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New trailer at JBSA-Camp Bullis a morale booster for Vehicle Management Flight
December 16, 2021 — After several years of being housed in a trailer that was outdated and hard to maintain, the Vehicle Management Flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis now has a new modern construction trailer with upgraded amenities, which will better fit the needs of the vehicle technicians who work on the installation... MORE

14th Annual Defender Ruck honors fallen Airmen
November 30, 2021 — Beads of sweat rolled down many Airmen’s brows as familiar tunes echoed throughout vast and varied terrain. Marching over four miles to the beat of jodies, approximately 1,500 Airmen and guests participated in the 14th Annual Defender Ruck at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Nov. 12... MORE

Airmen carry a guidon during the defender ruck

470th MIB companies conduct exercises to improve intelligence gathering systems
November 1, 2021 — Two companies with the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston conducted exercises from Sept. 21-23 to familiarize themselves with intelligence-gathering equipment and refine processes for expeditionary operations in South and Central America... MORE

Army Medicine tests new smartphone, tablet apps at JBSA-Camp Bullis
October 28, 2021 — The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity, or USAMTEAC, in collaboration with the United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, or USAMMDA, recently tested two medical devices employing the latest in smartphone technology in critical hands-on assessments during a simulated real-world scenario at two different locations at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity tests Rapid Opioid Countermeasure System at JBSA-Camp Bullis
June 29, 2021 — The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity, or USAMTEAC, conducted a customer test for the Rapid Opioid Countermeasure System, or ROCS, auto-injector at the Deployable Medical System Equipment for Training site at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis June 23... MORE

Army tests ophthalmic slit lamp at JBSA-Camp Bullis
May 4, 2021 — The Ophthalmic Slit Lamp is an instrument that consists of a high-intensity light source that can be focused to shine a thin sheet of light into the eye and is used in conjunction with a bio-microscope... MORE

Dagger Forge III trains troops to become elite Signals Intelligence Lethal Soldiers
April 16, 2021 — Dagger Forge III, conducted April 5-9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis by the 717th Military Intelligence Battalion, part of the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, trained 40 active duty members, who underwent physical, technical and tactical training to become Signals Intelligence Lethal Soldiers... MORE

Dagger Forge III trained 40 active duty members, who underwent physical, technical and tactical training to become Signals Intelligence Lethal Soldiers, the Army’s force of intelligence gathering troops. This signals intelligence field training event was conducted April 5-9 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis by the 717th Military Intelligence Battalion, part of the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

METC Combat Medic Program lauded for exceptional teamwork
October 19, 2020 — The Medical Education and Training Campus Combat Medical Specialist Training Program, or CMSTP, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has been recognized for exceptional teamwork by an integrated group of military and civilian team members focused on excellence in support of Army Medicine... MORE

Students in the Combat Medic Specialist Training Program, or CMSTP, assess a simulated casualty during a field training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.

Texas Army National Guard jump at JBSA-Camp Bullis
October 1, 2020 — Texas Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 197th Special Troops Support Company at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis took part in airborne operations training Sept. 25... MORE

Texas Army National Guard soldiers assigned to the 197th Special Troops Support Company, Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, prepare for airborne operations training Sept. 25 at JBSA-Lackland. Soldiers loaded onto a C-130J Super Hercules, from the 317th Airlift Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas to complete static line jump training onto a drop zone at JBSA-Camp Bullis. Soldiers assigned to airborne units must complete a parachute jump every three months to maintain their airborne status.

MEDCoE students conduct multi-specialty training at JBSA-Camp Bullis
September 15, 2020 — In a first for the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, multiple departments collaborated for a joint Field Training Exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis recently... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence students participate in hands-on, scenario-based training using COVID-19 mitigation measures to combat the added challenges of the pandemic during the MEDCoE multi-service field training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Sept. 11. Physicians and physician assistant Basic Officer Leaders Course students worked alongside combat medics as a team to ensure proper IV placement and other tasks during Role 1 Trauma stabilization training.

