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PRESS RELEASE: Ceremonial cannon fire scheduled for Wednesday, June 21
June 20, 2023 — Residents in and around Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston may hear loud booms between 9 and 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, 2023... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s Liberty Barracks cleared to reopen
June 15, 2023 — The Liberty Barracks at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is ready to reopen following extensive remediation after the discovery of legionella traces in the water system last year... MORE

JBSA, San Antonio build stronger ties through EMS support agreement
June 15, 2023 — The City of San Antonio, also known as Military City USA, has a strong bond with its military neighbors, but Intergovernmental Support Agreements, or IGSAs, are another means of strengthening that bond and saving federal dollars in the process... MORE

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BAMC scores high marks in national healthcare survey
June 14, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center scored high marks from patients in a survey that ranks hospitals locally, regionally and nationally... MORE

Men’s Health Month: ‘Don’t be shy about sharing symptoms’
June 14, 2023 — June is Men’s Health Month, a time to encourage men to “take the bull by the horns” and focus on their health and wellness... MORE

Newly pinned Air Force major accepts his duty with nose bop, paw salute
June 8, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center commissioned a new four-legged staff member to the rank of Air Force major during a ceremony held June 6. Maj. McAfee, a golden retriever, joins Army Maj. Budd, a Labrador retriever who was commissioned in 2022, as one of BAMC’s two facility dogs... MORE

BAMC Virtual Medical Center awarded for groundbreaking technologies
May 26, 2023 — The Virtual Medical Center at Brooke Army Medical Center will be recognized for four groundbreaking programs at the 2023 FORUM Information Technology Innovation Awards June 7 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C... MORE

BAMC receives award for environmental sustainability efforts
May 23, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center received the 2023 Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Award for going above and beyond to protect the environment. The Partner for Change award recognizes superior performance in environmental sustainability, covering a range of different sustainability programs and activities. Winners also have made substantive progress on mercury elimination... MORE

BAMC celebrates nursing team during National Nurses Week
May 12, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center is celebrating National Nurses Week this week with a plethora of activities geared toward nurses, medical technicians and medics... MORE

Military health leaders honor best in military medicine, medical education
May 10, 2023 — Military health leaders celebrated the top faculty members of the year during the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium annual awards dinner May 6 at the Parr Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph... MORE

BAMC welcomes educators, community leaders from around U.S. for Army Medicine Experience
April 26, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center and the U.S. Army Institute for Surgical Research welcomed the Army Deputy Surgeon General, nearly 100 Civilian Assistants to the Secretary of the Army, Army Reserve Ambassadors, and university educators and administrators from around the country on April 18 as part of the Army Medicine Experience... MORE

Holocaust survivor shares her story of courage, resilience
April 20, 2023 — A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor and military nurse shared her story during a Holocaust Days of Remembrance observance at Brooke Army Medical Center, April 17, 2023... MORE

Near-death experience gives military chaplain new lease on life
April 18, 2023 — He had lost his family, his home and nearly his job, but it took a near-death experience for Lt. Col. Bret Gilmore to finally quit drinking and regain his life. The Army chaplain said it was a close call that he can't afford to repeat... MORE

City-wide exercise tests BAMC’s response capabilities
April 12, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center participated in a large-scale, city-wide mass casualty exercise April 6... MORE

BAMC showcases achievements, innovations in biomechanics
April 11, 2023 — The Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted its second annual event to celebrate National Biomechanics Day on April 6... MORE

BAMC bids farewell to Reynolds, welcomes Dobbins during change of responsibility
April 7, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center recognized two senior enlisted leaders during a change of responsibility ceremony April 5. Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds has been the BAMC command sergeant major since September 2020, serving with five different commanders. Command Sgt. Maj. John Dobbins is coming to BAMC after serving as the garrison command sergeant major at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois... MORE

Women’s History Month: Distinguished panel at BAMC discusses breaking barriers
March 29, 2023 — A panel of female general officers shared their experiences during a Women’s History Month celebration at Brooke Army Medical Center March 22... MORE

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH | Breaking Barriers: Inspiring journey of female general officers event at BAMC March 22
March 21, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center’s Committee for Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Program is hosting a Women’s History Month event titled “Breaking Barriers -- Inspiring Journey of Female General Officers” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 22 at BAMC’s Carolyn Putnam Auditorium, located on the 4th floor on the side of the flagpole entrance, 3551 Roger Brooke Road... MORE

BAMC Interventional Radiology offers less invasive option for patients with disc degeneration
March 9, 2023 — Brooke Army Medical Center Interventional Radiology offers a new, less invasive option for some patients who have disc degeneration... MORE

New training course offers medics, nurses hands-on experience in austere environment
March 2, 2023 — Army and Air Force personnel from Brooke Army Medical Center’s Department of Emergency Medicine recently established a simulation training platform to increase readiness and meet Joint Commission requirements for staff development and training... MORE