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Consolidated METC medical tech, corpsman training celebrates one year
April 30, 2012 — One year ago on April 27, 2011, the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program (BMTCP) officially opened its doors to its first 194 students at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) on Fort Sam Houston, Texas.Not only was this a significant milestone for the department of defense, but for the very first time in its history, two services... MORE

METC Command Chief selected as new Chief, Medical Enlisted Force
January 10, 2012 — Friday, January 6 could not have been a more perfect day for Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Kevin Lambing, command chief of the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC). That day Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles B. Green, the Air Force Surgeon General, confirmed Lambing will be the new Chief of the Medical Enlisted Force.Lambing will assume his new... MORE

METC instructors selected for AETC Award
December 9, 2011 — Two instructors with the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) were selected for Air Education and Training Command (AETC) 2011 Medical Service Awards.Lt. Col. James Kutner, the Air Force Dental Assistant Program Director for METC, won the Air Force Dental Educator of the Year Award for his outstanding individual performance of duty and... MORE

From shooting survivor to METC graduate, trauma turns to triumph
October 6, 2011 — Air Force Staff Sgt. Deondra Parks walked across the stage in the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) auditorium at Fort Sam Houston, Texas to receive her certificate of completion for the Basic Medical Technician/Corpsman Program amid enthusiastic cheers and applause. She almost had to give up her dream of completing her training nearly as... MORE

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

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