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Back in fight: Contracting officer returns to help Soldiers
July 19, 2012 — A trip to today's military hospitals reveals American warriors afflicted with many different ailments, including battle injuries, missing limbs and severe scars. Time and medical care eventually heals... MORE

Lt. Col. Rick Skeen is a contracting officer for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, who manages pre- and post-award procurement actions, conducts market research, and develops acquisition strategies and plans that directly support Soldiers and their families. (Photo Credit: Mr. Ryan Mattox [ACC])

Senator visits Wounded Warriors, Families at WFSC
July 19, 2012 — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas attended a private Purple Heart ceremony July 2 at the Warrior and Family Support Center for a Soldier wounded in Afghanistan during a dismounted patrol in June... MORE

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas (center) meets with Capt. Larkin O’Hern, a triple-amputee, and his wife, Rachael, during a July 2 visit to the Warrior and Family Support Center. O’Hern, who is working as a planner at U.S. Army North, told the senator about his desire to work in the Army Congressional Fellowship program. O’Hern was injured after an improvised-explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan, New Year’s Eve 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson, Army North PAO)

Army North CG recognizes San Antonio WWII veteran for his service to nation
July 19, 2012 — The Soldiers who fought in World War II were part of an incredible legacy that spoke of heroes and the great deeds they had performed in the service of a grateful nation. There are fewer and fewer of... MORE

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to Darrell G. Harris on behalf of the 82nd Airborne Division Association for his actions and service during WWII July 13 at the U.S. Army North Headquarters in the Quadrangle here. Harris is a veteran paratrooper of 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, from World War II. Caldwell is the commanding general of U.S. Army North and senior commander of Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher DeHart, Army North PAO)

Public affairs staff consolidates JBSA websites
July 19, 2012 — As the site goes live July 20, an easily accessed, everything-at-your-fingertips experience is the vision of the developers of the consolidated Joint Base San Antonio website. Managed by the 502nd Air... MORE

Army North celebrates historic battalion change of command
July 19, 2012 — U.S. Army North celebrated a historical milestone July 12 as the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion conducted its inaugural change of command and change of responsibility at Fort Sam Houston's... MORE

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV passes the battalion colors to Lt. Col. Zoltan Krompecher as the Soldiers and civilians of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army North, witnessed the battalion’s inaugural change of command and change of responsibility ceremony at Fort Sam Houston’s Rehearsal of Concept Drill Facility July 12. Caldwell, the commanding general of U.S. Army North and senior commander of Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis, served as the reviewing officer for the ceremony. Krompecher assumed command from Lt. Col. Shannon Miller, and Command Sgt. Maj. Alvin Chaplin Sr. assumed responsibility for the battalion from Command Sgt. Maj. Eddie Fields III. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Baltos, Army North PAO)

AMEDD Museum breaks ground
July 19, 2012 — The Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, led a group of senior former Army medical leaders breaking ground on a new Medal of Honor Walk at the Army Medical Department Museum on June 30.The... MORE

(From left) Scott Schoner, Col. Mary Garr, retired Maj. Gen Patrick Brady, Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, retired Maj. Gen. Patrick Sculley, retired Maj. Gen. Kenneth Farmer and Marc Long celebrate the groundbreaking for the Army
Medical Department Museum Foundation's $1.3 million Medal of Honor Walk addition to the museum grounds. Construction will start this fall.

Military Surgeons General visit the Medical Education and Training Campus
July 19, 2012 — For the three military surgeons general to be in the same country at the same time is unusual. For all three to be in the same room at the same time is a rare event. Instructors and staff of the... MORE

(May 30, 2012) Instructors and staff of the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) were given the opportunity of a lifetime when Lt. Gen. Charles Green, surgeon general of the Air Force; Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; and Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, surgeon general and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command and their senior enlisted leaders conducted All Hands calls during a visit to METC on May 30.

