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Navy Medicine training headquarters opens at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
October 4, 2012 — The Navy Medicine Education and Training Command officially opened the doors of its new San Antonio location during a Sept. 28 ribbon-cutting ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.NMETC,... MORE

JBSA-FSH Fire Department urges residents to have two ways out
October 4, 2012 — If you woke up to a fire in your home, how much time do you think you would have to get to safety? According to the National Fire Protection Association, one-third of Americans households thought they... MORE

Warrior Transition Battalion Soldiers continue with 68W combat medic training
October 4, 2012 — Wounded warriors assigned to the Brooke Army Medical Center Warrior Transition Battalion trained to renew their Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician license at Fort Sam Houston Sept... MORE

Combat medic wounded warriors Sgt. Vicente Ayala and Cpl. Aaron Jacinto perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a simulated baby mannequin during the basic life support segment of the 68W combat medic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 11.
Photo by Marsha Huffman

Survivor Outreach Services opens to the community
October 4, 2012 — Post leaders cut the ribbon for the newly remodeled Survivor Outreach Services Sep. 29 to officially open the facility and to honor Gold Star Mothers and Families.More than 100 survivors, family,... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Alvin Chaplin Sr., Headquarters, Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army North, helps Gold Star Mothers Esther Campbell Gates out of the Fort Sam Houston Theater following the Survivor Outreach Service Ribbon Cutting ceremony Sept. 29. Gates’ son, Spc. 4 Keith Campbell, was killed in action in Vietnam in February of 1967. The post library is dedicated in his name.
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher DeHart

Gold Star Mothers, families attend facility opening
October 4, 2012 — Post leaders cut the ribbon for the newly remodeled Survivor Outreach Services Sept. 29 to officially open the facility and to honor Gold Star Mothers and families.More than 100 survivors, family,... MORE

Mary Laureana Aguirre Garza, Gold Star Mother of Army Cpl. Nathaniel Aguirre, shares
her story with a reporter about her son and her ordeal following his death in combat in
Oct. 22, 2006. Garza was present for the Survivor Outreach Services ribbon cutting
ceremony Sept. 29 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Theater. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher DeHart)

Public Health Command NCO Receives Order of Military Medical Merit
September 27, 2012 — MORE

During a ceremony at the Army Medical Department museum Spt. 14, retired Maj. Gen. Patrick Sculley, president of the museum foundation’s board of directors, presented Order of Military Medical Merit medallion to Master Sgt. Daniel Watford, who was recognized for managing health and well-being operations in Afghanistan. Watford, currently serves as the for Public Health Command Region South chief operations NCO, was recognized for his contributions in training NCOs to lead by example and preparing Soldiers for medical operations and ensuring their preparedness to go to war. The Order of Military Medical Merit is a unique organization founded in 1982 by retired Maj. Gen Bill Lefler, former commanding general of the Army Health Services Command – which is now the U.S. Army Medical Command – to recognize distinguished service by military and civilian members of the Army Medical Department. Watford is accompanied by his wife, Erica. Photo by Phil Reidinger

HONORING NATIONAL POW/MIA RECOGNITION DAY
September 27, 2012 — MORE

Dr. Thomas McNish, a former Vietnam prisoner of war for 6 1/2 years, speaks to U.S. Army South Soldiers and civilians during a ceremony in front of the Army South headquarters Sept. 21. The National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony recognized and honored those who have been imprisoned and those missing while defending the nation. The ceremony concluded with the raising of the POW/MIA flag on the flagpole in front of the ARSOUTH headquarters. Photo by St. Tamika A. Exom

METC Honors Fallen Navy Corpsmen
September 27, 2012 — MORE

Two fallen Navy corpsmen were honored during a memorial ceremony at the Medical Education and Training Campus Sept. 20. Hospital Corpsman First Class Darrel Enos and Hospital Corpsman Third Class Clayton Beauchamp were remembered by a gathering of METC and Navy senior leadership, staff and students of the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Training Program, METC’s combined Navy corpsman and Air Force medical technician schoolhouse, and members of the American Association of Navy Corpsmen. Beauchamp’s brother, Hospital Corpsman Second Class Christopher Beauchamp, attended the ceremony from the Naval Branch Health Clinic, Fort Worth, Texas, and delivered remarks about his brother during the ceremony. PHOTO BY LISA BRAUN

San Antonio Military Health System celebrates first year
September 27, 2012 — San Antonio Military Health System celebrated its one-year anniversary with a ceremony at the San Antonio Military Medical Center Sept. 14.Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn, commander of the 59th... MORE

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Byron Hepburn and Army Maj. Gen. M. Ted Wong
speak during the San Antonio Military Health System one-year anniversary at
the San Antonio Military Medical Center Sept. 14. Hepburn is the SAMHS
director and the 59th Medical Wing commander. Wong is the SAMHS deputy
director and Brooke Army Medical Center commander. Photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook

Gold Star Mothers remember loved ones
September 27, 2012 — Our nation has powerful words for when one loses a loved one, such as "widow" and "orphan." Although accurate, how do people refer to parents who go through the tumultuous emotions involved when they... MORE

