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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.

Cancer patient praises Brooke Army Medical Center’s team approach to care
February 2, 2017 — After being a military spouse for 15 years and moving several times, Shawna Jones had her checklist, which included dental appointments and physicals, a mammogram and the usual things she did before a move. Jones, her husband Lt. Col. Dale Jones, and their daughters Piper, 12, and Kinley, 8, were leaving Italy to come to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. In the midst of the chaos that goes along with any move, the 41-year-old received devastating news … she had breast cancer. ... MORE

Shawna Jones, oncology patient, shows Army Capt. (Dr.) Joshua Fenderson, her primary oncologist, her fingernails during her appointment at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 21, 2016.

Vogel Resiliency Center slated for January 2018 opening
February 1, 2017 — U.S. Army North Command Force Health Protection Officer Col. James Flanagan Jr. (left) discusses the Vogel Resiliency Center project with Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson... MORE

U.S. Army North Command Force Health Protection Officer Col. James Flanagan Jr. (left) discusses the Vogel Resiliency Center project with Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson. The renovation of building 367 is on schedule for a January 2018 grand opening of the Vogel Resiliency Center, in conjunction with San Antonio's tricentennial celebration of the Alamo City's 300th birthday. The Vogel Resiliency Center will provide services in support of the service members, retirees, civilians and military families in ready and resilient healthy lifestyles to enable them to achieve and sustain optimal personal readiness. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps, Army North Public Affairs

Basura Bash looks to clean out waterways around JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
January 31, 2017 — The Basura Bash is a one-day, all-volunteer event to clean the San Antonio Watershed. Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will be hosting its annual event beginning at 8 a.m. Feb. 18 at the Salado Creek Park... MORE

Army Staff Sgt. Sy Smith, an instructor/writer with Company A, Academy Brigade (Provisional), carefully maneuvers a kayak down Salado Creek while picking trash out of the waterway during the annual Basura Bash at Salado Creek Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during last year’s Basura Bash Feb. 20, 2016. The kayaks were provided by JBSA Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

Patients, staff the stars at Center for the Intrepid 10th anniversary celebration
January 30, 2017 — More than 500 people attended the 10th anniversary celebration of the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 27... MORE

The guest speakers for the Center for the Intrepid 10th anniversary celebration Jan. 27 at Brooke Army Medical Center were (from left) Arnold Fisher, honorary chairman, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund; Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson, BAMC commanding general; Col. David Duplessis, chief, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; Lt. Col. Joseph Alderete, CFI medical director and Lt. Col. Kathleen Yancosek, CFI director.

Army helicopters land at MacArthur Parade Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston
January 27, 2017 — Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment,1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division arrived in five helicopters– four Hueys and a Chinook – from Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 19 and landed on the MacArthur Parade Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and proceeded to the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum for a tour... MORE

Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division arrived in five helicopters – four Hueys and a Chinook – from Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 19 and landed on the MacArthur Parade Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and proceeded to the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum for a tour.

Navy Chief Petty Officers help beautify local park
January 27, 2017 — Sailors from Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi-San Antonio Detachment, or NHCCC SA DET, and the Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston took part in a community relations project at Patrolman Guadalupe Martinez Park in San Antonio Jan. 21. NHCCC SA DET and the Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston have a joint Chief Petty Officer 365 program where chiefs and petty officers participate in regular training, physical fitness and community relations opportunities... MORE

Petty Officers 1st Class Lori Estess (left), from Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi-San Antonio Detachment, or NHCCC SA DET, and Mari Williams from Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, or NMETLC, shovel fresh mulch into a wheelbarrow during a community relations at Patrolman Guadalupe Martinez Park in San Antonio. NHCCC SA DET and the Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston have a joint Chief Petty Officer 365 program where chiefs and petty officers participate in regular training, physical fitness and community relations opportunities.

Navy Reserve-Navy Medicine Education and Training Command ensures Reserves remain ready
January 27, 2017 — The Navy Reserve-Navy Medicine Education and Training Command, or NR-NMETC, held its annual leadership symposium at Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, or NMETLC, headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 20-22... MORE

Officers and chief petty officers from Navy Reserve-Navy Medicine Education and Training Command pose for a photo at Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 20 during a three-day leadership symposium.

Army South Soldiers train with M9 at JBSA-Camp Bullis
January 27, 2017 — U.S. Army South Soldiers from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston trained on pistol marksmanship at JBSA-Camp Bullis Jan. 24. The ARSOUTH Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion conducted pre-marksmanship instruction and ran a pistol qualification range... MORE

U.S. Army South Soldiers from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston qualified with their assigned M9 pistol at the JBSA-Camp Bullis range Jan. 24.

