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Army Medicine AIT marks significant milestone in fight against COVID-19
February 12, 2021 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, a part of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, marked a significant milestone Feb. 11 in their fight against COVID-19, safely transporting more than 10,000 Advanced Individual Training, or AIT, trainees into and out of the soldier training pipeline since COVID-19 mitigation measures began in early April 2020. ... MORE

Spc. Angela Thresher (center), a 68W Combat Medic who was identified as the 10,000th Soldier to depart from the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence in a controlled manner as part of the COVID-19 pandemic, speaks with Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, MEDCoE commanding general and MEDCoE Command Sgt. Maj. Clark Charpentier.

MEDCoE’s Borden Institute releases teledermatology E-book
January 25, 2021 — The Borden Institute, an agency of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, recently released “Teledermatology in Military Medicine” as a part of its specialty publication titles... MORE

MEDCoE adds antigen testing lab to COVID-19 mitigation strategy
January 25, 2021 — It took nearly 8,000 COVID antigen tests, at least that many screenings and 14 days of restriction of movement, but in-person learning at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, safely resumed after post-holiday block leave reintegration recently at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Pfc. Jagher Jones with Company A, 232nd Medical Battalion, testing COVID-19 antigen samples.

Combined Arms Center commanding general visits MEDCoE
January 21, 2021 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence hosted Lt. Gen. James Rainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 19-20... MORE

Lt. Gen. James Rainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, addresses U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence commanders and leaders Jan. 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

MEDCoE takes measures to minimize COVID-19 transmission following Holiday Block Leave
January 8, 2021 — U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence cadre, leaders and medical personnel screened approximately 3,000 Advanced Individual Training Soldiers returning to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from their holiday block leave between Dec. 30 and Jan. 4... MORE

Staff Sgt. Michael White, an instructor with the 187th Medical Battalion, takes Pfc. Amaya Cerutti’s temperature after she returned from Holiday Block Leave.

TRADOC Commander visits MEDCoE in advance of Holiday Block Leave
December 21, 2020 — Gen. Paul E. Funk II, commander, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, visited the cadre and trainees assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 17... MORE

Lt. Col. Manuel Menendez (right), 232nd Medical Battalion Commander, briefs Gen. Paul Funk II (left), U.S. Army Training and Doctrine commander, on the Battalion’s Best Advanced Individual Training Medic Competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 17.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldiers depart for annual Holiday Block Leave travel
December 16, 2020 — More than 1,300 Soldiers training at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at are expected to depart from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston via the San Antonio International Airport for their Holiday Block Leave Dec. 19... MORE

In this photo from 2018, an airline employee assists an Army Soldier to check in for his flight at the San Antonio International Airport.

MEDCoE conducts inaugural Army Combat Fitness Test summit
December 14, 2020 — A panel of senior and junior officers and enlisted personnel was organized Dec. 7 to focus on the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, by Sgt. Maj. Larry White II, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence G3 Operations Sergeant Major... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Soldiers taking the Army Combat Fitness Test.

U.S. Army Medical Department Museum receives prestigious re-accreditation
November 25, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was recently re-accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, or AAM. This important milestone means the museum continues to meet national standards and best practices for museums in the United States... MORE

(From left) Museum specialist Chris Goodrow, exhibit specialist Lupe Perez, and archivist Carlos Alvarado work on the finishing touches for featured posters on display in the World War I gallery exhibit at the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

MEDCoE, METC earn Wolf Pack award
November 19, 2020 — The Medical Education and Training Campus Combat Medic Specialist Training Program, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Video Team, and the MEDCoE Learning Systems Branch received the third quarter fiscal year 2020 Army Medicine Wolf Pack Award at an award ceremony held Nov. 9 at the Blesse Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Maj. Johnny Paul (right), Combat Medic Specialist Training Program Department chair, accepts the Army Medicine Wolf Pack Award from Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command.

