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Defense Language Institute beta tests new program similar to U.S. Army Echo Company
February 4, 2020 — Nested in the corner of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland lies the Defense Language Institute English Language Center. Identifiable by its kempt campus, DLIELC is home to more than 400 civilian and... MORE

Echo Company trainees pose for a photo in a Defense Language Institute English Language Center hallway between classes. Along with English language training and pre-basic training, trainees have the opportunity to react with the 70 other unique countries on campus at one time.

Air Force Band of the West brings musical mission to Puerto Rico
May 30, 2019 — The United States Air Force Band of the West brought the joy of live music to the residents of Puerto Rico during a recent weeklong tour of the United States territory still recovering from the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria nearly two years ago. In living up to its mission to honor, inspire and connect, the band’s music told the Air Force story of diversity and opportunity, built relationships with Puerto Rican communities and honored veterans from the island. ... MORE

The United States Air Force Band of the West, from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, perform at Jardin Urbano de Isla Verde in Carolina, Puerto Rico, April 5, 2019 as part of a series of performances and masterclasses around the island featuring multiple Band of the West ensembles. The USAF Band of the West are touring the island of Puerto Rico to tell the Air Force's story through live music and to continue building relationships with Puerto Rican communities during concerts. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Airman 1st Class Shelby Pruitt)

U.S. Army North gets assist from Logistics Civil Augmentation Program in Puerto Rico relief efforts
March 29, 2018 — Within three days of notification, a Logistics Civil Augmentation Program lead team was in Puerto Rico following the worst recorded hurricane to hit the Caribbean island. Also known as LOGCAP, it supported U.S. Army North in what was dubbed the “Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts.” ... MORE

Shown is a part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force power project. LOGCAP provided logistics support to the downloading of ships at the Port of Ponce in Puerto Rico. This sea port served as a debarkation point for receipt, inventory and issue of electrical materials used in the reconstruction of the electrical grid.

BAMC medical personnel provide lifesaving support in Puerto Rico
January 4, 2018 — Brooke Army Medical Center doctors, nurses and medics recently returned after being deployed to Puerto Rico for more than a month, providing support to the local population in the wake of the devastation from Hurricane Maria... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 14th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Benning, Ga., work with the Puerto Rico National Guard to provide medical assistants the residents of Humacao, Puerto Rico, Oct. 15, 2017. The 14th CSH is augmenting the local hospitals who were affected by Hurricane Maria.

U.S. Army North commander relates lessons learned during 2017 hurricane season
December 19, 2017 — The most recent hurricane season was not unprecedented in terms of the number of storms, but it was unprecedented in terms of damage, the commander of U.S. Army North at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston said in a recent interview... MORE

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, speaks with civil engineer Airmen from the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., at a communication tower located in the mountains of Pugnado Adentro in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, Nov. 8, 2017. Several civil engineer Airmen were assisting local contractors repair the communication tower that works as a main communication radio hub for the island.

U.S. Army South member experiences a different type of homecoming in Puerto Rico
November 30, 2017 — Homecoming is an American fall tradition, full of festivities, excitement and reunions. For some U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees originally from Puerto Rico, homecoming has been a different experience this year... MORE

Maj. Eduardo Rodríguez works as a logistician for U.S. Army South at the port of Ponce where he coordinates the inventory of equipment coming in to help with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers power restoration mission.

BAMC Mobile Medics deploy in support of hurricane victims
October 27, 2017 — Two mobile medics from Brooke Army Medical Center and one nurse from Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center deployed to Puerto Rico to provide virtual health support to the disaster response effort there... MORE

Lt. Col. Jennifer Stowe, an optometrist located at the Brooke Army Medical Center Virtual Medical Center, talks with Sgt. Andrea Bloom Oct. 20 during a synchronous virtual health encounter. The mobile medics connected with Stowe and provided high-definition, synchronous images of a Soldier’s eye using an optical exam camera and web-based video teleconferencing capability.

Army North continues to assist in Puerto Rico
October 18, 2017 — Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, U.S. Army North commander, along with members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, Reserve and active duty, and Brig. Gen. José Reyes, Dual Status commander; and Caguas Mayor Hon. William Miranda Torres, distributed food and water to residents of the neighborhood Borinquen, Oct. 14. Reyes, Buchanan and Marín handed over provisions to the people who were grateful for the help received and were seriously affected by Hurricane Maria... MORE

Members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, Reserve and active duty, along with Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, U.S. Army North commander; Brig. Gen. José Reyes, Dual Status commander; and Caguas Mayor Hon. William Miranda Torres, distributed food and water to residents of the neighborhood Borinquen, Oct. 14. Reyes, Buchanan and Marín handed over provisions to the people who were grateful for the help received and were seriously affected by Hurricane Maria.

Army, DOD continue to provide more response capacity to Puerto Rico
October 10, 2017 — The Department of Defense continues to deploy more response capacity to Puerto Rico to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's need for a commodities distribution network able to reach isolated communities and sustained medical support for the island's residents, said Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis Oct. 2... MORE

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan (right), commander, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) at Jint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, and Joint Forces Land Component Commander forward in Puerto Rico, consults with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to provide logistical distribution of water, food and medical capabilities.

Texas C-5M delivers supplies to Puerto Rico
October 5, 2017 — In the aftermath of three devastating hurricanes that struck Texas, Florida and the Caribbean region of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Citizen Airmen of Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing flew their 17th mission in a C-5M Super Galaxy in less than a month to answer their nation’s call for help in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico in response to the destruction of Hurricane Maria... MORE

A Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) vehicle is unloaded from an Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy at Ceiba, Puerto Rico Oct. 1, 2017. The C-5M, flown by Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, took the JISCC, 11 Soldiers, supplies and two fuel trucks to Puerto Rico to aid hurricane recovery efforts that have affected the United States and its territories in the Caribbean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño)