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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Joint Personnel Processing Center relocates for renovation starting May 1
April 23, 2019 — The Joint Personnel Processing Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, currently located at building 2263, will relocate from May 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2020 for a scheduled renovation... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Specialist Corps celebrates 72nd anniversary
April 19, 2019 — The U.S. Army Medical Specialist Corps, or AMSC, celebrated its 72nd anniversary with a cake-cutting ceremony at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, headquarters building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 16... MORE

(From left) Capt. Kristin A. de Guzman, retired Col. Jessie Breuer and Col. Sara J. Spielmann at the cake-cutting ceremony at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, headquarters building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 16.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Exchange associate helps lead USA Special Olympics team to silver medal
April 18, 2019 — When Jamie Holt first started competing in local Special Olympics events in San Antonio, she was a swimmer. Five years later, the Army & Air Force Exchange service associate was on the world stage as a member of the women’s basketball team representing the USA at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Army & Air Force Exchange Service associate Jamie Holt (back row, holding sign) recently returned from competing in the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi as a member of the U.S. women’s basketball team.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston contracting units stand down to raise awareness about sexual assault
April 18, 2019 — The Army's commitment to eliminating sexual assault from its formations was the topic of a daylong stand down training event by members from contracting activities on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 11 as part of Sexual Assault and Prevention Awareness Month... MORE

Shirley Herwig reviews the agenda for a stand down training event April 10 with uniformed and civilian members from contracting activities on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as part of Sexual Assault and Prevention Awareness Month. Herwig is the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention manager for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command.

‘American Dream is alive’ and well through Army Recruiting
April 18, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, hosted a welcome reception and meet and greet in support of a Los Angeles educator tour at Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 16... MORE

Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, hosted a welcome reception and meet and greet in support of a Los Angeles educator tour at Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 16.

AMEDDC&S HRCoE commander welcomes Army Medical Department students
April 18, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commander, U.S. Army Medical Department, Health Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, welcomed students attending the Brigade Health Care Provider Course at the ROC Drill Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 15... MORE

Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commander, U.S. Army Medical Department, Health Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, speaks with students attending the Brigade Health Care Provider Course at the ROC Drill Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 15.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston M&FRC hosts military spouse conference May 10-11
April 16, 2019 — Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will be hosting a first-time conference in May focusing on the needs of military spouses that will include workshops and a question and answer panel discussion. From May 10-11, the Embolden Military Spouse Conference will be held at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center, 3060 Stanley Road, building 2797. The conference is free and open to all JBSA military spouses. ... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will be hosting a first-time conference in May focusing on the needs of military spouses that will include workshops and a question and answer panel discussion. From May 10-11, the Embolden Military Spouse Conference will be held at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center, 3060 Stanley Road, building 2797. The conference is free and open to all JBSA military spouses.

Army’s Survivor Outreach Support program offers solace, compassion, information
April 8, 2019 — Survivor Outreach Services is the official U.S. Army program designed to provide long term support to surviving families of Soldiers who died on active duty. The goals of the Survivor Outreach Support Program, or SOS, are to show compassion for your loss, provide support, remind you about benefits and connect you to events within the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston military community, for as long as you desire. ... MORE

Survivor Outreach Services provides services to all Army National Guard, Army Reserve and active duty families of our Soldiers. Regardless of duty status, location, or manner of death, SOS is here to provide you the support you deserve.

Getting off on the right foot for Fiesta 2019
April 5, 2019 — Members of Fiesta royalty and the San Antonio Fiesta Commission joined more than 1,200 Soldiers a pre-dawn, moderately paced, two-mile run at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 5. The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, hosted the annual Viva Fiesta Fun Run. ... MORE

Soldiers assigned to the Health Readiness Center of Excellence stand at ease in formation prior to the pre-dawn 2019 Viva Fiesta Fun Run at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 5.

Cowboys for Heroes cooks up chuckwagon fare for thousands at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
March 30, 2019 — If your idea of a perfect Saturday afternoon included tons of tender steak, mountains of fajitas, and cornbread and cobbler as far as the eye can see, then you were at the right place March 30 for the annual Cowboys for Heroes chuckwagon event at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

John Karnes operates an old-fashioned leather press to make some souvenirs for visitors to the annual Cowboys for Heroes chuckwagon event at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 30.

NMETLC Sailors help clean up community park
March 29, 2019 — Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, or NMETLC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, participated in a local community relations project March 28... MORE

Chief Petty Officer Irene Aguilar, assigned to Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, disinfects parts of playground during a community relations event held at Martinez Park during a Sailor 360 event. Sailor 360 is a command-level program for junior enlisted, senior enlisted and junior officers designed to strengthen and develop leadership through COMREL events, classroom discussions and physical training events.

