Fort Sam Houston

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Bell tower in the “quadrangle” of the fort

The Fort Sam Houston listed in the NRHP No. 75,001,950th is a base of the United States Army in San Antonio , Texas . It is named after the first President of the Republic of Texas , Sam Houston , and is nicknamed Fort Sam . The facility serves as the headquarters of the United States Army North and United States Army South and the United States Army Medical Command . The Army Medical Department Center and School is also located here . Since October 2010 the fort has been part of the Joint Base San Antonio .

history

An Army quartermaster depot was set up in San Antonio during the Mexican-American War 1846–48 . In 1849, San Antonio became the headquarters of the 8th Military District. In 1870 the Texas Department was relocated to San Antonio. The "Quadrangle", a supply depot and the oldest part of the fort, was built in 1871 by George Henry Griebel . Geronimo and other Apaches were later imprisoned in this. The construction of the actual fort began in 1876 under the leadership of the commander of the Texas Department , Major General Edward Ord , one in West Point engineer trained. During the following years the fort was continuously expanded. In 1890 the base was given its current name.

In the 1930s and 40s, the fort was the headquarters of the Southern Defense Command and the 3rd US Army , later the 4th US Army . A hospital was built in the mid-1930s , later the Brooke Army Medical Center . In 1940 Fort Sam Houston was the largest army base in the United States.

In May 1975, the fort, which includes more than 900 historic buildings, was entered as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark .

Military medicine

Fort Sam Houston is known as the Home of Army Medicine and Home of the Combat Medic. At the end of World War II , the Army decided to make Fort Sam Houston the main training facility for military medicine . At the same time it was decided to develop the Brooke General Hospital into one of the leading military hospitals in the Army. Fort Sam Houston is now one of the largest and most important military medical training facilities in the world.

The Army Medical Department Center and School annually educates 25,000 students in officer, non-commissioned and crew training in 14 medical fields. Affiliations with major universities such as Baylor University , University of Texas Health Science Centers in Houston and San Antonio and the University of Nebraska are maintained for bachelor and master degrees .

Based on the recommendations of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 2005, all military medical training for the Army, Navy and Air Force was consolidated at Fort Sam Houston. To this end, the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) was opened in 2010 .

Facilities housed in the fort (as of 2010)

  • United States Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM)
    • IMCOM West
    • HQ, Fort Sam Houston Garrison
      • 323d Army tape
      • Camp Bullis
    • 25th Military Police Detachment
  • United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM)
  • United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)
    • United States Army North (5th Army)
    • United States Army South (6th Army)
    • 106th Signal Brigade
    • 5501st US Army Hospital
    • 418th Medical Logistics Company
    • 591st Medical Logistics Company
    • 470th Blood Detachment
    • 79th Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordinance Disposal)
  • United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC)
    • US Army Fifth Recruiting Brigade
  • United States Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM)
    • MEPS San Antonio
  • United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC)
    • 6th Region CID Ft. Sam Houston
  • United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM)
    • 740th Military Intelligence Brigade, HHC & companies AB
  • United States Army Network Enterprise & Technology Command

See also

Web links

Commons : Fort Sam Houston  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ Fort Sam Houston on the National Register of Historic Places , accessed February 23, 2020.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Texas. National Park Service , accessed February 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "History - Fort Sam Houston" at jbsa.af.mil , accessed on February 2, 2015.
  4. ^ All military medical training roads now start at METC on army.mil from July 1, 2010, accessed on February 2, 2015

Coordinates: 29 ° 26 ′ 55.5 "  N , 98 ° 26 ′ 55.4"  W.