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METC at full operational status, pays tribute to Heroes and Heritage
September 19, 2011 — The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) announced it has reached full operational capability (FOC), a significant achievement in the nearly six years since the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) directed the co-location of virtually all enlisted medical training to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas with the potential... MORE

Community College of the Air Force accreditation team visits METC
September 2, 2011 — In a step forward to providing degree-credit programs to military students attending the Medical Education and Training Campus, an accreditation team from the Community College of the Air Force spent Aug. 23 through 25 reviewing affiliation candidacy status for several of the METC enlisted medical technical courses and also toured the campus.CCAF... MORE

Community College of the Air Force Accreditation Team Visits METC
September 1, 2011 — In a significant step forward to providing degree-credit programs to military students attending the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), an accreditation team from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) spent three days Aug. 23-25 reviewing affiliation candidacy status for several of the METC enlisted medical technical courses and... MORE

Rear Adm. Bob Kiser, Commandant, Medical Education & Training Campus, accompanies members of the Community College of the Air Force and subcommittee members from the Air University Board of Visitors during a tour of the radiology technician program. Radiology Tech is one of 64 programs taught at the Medical
Education & Training Campus (METC), a tri-service school established under the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) to produce the world's finest Medics, Corpsmen, and Techs, supporting our Nation's ability to engage globally. (U.S. Navy photo by Dewite R. Wehrman/Released)

Sheppard to complete METC move without break in training
June 29, 2011 — As the last Medical Materiel Apprentice and Supervisor training courses graduate June 28, Sheppard gives a final farewell to last of the 882nd Training Group courses as it completes the move to the Medical Education and Training Campus at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The move is part of the Base Realignment and Closure decision of 2005 to consolidate... MORE

All military medical training roads now start at METC
July 1, 2010 — The future of military medical training arrived at Fort Sam Houston in a big way June 30 with the opening of the sprawling Medical Education and Training Campus.The METC, the crown jewel of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission's mandates for Fort Sam Houston, is an integrated campus under a single university-style administration, with... MORE

Medical Education and Training Campus commandant Rear Adm. William R. Kiser (center) celebrates cutting the ribbon opening the center along with Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles Green, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General (left) and AMEDD C&S commanding general and chief of U.S. Army Medical Services Corps Maj. Gen. David A. Rubenstein (right). (U.S. Army photo by Steve Elliott)