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Vietnam War veterans honor fellow fallen Soldiers
September 21, 2023 — The USO San Antonio Warrior and Family Support Center hosted the Charlie Company Remembrance Ceremony and reunion at the Freedom Park Amphitheater on Sept. 15... MORE

Army South Mexican-American officer overcomes challenges, tragedy
September 21, 2023 — Capt. Elizabeth Dupont, U.S. Army South G3/5 planning officer, battled her whole life for what she wanted: her athleticism, her education, and her military service, but all the challenges she faced to forge her life couldn’t compare to the trauma of losing her only child... MORE

Mexican-American officer overcomes challenges and tragedy

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Best Medic Challenge
September 19, 2023 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Best Medic Challenge took place at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 18, 2023... MORE

Army to once again require NCOs to attend school for promotions
September 19, 2023 — Beginning in January 2024, the Army will reinstate its existing Select, Train, Educate and Promote Policy, which requires noncommissioned officers to complete professional military education training courses before they can be promoted... MORE

METC Physical Therapy Technician program goes digital
September 18, 2023 — The Medical Education and Training Campus' Physical Therapy Technician program is the first of METC’s 48 programs to permanently shift to eBooks for student learning. ... MORE

METC ultrasound student praised for catching abnormal scan
September 18, 2023 — Petty Officer 2nd Class Douglass Jones joined the Navy to challenge himself and develop skills that could one day be useful outside of the military. Fortunately for one service member, Jones was able to apply his newly learned skills in a very unexpected way. ... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston holds 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
September 11, 2023 — To commemorate the 22-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at 7:46 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Main Flagpole on Stanley Road. Members of the community came together to honor the 2,977 people who lost their lives during the tragic event that happened in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. ... MORE

Army Reserve veterinarians augment Operation Walking Shield 2023
September 8, 2023 — Approximately 20 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 7350th Veterinary Detachment, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and the 7360th Veterinary Detachment, Montgomery, Alabama, performed an array of medical operations and procedures for local pets and ranch animals during Innovative Readiness Training-Operation Walking Shield 2023, Aug. 6-19, 2023... MORE

Retired Military Town Hall informs retired community, families
September 6, 2023 — A Retired Military Town Hall was held Aug. 26 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center. Topics included what services are available to the retired community and their families from JBSA installations, as well as healthcare updates from Brooke Army Medical Center and the Department of Veteran Affairs... MORE

JBSA commemorates 22nd anniversary of 9/11
September 6, 2023 — To commemorate the 22-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is hosting a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at 7:46 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 11 at the Main Flagpole on Stanley Road. Please note Stanley Road will be closed in both directions from 6:30 a.m. until the event is over. The ceremony will include a flag formation, a moment of silence, an invocation and a speaker. Those planning to attend should be in place by 7:30 a.m... MORE

NAMRU San Antonio hosts 6th 'Mission Possible'
September 5, 2023 — Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio recently attended the sixth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 31... MORE

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Aug. 31, 2023) – Capt. Ewell Hollis, Navy Medical Corps, of Nashville, Tenn., executive officer, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio, speaks to personnel on the 101 Critical Days of Summer during the sixth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory. The purpose of “Mission Possible” is to better inform members of the command on the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the science directorates to include the resource acquisitions and administrative directorates. NAMRU San Antonio’s mission is to conduct gap driven combat casualty care, craniofacial, and directed energy research to improve survival, operational readiness, and safety of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel engaged in routine and expeditionary operations. It is one of the leading research and development laboratories for the U.S. Navy under the DoD and is one of eight subordinate research commands in the global network of laboratories operating under the Naval Medical Research Command in Silver Spring, Md. (U.S. Navy photo by Burrell Parmer, NAMRU San Antonio Public Affairs/Released)

JBSA readies families during National Emergency Preparedness Month
September 5, 2023 — Joint Base San Antonio Military & Family Readiness Centers are celebrating Emergency Preparedness Month with a Community Preparedness and Ready event 9:30 a.m. to noon on Sept. 29, 2023, at the Military and Family Readiness Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, located at 3060 Stanley Road... MORE

MEDCoE’s Capability Development Integration Directorate hosts Role 1 limited objective exercise
August 31, 2023 — The U.S. Army Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was the site for a tabletop exercise to highlight challenges, gaps, and/or requirements across the doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, facilities and policy, or DOTmLPF-P, spectrum, including extended care due to potential evacuation delays... MORE

METC Physical Therapy Technician students conduct hands-on training
August 30, 2023 — Army, Navy, and Air Force students in the Physical Therapy Technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus recently applied treatments on each other while conducting a practical exercise in the PTT laboratory Aug. 16... MORE

METC PTT Students Conduct Hands-On Training

PHOTOS | Air Education and Training Command commander visits Brooke Army Medical Center
August 28, 2023 — U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited Brooke Army Medical Center Aug. 14 for a closer look at the different mission sets that are overseen by members of the 59th Medical Wing that help to train and develop the Air Force medical pipeline and the impact BAMC has on Air Force Medical Service training... MORE

MTEAC attends Military Health System Research Symposium
August 25, 2023 — The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston participated in the Military Health System Research Symposium from Aug. 14-18 at the Gaylord Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida... MORE

MTEAC attends the Military Health System Research Symposium

505th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater) conducts exercise Rapidly Engaged 23
August 25, 2023 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 505th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater), Military Intelligence Readiness Command, conducted a variety of military intelligence exercises and other training as part of Rapidly Engaged 23, July 8-28, 2023, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas... MORE

Basic Officer Leadership Course Soldiers train at JBSA-Camp Bullis firing range
August 24, 2023 — Students in the Army Basic Officer Leadership Course took to the firing range at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Aug. 21, as part of their training... MORE

BAMC patients have new option for dialysis treatment
August 22, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center is now able to offer inpatients an additional option for dialysis treatment to manage kidney failure... MORE

Retired Military Town Hall to inform retired community, families
August 22, 2023 — A Retired Military Town Hall is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center at 3060 Stanley Road, building 2797... MORE