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MEDCoE hosts summit forging future of combat medics
October 3, 2022 — With the U.S. Army’s shift from brigade-centric warfare to large-scale combat operations, multi-domain operations, and force modernization, the role of the 68W combat medic also needs to change to meet the Army’s needs. Forging the way forward, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston held a three-day working summit for the 68W combat medic career field Sept. 26-28. ... MORE

MEDCoE welcomes new Command Sergeant Major
August 29, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence welcomed Command Sgt. Major Victor Laragione as the command’s 23rd command sergeant major during a change of responsibility ceremony conducted at MacArthur Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 26... MORE

Navy interns present research at NAMRU San Antonio
August 8, 2022 — Three student interns enrolled in the Office of Naval Research’s Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program, or NREIP, had the opportunity to present their research to mentors, scientists and staff assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Aug. 4... MORE

BAMC Soldier selected to attend Interservice Physician Assistant Program
July 26, 2022 — A Brooke Army Medical Center Soldier was selected to attend the competitive Interservice Physician Assistant Program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

106th Signal Brigade to welcome new commander
July 20, 2022 — The 106th Signal Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosts a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. July 29 at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre to welcome Col. Joseph N. Gardner and bid farewell to Col. Tia L. Benning. The ceremony will be officiated by Brig. Gen. Charles R. Parker, commanding general, 7th Signal Command (Theater)... MORE

USAISR physician assists in producing life-saving infusion tubing
July 8, 2022 — As an emergency medical services physician, Maj. (Dr.) Nicholas Studer, also a combat casualty care scientist at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, understands the urgency of a rapid infusion for critically injured patients and wanted to do something about it... MORE

New enlisted leader assumes responsibility of MICC
June 13, 2022 — Members of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command welcomed their new command sergeant major while bidding farewell to a former enlisted leader during a ceremony June 1 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

Army Veterinary Corps celebrates 106th anniversary
June 7, 2022 — The U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, formally established by an Act of Congress June 3, 1916, celebrated its 106th anniversary with a ceremony at the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum amphitheater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 3... MORE

Writing competition increases value of MEDCoE Captains Career Course
June 3, 2022 — As part of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Medical Captains Career Course the MEDCoE Leader Development Branch, and Medical Capability Development Integration Directorate established an essay writing competition on Multi-Domain Operations related topics to increase awareness and understanding of this critical task of our joint and coalition warfighters. ... MORE

MEDCoE celebrates 102 years of training, educating Army medicine personnel
May 16, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, which marked its centennial birthday without ceremony in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conducted a 102nd MEDCoE birthday commemoration event to honor the MEDCoE’s place in Army Medicine’s rich and storied history at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 13... MORE

MEDCoE hosts Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
May 16, 2022 — Gilbert Cisneros Jr., Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, accompanied by Seileen Mullen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, visited the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence as part of a larger tour of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 12-13, 2022... MORE

New Braunfels Gate at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston closes May 17-June 1
May 12, 2022 — The New Braunfels Gate at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will close from May 17 to June 1 while construction takes place along Carson Road and North New Braunfels Avenue... MORE

MEDCoE welcomes Fiesta Court, Commission back to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
April 5, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted a leader breakfast in honor of the 2022 Fiesta Court and Fiesta Commission March 30... MORE

MEDCoE E3B conference focuses on three expert badges
March 9, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence recently hosted the first semiannual Expert Badge, or E3B, conference with assembly of the expert badge test management offices, test control offices, and the proponent leadership to discuss areas of variability between three Army badges to explore aligned standards... MORE

MEDCoE appoints first STRIDE peer advocates
February 23, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, has implemented a new strategic program to help eradicate harmful behaviors that erode Army values within the organization and to further the Army’s people first initiative... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence resumes high school tours
February 22, 2022 — Twenty Students from Dillard McCollum High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps toured the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 16 to learn about the many career opportunities in Army medicine available to high school and college graduates... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, others, host Limited Objective Experiment
February 16, 2022 — Attendees from various Army medical commands across the military health system gathered to participate in a Limited Objective Experiment, or LOE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 7-11, 2022. The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, and the Medical Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, or MED CDID, under the Future Concepts Center, within the Army Futures Command, hosted the experiment... MORE

232nd Medical Battalion welcomes new command sergeant major
February 15, 2022 — The Soldier Medics of the 232nd Medical Battalion welcomed Command Sgt. Major Lori Ingram during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Army Medical Department Museum amphitheater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 10... MORE

Army MEDEVAC helicopters land at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
February 3, 2022 — A group of U.S. Army medical evacuation HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, landed at MacArthur Parade Field, adjacent to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 27... MORE

NMFSC Sailor receives Joint Service Achievement Medal
February 2, 2022 — Lt. Cmdr. Veronica White, assigned to the operations department of Naval Medical Forces Support Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, received the Joint Service Achievement Medal for her deployment in support of COVID-19 vaccination efforts... MORE