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Quadrangle at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston a popular destination
May 25, 2018 — The Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, or the “Quad,” as it is commonly known, is an iconic structure rich in history dating back to the end of the Civil War... MORE

The completed water and watch tower in 1877 before the addition of the clock at the Quadrangle at present-day Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Warrior & Family Support Center beats summer swelter with new canopy
May 24, 2018 — The Freedom Park Amphitheater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, part of the Warrior & Family Support Center, received a 12,000-square-foot canopy addition May 17 to shield visitors from the Texas sun... MORE

David Coker (third from left), Fisher House Foundation president, and Rachel O’Hern (second from right), Returning Heroes Home executive director, symbolically cut the ribbon re-opening the Freedom Park Amphitheater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 17. The amphitheater, part of the Warrior & Family Support Center, received a 12,000-square-foot canopy addition to shield visitors from the Texas sun. Also pictured (from left) are retired Marine Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Juan Ayala, Director of Military Affairs, City of San Antonio; Barbara Gentry, Fisher House Foundation board member; Coker; O’Hern; and Steve Fogle, Chairman, Board of Directors, Returning Heroes Home. The WFSC serves wounded, injured and ill service members as they receive treatment at Brooke Army Medical Center.

Painting honors local medical officer lost at Pentagon on 9/11
May 19, 2018 — Army Lt. Col. Karen J. Wagner was one of the 125 people killed during the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon in 2001. She was serving at her position of medical personnel officer in the Office of the Army Surgeon General and Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel on that tragic day... MORE

Kourtney Valdez (left), daughter of Richard Valdez, and Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School, unveil the painting of Lt. Col. Karen Wagner.

Changes to UCMJ: Military Justice Act of 2016 brings about training
May 17, 2018 — With the new changes to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, the Army’s Military Justice Legislation Training Team, or MJLTT, recently conducted a two-day course at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The course was mandatory for all Army judge advocates, and military and civilian paralegals... MORE

Lt. Col. Sara Root, chief of the Army’s Military Justice Legislation Training Team, assigned to office of The Judge Advocate Genera -criminal law division, briefs commanders and first sergeants May 5-6 on the changes to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice inside the Roc Drill Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. During the two-day course, attendees learned about the Military Justice Act of 2016, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2019.

BAMC bids farewell to commander, command sergeant major; welcomes new command team
May 17, 2018 — Brooke Army Medical Center held a simultaneous change of command and change of responsibility ceremony May 11 on the hospital’s ground helipad... MORE

Maj. Gen. Thomas Tempel, Regional Health Command-Central commanding general, passes the colors to incoming Brooke Army Medical Center commander Brig. Gen. George “Ned” Appenzeller May 11 during a simultaneous change of command and change of responsibility ceremony on the hospital’s ground helipad. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson relinquished command to Appenzeller and Command Sgt. Maj. Diamond Hough relinquished responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Oates during the ceremony.

JBSA kicks off National Police Week
May 14, 2018 — "National Police Week recognizes the service and sacrifice of those who serve and protect, said Col. Brian Berthel, Chief, Security Forces for Air Education and Training Command at an opening ceremony at the Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 14... MORE

Col. Brian Barthel (right), Chief, Security Force, Air Education and Training Command, and Col. Thomas Miner (second from right), commander, 502nd Security and Readiness Group, look over some of the weapons used by 502nd Security Forces Squadron members at the opening of National Police Week at the Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 14.

Twins with military bloodlines forging path at METC
May 11, 2018 — Identical twin sisters with military bloodlines are forging their own path in the service as students at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Private Joanna Barton (left) and Private Jaclynn Barton (right) are identical twins who are students in the radiology program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The twins entered the program in March and are set to graduate in September.

Historic tours: Army history in San Antonio transcends Alamo
May 10, 2018 — Present-day San Antonio, also known as “Military City USA,” traces its history back 300 years with the founding of Presido de San Antonio May 5, 1718. To commemorate the bond between city and the military, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted Military Appreciation Weekend May 5-6 as part of the city’s tricentennial celebration. The installation opened to the public for a variety of events and activities, including hourly historic tours of the installation... MORE

Michael Henderson and his wife, Connie, receive a guided tour of the historic 129-year old Stilwell House at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 5 as part of Military Appreciation Weekend. Located at 626 Infantry Post Road, the house is named after Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, also known as “Vinegar Joe.” This historic house was one of the many stops during the hourly historic tour of the installation.

Thousands turn out for Military Appreciation Weekend May 5-6
May 7, 2018 — Along with more than 500 Tricentennial community partners, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and Joint Base San Antonio commemorated San Antonio’s 300th anniversary by opening base access to the public for two days of music, activities, military demonstrations and celebration of San Antonio’s unique military history... MORE

U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps perform during the annual Military Appreciation Weekend May 6, 2017 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. U.S. Army North and JBSA hosted the two-day event, which featured music, family activities, and various military demonstrations. This year, the appreciation weekend also commemorated the 300th anniversary for the city of San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ismael Ortega / Released)

32nd Medical Brigade holds change of responsibility ceremony
May 1, 2018 — Col. Clinton W. Schreckhise (right), commander, 32nd Medical Brigade, presided over the change of responsibility ceremony as Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas R. Oates relinquished responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Carlisie Y. Jones (left) at Blesse Auditorium at the Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 1. Oates is transitioning to serve as the command sergeant major at Brooke Army Medical Center. Jones comes to the 32nd Medical Brigade from the Medical Professional Training Brigade... MORE

Col. Clinton W. Schreckhise (right), commander, 32nd Medical Brigade, presided over the change of responsibility ceremony as Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas R. Oates relinquished responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Carlisie Y. Jones (left) at Blesse Auditorium at the Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 1. Oates is transitioning to serve as the command sergeant major at Brooke Army Medical Center. Jones comes to the 32nd Medical Brigade from the Medical Professional Training Brigade.

