Military officials broke ground last month for the new consolidated Medical Education and Training Campus at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, where DOD plans to centralize training for all enlisted military medical training. According to a July 31 release, a tri-service leadership will run the facility, which is slated to be completed by 2011. The Air Force’s 882nd Training Group will move from Sheppard Air Force Base in north Texas and Army and Navy enlisted medical training units will also move to San Antonio. The consolidation is part of BRAC 2005. (Ft. Sam report by Elaine Wilson)
The Pentagon plans to use U.S. Air Force C-17s and C-130s to deport 5,400 people currently detained by Customs and Border Protection, officials announced Jan. 22, the first act in President Donald Trump’s sweeping promise to crack down on undocumented immigrants and increase border security.