Medical Education and Training Campus adds USUHS to degree partnership program
January 26, 2017 — Students who complete their training at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will have the opportunity to earn an associate degree under an agreement between METC and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, or USUHS... MORE

Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness training points Soldiers toward readiness and resilience
January 26, 2017 — Soldiers learned the differences between fixed, mixed and growth mindsets – among other performance techniques – during a four-hour executive resilience and performance course at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Training Center Jan. 20... MORE

Soldiers chart differences between how fixed and growth mindset individuals approach criticism during an Executive Resilience and Performance Course on Jan. 20 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Comprehensive Soldiers and Family Fitness Training Center.

ARNORTH, AMEDDC&S assist American Legion post in flag detail
January 25, 2017 — A detail of Soldiers from the Army Medical Department Center & School and the Army North Caisson Platoon at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston volunteered to raise, lower, and fold the flags for the Floresville American Legion Post 38 at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle Clock Tower Jan. 23... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Antwaun Smith (center) observes as Spc. Christopher Hanna (left) and Pvt. Brady Smith (right) fold a U.S. flag at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle Clock Tower Jan. 23. A detail of Soldiers from the Army Medical Department Center & School and the Army North Caisson Platoon volunteered to raise, lower, and fold the flags for the post. The flags will be presented as part of the post’s “Lest We Forget” program to commemorate the raid on Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp in the Philippines Jan. 30, 1945.

Retired Army couple renew wedding vows at BAMC
January 25, 2017 — Renewing wedding vows is a special occasion for many married couples. For Albert and Connie Ross, their 10-year vow renewal celebration Jan. 19 was special in many ways, for it was held at the exact same spot where they first met at the Brooke Army Medical Center 12 years ago. Additionally, the ceremony officiant was the bride’s “Battle Buddy” and as an added surprise, the person who walked her down the aisle – in this case the hospital hallway – was her surgeon while she was hospitalized. ... MORE

Connie (left) and Albert (right) Ross recite their 10-year vow renewal Jan. 19 in the exact same spot where they first met at the Brooke Army Medical Center 12 years ago. Retired Army Staff Sgt. William Watson (center) was the bride’s “Battle Buddy” and officiated the ceremony.

New 68W Utilization Program increases readiness, improves patient care
January 25, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston launched a new program Jan. 17 to help increase the readiness of enlisted health care specialists who serve within the organization. The 68W Utilization Program will allow medics to practice the skills they need to maintain their core competencies so they are ready if deployed downrange... MORE

Staff Sgt. Alfredo Herrera Jr. (left), noncommissioned officer in charge of 2 East, works with Jenedra Curry (right), registered nurse on 2 East, to set up an intravenous drip for a patient. Brooke Army Medical Center launched a new program Jan. 17 to help increase the readiness of enlisted health care specialists who serve within the organization. The 68W Utilization Program will allow medics to practice the skills they need to maintain their core competencies so they are ready if deployed downrange.

U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School veterinarians have pets to adopt
January 25, 2017 — Thinking about adopting a pet? The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Department of Veterinary Science Animal Health Branch at Joint Base San Antonio has launched a new website at https://ke.army.mil/petadoption/ to retire and find a loving home for each of our animals... MORE

Even though Oliver is 10 years old and is starting to get some grey hair on his muzzle, one would never guess he is this old because he still loves to run and play. He gets along well with other dogs.

Partnership helps JBSA understand the uses of microgrid technology
January 24, 2017 — An innovative partnership between Joint Base San Antonio and CPS Energy is helping both entities further understand the uses and effectiveness of microgrid technology, which has the capability of producing power without being on the electric grid... MORE

James Boston III, CPS Energy manager of market intelligence, shows how one of components in the battery energy storage system works at the microgrid test site at the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Campbell Memorial Library on Jan. 13. Powered by solar energy, the microgrid has the capability of producing energy for the library while being disconnected from the electric grid.

Brooke Army Medical Center celebrates legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 24, 2017 — Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted an observance Jan. 18 to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr... MORE

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson (left), Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general, and BAMC Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Crews (right) present certificates of appreciation to students Avea Walters (second from left) and Seleste Cavazos (second from right) for reading their essays about Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 18 during the Martin Luther King Jr. observance in the Medical Mall.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio support personnel recognized for superior performance
January 24, 2017 — Mariel Grimes was recognized as the Navy Recruiting District San Antonio civilian of the year and Petra Allen as the contractor of the year by Navy Cmdr. Karen Muntean, NRD-SA commanding officer, during an awards banquet held in Live Oak, Texas, in November 2016... MORE

Mariel Grimes, an enlisted processing assistant assigned to Navy Recruiting District (or NRD) San Antonio speaks with future Sailor Antonio Victor Lara of McAllen, Texas, regarding his in-processing for enlistment into the U.S. Navy. Grimes, a native of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands was recognized as the NRD's Civilian of the Year for Fiscal Year 2016.