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BAMC Soldiers take part in medical readiness training exercise in Ghana
March 1, 2017 — Fifteen American Soldiers traveled more than 10,000 miles from the U.S. to Ghana to conduct U.S. Army Africa’s Medical Readiness Training Exercise, or MEDRETE, Feb. 5-24. The MEDRETE team included 12 active duty Soldiers from Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and three North Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the state medical detachment in Bismarck. ... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Keith Lathrop, nurse anesthetist assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center, helps unload and inventory medical supplies the U.S. Army is donating following the closing ceremony of Medical Readiness Training Exercise 17-2 at the 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, Feb. 22. MEDRETE 17-2 includes participants from the Ghanaian government, U.S. Army Africa, Brooke Army Medical Center and the North Dakota National Guard. It is the second in a series of medical readiness training exercises that USARAF is scheduled to facilitate in various countries in Africa. The exercise offers opportunities for the partnered militaries to cooperate on medical specific tasks, share best practices and improve medical treatment processes.

Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio researchers developing field portable sterilizer
March 1, 2017 — Researchers at the Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, or NAMRU-SA, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are developing a portable sterilizer that can be used in military field operations and operate by battery when power is not available... MORE

Roy Dory (right), biomedical engineer and head of NAMRU-SA’s Biomedical Systems Engineering and Evaluation Department is also the principal investigator for the field-ready portable ozone sterilizer project. Dory and team member Dr. Luis Martinez prepare to test the prototype.

Opportunities expand for METC graduates to further education
February 22, 2017 — Leaders at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are looking to expand opportunities for METC graduates who want to further their education... MORE

Balloons take flight at BAMC to honor organ donor campaign
February 21, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center kicked off the 2017 National Hospital Organ Donation Campaign with the release of hundreds of balloons to commemorate the day at the medical center Feb. 14. Seventeen of those were dedicated to honor those who have given the gift of life to save others... MORE

Laura Vaughn, Brooke Army Medical Center nurse, signs up for the donor registry during BAMC’s National Hospital Organ Donation Campaign kickoff at the medical center Feb. 14. In 2016, BAMC had 17 donors, 70 organs transplanted, 30 cornea and 20 tissue donors with 100 percent referral rate and 80 percent conversion rate (converting eligible donors into actual donors).

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio recognized for retention excellence
February 21, 2017 — The Navy Recruiting District San Antonio at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was again recognized as one of the winners of the Navy’s Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education, or MPT&E, Retention Excellence Award for fiscal year 2016... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Petdan, command career counselor assigned to Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, stands next to one of two gold anchors situated in front of the NRD headquarters. Originally black, the anchors were painted gold in 2014 after the command was recognized as one of the winners of the Navy’s Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) Retention Excellence Award for Fiscal Year 2013. The NRD was again awarded the honors for Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016.

Three BAMC clinics earn national recognition as Patient Centered Medical Homes
February 21, 2017 — Three additional Brooke Army Medical Center clinics have earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s highest level of recognition as Patient Centered Medical Homes, or PCMHs... MORE

Kathryn Joyce (right), nurse practitioner, examines Irene Fuentez (left) at Westover Medical Home in northwest San Antonio. The Westover Medical Home earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s highest level of recognition as a Patient Centered Medical Home and achieved Level 3 certification on its initial NCQA survey after opening its doors 16 months ago.

JBSA commemorates first military flight
February 17, 2017 — Thursday, March 2 marks the 107th anniversary of the first military aerial flight taken by Army Lt. Benjamin Foulois when he boarded the “Signal Corps ‘Aeroplane’ No. 1” and circled Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston’s MacArthur Parade Field... MORE

March 2 marks the 107th anniversary of the first military aerial flight taken by Army Lt. Benjamin Foulois when he boarded the “Signal Corps ‘Aeroplane’ No. 1” and circled Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston’s MacArthur Parade Field.

Scalding injuries can happen at any age
February 15, 2017 — A scalding injury can happen at any age. Particularly at risk are children, older adults and people with disabilities. Dreadful injuries can occur from hot liquids from bath water, hot coffee and even microwaved soup. The second leading cause of all burn injuries are scalding burns... MORE

A scalding injury can happen at any age. Particularly at risk are children, older adults and people with disabilities. Dreadful injuries can occur from hot liquids from bath water, hot coffee and even microwaved soup. The second leading cause of all burn injuries are scalding burns.

Army North’s Task Force 51 rehearses for disaster
February 14, 2017 — Soldiers and civilians assigned to Task Force 51, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, spent a week conducting a key exercise to strengthen the foundation of their mission at the Rudder Reserve Center in San Antonio Feb. 6-10... MORE

Matt Hopper, a telecommunications specialist for Army North (Fifth Army) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, conducts an informative class on Army North’s mobile communication platform capabilities during a staff training exercise at the Rudder Reserve Center Feb. 6-10 February. Soldiers and civilians assigned to Task Force 51, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), spent the week conducting a key exercise to strengthen the foundation of their mission.

Army Emergency Relief campaign kicks off March 1
February 14, 2017 — The 2017 Army Emergency Relief kick-off campaign take place at 10:30 a.m. March 1 at the Fort Sam Houston Theater, building 2270, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, with Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, ARNORTH commanding general, as guest speaker. A reception at the Fort Sam Houston Theater will immediately follow the ceremony... MORE

The 2017 Army Emergency Relief kick-off campaign take place at 10:30 a.m. March 1 at the U.S. Army North Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, with Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, ARNORTH commanding general, as guest speaker. A reception at the Fort Sam Houston Museum will immediately follow the ceremony.

