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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldiers depart for annual Holiday Block Leave travel
December 16, 2020 — More than 1,300 Soldiers training at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at are expected to depart from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston via the San Antonio International Airport for their Holiday Block Leave Dec. 19... MORE

In this photo from 2018, an airline employee assists an Army Soldier to check in for his flight at the San Antonio International Airport.

MEDCoE conducts inaugural Army Combat Fitness Test summit
December 14, 2020 — A panel of senior and junior officers and enlisted personnel was organized Dec. 7 to focus on the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, by Sgt. Maj. Larry White II, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence G3 Operations Sergeant Major... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Soldiers taking the Army Combat Fitness Test.

ARNORTH to oversee military COVID-19 operation in Wisconsin
December 9, 2020 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 45 U.S. Army medical personnel, part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 operation, will deploy to Wisconsin this week. U.S. Army North, the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S Northern Command, will oversee the military operation in support of federal efforts and the state. ... MORE

Army South Soldiers return from Central America hurricane humanitarian assistance deployment
December 5, 2020 — With two major hurricanes hitting the Central and South American region less than two weeks apart from each other, nations in the area were dealing with the devastation of a humanitarian crisis. U.S. Southern Command immediately coordinated disaster relief efforts, pushing elements from U.S. Army South to support Joint Task Force-Bravo in responding to the emergency in the aftermath of Hurricanes Eta and Iota. ... MORE

Maj. Gen. Daniel R. Walrath, U.S. Army South commanding general and Command Sgt. Maj. Trevor C. Walker, U.S. Army South command sergeant major greeted Army South personnel Dec. 3, 2020 returning from Honduras in support of the multinational disaster relief efforts following Hurricanes Eta and Iota.

NTAG San Antonio Education Services specialist earns Civilian Service Commendation Medal
December 3, 2020 — Juan P. Rodriguez was awarded the Department of the Navy’s Civilian Service Commendation Medal Dec. 1 at the Navy Talent Acquisition Group San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Local students receive coats from JBSA partners
December 3, 2020 — Students at Wilshire Elementary School, in San Antonio’s Northeast Independent School District, will be a little warmer this winter thanks to volunteers from the 502nd Force Support Group and the 106th Signal Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, who collected coats, socks and toys to give needy children... MORE

A student at Wilshire Elementary School, in San Antonio’s Northeast Independent School District, receives a coat and gifts from Lisa De La Rosa, a family specialist at the school, during a ceremony Nov. 30. The event was held virtually this year due to COVID-19.

BAMC leaders deliver Thanksgiving baskets to inpatients, staff
November 27, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center leaders took to the hospital hallways to hand-deliver Thanksgiving baskets to BAMC inpatients Nov. 26... MORE

Army Brig. Gen. Shan K Bagby (left), Brooke Army Medical Center Commanding General, hands out pre-packaged Thanksgiving Day meals to staff and family members Nov. 26.

Brooke Army Medical Center Troop Command names Soldier, NCO of the Year
November 27, 2020 — Eleven Brooke Army Medical Center Troop Command Soldiers competed Nov. 3-5 to be named BAMC’s Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year... MORE

Staff Sgt. Ryan J. Figueroa, Company B, Brooke Army Medical Center Troop Command, garnered the title of NCO of the Year. Figueroa is a combat medic at BAMC.

Garrison commanders come together virtually to improve Army quality of life
November 25, 2020 — More than 150 leaders from Army posts around the world connected virtually with the leadership of U.S. Army Installation Management Command at IMCOM’s annual Garrison Commander Conference Nov. 16-20... MORE

More than 150 leaders from Army posts around the world connected virtually last week with the leadership of U.S. Army Installation Management Command at IMCOM’s annual Garrison Commander Conference.

U.S. Army Medical Department Museum receives prestigious re-accreditation
November 25, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was recently re-accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, or AAM. This important milestone means the museum continues to meet national standards and best practices for museums in the United States... MORE

(From left) Museum specialist Chris Goodrow, exhibit specialist Lupe Perez, and archivist Carlos Alvarado work on the finishing touches for featured posters on display in the World War I gallery exhibit at the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

JBSA medical facilities support Operation Warp Speed
November 25, 2020 — Joint Base San Antonio’s Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, or WHASC, and Brooke Army Medical Center are supporting the Department of Defense on Operation Warp Speed, which seeks to pioneer vaccines for COVID-19. The vaccine trial began at JBSA Nov. 5... MORE

Personnel interested in participating in the Phase III AstraZeneca trials at selected DOD locations should visit www.CoronavirusPreventionNetwork.org, click on “Volunteer Now,” and complete the survey using the appropriate DOD Site Code.

