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AMEDD Center & School getting a new name
August 29, 2019
The graphic for the redesignation ceremony planned for Sept. 16, at which the AMEDDC&S HRCoE will change its name to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, depicts the current logo being peeled away, revealing a very small portion of the new MEDCoE logo bearing the new name. The new logo, just like the current logo bears the distinctive unit insignia, or crest, that was originally approved for the U.S. Army Medical Field Service School June 17, 1965. It was redesignated for the Academy of Health Sciences and amended to revise the symbolism Feb. 20, 1973, extending authorization of wear to personnel of the AMEDDC&S Jan. 5, 1993. The crest is adorned with a motto that reads “To Conserve the Fighting.” The new MEDCoE logo also bears U.S. Army and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command insignias.
Medical Professional Training Brigade welcomes new command sergeant major
May 22, 2019
Col. Shauna L. Snyder (right), commander, Medical Professional Training Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, passes the unit colors to Command Sgt. Maj. Jennifer A. Redding at an assumption of responsibility ceremony held at the Army Medical Department Museum May 22.
AMEDD Captains Career Course changes helping students become better leaders
May 21, 2019
Army Medical Department Center & School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence students participate in a field training exercise for the Captains Career Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis May 7. Sitting clockwise at the table are Capts. Mike Bird, Maureen Mulholland and Kirby Leininger, who are looking at a map of Houston in a scenario in which a hurricane has made landfall on the city. During the exercise, the students put together a support operations plan for a medical battalion that is supporting civil authorities responding to the hurricane. Students in the Captains Career Course undergo nine weeks of training that includes classroom and hands-on training about the Military Decision Making Process, Army Health Systems Support and Force Health Protection doctrine, unit training management, leadership skills and staff officer functions.
New doctrine Smart Book helps Soldiers, leaders navigate the Army Health System
May 21, 2019
A 68W Combat Medic attending the Army Medical Department Center & School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence Noncommissioned Officers Academy Advanced Leader Course prepares an injection.
AMEDDC&S social work student defends world championship bodybuilding title
December 6, 2018
Army Capt. Johnny Dotson training at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Central Gym.
Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent assumes command of AMEDDC&S
June 1, 2018
(From left) Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein, outgoing commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School; Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, Army Surgeon General and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, and incoming AMEDDC&S commander Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent salute the colors June 1.
Course teaches medical officers about Army tasks and leadership
April 6, 2018
Students in the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School Basic Officer Leader Course, or BOLC, carry a “wounded” Soldier on a stretcher during a simulated enemy attack as part of their field training Feb. 26 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. BOLC is the entry-level course for students who are becoming commissioned officers in the Army and is conducted in two phases over seven weeks, including classroom training and field training. The objective of the course is to train new officers in Army tasks and familiarize them with the AMEDD culture.
AMEDDC&S sergeant major receives award for outstanding support
December 11, 2017
Sgt. Maj. Christopher R. Marshall (right) from the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is presented the Lewis L. Seaman Enlisted Award for Outstanding Operational Support in the senior enlisted category from Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein (center), AMEDDC&S and U.S. Army Health Readiness Center of Excellence commanding general, Nov. 30 at the Potomac Ballroom of the Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center in Washington D.C. Marshall’s son-in-law, Sgt. Michael Beck (left), U.S. Marine Corps, is also pictured.
AMEDDC&S leaders dish up Thanksgiving dinner at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston dining facility
November 27, 2017
Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein, Commanding General, Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, AMEDDC&S Command Sgt. Maj. Buck O'Neal and other leaders serve Thanksgiving dinner to Soldiers at the Rocco Dining Facility at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 23.
Local families host Soldiers for Mission Thanksgiving
November 27, 2017
Cynthia Caballero and Josh Gutierrez with eight Soldiers from the Army Medical Department Center & School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 23 they hosted for Mission Thanksgiving,
Army Medical Department Center & School welcomes new command sergeant major
August 11, 2017
The Army Medical Department Center & School’s incoming Command Sgt. Maj. William “Buck” O’Neal accepts the colors from Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein, commanding general, AMEDDC&S, while outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew J. Rhoades looks on.
188th Medical Battalion changes leadership
July 14, 2017
Lt. Col. James L. Pulliam assumed command of the 188th Medical Battalion at a ceremony held at the AMEDD Museum. LTC Pulliam is only the second commander of the 188th MED BN, formally the Academy Battalion Provisional, which was renamed on June 1, 2017. Former commander LTC Amy L. Jackson took command two years ago when the battalion first was stood up as part of an AMEDDC&S reorganization.
Army Surgeon General speaks at professional development sessions
April 20, 2017
Lt. Gen. Nadja Y.West, U.S. Army Surgeon General and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, and MEDCOM Command Sergeant Major Gerald C. Ecker, addressed Army Medical Department Center & School Soldiers attending the Captain Career Course and Non Commissioned Officers Academy at professional development sessions at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 19. West opened the session by taking questions and engaging in a discussion. Soldiers asked a broad range of questions about training, readiness and leadership. The surgeon general emphasized the importance of Army Medicine in operational planning and exercises and the critical role of maintaining readiness.
Army Medicine Soldier is an American Ninja Warrior
April 4, 2017
Capt. Rommel Camangeg preparing to begin his first round on the American Ninja Warrior obstacle course.
AMEDDC&S officer honored by Garden Ridge for saving life of neighbor
March 9, 2017
Col. (Dr.) Lance Cordoni holds the award he received March 1 while talking with City of Garden Ridge police officer Richard McMahan (left), Police Chief Ron Eberhardt, and his wife, Allyson Cordoni. Cordoni helped save the life of a neighbor who had suffered a heart attack Nov. 20, 2016.
ARNORTH, AMEDDC&S assist American Legion post in flag detail
January 25, 2017
Sgt. 1st Class Antwaun Smith (center) observes as Spc. Christopher Hanna (left) and Pvt. Brady Smith (right) fold a U.S. flag at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle Clock Tower Jan. 23. A detail of Soldiers from the Army Medical Department Center & School and the Army North Caisson Platoon volunteered to raise, lower, and fold the flags for the post. The flags will be presented as part of the post’s “Lest We Forget” program to commemorate the raid on Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp in the Philippines Jan. 30, 1945.