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187th Medical Battalion spreads holiday cheer at Briscoe Elementary
December 11, 2024 — Briscoe Elementary School had an early Christmas when soldiers from the 187th Medical Battalion at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston donated holiday presents to students... MORE

187th Medical Battalion gives back to community with back-to-school supply drive
August 14, 2024 — Soldiers and civilians of the 187th Medical Battalion reaffirmed their commitment to Briscoe Elementary School by signing their Adopt-A-School charter before handing out school supplies to students and their families on Aug. 9... MORE

187th Medical Battalion helps Briscoe Elementary School students
August 14, 2023 — Students at Briscoe Elementary School received a special surprise as Soldiers and civilians from the 187th Medical Battalion at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston distributed school supplies to 315 students and families on Aug. 11, 2023... MORE

187th Medical Battalion commanders repeat history
June 27, 2022 — History is said to repeat itself and for Lt. Cols. Dennison Segui and Sean Riley it did just that. As the 187th Medical Battalion held a change of command ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theater June 21, saying farewell to Segui and welcoming Riley, this wasn’t the first occurrence for the pair where a command was passed from one to the other... MORE

MEDCoE student helps save life of victim injured in road rage shooting
March 11, 2022 — On Feb. 19, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Newton was driving along the Highway 281/Interstate 10 interchange when he came upon a disturbing scene... MORE

187th Medical Battalion signs Adopt-A-School charter with Davenport High School
March 8, 2022 — The 187th Medical Battalion signed with Davenport High School March 5 as part of the Fort Sam Houston Adopt-A-School Program... MORE

Davenport High School Adopt-A-School charter signing

187th Medical Battalion donates more than $10,000 worth of school supplies
August 19, 2019 — Students and teachers at Briscoe Elementary School in the San Antonio Independent School District received a welcome surprise when Soldiers from the 187th Medical Battalion, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or HRCoE, delivered more than $10,000 worth of school supplies Aug. 8 as part of the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Adopt-a-School program... MORE

Briscoe Elementary School staff and Soldiers from the 187th Medical Battalion pose in front of more than $10,000 worth of donated school supplies Aug. 8.

187th Medical Battalion, Medical Professional Training Brigade gains new commander
July 12, 2018 — Lt. Col. Paul D. Lang assumed command of the 187th Medical Battalion, Medical Professional Training Brigade, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, at a ceremony at the AMEDD Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 12. Lang assumed command from outgoing commander Lt. Col. John F. Detro... MORE

Lt. Col. Paul D. Lang (left) accepts the unit colors from Col. Shauna L. Snyder, commander, Medical Professional Training Brigade while the outgoing commander Lt. Col. John F. Detro looks on.

187th Medical Battalion welcomes incoming command sergeant major
January 13, 2017 — Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron Stone (left), incoming command sergeant major for the 187th Medical Battalion, accepts the guidon from Lt. Col. John Detro (center), battalion commander, while Command Sgt. Maj. Rakimm Broadnax-Rogers (right) looks on at the Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 11... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron Stone (left), incoming command sergeant major for the 187th Medical Battalion, accepts the guidon from Lt. Col. John Detro (center), while outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Rakimm Broadnax-Rogers (right) looks on at the Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 11

187th Medical Battalion holds NCO induction ceremony
September 14, 2016 — Army Staff Sgt. Shelly Ammerman, Sgt. Ernest Thomas, Sgt. Sharonica White and Cpl. Anthony Carkins from the 187th Medical Battalion were inducted as noncommissioned officers during a ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theater Sept. 1... MORE

(From left) Staff Sgt. Shelly Ammerman, Sgt. Ernest Thomas, Sgt. Sharonica White and Cpl. Anthony Carkins from the 187th Medical Battalion pose after their induction as noncommissioned officers during a ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston Theater Sept. 1.