Commands

MEDCOM

U.S Medical Command

he MEDCOM took over the buildings and personnel of the 2-year-old U.S. Army Health Services

Command (HSC), which was deactivated. The MEDCOM gives the Surgeon General direct command authority, for the first time, over all Army medical activities and operations in the U.S. and Europe except field medical units.

AMEDDC&S

Army Medical Department Center and School

In support of the health service, AMEDDC&S provides concepts, doctrine, and organizational structure that meet force requirements. AMEDDC&S provides the appropriate skills set to DOD, non-DOD, and Allied soldiers and leaders through individual training, soldierization, specialized/ functional skills and leadership development. This command also creates training strategies, products and programs. AMEDDC&S consults and collaborates with internal and external agencies and commands in matters of common interests. In support of the Joint Base San Antonio community, AMEDDC&S provides base operations support and leadership development which provides the appropriate skill sets to DOD, non-DOD and Allied soldiers and leaders.

PUBLISHING

USAISR

U.S Army Institute of Surgical Research, Medical Research and Material Command

The mission of USAISR is to provide requirement-driven combat casualty care medical solutions and products for injured soldiers from self-aid through definitive care across the full spectrum of military operations. It also provides state-of-the-art burn, trauma, and critical care to DOD beneficiaries around the world, and supports Burn Special Medical Augmentation Response Teams.

U.S. ARMY NORTH

U.S. Army North (Fifth Army)

The purpose of USARNORTH is to conduct Homeland Defense (HLD) and Civil Support (CS) operations, and Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) activities as the Army Service Component Comment (ASCC) to U.S. Northern Command in order to protect the American people and their way of life.

On order, USANORTH commands and controls deployed forces as a Joint Task Force (JTF) or Joint Force Land Component Command (JFLCC).

U.S. Army South (Sixth Army)

USARSO’s mission is to provide and sustain trainee and ready Army forces in order to support full-spectrum military operations – from theater security cooperation to war fighting. This is part of the U.S. Southern Command’s effort to promote regional stability and to ensure successful crisis response or decisive victory.

IMCOM - HQ

Installation Management Command

The mission of IMCOM is to provide staff supervision, policy guidance, interpretation, program evaluation and technical assistance concerning the equitable, effective and efficient management of budget and manpower resources for IMCOM – and assigned garrisons.

JBSAONDEMAND.COM 5th Recruiting Brigade

San Antonio Recruiting Battalion

The Brigade’s mission is to recruit with integrity the high quality of men and women necessary to meet the needs of the United States Army and Army Reserve, including AMEDDC&S, Chaplains, Officer Candidates, Warrant Officer Flight Candidates and Technical Warrant Officers (USAR).

MEPS

Military Entrance Processing Station

MEPS is responsible for evaluating applicants to the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps by applying established DoD standards during processing in order to determine eligibility for military service.