JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (July 27, 2015) - San Antonio Military Medical Center, or SAMMC, ranks among the top hospitals in the nation for surgical care, according to a recent report from the American College of Surgeons. SAMMC earned an exemplary or average rating in 180 different surgical quality variables, placing the facility in the upper half of … [Read more...]

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Army News Service, July 24, 2015) - New night-vision equipment promises an enhanced image of the battlefield and frees Soldiers from using traditional firing positions. The Enhanced Night Vision Goggle III, or ENVG III, is worn on a helmet in the same way earlier models were worn. The device can be wirelessly linked to the Family of Weapon Sights - … [Read more...]

FORT DETRICK, Md. (July 23, 2015) - Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan brought a surge in burn and blast wound injuries from improvised explosive devices. Many who sustain such injuries endure years of rehabilitation and countless surgeries. Finding innovative strategies to heal these complex wounds more quickly, with fewer complications and less long-term impact from … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 23, 2015) - In mid-March, about 400 Soldiers and about 100 vehicles traveled on land across Eastern Europe from Estonia to Germany, after the conclusion of a training exercise, which involved the Estonian army. The "Operation Dragoon Ride," more than 1,300 miles in length, wasn't just a way home for Soldiers of the 2d Cavalry Regiment - … [Read more...]

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (July 23, 2015) - In a span of five days, they jumped from a helicopter into a lake, rappelled from a 100-foot tower, conducted urban warfare tactics, shot reflexive fire, air assaulted into a foot patrol, overcame an obstacle course, completed a day and a night land navigation course, swam through combat water survival training ... and they still … [Read more...]