Texas recently, Brooke Army Medical Center personnel immediately launched into action to ensure continuity of patient care despite the impending storms... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center endured a deluge of snowfall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 15 and 18.