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916th Contracting Battalion leaders case colors for inactivation
May 16, 2017 — Leaders from the 916th Contracting Battalion cased their organizational colors marking the organization’s inactivation during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 15... MORE

Lt. Col. Robert Jarzyna (left)and Sgt. Maj. Greg Dorsey (right) furl the 916th Contracting Battalion organizational colors as Soldiers from the unit's color guard look on during an inactivation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 15. The inactivation of the battalion is a result of force structure changes directed by the secretary of the Army to adapt the service's force generation process to the needs of a contingency force. Jarzyna served as commander of the 916th CBN and Dorsey served as the battalion sergeant major.

Military kids meet Mickey Mouse at Blue Star Families Books On Bases event
May 15, 2017 — Hundreds of military kids and parents attended the Blue Star Families Books on Bases event at the Military & Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 6, coordinated with support from The Walt Disney Company and featuring a surprise appearance from Mickey Mouse himself... MORE

Mickey Mouse greets Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander, 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio at the Blue Star Families Books on Bases event at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 6.

Mock trial teaches schoolchildren about legal system
May 12, 2017 — Members from the U.S. Army Medical Command Office of the Staff Judge Advocate and the 502nd Air Base Wing Magistrate Court and Debarments Office, both at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, used a creative, yet educational, way to teach schoolchildren about the law during a May 1 visit to Fort Sam Houston Elementary School... MORE

Eugene Smith, left, U.S. Army Medical Command Office of Staff Judge Advocate contract law attorney, questions Airman Savannah Perez, 502nd Force Support Group military justice paralegal, aka Mrs. Pig, during a mock trial based on the fairy tale The Three Little Pigs May 1 at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School. Smith was defending Mrs. Pig from charges that she tried to injure or boil the Big Bad Wolf in a cauldron of boiling water.

METC cytotechnology program marks 50 years at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
May 8, 2017 — A program that trains service members to become cytotechnologists is marking 50 years of existence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The cytotechnology program housed at the Medical Education Training Campus at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston started in 1967 at the old Brooke Army Medical Center. ... MORE

At its annual conference April 29 in San Antonio, the American Society for Cytotechnology marked the 50th anniversary of the Cytotechnology Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston by honoring former students and former and current staff members of the program. Pictured are former Cytotechnology Program students, David Hoffman, far left, and Dan Schantz, far right, both of whom graduated from the program in 1971. Standing in the middle is Dr. Randall Harper, who was the second medical director of the Cytotechnology Program

Schoolchildren experience the outdoors at Salado Creek Park field trip
May 8, 2017 — Students from Fort Sam Houston Elementary School learned about nature and wildlife during a hands-on, interactive field trip with volunteers from the U.S. Army Environmental Command and Cole High School Junior ROTC April 26 at Salado Creek Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Cathy Kropp, U.S. Army Environmental Command environmental public affairs specialist, shows a white tailed deer skin to kindergarten students from Fort Sam Houston Elementary School during a field trip April 26 in Salado Creek Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The field trip gave the schoolchildren the opportunity to learn about nature and wildlife through various activities set up at seven stations throughout the park.

San Antonio celebrates Navy Day at the Alamo
May 5, 2017 — Sailors from several San Antonio-area Navy commands gathered April 27 for the annual Navy Day at the Alamo celebration as part of the Fiesta San Antonio activities across San Antonio. Navy Day at the Alamo brings together Sailors, family members and the San Antonio civilian community with the goal to raise public awareness of the Navy’s mission in San Antonio and around the world. ... MORE

A Navy color guard unit parades the colors during Navy Day at the Alamo as part of Fiesta in downtown San Antonio. Ten different Navy commands in the San Antonio area gathered to celebrate with local military and community leaders.

Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command marks Navy’s 1st civilian corps establishment
May 4, 2017 — Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, or NMETLC, civilian employees participated in a ceremony May 1 at the NMETLC headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, establishing the U.S. Navy’s first civilian corps, the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps... MORE

Louise Nazario (left) and Jennifer Haigh (right), civilian employees at Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, or NMETLC, cut a ceremonial cake following the establishment of the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps. NMETLC was one of many Navy commands to watch the live stream of the official ceremony from Bureau of Medicine and Surgery headquarters in Washington, D.C.

IMCOM command surgeon receives national military service physician assistant award
May 1, 2017 — Army Col. Pauline V. Gross from the U.S. Army Installation Management Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston could have stayed in her comfort zone as a clinician and retired after 20 years of service, as many others in her field have done. ... MORE

Army Col. Pauline Gross is the command surgeon of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

412th Contracting Support Brigade cases its colors for inactivation
April 28, 2017 — Leaders from the 412th Contracting Support Brigade cased their organizational colors signaling the brigade's inactivation during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 26... MORE

Col. Dennis McGowan (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry Charles (right) case the 412th Contracting Support Brigade organizational colors during the unit's inactivation ceremony April 26 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The inactivation of the brigade is a result of force structure changes directed by the secretary of the Army to adapt the service's force generation process to the needs of a contingency force. McGowan served as commander of the 412th CSB since September 2015 and Charles has served the brigade command sergeant major.