BAMC commanding general visits 59th MDW for immersion tour
November 24, 2020 — U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Shan K. Bagby, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, visited 59th Medical Wing facilities at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 23. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes, 59th Medical Wing commander, speaks with U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Shan K. Bagby, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, about medical simulation training, Nov. 23, 2020, in the 59th Medical Wing Medical Simulation Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

DOD medical personnel working alongside El Paso civilian healthcare workers
November 24, 2020 — Local Air Force and Army medical personnel are in El Paso, Texas, working alongside civilian healthcare personnel in support of the whole-of-America COVID-19 response... MORE

Active shooter training benefits from JBSA, AETC collaboration
November 21, 2020 — In collaboration with the Air Education and Training Command, members from the 502nd Air Base Wing are transforming active shooter training at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas... MORE

Active shooter training exercise at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston is conducted to educate the unit’s personnel how to better defend themselves against an active shooter.

Laparoscopy is new standard in METC surgical tech training
November 20, 2020 — Army, Navy and Air Force surgical technologist students at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are becoming more familiar with laparoscopic procedures thanks to a curriculum update and new laparoscopic equipment that was added to the surgical training simulators... MORE

(Front, left to right) Petty Officer 1st Class Wesley Middleton and Petty Officer 2nd Class Domenick Llanda, instructors in the Medical Education and Training Campus Surgical Technologist program, conduct a mock laparoscopic procedure while Petty Officer 1st Class Forest Stewart (center), also an instructor, assists the team. Army, Navy and Air Force ST students are becoming familiar with laparoscopic and laparotomy procedures, which are more universally practiced in the surgical field, after a new curriculum update to move the training forward.

Disc golf growing sport among JBSA members
November 20, 2020 — Whether it’s for exercise, relaxation, or spending time outdoors, several Joint Base San Antonio members are discovering the benefits of playing disc golf... MORE

Kenneth Boyce, (left), Joint Base San Antonio's Randolph Oaks Golf Course manager, throws a disc during a disc golf tournament held at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Golf Course Oct. 23. Awaiting his turn is Fernando Brown, (right), 502nd Force Support Squadron assistant flight chief, community services.

MEDCoE, METC earn Wolf Pack award
November 19, 2020 — The Medical Education and Training Campus Combat Medic Specialist Training Program, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Video Team, and the MEDCoE Learning Systems Branch received the third quarter fiscal year 2020 Army Medicine Wolf Pack Award at an award ceremony held Nov. 9 at the Blesse Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Maj. Johnny Paul (right), Combat Medic Specialist Training Program Department chair, accepts the Army Medicine Wolf Pack Award from Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command.

MICC to combine small business efforts in 2021 national virtual outreach
November 19, 2020 — Successes realized following the 2020 transition of small business outreach to a virtual platform due to coronavirus have led Mission and Installation Contracting Command officials to shift its approach to a single, command-wide online effort taking place March 22-26, 2021... MORE

Small business officials from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command announced plans to conduct command-wide advance planning briefings to industry virtually March 22-26, 2021, to allow small and large industry representatives a chance to learn about contract opportunities in support of Army installations across the country.

SAMHS accepting volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial
November 18, 2020 — A kick-off event to commemorate the San Antonio Military Health System beginning Phase 3 of the AstraZeneca vaccine trial as part of Operation Warp Speed was held Nov. 18 at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

U.S. Army South, Chilean Army open virtual staff talks
November 18, 2020 — U.S. Army South, as the Army’s Executive Agent, opened bilateral staff talks with Chilean Army leaders Nov. 16 to strengthen professional partnerships and increase interaction between the two partners. The three-day event provides both armies with a forum to discuss bilateral training opportunities over the next two to three years... MORE

Col. Andrew Rendon, U.S. Army South, and Col. Jorge Salinas, Chilean Army Liaison Officer, listens to opening remarks at the beginning of the U.S.-Chilean Army Staff Talks.