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Sailors, Marines honor 9/11 victims at local fire station
September 23, 2015 — Sailors from San Antonio-area commands gathered to commemorate the events of 9/11 during a ceremony Sept. 11 at San Antonio Fire Station 1... MORE

Sailors bow their heads during the invocation at a 9/11 commemoration ceremony Sept. 11 at San Antonio Fire Station 1

JBSA Physical Evaluation Board holds workshop
September 17, 2015 — The Joint Base San Antonio Physical Evaluation Board held a workshop with medical providers and physical evaluation board liaison officers from 11 medical treatment facilities and Office of Soldiers Counsel stakeholders Aug. 26-28 at building 367 on Fort Sam Houston – the first such workshop held since 2009... MORE

Sarah Erney (left), Office of Soldiers Counsel paralegal, and Aaron Feldman, Office of Soldiers Counsel attorney, participate in a mock formal evaluation board at building 367 on Fort Sam Houston Aug. 26.

Rare portrait of Alamo hero gifted to Fort Sam Houston
August 27, 2015 — Army North and Fort Sam Houston received two rare portraits of Col. William Travis, the legendary commander of the troops who defended the Alamo, during a ceremony in the Texas Room at Army North headquarters at Fort Sam Houston Aug. 19... MORE

Sally Mauck, a descendant of the Travis family, shares artifacts of Col. William Travis during a ceremony Aug. 19, gifting two portraits of the legendary hero to Fort Sam Houston.

Army South headquarters conducts active shooter exercise
August 20, 2015 — Active shooter training provides participants the opportunity to practice and be prepared on how to respond to an active shooter incident at work or outside of work... MORE

Playing the role of active shooter, Rafael Torres (left), antiterrorism officer for Army South, moves through the different offices in the U.S. Army South headquarters building on Fort Sam Houston simulating attacking employees during an active shooter exercise Aug. 13.

BAMC Simulation Center open house showcases new healthcare technologies
August 5, 2015 — Brooke Army Medical Center’s Simulation Center held an open house July 22 to highlight their recent expansion of centralized simulation training space on the third floor of the consolidated tower at 3 North... MORE

Registered Nurse Maj. Tanesha Lindsay and Simulator Educator Thomas Kai go over defibrillator procedures during the SIM Center open house July 22.

Fort Sam Houston Primary Care Clinic renamed in honor of Army Nurse Corps officer
July 29, 2015 — The Fort Sam Houston Primary Care Clinic was renamed the Capt. Jennifer M. Moreno Primary Care Clinic during a memorialization ceremony July 24 in honor of an Army Nurse Corps officer who died on the battlefield... MORE

Congratulations to the 2015 JBSA master sergeant selects
July 16, 2015 — The Air Force releasedthe 2015 master sergeant promotion list July 7. There were 23,619 Airmen eligible for promotion in the15E7 cycle. Only 5,301 were selected with a 22.44 percent selection rate... MORE