Medical miracle: BAMC surgeons perform groundbreaking arm replant
February 13, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center surgeons performed their first above-the-elbow arm replant on a 22-year-old trauma patient last year and almost 10 months later, the patient is thriving... MORE

Christopher Ebner, occupational therapist, exercises Kelsey Ward’s arm Jan. 20 at the Center for the Intrepid at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Ward’s arm was severed when a guardrail pierced the passenger-side window of her SUV in a car wreck April 20, 2016. Brooke Army Medical Center surgeons performed their first above-the-elbow arm replant on the 22-year-old trauma patient and almost 10 months later, she is thriving.

Service to country runs in Fisher family
February 10, 2017 — When Reginal Fisher Jr. held up his hand to take the oath to enlist in the Navy Feb. 1 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, it was both an exciting and special day for him. But the biggest memory that will stick with Fisher from that day is that his father, Navy Lt. Reginal Fisher Sr., administered the oath to him. ... MORE

Reginal A. Fisher Jr. (left) , a 2016 graduate of Allison Steele High School in Cibolo, Texas, enlisted into the U.S. Navy as a hospital corpsman at the San Antonio Military Entrance Processing Station at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. His father, Lt. Reginal A. Fisher Sr., a native of Longview, Texas, and the enlisted operations officer for Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, administered the Oath of Enlistment. Future Sailor Fisher will become the fifth generation serviceman in his family. His great-great grandfather, Pfc. Tinzer Morrow, served in the Army during WWI; his great grandfather, Cpl. Willie Lee Fisher, served in the Army Air Corps in WWII; his grandfather, Cpl. James Lewis Fisher, served in the Army during the Vietnam War; and his father, who served in OPERATION IQAQI FREEDOM/ENDURRING FREEDOM.

Recruiter Soldiers battle it out in ‘Backyard Bowl’
February 10, 2017 — The 5th Recruiting Brigade’s Unit Ministry Team hosted a “Backyard Bowl” on the sports field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 3... MORE

Members of the Warriors of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Recruiting Brigade and the Tigers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, San Antonio Recruiting Battalion stand together for a photo after “Backyard Bowl II” at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 3.

It’s a new day: young mother survives car crash, gains new perspective on care
February 10, 2017 — Jeanette Naschke enters an exam room at the urgent care clinic where she works to see her first patient of the day. The bubbly blue-eyed blonde greets her patient with a smile and chats for a few minutes. To see this physician assistant today one would never know she herself was a trauma patient who nearly died... MORE

Jeanette and Daryl Naschke play with their boys, 5-year-old Austin and 3-year-old Nolan, in the park. Jeanette Naschke was severely injured in a car accident in May 2015 and received care at Brooke Army Medical Center and the Center for the Intrepid at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. She is now able to enjoy her life with her family.

U.S. Army South honors ‘Old BAMC’
February 9, 2017 — The hallways once echoed with the sounds of crying babies, metal carts being wheeled and monotone beeps indicating life. Those sounds are now replaced with shouts of “¡Juntos Podemos!” (“Together We Can”) and the hustle of Soldiers’ combat boots making their way to meetings. A lot has changed in 80 years. Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn, U.S. Army South commanding general, and retired Maj. Gen. Floyd Baker, M.D., former commander of Brooke Army Medical Center, spoke at a ceremony Feb. 3 celebrating 80 years, since the construction of the historic Old Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, affectionately known as “Old BAMC.” ... MORE

Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn, commanding general, U.S. Army South (left), presents retired Maj. Gen. Floyd Baker, former Brooke Army Medical Center commander, with a token of appreciation Feb. 3 for being the guest speaker of 80th anniversary of building 1000 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, known as "Old BAMC."

BAMC celebrates Army Nurse Corps 116th birthday
February 9, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center held the 116th Army Nurse Corps birthday celebration Feb. 2 in the auditorium. This year’s theme was, “Leading readiness and professional practice: Getting it done since 1901.”... MORE

Maj. Gen. Barbara Holcomb, chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps speaks to medical personnel during a celebration of the 116th birthday of the Army Nurse Corps in the Brooke Army Medical Center auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 2.

U.S. Northern Command leader visits U.S. Army North
February 6, 2017 — The commander of United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command got an inside look at the operations of U.S. Army North during a Feb. 2 visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Camp Bullis... MORE

Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson (center), commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, speaks to Soldiers and civilians during an Army North town hall Feb. 2 at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

U.S. Army Environmental Command biologist assists students for robotics competition
February 4, 2017 — A biologist with the U.S. Army Environmental Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston recently lent his expertise to students at Fort Sam Houston Elementary School preparing for a robotics competition... MORE

Caelyn Maddox, 10, a member of the Fort Sam Houston Elementary School Robotics Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, prepares her robot for competition.

Navy Surgeon General visits Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston
February 3, 2017 — The Navy surgeon general and chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, or BUMED, was at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 1 to visit the men and women responsible for supporting, developing and providing the basic and advanced training for the Navy’s Hospital Corps... MORE

Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison III, second from left, Navy surgeon general, talks to Capt. Brent Kelln, right, commanding officer, Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC), at the Medical Education and Training Campus on board Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston. Faison visited with NMTSC and their senior command, Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, during his recent visit to San Antonio Feb. 1.

MICC Soldiers, civilians mentor high school students during Job Shadow Day
February 3, 2017 — Many San Antonio high school students missed classes Feb. 2, but they were still gaining real-world knowledge from mentors at the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, or MICC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as well as more than 100 employers across the city. Soldiers and Army civilians at the MICC hosted 21 students from Sam Houston High School from the San Antonio Independent School District as part of the San Antonio Job Shadow Day. ... MORE

Clay Cole speaks to Sam Houston High School students as part of the San Antonio Job Shadow Day Feb. 2 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Cole is the deputy to the commanding general of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command.