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Center for the Intrepid at BAMC hosts inaugural research symposium
June 17, 2024 — The Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center hosted the first Promoting Professional Engagement amongst Military Laboratories, or ProPEL, research symposium on May 30... MORE

CFI at BAMC hosts inaugural research symposium

Biomechanics takes center stage at BAMC
April 22, 2024 — The Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center hosted its third annual event to celebrate National Biomechanics Day on April 3... MORE

BAMC showcases achievements, innovations in biomechanics
April 11, 2023 — The Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted its second annual event to celebrate National Biomechanics Day on April 6... MORE

JBSA firefighters show appreciation for wounded warriors
May 15, 2019 — Joint Base San Antonio firefighters spent the morning with wounded service members at the Center for the Intrepid at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston participating in physical fitness and sports activities May 10. This is the ninth year the firefighters have organized the annual event to show their appreciation for the service and sacrifices the military members have made to our nation... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio firefighters spent the morning with wounded service members at the Center for the Intrepid at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston participating in physical fitness and sports activities May 10. This is the ninth year the firefighters have organized the annual event to show their appreciation for the service and sacrifices the military members have made to our nation. After the sporting events, the firefighters prepared a barbecue lunch for the warriors and CFI
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Leap of faith: chance meeting brings Soldier to CFI after jump accident
February 22, 2019 — The hand-scribbled note taped to his dog tags simply said, “Request to go to the CFI” with a phone number. The note was written from one amputee to another. Army Staff Sgt. Kayshawn Porterfield was following in his father’s footsteps. He joined the Army with a plan of becoming a lifelong Soldier and his Army career was progressing. He was moving up in rank quickly, had finished the basic airborne course at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. ... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kayshawn Porterfield practices picking up objects using a myoelectric prosthesis at Brooke Army Medical Center’s Center for the Intrepid at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston Feb. 21. A myoelectric-controlled prosthesis is an externally powered artificial limb that the user controls with electrical signals generated naturally with his own muscles.

Spurs take on injured warriors in wheelchair basketball at Center for the Intrepid
October 3, 2018 — The San Antonio Spurs basketball team visited the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 1. This gave the crop of new players the opportunity to tour the state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility and engage in a competitive game of wheelchair basketball with a group of injured service members... MORE

Members of the San Antonio Spurs take on injured service members in a friendly game of wheelchair basketball at Brooke Army Medical Center's Center for the Intrepid, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Oct. 1. The Spurs also toured the state-of-the-art CFI rehab facility before the game. The CFI provides rehabilitation for military members who have sustained amputation, burns or functional limb loss.

Focusing on the future: Sutherland Springs shooting survivor works toward recovery
February 27, 2018 — Under the watchful eye of his physical therapist, a patient slowly works a weighted towel across the floor by turning his left ankle. This is just one of several exercises he performs during his rehabilitation appointment at the Center for the Intrepid at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

David Colbath completes a workout on an exercise bike Feb. 2, 2018 at the Center for the Intrepid at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston as physical therapist Oluwasegun Olomojobi times him. Colbath is one of eight people who were brought to Brooke Army Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by a lone gunman in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Nov. 5, 2017. He is currently rehabilitating from his injuries at the CFI.

Wounded warrior brings Miss America to Brooke Army Medical Center
July 14, 2017 — Miss America Savvy Shields, the former Miss Arkansas, visited with wounded warriors, families and staff at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 12... MORE

Miss America Savvy Shields talks with Evan Poole and his grandfather, Dr. Kelly Speer, in the Medical Mall during her visit to Brooke Army Medical Center July 11. Shields signed autographs, took photos and talked with wounded service members, staff and family members.