Inaugural trauma readiness training receives rave reviews
July 8, 2020 — The new Strategic Trauma Readiness Center of San Antonio, or STaRC, completed its first trauma readiness training for the 555th Forward Surgical Team June 6... MORE

Members of the 555th Forward Surgical Team operate on a simulated trauma patient

Basic Officer Leader Training Course students conquer tactical dispersion
April 27, 2020 — Students in the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Basic Officer Leader Training Course conquered tactical dispersion and socially distant enabled training in a field training environment at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis April 14... MORE

Basic Officer Leadership Course student practices providing Tactical Combat Casualty Ca

U.S. Army Medical Department Board tests extracorporeal life support
March 5, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Board, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, performed a test at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Feb. 18-20 that could dramatically improve battlefield survivability... MORE

MEDCoE starts new operationally focused paramedic pilot course
January 16, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has merged training aspects of advanced combat medic and flight paramedic training courses to create a 30-week pilot course that began Jan. 16... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Reid Carpenter, a past flight paramedic instructor, wirelessly adjust the setting of a medical patient simulator as two Army Health Care Specialists (68W), also known as combat medics, practice treating an injured patient inside a UH-60 Blackhawk trainer. The life-sized trainer offers students the opportunity of realistic classroom exercises emulating the sound, wind, and stressful environment of an actual helicopter. These concepts were transferred to the new Combat Paramedic Course pilot program that began in January.

Army South hosts Colombian Sergeants Major
October 25, 2019 — Members of the Ejército Nacional de Colombia Sergeants Major Academy observe U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Combat Medic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis during PISAJ 12 Oct. 24. ... MORE

Members of the Ejército Nacional de Colombia Sergeants Major Academy observe U.S. Army Combat Medic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis during PISAJ 12 Oct. 24.

Wearable tech for survival specialists now at JBSA-Camp Bullis
October 22, 2019 — An Air Force Research Laboratory team recently delivered version 2.0 of the Survival Health Awareness Responders Kit, or SHARK, to U.S. Air Force instructors at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, a 28,000-acre site in Texas used to train Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialists... MORE

Air Force Capt. Logan Hawke, a pilot assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron; Master Sgt. William Davis and Staff Sgt. Randall Moss, loadmasters assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron, communicate with rescue forces with a radio during a survival, evasion, resistance, and escape exercise in North, South Carolina, Aug. 21. SERE specialists assigned to the 437th Operations Support Squadron conducted this exercise in order to identify potential areas of improvement in both SERE training and equipment provided to aircrew in case of a potential isolating event.

AFIMSC seeks to transform Air Force environmental program with latest drone technology
September 11, 2019 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is leveraging the latest unmanned aerial system technology to transform the Air Force environmental program... MORE

Ethan Jacobs, unmanned aerial system engineer, launches a UAS during a field test Sept. 4 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. The UAS was equipped with Light Detection and Ranging, multi-spectral sensors and machine-learning algorithms to map, survey and inventory habitat for the golden-cheeked warbler. The field test will help the Air Force determine if UAS technology can characterize habitat better, faster and cheaper than current methods.

Brooke Army Medical Center team named RHC-C Best Medics
July 30, 2019 — After four days in the grueling Texas heat and pushing through events designed to task the participants both physically and mentally, the Regional Health Command-Central named Sgt. Samantha Delgado and Sgt. Kevin Ramirez as the Region’s Best Medics at a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis July 26... MORE

Sgt. Samantha Delgado, a Brooke Army Medical Center diagnostic radiology technician, tackles the obstacle course during the four-day Regional Health Command-Central Best Medic Competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. Delgado was part of the winning team that will compete in the Army Medicine Best Medic competition this fall.

Soldiers compete in BAMC Best Medic Competition
June 18, 2019 — Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis was the location of a grueling competition June 12-13 to determine who would earn the title of Brooke Army Medical Center Best Medic... MORE

Army 1st Lt. Samantha Frank low crawls during the Brooke Army Medical Center Best Medic Competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis June 12. BAMC Soldiers competed for the title of Best Medic during the grueling competition with included an obstacle course.

Trinity Competition highlights best of the Health Readiness Center of Excellence
May 29, 2019 — The annual Trinity Competition is a grueling four-day event to determine the division-level Best Warrior, Drill Sergeant of the Year and Best Medic. Hosted by the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, winners represent the HRCoE in higher level competitions. ... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class David Nagle, Medical Professional Training Brigade, checks a simulated patient for injuries while competing in the Tactical Combat Casualty Care lane. The annual Trinity Competition is a grueling, four day event to determine the division level Best Warrior, Drill Sergeant of the Year and Best Medic.