Sexual assault survivors speak at JBSA about their ordeals
April 21, 2017 — Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron Stone of the 187th Medical Battalion at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and Monika Korra, an author and speaker, spoke about their ordeals of being sexually assaulted, overcoming and healing before separate audiences April 18 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Monika Korra, author and sexual assault survivor, does an interview for a local TV station before she spoke about her experience as a sexual assault survivor in front of an audience of military leaders, active-duty members and government civilians April 18 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Post Theater.

Safety Week activities bring awareness for Brooke Army Medical Center staff
April 11, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center held its annual Patient Safety Week March 12-18 to draw attention and heighten awareness of patient safety within the organization. Safety is also key in BAMC’s journey to becoming a high reliability organization... MORE

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson (left), Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, presents members of Brooke Army Medical Center’s 3W medical telemetry ward the first place award March 17 for winning the Patient Safety Gauntlet Competition.

2017 Spring Bike Rodeo highlights bicycle safety
April 10, 2017 — The 2017 Spring Bike Rodeo took place April 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Parents and children were shown a safety video by the San Antonio Police Department before riding their bikes. SAPD Officers and Explorers, Bexar County Sheriff Motorcycle Traffic Controllers and members of the 502nd Security Forces Squadron provided educational, encouragement and enforcement programs that support bicycling in San Antonio... MORE

Children ages 8-13 years old line up to put their bicycle riding skills to a test against one another April 8. The Bicycle Rodeo program targets elementary and middle school students to provide bicycle safety information and guidance. Bike rodeo is an opportunity for kids and adults to increase their riding skills by negotiating several obstacles and/or tracks, testing their riding abilities. Individuals also got the opportunity to get their bike inspected, tuned up and bike registered.

Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio hosts international delegation to foster medical research collaborations
April 10, 2017 — Representing the Americas, a group of 60 business leaders and policy officials visited Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, as part of a larger tour of military medical facilities at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 3... MORE

The 2017 Americas Competitiveness Exchange, or ACE, on innovation’s international delegation, hosted by the City of San Antonio, toured the Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 3 to learn about Navy medical research and possible collaboration opportunities.

AMEDDC&S helps retiring pets find homes
April 7, 2017 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School is giving service members and the public an opportunity to adopt military or government-owned pets looking for a new home... MORE

Oliver, a hound dog, plays with several animal care specialists at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School Veterinary Training Center, Animal Health Branch, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Oliver is one of several retiring government-owned animals, dogs and cats, who are being put up for adoption so they can be placed in a new home.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston’s oldest Army federal employee retires at the age of 93
April 6, 2017 — Fred Chapal is a 93-year-old supply technician at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and possibly one of the oldest civilians on duty. He is assigned to the U.S. Army Signal Network Enterprise Center, or NEC, working in the Business Division, Business Operation Branch, Logistical Section... MORE

Fred Chapal retires as a supply technician from the U.S. Army Signal Network Enterprise Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 13 at the age of 93.

Army Housing professionals teach peers Residential Communities Initiative
April 6, 2017 — Participants in the Army’s inaugural Residential Communities Initiative Training Course praised U.S. Army Installation Management Command for using Army Housing professionals as instructors. ... MORE

Pedro Saldana, Chief of Army Housing for Area I in South Korea, fields questions following his presentation at the inaugural Residential Communities Initiative training course March 22 at the College of Installation Management at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Thousands turn out for food and fun at Cowboys For Heroes annual event
April 3, 2017 — More than 5,000 aficionados of chuck wagon cooking and general cowboy-style fun turned out for the annual Cowboys For Heroes event April 1, held this year at the MacArthur Parade Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

A Soldier rides the mechanical bull during the Cowboys for Heroes event Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston’s MacArthur Parade Field April 1.

Navy Medicine Training Support Center celebrates Women’s History Month
March 31, 2017 — Navy, Army and Air Force staff and students from the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, gathered to celebrate Women’s History Month March 28 during a ceremony hosted by the Navy Medicine Training Support Center, or NMTSC, Diversity Council at METC at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Students in the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, sing during a Women’s History Month celebration March 28 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Brooke Army Medical Center named Army’s first virtual medical center
March 27, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has been selected to be the Army’s first virtual medical center, or MEDCEN, Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West announced recently... MORE

Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has been selected to be the Army’s first virtual medical center.

Conference helps leaders counter 21st century threats
March 27, 2017 — The week-long Central American Regional Leaders Conference concluded March 23 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. U.S. Army South hosted senior leaders from the armies and police of 10 nations throughout the Central American region. The aim of the conference is to build relationships while developing combined plans to counter threats within the region. ... MORE

Maj. Gen K.K. Chinn, commanding general for U.S. Army South, addresses the attendees of the Central American Regional Leaders Conference on March 22 on Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The conference is designed for Central American army officers and police to gather and discuss ideas on how to counter regional threats such as drug smuggling and human trafficking.