A delegation headed by Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones traveled to Washington, D.C., this week in an effort to keep Military City USA an integral part of U.S. defense missions amid talks to relocate U.S. Army North and U.S. Army South in San Antonio

U.S. Army North had boots on the ground for a good cause at a San Antonio Independent School District elementary school on Wednesday.

A birthday celebration for the U.S. Army was held at Fort Sam Houston's Quadrangle

Soldiers from the San Antonio-based U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) will provide support for relief efforts in California that are needed due to ongoing wildfires.

SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Department of Defense announced general officer assignments on Wednesday, which will place the general who was in charge of Fort Hood when Vanessa Guillen disappeared in San Antonio. Maj. Gen. Scot L. Efflandt, formerly the special assistant to the commanding general at Fort Hood, has been reassigned to the same position at U.S. Army North, Joint Base San Antonio. An Army spokesperson said this was a temporary assignment for Efflandt while an internal investigation continues as a result of Guillen’s death. Lt. Gen. Pat White, the commanding general of Fort Hood during Guillen’s disappearance, will not face any administrative action. On July 6, 2020, Efflandt announced that the human remains found near the Leon River on June 30 were confirmed to be those of Vanessa Guillen.

SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), the U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command (JFLCC), will oversee the second military wildland fire ground response in California this month. The command will be sending approximately 250 Marines and sailors to assist in firefighting efforts in Central California, officials said. Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, the Fifth Army and JFLCC commander, said in a statement that Marines and sailors responding to the fire are prepared to support fire suppression efforts in a COVID-19 environment. “They are scheduled to deploy to Central California, Sept. 19, to receive hands-on training in fire suppression methods and procedures, including watch-out situations and standard firefighting orders, prior to employment in the national forest,” The Fifth Army said. According to officials, the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion In Northern California from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, has assisted with wildland fire response efforts at the August Complex in the Mendocino National Forest since Sept. 3.