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The Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle, built by George Henry Griebel, is the oldest structure at Fort Sam Houston. The quadrangle was originally a supply depot. During that time, it housed the Apache war chief Geronimo and warriors captured with him, while the Federal government decided whether to treat them as prisoners of war (POWs) or common ...
A crew works to straighten grave stones at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 154.7 acres (62.6 ha), and as of 2014, had over 144,000 interments.
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) is the United States Army's premier medical institution.Located on Fort Sam Houston, BAMC is a 425-bed academic medical center, and is the Department of Defense's largest facility and only Level 1 trauma center.
[12] [13] It is garrisoned at the Old Brooke Army Medical Center building at Fort Sam Houston. [14] Organization of the army after reformation is as follows: [15] United States Army South Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; 470th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
The primary mission at Fort Sam Houston is as a medical training and support post. The post is the home of Army North, Army South, Army 5th Recruiting Brigade, Brooke Army Medical Center, the Institute of Surgical Research, US Army Medical Center of Excellence, the Army Medical Command and the 502d Air Base Wing.
Fort Sam Houston commanding officers who lived at Pershing House 1881 through 1973 [11] Residency Name Rank Image Birth–Death Burial site Notes Refs 1881–1883 Christopher C. Augur: BG (1821–1898) ANC Veteran of the American Civil War.
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth: Fort Worth: Carswell AFB Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex: Grand Prairie: Hensley Field: Grand Prairie Camp Mabry: Austin: Camp Swift: Bastrop: Camp Bowie: Brownwood: Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi: Corpus Christi Coast Guard Air Station Houston: Houston Coast Guard Sector Field ...
METC's footprint covers more than one million square feet on Fort Sam Houston and cost more than $1 billion to build and equip. Eleven new facilities have been built, including three 1,200-student dormitories, and five existing buildings were renovated/transitioned to accommodate METC students. Construction began July 21, 2008. [4]