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U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence welcomes new commander
June 24, 2022 — In front of more than 450 guests, including dozens of general officers and community leaders, Maj. Gen. Mike Talley assumed command of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence from Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster during a ceremony June 23, 2022, at the MacArthur Parade Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

MEDCoE hosts professional development session on parenthood, pregnancy, postpartum
June 13, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence held a leader professional development session focusing on U.S. Army Directive 2022-06 (Parenthood, Pregnancy, and Postpartum) at the Blesse Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 9... MORE

MEDCoE conducts casing ceremony symbolizing return to one training brigade configuration
April 22, 2022 — U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Commander Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster hosted the casing ceremony for the Medical Professional Training Brigade April 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence resumes high school tours
February 22, 2022 — Twenty Students from Dillard McCollum High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps toured the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 16 to learn about the many career opportunities in Army medicine available to high school and college graduates... MORE

MEDCoE hosts hospitalization summit
September 15, 2021 — More than 200 virtual and nearly 50 in-person attendees participated in a hospitalization summit hosted by the Army Capability Manager-Army Health System, or ACM-AHS, at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, Sept. 8-10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

MEDCoE graduations re-opening to family and friends
June 22, 2021 — Family and friends of trainees assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are invited back to base for the first open graduation since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Reopening MEDCoE graduations will occur in a systematic manner that is not expected to be complete until July 9 at the earliest... MORE

MEDCoE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center now open for business
June 8, 2021 — A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Center June 2. With the establishment of the center, MEDCoE’s main three People First assets, the Command Chaplain, Equal Opportunity and Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention, or SHARP, sections, are now in one central location within the command footprint. ... MORE

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

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldiers, leaders get a well-deserved break for the holidays
December 21, 2020 — Soldiers training at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston departed via various modes of travel for their Holiday Block Leave recently... MORE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MEDCoE hosts Soldier forum to promote Army National Hiring Days
July 1, 2020 — The U.S. Army kicked off its first nationwide virtual hiring campaign June 30 with a goal of recruiting 10,000 new Soldiers during a three-day period to serve in 150 different occupations... MORE

Basic Officer Leader Training Course students conquer tactical dispersion
April 27, 2020 — Students in the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Basic Officer Leader Training Course conquered tactical dispersion and socially distant enabled training in a field training environment at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis April 14... MORE

Army combat medics depart training for follow-on duty stations
April 11, 2020 — Recent graduates of the 68W Combat Medic Course at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, were transported in controlled air and ground movements April 9 to their next duty of assignment as an exception to the Department of Defense stop movement enacted to stop the potential spread of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease, or COVID-19... MORE