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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)