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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Sailor competes for Navy Medicine Sailor of the Year
November 21, 2016 — The Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston announced the selection of its 2016 Sailor of the Year Nov. 17... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Cameron Graham (left), Hospital Corps “A” School instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, poses for a photo with Master Chief Petty Officer Tony Guzman, Navy Medicine Training Support Center’s senior enlisted adviser, after Graham was announced as Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, or NMETLC, Sailor of the Year for 2016 during a ceremony at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 17. Graham will represent NMETLC at Navy Medicine’s Sailor of the Year competition in January.

410th Contracting Support Brigade cases its colors in preparation for deployment
November 21, 2016 — Leaders from the 410th Contracting Support Brigade, or CSB, cased their organizational colors during a ceremony Nov. 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in preparation for the brigade’s deployment to Qatar and Afghanistan... MORE

Col. Josh Burris (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Williams case the 410th Contracting Support Brigade organizational colors during a ceremony Nov. 16 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Soldiers from the brigade will depart for a deployment to assume command of the U.S. Army Expeditionary Contracting Command-Afghanistan. Burris is the 410th CSB commander and Williams is the brigade command sergeant major.

Mission and Installation Contracting Command employees selected for leadership training
October 25, 2016 — Two members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, or MICC, headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, were selected by the Alamo Federal Executive Board to participate in its nine-month leadership program... MORE

Jennifer Hastedt was selected by the Alamo Federal Executive Board to participate in its nine-month leadership program which began this month. Hastedt is contract specialist with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

Army Medicine and U.S. Border Patrol partner for training, veterinary care and cost savings
October 25, 2016 — The U.S. Army Animal Care Specialist, 68T, advanced individual training course at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is one of the most demanding within Army medicine. 68Ts are responsible for the prevention and control of diseases transmitted from animal to man, as well as the comprehensive care for government-owned animals... MORE

Maj. Patrick Grimm, Deputy Chief of Animal Health Branch, performs a gastropexy on a Customs and Border Patrol working dog while assisted by Pvt. Jade Baxter, a student attending Army Animal Care Specialist, 68T, advanced individual training.

607th Contracting Team Soldiers shape regional security environment in Afghanistan
October 6, 2016 — Soldiers from the 607th Contracting Team from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston continue to support combatant commander efforts to shape the regional security environment in Afghanistan... MORE

Before deployment to Afghanistan, members of the 607th Contracting Team completed predeployment training, including this day at the range, at Fort Bliss, Texas. From left to right are Staff Sgt. Ryan Johnson, Master Sgt. Maria Sierra, Sgt. 1st Class Mark Lewis, Maj. Evan Chung and Staff Sgt. Ike Wright.