SAN ANTONIO - (April 26, 2024) – More than 100 Sailors within Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) took part in the Battle of Flowers Parade held during Fiesta San Antonio.The Battle of Flowers Parade is the oldest event and largest parade of Fiesta San Antonio attracting crowds of more than 350,000...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (April 25, 2024) – Operating in extreme artic temperatures can be extremely challenging and performing Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) treatment even more difficult as casualties, donned with large amounts of clothing layers, can make wound assessment...

LIMA, Peru – Researchers from U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH have an ongoing collaboration with local Peruvian hospitals to surveil pathogens causing febrile (having to do with fever) and respiratory diseases such as dengue, malaria, influenza and COVID-19 in Peru and other partner...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – Researchers specializing in undersea medicine from the Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) enterprise participated in a virtual workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), and sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)...

LIMA, Peru – Leaders and scientists with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH spoke about their experiences in Navy Medicine during a panel discussion, “Women in the Sciences,” held by the command at the U.S. Embassy in Peru on March 20, as part of Women’s History Month.The panel, held in...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (March 27, 2024) – Dr. Mark Kortepeter, vice president for Research, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and Tiffany Helling, USUHS Office of Research senior manager, Strategic Partnerships and New Initiatives visited with leadership...