Story by Jose Rodriguez | U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command | 06.11.2025
This year marks the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army 250th and special remembrance for the family former Sergeant Major of the Army Leon L. Van Autreve. The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, Medical Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, along with the SMA Leon L. Van Autreve Chapter, Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, honored Van Autreve during a retreat ceremony at the Fort Sam Houston National......
Story by Jose Rodriguez | U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence | 06.16.2022
June 14, 2022 marks 247 years that the U.S. Army has defended the nation. Throughout the service, commands and units are recognizing this prestigious birthday with numerous events. The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence marked the day by recognizing the late Sergeant Major of the Army Leon Van Autreve at a wreath laying ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio,......
Story by Jose Rodriguez | U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence | 01.19.2022
The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Jackson II as the sixteenth commandant of the Medical NCO Academy Institution of Excellence at a change of responsibility ceremony. Jackson comes to MEDCoE from his most recent assignment serving as the 1st Medical Brigade Command Sergeant Major, Fort Hood, TX. He replaced Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Earle at the......