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5th Recruiting Brigade holds change of command ceremony
July 23, 2024 — The 5th Recruiting Brigade held a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on July 16, 2024, welcoming Col. Julian Perez as the new commander and bidding farewell to the outgoing commander, Col. Xavier “X” Colón... MORE

San Antonio battalion among top U.S. Army Recruiting Command units for 2022
November 21, 2022 — U.S. Army Recruiting Command leaders recently recognized the top units, civilian employees and recruiting NCOs for fiscal year 2022 during the Annual Leaders Training Conference at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The San Antonio Recruiting Battalion, part of the 5th Recruiting Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, was among the top five units recognized... MORE

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5th Recruiting Brigade hold virtual change of command ceremony
July 13, 2020 — The U.S. Army 5th Recruiting Brigade conducted a virtual change of command ceremony at 10:30 a.m. July 10 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Col. Roman J. Cantu (left) relinquishes command of the 5th Recruiting Brigade to Col. La'Tonya N. Jordan (right) during a ceremony at the Military & Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 10.

5th Brigade Army ROTC hosts virtual commissioning ceremonies
May 27, 2020 — Through these unique times, the 5th Brigade Army ROTC at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and their 36 ROTC Battalions in eight states continue to meet the mission... MORE

5th Recruiting Brigade conducts quality of life, resiliency and wellness event
August 11, 2017 — Soldiers and family members of the 5th Recruiting Brigade recently gathered in downtown San Antonio to take part in the Alamo Warrior Wellness and Family Resiliency event... MORE

Col (Dr.) Joni Johnson, an expert in childhood learning for children with autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and other childhood disorders, provides participants her insight into how to better understand the unique needs of exceptional family members. Johnson is a pediatrician, medical director and founder of Pediatric Partners for Attention and Learning and was a featured guest speaker during the U.S. Army 5th Recruiting Brigade, Quality of Life training event that took place at the Alamo in downtown San Antonio from July 31 to Aug 3. The training event focused on understanding the Army's Exceptional Family Member Program and learning how to help Soldiers and their families become more resilient through a strategy that provides education and techniques that help exceptional children thrive.

5th Recruiting Brigade observes Annual Prayer Luncheon
April 3, 2017 — The 5th Recruiting Brigade Unit Ministry Team, along with Col. Terance L. Huston, brigade commander, hosted the annual 5th Brigade Prayer Luncheon at the Military & Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 29... MORE

Col. James Palmer Jr., command chaplain for the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, spent an hour at the 5th Recruiting Brigade Headquarters conducting a question-and-answer forum with Soldiers from the San Antonio Recruiting Battalion’s Company E as part of the annual prayer luncheon.

5th Recruiting Brigade welcomes new command sergeant major
March 24, 2017 — The U.S. Army 5th Recruiting Brigade held a change of responsibility ceremony March 24 at the Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The brigade is the center of Army recruiting activities for an area stretching across the great plains to the California border and covers more than 968,446 square miles... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Badley (right), outgoing command sergeant major for the U.S. Army’s 5th Recruiting Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, relinquishes the NCO sword to Col. Terance Huston (center), brigade commander, during the brigade’s change of responsibility ceremony March 24 at the historic quadrangle on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

Recruiter Soldiers battle it out in ‘Backyard Bowl’
February 10, 2017 — The 5th Recruiting Brigade’s Unit Ministry Team hosted a “Backyard Bowl” on the sports field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 3... MORE

Members of the Warriors of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Recruiting Brigade and the Tigers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, San Antonio Recruiting Battalion stand together for a photo after “Backyard Bowl II” at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 3.

5th Recruiting Brigade takes part in U.S. Army All-American Bowl
January 19, 2017 — he San Antonio Recruiting Battalion, part of the U.S. Army 5th Recruiting Brigade, invited 20 young men and women who decided to become future soldiers to take part in an opportunity to be sworn into the U.S. Army by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow, commanding general of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command. The enlistment ceremony took place during the pre-game show of the annual U.S. All-American Bowl game at the Alamodome Jan. 7. Two Army cadets were commissioned as officers as well. ... MORE

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.

Soldiers participate in ‘spiritual PT’
November 9, 2016 — The 5th Recruiting Brigade’s Unit Ministry Team at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted “spiritual physical training” during the early hours of Oct. 28... MORE

Staff Sgt. Tiffany Rodriguez, (right) Warrior Transition Battalion, speaks about the accident that put her in the battalion and how she views duty as her favorite Army value at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 28.