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Local families host Soldiers for Mission Thanksgiving
November 27, 2017 — Families from San Antonio and surrounding cities came to the Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 23 to host Soldiers for Mission Thanksgiving... MORE

Cynthia Caballero and Josh Gutierrez with eight Soldiers from the Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 23 they hosted for Mission Thanksgiving,

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston hosts German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event
November 24, 2017 — Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted a German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event Nov. 3-5. Competing to earn the German Weapons Badge and the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge was an opportunity for military members to gain a cultural understanding and appreciation for what German Soldiers do to remain qualified every year... MORE

A Soldier from the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston shoots during a German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge event Nov. 3-5.

Local youth group honors veterans at senior center
November 22, 2017 — A group of members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Youth Center’s Torch Club went to the Parklane West Senior Center outside JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s Wurzbach Gate Nov. 11 and put together a veteran’s day ceremony to honor them and thank them for their service... MORE

A group of members of the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Youth Center’s Torch Club went to the Parklane West Senior Center outside JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s Wurzbach Gate Nov. 11 and put together a veteran’s day ceremony to honor them and thank them for their service.

Army South makes history with new teammate
November 21, 2017 — Brig. Gen. Ellen S. Clark assumed the position of U.S. Army South’s Director for the Army Reserve Engagement Cell, or AREC, during a Nov. 15 ceremony hosted by Army South Commanding General Maj. Gen. Mark R. Stammer. Aside from the significance of being the second highest ranked Soldier in the organization, Clark is also the first female general officer to serve in U.S. Army South. ... MORE

Brig. Gen. Ellen S. Clark sings the Army Song during her welcome ceremony as Army South’s newest director for the Army Reserve Engagement Cell during a ceremony on Nov. 15 at the Army South headquarters in Joint Base San Antonio, Ft. Sam Houston. The AREC is responsible for coordinating the capabilities of the Army Reserve into achieving the Army South mission. Clark is also making history as the first female general officer assigned to U.S. Army South.

Foulois House reopens after undergoing renovations
November 17, 2017 — The Foulois House at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has reopened its doors to distinguished visitors and military dignitaries after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 15 that marked the completion of renovations to the historic building and lodge... MORE

The Foulois House at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has reopened its doors to distinguished visitors and military dignitaries after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 15 that marked the completion of renovations to the historic building and lodge.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command exceeds small business goals for third consecutive year
November 9, 2017 — The award of approximately $2.1 billion in contracts to small businesses in fiscal 2017 drove the Mission and Installation Contracting Command to achieve all five of its socioeconomic goals for the third consecutive year... MORE

Officials with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Small Business Programs credit industry outreach efforts across the command as a vital tool in helping meeting the organization’s small business goals. In August, approximately 100 representatives from small and large industry took part in an acquisition forecast open house conducted by the MICC-Fort Sam Houston contracting office in San Antonio. With more than 60 businesses represented, those in attendance heard from leaders from the MICC headquarters and contracting office on the value of small business participation in helping improve market research and increase competition.

Upgrades enhance visitor experience at AMEDD Museum
November 9, 2017 — The U.S. Army Medical Department, or AMEDD, Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is upgrading its exhibit area and some of its facilities to enhance the museum experience for its visitors... MORE

George Wunderlich, U.S. Army Medical Department Museum director, points to a section of historical photos and prints in the museum’s revamped AMEDD Regimental Room, which is used for various activities from change of command and retirement ceremonies to receptions to training demonstrations. The renovations to the room are part of several improvements being made at the museum to enhance the visitor experience.

JBSA security forces to receive upgraded radios, equipment
November 6, 2017 — Security forces at Joint Base San Antonio locations are going to enhance their communication capabilities through a multi-year project to improve and upgrade the communications equipment they utilize... MORE

Airman Zachary Sherrod, 502nd Security Forces Squadron alarm monitor, works at the emergency dispatch desk at the base defense operations center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Security forces squadrons at JBSA locations are in line to receive a total of $6 million in communications equipment upgrades, including new emergency dispatch consoles and hand-held radios, over the next two to three years.

USAISR scientists engage middle school students at STEM club
November 3, 2017 — Stefanie Shiels, Ph.D., a staff scientist at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, believes that school students have to be exposed to STEM, or science, technology, engineering and mathematics, at a young age – regardless of the time of day – even if it means at 6 o’clock in the morning... MORE

Dr. Stefanie Shiels, a staff scientist at the at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, recreates an elbow joint from PVC pipe, rubber bands, string and balloons Oct. 4 at St. Matthew Catholic School during a community outreach event.

Burn Center offers new pain management approach for patients
November 3, 2017 — Doctors at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are utilizing a novel method of administering pain medication to burn patients in the burn intensive care unit in hopes to mitigate opioid addiction and other complications associated with burn care... MORE

Pain medication is managed with the placement of an intrathecal catheter exactly like an epidural catheter used for laboring women, except that the catheter resides in the intrathecal space where the cerebrospinal fluid resides instead of the epidural space.

