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New 68W Utilization Program increases readiness, improves patient care
January 25, 2017
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
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
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
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, 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.

Navy instructors, students honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 24, 2017
Staff and students from Navy Medicine Training Support Center watch a video during a celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Medical Education Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 17. NMTSC's Diversity Council planned and conducted a ceremony and reception to honor King and educate personnel about what he accomplished.

Medical Education and Training Campus holds active shooter, lockdown drill
January 23, 2017
An armed intruder, played by William Torres, a training instructor with the 502nd Security Forces Squadron, gets inside an unlocked laboratory in Smith Hall on the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 18.  METC worked with Torres and his security response team from the 502nd Air Base Wing to conduct an active shooter/lockdown drill.

Army South hosts State Partnership Program Conference
January 23, 2017
Maj. Gen. K.K. Chinn, U.S. Army South commander opens up the State Partnership Program Conference at the Mission Training Complex at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 18 with a discussion on security cooperation changes and challenges that state partners may face in 2017. More than 150 delegates from 20 states converged to exchange military skills and experience, share defense knowledge and further mutual security cooperation.

Wounded warriors open eyes of major leaguers
January 21, 2017
Houston Astros pitcher Joe Musgrove shakes hands with a wounded Soldier while Astros outfielder Tony Kemp looks on during the 2017 Houston Astros Caravan visit to the Warrior and Family Support Center on Jan. 18 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps, Army North Public Affairs

Naval researchers focus on monitoring immune system to diagnose, treat traumatic injuries
January 20, 2017
Dr. R. Madelaine Paredes, a researcher in Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio’s Immunodiagnostic and Bioassay Development Department, demonstrates the use of the flow cytometer technique to perform single cell measurements. Flow cytometer can identify the numbers of cells that have a particular feature (size, or a specific marker in their surface or intracellular). Navy researchers can then discern what molecules are being produced by each cell type and compile an extensive inflammatory profile for that particular sample.

470th Military Intelligence Brigade civilian donates racing items to troops
January 20, 2017
Lee McKinney, a civilian at the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, personally packs and pays for shipping to send care packages with racing memorabilia to deployed service members worldwide.

METC staff member honored as distinguished Toastmaster
January 20, 2017
Lt. Col. Joy Schmalzle, program director for the ophthalmic technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, was the recipient of the Distinguished Toastmaster award Jan.3. Schmalzle joins less than one percent of the 345,000 Toastmaster members worldwide who share this prestigious title.

5th Recruiting Brigade takes part in U.S. Army All-American Bowl
January 19, 2017
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow and Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Stoneburg, the U.S. Army Recruiting Command’s commanding general and command sergeant major, respectively, talk to local San Antonio recruits after their swearing-in ceremony during the pre-game activities at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl at the Alamodome in downtown San Antonio Jan. 7.

JBSA Onward to Opportunity Program graduates 80
January 19, 2017
The graduates of the Onward to Opportunity Program and others gather for a group photo at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center Jan. 17.

Lean Six Sigma: improving processes and efficiency in a high-reliability organization
January 18, 2017

Missing Korean War POW finally laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
January 17, 2017
The remains of Cpl. Luis Patlan Torres are brought to the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery by the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Caisson Section Jan. 13. Torres was missing in action as a prisoner of war in South Korea since 1950.

Road on U.S. base in Iraq honors former Navy SEAL doc at USAISR
January 13, 2017
A road at the logisitical support area just south of Mosul, Iraq, was named after retired navy Capt. (Dr.) Frank Butler to honor his contributions to tactical combat causualty care. Butler is chairman  of the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care and chief of prehospital trauma at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

187th Medical Battalion welcomes incoming command sergeant major
January 13, 2017
Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron Stone (left), incoming command sergeant major for the 187th Medical Battalion, accepts the guidon from Lt. Col. John Detro (center), while outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Rakimm Broadnax-Rogers (right) looks on at the Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 11

Tiny life-saving device receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance
January 12, 2017
U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Senior Scientist, Victor “Vic” Convertino, Ph.D., demonstrates the functions and capabilities of the Compensatory Reserve Index to Maj. Gen. Barbara Holcomb, Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command.

Brooke Army Medical Center earns re-designation for support of breastfeeding mothers
January 12, 2017
Bridget Owens prepares to breastfeed her son, James, in the lactation room at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 24, 2016.