Debbie Agnew lost her son, Staff Sgt. Clinton Newman, when a makeshift bomb detonated near his Humvee Feb. 13, 2006, near Deh Rawod, Afghanistan. Newman was a member of the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Hiring Heroes Career Fair connects military to employers
September 27, 2012 — Retired and active duty veterans, wounded warriors and military dependents revved up their job search at the Hiring Heroes Career Fair Sept. 18, taking advantage of 43 employers who were accepting... MORE

Texas Department of Public Safety Cpl. Arminda Henke meets with
members of the armed forces like Sgt. 1st Class Christian Garcia at
the Hiring Heroes Career Fair Sept. 18. Veterans and retirees make
up 60 percent of the DPS force, according to Henke. Photo by Deyanira Romo Rossell

Rudesheim takes command of U.S. Army South
September 24, 2012 — Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim assumed command of U.S. Army South from Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas during a change of command ceremony at MacArthur Parade Field on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam... MORE

Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser (left), commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks to attendees of the U.S. Army South change of command ceremony between Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim (center), the incoming commanding general of U.S. Army South, and Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas (right), the outgoing Army South commanding general, during their change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 14. (Photo by Eric R. Lucero, U.S. Army South Public Affairs)

Navy surgeon general visits wounded Marines, Sailors
September 24, 2012 — Focusing on their concerns, Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy, spent Sept. 13 visiting with wounded Marines, Sailors, and the staff of Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi... MORE

Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy, visits with Andrew Knudson and presents him with a coin. Knudson was training in Navy dentistry when he became ill and plans to complete his training after he recovers. Nathan visited with wounded Marines, Sailors, and the staff of Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi Detachment at the San Antonio Military Medical Center Sept. 13 prior to visiting and encouraging Knudson. (Photo by L.A. Shively, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Public Affairs)

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston bids farewell to retired Army leader
September 24, 2012 — A solemn funeral procession with Army North's military caisson Soldiers on horseback and honor guard members slowly made their way to the pavilion Sept. 10 as family, friends and loved ones began to... MORE

Pallbearers from U.S. Army North’s Military Honors Platoon move the casket from the caisson to the bier during the interment of retired Lt. Gen. Johnny Johnston Sept. 10 at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson, U.S. Army North Public Affairs)

Medical Education and Training Campus welcomes new commandant
September 13, 2012 — Navy Rear Adm. William M. Roberts became the second commandant of the Medical Education and Training Campus during an Assumption of Command ceremony Sept. 7. Among the distinguished guests were... MORE

Navy Rear Adm. William M. Roberts (far left) became the second commandant of the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) during an Assumption of Commandant ceremony September 7. (Also pictured: Army Col. Gino Montagno, METC deputy commandant (center), and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joel Berry, METC command chief (right). METC trains the world's finest medics, corpsmen, and
techs; supporting our nation's ability to engage globally. (Photo by Lisa Braun/released)

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston honors Gold Star mothers, families
September 13, 2012 — Honoring those who have fallen in war has been a tradition since the beginning of our nation - and no one feels the impact of this loss greater than the mothers and families of our lost heroes... MORE

Jim Stokes and Marlene Nash, two of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston
Survivor Outreach Services coordinators, affix the Gold Star flag Sept. 11 to the front
of the new SOS building. The building officially opens to the public Sept. 29 following the ribbon-cutting ceremony in honor of Gold Star Mothers’ and Families’ Day. (Photo by Sgt. Lee Ezzell,ARNORTH Public Affaris)

Joint Base San Antonio Stage III water restrictions are now in effect.
August 30, 2012 — Changes from Stage II are:· Irrigation is now once every other week; · Watering times are 3 to 8 a.m. and 8 to 10 p.m. on the designated watering day· Use of portable yard pools is prohibited· fire... MORE

SAMMC trauma chief cites sweeping changes in critical care
August 30, 2012 — From battlefield innovations to revamped health care systems, the military has "radically transformed" its trauma care over the past decade, a San Antonio Military Medical Center trauma expert... MORE

Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jeremy Cannon checks on a critically injured patient at the San Antonio Military Medical Center intensive care unit, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Dr. Cannon, chief of trauma and acute care surgery at SAMMC and assigned to the 59th Medical Wing, is the guest editor of the August edition of the "Surgical Clinics of North America." (U.S. Army photo/Dwayne R. Snader)

Army North launches advance element to prepare for Hurricane Isaac
August 30, 2012 — An advance element of 20 Soldiers and civilians from U.S. Army North set off on a convoy from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 27 en route to Camp Beauregard, located northeast of... MORE

Maj. Sedrick Jackson, executive officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army North, briefs members of Task Force-51’s advance party prior to their departure to Louisiana. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Baltos, U.S. Army North Public Affairs)

Relationship breakups may trigger suicidal thoughts
August 30, 2012 — Recognizing the warning signs of suicide can help save lives, but sometimes this alone is not enough. Some common indicators of suicide are depression, substance abuse (drugs and alcohol), financial... MORE