Army North Joint Operations Center prospers through unity of effort
October 26, 2017 — Ever since Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands about one month ago, approximately 30 Army North personnel coordinated support and logistics during disaster relief operations at the Joint Operations Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The JOC personnel consist of Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and civilian contractors proactively engaged in nonstop operations. ... MORE

Army North personnel coordinate support and logisitics at the Joint Operations Center during Hurricane Maria disaster relief operations at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 24. The JOC is always maintained by about 30 personnel - consisting of Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and civilian contractors - in 24/7 support of military and civilian entities during times of crisis.

METC preventive medicine specialist program graduates first international military student from Liberia
October 26, 2017 — Pfc. Yardy Collins holds the distinction of being the first international student from Liberia to graduate from the preventive medicine specialist program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 20... MORE

Pfc. Yardy Collins from Monrovia, Liberia, and his fellow classmates wait for the start of the Medical Education and Training Campus preventive medicine specialist graduation ceremony Oct. 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Collins is the first international military student from Liberia to graduate from the program.

Sailor first in Army Medic 68W Program
October 25, 2017 — Seaman Daniel R. Frink, the first Sailor in the Army’s 68W Utilization Program, was awarded the silver badge by Brooke Army Medical Center Deputy Commanding Officer Col. Traci Crawford at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 18... MORE

Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi Commanding Officer Capt. Miguel A. Cubano (from left), Seaman Daniel R. Frink, Brooke Army Medical Center Deputy Commanding Officer Col. Traci Crawford, and Enlisted Advisor Deputy Commander Inpatient Services Master Sgt. Richard Russell following the presentation of the Army’s 68W Utilization Program silver badge to Frink Oct. 18, 2017. Frink, assigned to NHCCC San Antonio Detachment at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, is the first Sailor in the program.

Workplace violence survivors unite to turn tragedy into hope
October 23, 2017 — Shortly after 5 p.m. Sept. 7, 2016, Army 1st Lt. Katie Ann Blanchard was shutting down her computer for the day, eager to get home to her three young sons, when she saw him coming out of the corner of her eye. He was holding a plastic bottle filled with a brownish-tinged liquid and she felt a sudden rush of fear. Before she could react, he splashed the liquid on her face and struck a match... MORE

Army Capt. John Arroyo and 1st Lt. Katie Ann Blanchard pose outside of Brooke Army Medical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The officers are both workplace violence survivors hoping to share a story of hope with other service members and civilians.

Surrounded by history: the U.S. Army Best Medic Competition and medics in World War I
October 20, 2017 — A free public demonstration of a World War I Regimental Aid Station will be presented on the grounds of the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston through Nov. 2... MORE

(From left) Adrian Martinez, Gus Martinez, Lt. Col. Mike Williams and Jed Elrod demonstrate an aid station on the front lines of France circa 1917-18.

Navy Hospital Corpsman school graduation first of its kind
October 18, 2017 — The first class to train under the newly revised Hospital Corpsman (HM) “A” School curriculum graduated Oct. 13 at a ceremony at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Riley (right), an instructor assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Center, grades a hospital corpsman (HM) "A" School student as she reads the list of steps she must take for a simulated patient during a final exercise at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 5. The students are in the first class to go through a revised HM "A" School curriculum which incorporates the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Course as the final exercise, the first time ever that this critical qualification has been included in the "A" School.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command support to Soldiers exceeds $4.8 billion in fiscal 2017
October 17, 2017 — Acquisition members from Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston executed 31,312 contract actions valued at more than $4.8 billion in support of Soldiers and their families during fiscal year 2017... MORE

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston breaks ground on new exchange shopping center
October 16, 2017 — Work has begun on a new $54 million exchange shopping center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston after JBSA leaders and Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials broke ground on the facility Oct. 13... MORE

Local military and civilian leaders join Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials in breaking ground Oct. 13 for the new $54 million exchange shopping center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s Parker Youth Center hosts Halloween carnival
October 13, 2017 — Children ages 12 and under can participate in several fun activities and dress up in their favorite costume at a Halloween carnival hosted by the W. Ed Parker Youth Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, building 1630, on Watkins Boulevard, from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28... MORE

Children ages 12 and under can participate in several fun activities and dress up in their favorite costume at a Halloween carnival hosted by the W. Ed Parker Youth Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, building 1630, on Watkins Boulevard, from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28. The carnival is open to children of active-duty service members, Department of Defense civilians and DOD cardholders.

METC-trained lab technicians meritoriously advanced
October 12, 2017 — Cmdr. Stacie Milavec, head of the laboratory department at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, and Chief Petty Officer Jane Nonthaveth, the laboratory department’s leading chief petty officer, hoped at least one of the three, first tour corpsmen they nominated under the Navy’s Meritorious Advancement Program, or MAP, would be selected for advancement. Instead of just one, all three Sailors – each of them a Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, graduate – were selected for the honor. ... MORE

(From left) Petty Officer 2nd Class Johnny Le, Petty Officer 3rd Class Candice Smith, Chief Petty Officer Jane Nonthaveth, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Royal Miller following the meritorious promotion ceremony concluded June 30 at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan.