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Naval Medical Forces Support Command celebrates Navy birthday virtually
October 15, 2020 — COVID-19 has led to cancellations of many of the time-honored ceremonies that military members enjoy. As a way to commemorate the Navy’s birthday, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, or NMFSC, used virtual means to honor the day... MORE

BAMC leaders visit U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
October 7, 2020 — Brig. Gen. Shan Bagby, Brooke Army Medical Center commanding general and BAMC Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds visited the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 2... MORE

Maj. Laura Riddle (center), chief of veterinary support branch at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, describes how research spaces were transformed into an intensive care unit to support a possible overflow of COVID-positive patients at Brooke Army Medical Center to Brig. Gen. Shan K. Bagby, BAMC commanding general, and BAMC Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds.

MICC procurement analyst earns spot in University of Maryland program
September 25, 2020 — A Mission and Installation Contracting Command senior procurement analyst began studies Sept. 23 in the University of Maryland Global Campus Graduate Certificate Foundations of Business Analytics Program following her selection by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement... MORE

Veronica Limon was selected by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement to participate in the University of Maryland Global Campus Graduate Certificate Foundations of Business Analytics Program, which got underway Sept. 23.

Navy Recruiting District San Antonio earns Bronze ‘R’ Award
September 24, 2020 — The mission of Navy Recruiting District San Antonio, or NRD SA, is to recruit the best and brightest men and women for service in America’s Navy, and for its performance during the first half of the fiscal year 2020, NRD San Antonio was awarded the Navy Recruiting Command’s Bronze “R” Award... MORE

Cmdr. Nicholas Gamiz (right center), Navy Recruiting District San Antonio commanding officer, is joined by (from left) Command Master Chief Francisco Valdovinos, Cmdr. Michael Files, and Master Chief Matthew Maduemesi, along with the 2004 Navy Recruiting Command’s Bronze “R” Award at NRD-SA headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The NRD was awarded the Bronze “R” by the Navy Recruiting Command for its performance during the first half of fiscal year 2020.

Army North Caisson horses get visit from the farrier
September 23, 2020 — The Fort Sam Houston Caisson Platoon, one of two active duty caisson units in the U.S. Army, proudly honors fallen members of the military with funeral honors at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Regular care for the unit’s 18 horses falls to eight Soldiers, with advising from the Herd Manager and Horse Trainer, as well as weekly equine hoof care visits... MORE

Rodney "Skip" Burgess, a farrier, resets the shoe of U.S. Army North Caisson horse Munemori at the Fort Sam Houston Caisson stable at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 21.

MICC member earns recognition for mediation efforts
September 17, 2020 — A human resources specialist with the Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston was named the 2020 Excellence in Government Mediator of the Year during a virtual awards ceremony hosted virtually in August by the Alamo Federal Executive Board, or AFEB... MORE

Jason Wild was named the 2020 Excellence in Government Awards Mediator of the Year virtual ceremony hosted in August by the Alamo Federal Executive Board. Wild is responsible for employee relations and the command wellness program for the Mission and Installation Contracting Command Personnel Directorate. He was among the 56 civilian and uniformed federal employees across central and south Texas recognized for their individual and team contributions to the government.

USAISR physicians conduct research into improving tactical combat casualty care
September 2, 2020 — Two physicians at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are focused on improving tactical combat casualty care through research that finds the best resources and methods for treating and improving the survivability rate of wounded service members on the battlefield... MORE

Maj. (Dr.) Steven Schauer (center), U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research physician-scientist, and Maj. (Dr.) Ian Hudson (center right), USAISR Tactical Combat Casualty Care emergency physician, conducted studies on devices used for tactical combat casualty care with combat medics at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia July 8-9.

Amid pandemic, Army program helps families get back to school
August 27, 2020 — Master Resilience Trainers, or MRTs, help support families with children to maintain their resilience and connection... MORE

Two students who attend a Department of Defense Education Activity school in Vicenza, Italy, complete classwork from home through digital learning.