METC respiratory therapy instructors train Fort Hood EMS paramedics
March 27, 2019 — Two instructors with the Medical Education and Training Campus Respiratory Therapy Technician program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston have been traveling to Fort Hood, Texas, to train emergency medical services personnel... MORE

Staff Sgt. Modesto Ortega conducts emergency medical EMS transport and mechanical ventilation training for EMS/paramedics attached to Fort Hood and the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center's emergency department.

Hiring Heroes Career Fair draws hundreds of attendees
March 25, 2019 — Hundreds of job seekers visited, explored career options with and handed out resumes to Department of Defense employers at the Hiring Heroes Career Fair held in the Sam Houston Community Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 20... MORE

Hundreds of job seekers visited, explored career options with and handed out resumes to Department of Defense employers at the Hiring Heroes Career Fair held in the Sam Houston Community Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 20.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston leaders host second family housing town hall
March 22, 2019 — The second Army Family Housing town hall was held at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center March 20 to address housing concerns from Soldiers and their family members living on the installation... MORE

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan (center), U.S. Army North commander and senior Army commander for Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, as well as other JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and Lincoln Military Housing leaders, addressed additional housing concerns at the second Army Family Housing Town Hall. This town hall provided an update for housing residents and new steps residents can utilize to help with issues in the future.

Regional Health Command-Central telehealth expert leaves behind legacy
March 21, 2019 — A Regional Health Command-Central health systems specialist, who has impacted virtual health for beneficiaries from all services of the Armed Forces -- both stateside and deployed -- retires from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston this month. ... MORE

Chuck Lappan, Regional Health Command-Central health systems specialist, discusses telehealth initiatives during a class at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Fort Sam Houston Museum planning exhibit improvements for 2019
March 19, 2019 — The Fort Sam Houston Museum is updating and adding new exhibits that will help visitors expand their knowledge on the history of the post and of U.S. military history... MORE

A 100-year-old serape given to U.S. Army Gen. Hugh Scott from famed Mexican Revolution leader Pancho Villa in the mid-1910s will be put on display next to an exhibit at the Fort Sam Houston about Villa, the Mexican Revolution (1910-20), the relationship between Villa and the U.S. and the troubles along the U.S.-Mexico border during that time period. The display of the serape is one of several updates and additions the museum is making to its exhibits this year.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston celebrates Women’s History Month
March 18, 2019 — The director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee on Women Veterans was guest speaker for a Women’s’ History Month event led by Navy Medicine Training Support Center’s Diversity Committee and Soldiers assigned to the 106th Signal Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 13... MORE

Navy Capt. Michele A. Kane, executive officer, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, poses for a photo with retired Command Master Chief Octavia Harris during the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Women’s History Month observance March 13.

Peruvian Army's commanding general visits U.S. Army South
March 18, 2019 — The commanding general of the Peruvian Army, Gen. Jorge Céliz, conducted a trip Feb. 26-27 to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to meet with Maj. Gen. Mark Stammer, U.S. Army South commander, to... MORE

Gen. Jorge Céliz, Peruvian Army commanding general, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 26-27 to engage U.S. Army medical and maneuver centers to advance interoperability during Peruvian Army transformation. During his visit, he was able to see the educational capabilities provided by Brooke Army Medical Center, the Center of the Intrepid and many others.

Salt Lake City educators visit Army South
March 18, 2019 — U.S. Army South hosted 10 educators from Salt Lake City at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 6-7 to learn about the educational opportunities the Army provides to medical Soldiers. The Salt Lake City U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion brought the educators to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. ... MORE

The Salt Lake City U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion brought 10 educators from their area of responsibility to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 6-7 to learn about the educational opportunities the Army provides to their Soldiers, hosted by U.S. Army South. The educators were able to see some of training provided to the Brooke Army Medical Center staff.

Polo returns to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston March 30
March 15, 2019 — In the early 20th century, a polo match would’ve been a common sight on Army bases. For the second year in a row, polo returns to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Players charge after a free ball in a polo match May 5, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The match was the first time polo was played on the base in more than 50 years. A polo match would’ve been a common sight on Army bases in the early 20th century. Notable advocates and players included Gen. John Pershing, Gen. George Patton Jr., and Medal of Honor recipient Col. Gordon Johnston. The USPA created the Col. Gordon Johnston Sportsmanship Award in his honor.