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JBSA boosts resiliency through cooking
January 17, 2024 — Entering the new year, U.S. Army leaders pledged to renew their commitment to the financial well-being of Soldiers and their families through a variety of enhanced resources and educational programs. One of these involves quick and affordable meal preparation... MORE

Vogel Meditation Center teaches resilience through art, meditation, yoga
September 15, 2023 — When it comes to national security, the Department of Defense has three documents it depends on. One of those, the National Defense Strategy, contains four top-level priorities, including building a resilient Joint Force. To do that, resiliency teams are looking outside the box for innovative ways to create awareness and resilience among service members... MORE

Students sitting on the floor creating art.

Vogel Resiliency Center holds monthly virtual healthy cooking events, food distribution
June 30, 2021 — The Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosts monthly virtual cooking events as a follow-up to their monthly Military Family Food Distributions... MORE

JBSA Suicide Prevention Taskforce coordinates resources
October 1, 2020 — Saving lives is the mission of the Joint Base San Antonio Suicide Prevention Task Force. ... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio's Suicide Prevention Task Force

JBSA chaplains, counselors utilize technology to provide counsel and guidance during pandemic
April 16, 2020 — Mental health specialists, chaplains and counselors throughout Joint Base San Antonio are utilizing technology and finding resourceful ways to keep in touch with their clients who seek counseling and guidance during this time of social distancing... MORE

Vogel Resiliency Center offers virtual financial, chaplain counseling
March 27, 2020 — To abide by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and abide by health protection conditions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Joint Base San Antonio Vogel Resiliency Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston is offering virtual/telephone counseling from their personal financial counselor and family life chaplain... MORE

360 Degree Leader program: ‘what rocks are you carrying?’
May 20, 2019 — There’s an iconic image of a soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade on bent knee, loaded down with more gear than you can imagine anyone could carry. The 360° Leader Program, taught at the Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 15, began with this image... MORE

Dr. Mary Lopez, a retired Army colonel and 360° Program co-founder, engages in an exercise called “3-by-3” with Staff Sgt. Peter Tuinei-Flora, 56th Signal Battalion, during the 360° Leader Program at the Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 15. The purpose of the exercise is to open good communication lines between spouses by sitting knee-to-knee and allowing one spouse to speak for three minutes without interruption.

Vogel Resiliency Center holds interactive event at JBSA-Camp Bullis
April 15, 2019 — Through interactive activities and exercises, servicemembers at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis learned about the importance of establishing connections with themselves and others, during a resiliency event conducted by the Vogel Resiliency Center April 12... MORE

Sgt. Justin Chiang (left) and Spc. Danielle Powers (right), members of the 549th Military Intelligence Battalion, act in a skit about a military couple dealing with financial issues at a resiliency event on Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis conducted by the Vogel Resiliency Center April 12.

Military commanders get ‘resiliency reset’ at Vogel Resiliency Center
December 14, 2018 — Military commanders learned the value of taking care of themselves and looking after the troops they lead during an event focused on resiliency hosted by the Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 30... MORE

Leslie Noel (right), Joint Base Substance Abuse Program prevention coordinator, demonstrates a standard drink of wine, which is actually water and red dye, that can be consumed in moderation during a talk she gave to military company-level commanders as part of “The Gift of Presence: Resiliency Reset” event at the Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Nov. 30.

Vogel Resiliency Center offers Family Life Program workshops
September 21, 2018 — The Family Life Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has relocated from the Military Family & Readiness Center to the Vogel Resiliency Center. The move enables the Family Life Program team to collaborate with other helping agencies within the Vogel Resiliency Center to provide resiliency skills and holistic health to its customers... MORE

The Family Life Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has relocated from the Military Family & Readiness Center to the Vogel Resiliency Center.

Vogel Resiliency Center hosts ‘Social Media Safety and Cyberbullying Awareness’ workshop July 16
June 29, 2018 — Parents can learn the risks and dangers their children are exposed to on social media, including online cyberbullying, and what to do about it at the “Social Media Safety and Cyberbullying Awareness” workshop at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Vogel Resiliency Center, building 367, from 4 to 6 p.m. July 16... MORE

The workshop will also educate parents on how to identify warning signs of children who are being bullied online and how to notice behaviors, including anxiety, depression and isolation, which are associated with bullying and could lead to suicide.

Young adults learn life skills at Vogel Resiliency Center workshop
June 22, 2018 — Young adults learned about life skills and got a hands-on experience preparing a meal at the Resiliency Day workshop hosted by the Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 15... MORE

Victoria Ortiz cuts a bell pepper in a cooking class during the Resiliency Day workshop June 15 at the Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The workshop allowed students of JBSA members from area high schools to learn about life skills, including how to prepare and cook nutritious, delicious meals.