METC radiology instructor saves car crash victim
August 27, 2020 — According to Staff Sgt. Karrie Prescott, her medical training helped with knowing the steps for CPR and how to check responsiveness and breathing. She may also use this experience as a teaching moment for her students... MORE

Staff Sgt. Karrie Prescott, a Medical Education and Training Campus radiologic technologist program instructor assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, checks the angle accuracy on the portable x-ray machine following student testing.

New MEDCoE Combat Paramedic Program class graduates
August 14, 2020 — Overcoming challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, or COVID-19, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has graduated its first class from a new paramedic training program that started in January... MORE

Soldier/medic works with an IV bag in the field.

USAISR welcomes new senior enlisted leader
August 13, 2020 — Sgt. Maj. Jennifer A. Redding assumed responsibility as the senior enlisted leader of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 10... MORE

Sgt. Maj. Jennifer A. Redding (right) assumed responsibility as the senior enlisted leader of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research during a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 10.

BAMC offers ‘last line of defense’ against COVID-19
August 10, 2020 — Brooke Army Medical Center is expanding its use of a highly specialized treatment many consider the “last line of defense” for critically ill COVID-19 patients... MORE

Nurses tend to a patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, in a COVID-19 intensive care unit at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, July 17, 2020.

MEDCoE employee selected as TRADOC Civilian Instructor of the Year
August 7, 2020 — Robert “Bob” Preshong, Department of Combat Medic Training at the U.S Army Medical Center of Excellence, was selected as the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, Civilian Instructor of the Year in a virtual ceremony held by video teleconference Aug. 6... MORE

Maj. Gen. Dennis P. LeMaster, commanding general of the U.S Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, presents Robert “Bob” Preshong, Department of Combat Medic Training, with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, Civilian Instructor of the Year award and a letter from Gen. Paul E. Funk II, TRADOC commanding general.

MEDCoE’s top drill sergeant competes at Army level
August 3, 2020 — Staff Sgt. Travis Webster is the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Drill Sergeant of the Year, or DSOY, for 2020 and represents MEDCoE at the Army-level DSOY competition. The event is hosted by the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, and conducted virtually Aug. 3-5, due to COVID-19, considerations... MORE

Staff Sgt. Travis Webster, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence 2020 Drill Sergeant of the Year.

USAISR welcomes new commander
July 23, 2020 — In a time-honored Army custom, Col. (Dr.) Jerome L. Buller relinquished command of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, or USAISR, to Col. (Dr.) Mark E. Stackle during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 21... MORE

Army North hosts hurricane ROC drill
July 21, 2020 — U.S. Army North hosted a Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept Drill at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 10, both in-person and virtually, with more than 250 leaders from federal, state, U.S. territories and the military, to discuss their respective courses of action in the event of hurricane response... MORE

U.S. Army North hosted mission partners during the 2020 ARNORTH Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept Drill, held at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston both in-person and virtually, July 9. The event included more than 250 leaders from federal, state, U.S. territories and the military, to discuss their respective courses of action in the event of a hurricane response.

U.S. Army North ready to battle COVID-19 after busy spring
July 16, 2020 — Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, the head of U.S. Northern Command’s land forces spoke recently of the lessons learned from its ongoing battle against COVID-19, as the command prepares to send more troops to hotspots in Texas and California... MORE

Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson (second from left), commander of U.S. Army North, views the patient area of the intensive care unit at the Javits New York Medical Station, April 12, 2020.

U.S. Army Environmental Command ensures training during COVID-19
July 14, 2020 — The U.S. Army Environmental Command, or USAEC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has been offering online courses to ensure Army environmental professionals worldwide remain trained and mission-certified during COVID-19... MORE

A screenshot of the U.S. Army Environmental Command Sharepoint page.

ARNORTH holds Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion change of command ceremony
July 9, 2020 — Col. Niave Knell, U.S. Army North Chief of Staff, passes the unit colors to the incoming commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Lt. Col. Richard Teta, during the battalion’s change of command ceremony at the Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 8... MORE

Regional Health Command-Central welcomes new CG
July 8, 2020 — The reins of leadership changed hands for Regional Health Command-Central during a change of command, relinquishment of responsibility and retirement ceremony at Wood Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 2... MORE