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USAISR’s Valdes bounces back from injury to earn Expert Field Medical Badge
July 16, 2024 — Just four months after sustaining head injuries in a car accident that had threatened to sideline him, Sgt. Andy Valdes of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houstob accomplished his goal of earning the prestigious Expert Field Medical Badge in May... MORE

Soldiers earn Expert Field Medical Badges at JBSA-Camp Bullis
April 5, 2022 — Fourteen officer and enlisted Soldiers assigned to various Army medicine commands earned the coveted Expert Field Medical Badge during a grueling two-week testing event conducted by the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

MEDCoE Expert Field Medical Badge test event takes place at JBSA-Camp Bullis
March 26, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, hosted a two-week Expert Field Medical Badge event with 110 candidates testing for the badge, which began March 19 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, to ensure Soldiers are given the opportunity to earn the badge... MORE

MEDCoE E3B conference focuses on three expert badges
March 9, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence recently hosted the first semiannual Expert Badge, or E3B, conference with assembly of the expert badge test management offices, test control offices, and the proponent leadership to discuss areas of variability between three Army badges to explore aligned standards... MORE

Medical training becomes a matter of life and death at JBSA-Camp Bullis
January 28, 2019 — Training is what Soldiers do to prepare for missions during both peace and war time. Training is designed and simulated to be as realistic and demanding as possible. But what happens when a training event becomes a real world situation where someone’s life is on the line? Some Soldiers from the 1st Medical Brigade, 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, experienced this very situation at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. ... MORE

(From left) Staff Sgt. Jose Dominguez, Spc. Alexsi Valle and Spc. Calvin Duke stand in front of the 1st Medical Brigade Head Quarters Jan. 10, 2019 at Fort Hood, Texas.

Soldiers battle for coveted Expert Field Medical Badge during BAMC’s first challenge
April 4, 2018 — Eighty-four candidates converged on Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis March 17 to begin their quest for the coveted Expert Field Medical Badge. Only 14 Soldiers walked away with the esteemed badge during a ceremony held March 28... MORE