Vogel Resiliency Center offers resiliency day for incoming, graduating high school seniors
May 31, 2018 — Do you remember your senior year of high school? Was it all a bit overwhelming? In high school, many students enjoy a high degree of parental planning and support to manage tight schedules, timelines and decisions. Senior year is often a heady mix of challenging academic schedules, extra-curricular and social activities, and uncertainty throughout the college and financial aid application process. ... MORE

The Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is hosting a Resiliency Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 15 for incoming and graduating high school seniors. The VRC is located at 2490 Stanley Road, building 367.

Sergeant Major of the Army visits soldiers, tours Vogel Resiliency Center
March 26, 2018 — Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 23 and his stops included the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School, the Vogel Resiliency Center and meeting wounded warriors at Brooke Army Medical Center... MORE

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey (left) speaks with Lt. Col. Christine L. Edwards (right), senior nutritionist at the Vogel Resiliency Center teaching kitchen March 23 about healthy cooking techniques and habits. Dailey visited Soldiers assigned to the US Army Medical Department Center & School going through their Advanced Individual Training to become battlefield-ready medics at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

NORTHCOM Sergeant Major visits Army North
March 23, 2018 — U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul G. McKenna visited Army personnel assigned to U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 21. McKenna spent time talking with the Soldiers and learning what they do and how their unity of effort drives the strength of the nation... MORE

Sergeant Major of the U.S. Marine Corps Paul G. McKenna visited Army personnel assigned to U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 21. McKenna spent time talking with the Soldiers and learning what they do and how their unity of effort drives the strength of the nation.

Soldier 360 Leadership Resiliency Course helps student to overcome hardship
March 15, 2018 — The weeklong Soldier 360 Resiliency Leaders Course held recently at the Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. is aimed at improving a leader’s wellness, not only the physical and mental aspects, but the spiritual aspect as well... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Iris Autrey (middle), a combat medic specialist with Company A, 187th Medical Battalion, gathers her thoughts before addressing her fellow graduating class members after receiving her certificate March 2 from the Soldier 360 Leadership Resiliency Course at the Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Her husband, Antonio Autrey (right), also received a certificate as a participant in the course.

Couples cook together at Vogel Resiliency Center
March 2, 2018 — One of the reasons the teaching kitchen is such an important resiliency tool is it helps service members learn how to cook healthy meals for themselves and how to incorporate family members into the cooking process to ‘unite’ them as a family... MORE

Lt. Col. Christine Edwards (right), an Army dietician, teaches couples the importance of planning out a meal and cooking together while Sgt. 1st Class Raphael Bonair, a culinary specialist with U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and the enlisted aide to Lt. Gen. Jeffery S. Buchanan, the senior commander for ARNORTH, demonstrates pan-searing chicken thighs at the Vogel Resiliency Center at Joint Base San Antonio- Fort Sam Houston, Texas Feb. 23 during a marriage enrichment class.

Vogel Resiliency Center opens to help JBSA community
January 9, 2018 — The Vogel Resiliency Center is a new facility providing resiliency services to the Joint Base San Antonio community, located on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, designed to focus, synchronize, and integrate the execution of programs that are directly supportive of the Army’s R2 (Ready and Resilient) objectives... MORE

Military, community and family members cut the ribbon to officially open the Vogel Resiliency Center Jan. 5. Pictured, from left, are Air Force Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander, 502nd Air Base and Joint Base San Antonio; Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson, commander, Brooke Army Medical Center; Rear Adm. Rebecca McCormick-Boyle, commander, Navy Medicine Education and Training Command; Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army): Army Lt. Gen. Nadja West, U.S. Army Surgeon General and commander, US. Army Medicine; San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Sue Orosz, and Acting Assistant of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Raymond Horoho. The Vogel Resiliency Center brings together eight entities of resiliency services to one location. This facility is unique to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and unique in the Army. The Vogel Resiliency Center is in building 367 located at the corner of Stanley and Reynolds Roads.

Vogel Resiliency Center to improve readiness, resilience for JBSA Soldiers
January 2, 2018 — The Vogel Resiliency Center, or VRC, is a project that brings together eight entities of resiliency services into one location. This facility is unique to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and in the Army and opens at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Raphael B. Bonair, executive aide, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), sets up and prepares the teaching kitchen in the Vogel Resiliency Center. The Vogel Resiliency Center is a project that’s going to bring together eight entities of resiliency services into one location. This facility is unique to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and in the Army.

Vogel Resiliency Center slated for January 2018 opening
February 1, 2017 — U.S. Army North Command Force Health Protection Officer Col. James Flanagan Jr. (left) discusses the Vogel Resiliency Center project with Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson... MORE

U.S. Army North Command Force Health Protection Officer Col. James Flanagan Jr. (left) discusses the Vogel Resiliency Center project with Brooke Army Medical Center Commander Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson. The renovation of building 367 is on schedule for a January 2018 grand opening of the Vogel Resiliency Center, in conjunction with San Antonio's tricentennial celebration of the Alamo City's 300th birthday. The Vogel Resiliency Center will provide services in support of the service members, retirees, civilians and military families in ready and resilient healthy lifestyles to enable them to achieve and sustain optimal personal readiness. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps, Army North Public Affairs