Army Secretary Mark T. Esper shares vision of Army's future
April 20, 2018 — In his first official visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as the 23rd Secretary of the Army, Dr. Mark T. Esper met with local senior Army commanders and Soldiers April 17 to discuss his priorities and share his vision for the future of the Army... MORE

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan (right), commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), briefs ARNORTH’s functions and capabilities with the 23rd Secretary of the Army, Dr. Mark T. Esper inside of the historic Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 17. The Quadrangle serves as the headquarters building for ARNORTH operations.

Secretary of the Army sees combat medic training
April 19, 2018 — Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper visited several units at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 17, including a guided tour of the 232nd Medical Battalion 68W Advanced Individual Training, or AIT, Program for the Combat Medic Program... MORE

Mark T. Esper, Secretary of the Army, gets a demonstration by Maj. (Dr.) Stephen Harper at the 232nd Medical Battalion during a guided tour of the 232nd Medical Battalion 68W Advanced Individual Training, or AIT, Program for the Combat Medic Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 17.

U.S. Army North hosts resiliency event at Fort Sam Houston Theater
April 17, 2018 — There are many things that can be viewed as setbacks or obstacles, whether at work or at home for some Soldiers. Having resiliency skills is an important key to being successful for many, not only in the military, but in personal relationships as well. Improving those resiliency skills is what attendees learned during the recent resiliency event. ... MORE

Col. Deydre Teyhen, guest speaker for the Ready and Resilient campaign, addresses Soldiers and Department of Defense civilians about the at the main theater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 13. Teyhen is the commander of U.S. Army Health Clinic-Schofield Barracks in Hawai’i.

502nd Civil Engineer Squadron steps up to build new ShareRide location at Binz-Engleman
April 16, 2018 — Students attending Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston training schools will now find it safer to get a ride, thanks to a new ShareRide location which opened April 13 outside the Binz-Engleman Entry Control Point... MORE

Col. Lee Flemming, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio vice commander, and Col. David Rough, 502nd Force Support Group commander, are joined by security forces, civil engineers and others to officially open the Fort Sam Houston ShareRide location April 13. The new pickup and drop-off point is located just outside the Binz-Engleman Entry Control Point.

JBSA leaders sign Month of the Military Child proclamation
April 13, 2018 — Joint Base San Antonio leaders from the Army, Air Force and Navy gathered in the Texas Room at the U.S. Army North Quadrangle on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 12 to sign the Joint Base San Antonio Proclamation for the Month of the Military Child... MORE

From left) Rear Adm. Rebecca McCormick-Boyle, commander, Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command; Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, commanding general, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army); and Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio joined together April 12 with students, local educators and representatives from the Fort Sam Houston and Lackland Independent School Districts to recognize and honor the commitment, contributions and sacrifices children and youth make to the nation.

Fiesta royalty join Soldiers at 32nd Medical Brigade Enlisted Run
April 13, 2018 — Rey Feo LXX Ken Flores, along with other members of Fiesta San Antonio, joined Soldiers for the 32nd Medical Brigade Enlisted Run at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in the early morning hours April 13... MORE

Rey Feo LXX Ken Flores, along with other members of Fiesta San Antonio, joined Soldiers for the 32nd Medical Brigade Enlisted Run at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in the early morning hours April 13. Covering three miles, the dignitaries had the opportunity to run with Soldiers from the 232nd Medical Battalion and 264th Medical Battalion during their morning physical training session.

A portrait of courage: Iraqi humanitarian visits Warrior and Family Support Center
April 10, 2018 — An Iraqi humanitarian lauded as a national hero visited the Warrior and Family Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 26 to learn how the U.S. military cares for its warriors and their families... MORE

Paula Johnson (right) welcomes Aliyah Khalaf Saleh, known as Umm Qusay in Iraq, to the Warrior and Family Support Center as part of the Iraqi humanitarian’s visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, March 26, 2018. Umm Qusay was one of 10 women from around the world honored with the 2018 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage award.

Course teaches medical officers about Army tasks and leadership
April 6, 2018 — Each year, approximately 2,000 incoming officers at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School learn about Army values and how to be a Soldier in a course that puts their knowledge and leadership skills to the test. The Basic Officer Leader Course, or BOLC, is the entry-level course for students becoming Army commissioned officers... MORE

Students in the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School Basic Officer Leader Course, or BOLC, carry a “wounded” Soldier on a stretcher during a simulated enemy attack as part of their field training Feb. 26 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. BOLC is the entry-level course for students who are becoming commissioned officers in the Army and is conducted in two phases over seven weeks, including classroom training and field training. The objective of the course is to train new officers in Army tasks and familiarize them with the AMEDD culture.

AMEDD Center & School conducts sixth clinical pharmacy course
March 29, 2018 — Students attended the Clinical Pharmacy Course, or CPC, at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during the third week of March 2018... MORE

Cmdr. Janel Rossetto practices needle placement for battle field acupuncture on Dr. Adam Lang during the Clinical Pharmacy Course, or CPC, at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during the third week of March 2018.

Army South, Central American militaries work to improve regional security
March 28, 2018 — Intelligence and operations leaders representing five countries spent three days implementing the informal U.S. Army South motto “Together We Can,” during the Central American, or CENTAM, Regional Working Group, at ARSOUTH headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 20-22... MORE

U.S. Army South hosted the Central America (CENTAM) Regional Working Group, at U.S. Army South headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 20-22. Senior leaders from partner nations in Central America, participated in the premier engagement between Army South staff and CENTAM senior intelligence and operations officers. Held annually, the meeting promotes mutual security interests and interoperability.