(U.S. Navy photo by Lisa Braun/Released)

MMETC activates Operation Warfighter internship program
July 19, 2012 — The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) has taken the first steps in providing wounded, ill, and injured (WII) service members valuable work experience as part of the Operation Warfighter... MORE

New burn care center fully operational in San Antonio
July 19, 2012 — The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research began a new era in burn and combat casualty trauma care when the staff moved its patients into the burn intensive care unit recently. They performed the... MORE

Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Burns, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center surgeon, center, uses a surgical instrument to prepare a wound for surgery while, Col. Evan M. Renz, burn center director, left, and Spc. Dennis Ortiz, operating room technician, look on during the first surgery procedure performed in the new Burn Center OR, May 25, 2012, at the new consolidated tower of the San Antonio Military Medical Center.
(U.S. Army photo by Steven Galvan)

Injured service members show resilience, endurance in the 'Mini-Try'
July 19, 2012 — More than 85 wounded service members took their rehabilitation to the next level in the Center for the Intrepid Mini-Try at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston May 18.The 5th annual Mini-Try, a... MORE

More than 85 wounded warriors participated in non-competitive sports, consisting of a 500-meter swim, 10-mile bicycle ride and a 2-mile run at the Mini-Try held at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston May 18. (Photo by Jen Rodriguez)

Army - Air Force hold Joint Media Engagement at Joint Base San Antonio
July 19, 2012 — The Army and Air Force are finding ways to make the military more energy efficient. The Honorable Katherine Hammack, the assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment; and... MORE

The Honorable Katherine Hammack, the assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment; and the Honorable Terry Yonkers, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, answer questions and discuss current and future energy and environmental initiatives of both services around the world, May 22.
(U.S. Army photo by IMCOM Public Affairs)

SAUSHEC ceremony honors 232 medical graduates
July 19, 2012 — Dr. Woodson "Scott" Jones, Dean of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, honored 232 physicians and graduate allied health care providers during the annual SAUSHEC awards and... MORE

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and director, TRICARE Management Activity, gave the keynote address to the recent graduates of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium June 8. (Courtesy Photo by SAUSHEC)

MEDCOM PAO receives diversity award
July 19, 2012 — The Department of Defense Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity presented the 2012 Excellence in Military Service award to Jaime Cavazos, June 26 at the League of Latin American... MORE

Margaret Moran, League of Latin American Citizens National President, presents the 2012 Excellence in Military Service award to Jaime Cavazos, Chief, MEDCOM Public Affairs Officer, at the LULAC National Convention & Exposition June 26. (U.S. Army photo by Melissa Cavazos)

San Antonio community, military join together for first-ever Armed Forces Day river parade
July 19, 2012 — Thousands turned out May 19 to celebrate Armed Forces Day with an inaugural military river parade and concert in downtown San Antonio.The "Here's to our Heroes" military river parade kicked off at the... MORE

Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army North, and senior commander, Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis, waves to spectators May 19 as Grand Marshal of the "Here's to our Heroes" Military River Parade. The inaugural parade opened at the Arneson River Theater and featured 25 river floats, representing all branches of the military, veterans, military support groups and more, in honor of Armed Forces Day.
(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson)

First commandant of the Medical Education & Training Campus retires
July 19, 2012 — Navy Rear Adm. Bob Kiser, commandant of the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), concluded an exemplary 38-year navy career with a retirement ceremony on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, June 15... MORE

Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy and chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, awards the Legion of Merit to Rear Adm. Bob Kiser during his retirement ceremony June 15. Kiser, the first commandant of the Medical Education and Training Campus, retired after 38 years of combined reserve and active duty service. (U.S. Navy photo by Lisa Braun/Released

Accreditation Marks Milestone for Respiratory Therapy Program
July 19, 2012 — A new accreditation is enabling graduates of the respiratory therapy program here to walk away with an associate's degree and eligibility for national certification.The Interservice Respiratory... MORE

Staff Sgt. Easter Jackson, clinical instructor, explains the functions of a transport ventilator to Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Speight, an Interservice Respiratory Therapy Program student, as Maj. Thomas Zanders, the program's medical director, looks on in the Pulmonary Department at San Antonio Military Medical Center, May 23, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Elaine Sanchez.

First commandant of the Medical Education and Training Campus retires
July 6, 2012 — Navy Rear Adm. Bob Kiser, commandant of the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), concluded an exemplary 38-year navy career with a retirement ceremony on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, June 15... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, surgeon general of the Navy, and Bureau of Medicine and Surgery chief, awards the Legion of Merit to Rear Adm. Bob Kiser during his retirement ceremony June 15. Kiser, the first commandant of the Medical Education and Training Campus, retired after 38 years of combined reserve and active duty service. (U.S. Navy photo by Lisa Braun/released)