Improvements to Soldier movement ensure MEDCoE training continues
November 3, 2020 — U.S. Army Soldiers continue to train at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, despite the added challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. How they arrive and later depart, however, has changed. ... MORE

A Soldier has his temperature checked after arriving at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex from Fort Jackson, Mississippi, on a chartered flight. Checking for symptoms is one of the many preventive measures in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

MEDCoE building more capable, cohesive team
October 29, 2020 — As part of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Leader Professional Development, Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, MEDCoE commanding general, hosted a session on the “Foundations of Leadership” Oct. 28... MORE

Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence commanding general, hosted a Leader Professional Development session on the Foundations of Leadership at the Blesse Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 28. The event was attended by nearly 100 virtual and in-person attendees, using COVID-19 mitigation measures.

MEDCoE hosts Brazilian delegation
October 22, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence hosted a Brazilian delegation visiting JBSA-Fort Sam Houston as part of a larger trip hosted by U.S Army South from October 19-23... MORE

(From left) Maj. Gen. Miranda Filho, J.M. Harmon III and Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster discus future education and training opportunities between the two countries during the Brazilian delegation visit.

MEDCoE hosts ribbon cutting for National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 21, 2020 — In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence command team of Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster and Command Sgt. Maj. Clark Charpentier hosted a small-ribbon cutting setting Oct. 16 for the organization’s newly installed ADA compliant ramp that ensures better accessibility to and from the command headquarters building and Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence command team of Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster and Command Sgt. Maj. Clark Charpentier hosted a small-ribbon cutting setting Oct. 16 for the organization’s newly installed ADA compliant ramp that ensures better accessibility to and from the command headquarters building and Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

MEDCoE hosts Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
October 21, 2020 — During his first visit to San Antonio, the Hon. Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs visited the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence as part of a larger visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from Oct. 19-21... MORE

Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, has his temperature checked while entering Willis Hall on his visit to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 19.

MEDCoE conducts virtual ‘battlefield circulation’ with higher headquarters
October 20, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted Lt. Gen. James Rainey, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center commanding general at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for a Virtual Battlefield Circulation visit Oct. 19... MORE

Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence commander, briefed Lt. Gen. James Rain, the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center commanding general and Fort Leavenworth commander, during a virtual battlefield circulation visit Oct. 19, along with other key MEDCoE leaders to include J.M. Harmon III, deputy to the commanding general; Col. Laura Elliott, chief of staff; Col. Skip Gill, deputy commandant; and Col. Caryn Vernon, MEDCoE G3.

MEDCoE commander clarifies unit mission, lines of effort, priorities
October 9, 2020 — Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, announced Oct. 8 a change of unit mission statement, lines of effort -- or LOEs, -- and enduring priorities with a greater focus on large scale combat operations... MORE

A group of U.S. Army Soldier trainees conduct Army 68W Combat Medic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Sept. 23. Soldier medics learn their trade through the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

MEDCoE holds National Disability Employment Awareness Month event
October 6, 2020 — October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM. The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence hosts the National Disability Employment Awareness Month virtual observance at 11 a.m. Oct. 27. The theme is “Don't Set Limits on Unlimited Potential!”... MORE

This observance will be live streamed on the MEDCoE Facebook page at @medicalCoE at 11:30 a.m. This event is sponsored by the 232nd Medical Battalion. Guest speaker is retired Capt. John Arroyo.

MEDCoE’s new Ready and Resilience Council finds support throughout JBSA
October 6, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, conducted it's inaugural Ready and Resilience Council, or R2C, meeting Sept. 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, addresses the audience at the MEDCoE Ready and Resilient Council meeting, where various Joint Base San Antonio installation programs and mission partners shared how they can help play a role in combating the unit corrosives.

JBSA cancels trainee Thanksgiving programs
October 6, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Thanksgiving event, as well as the 37th Training Wing’s “Operation Home Cooking” and “Operation Family Feast,” similar programs for Airmen in Basic Military Training and Technical Training, respectively, have been cancelled... MORE