240229-N-DQ752-1015 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO FT. SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Feb. 29, 2024) Capt. Paul Allen, commander, Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC), presents Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Amber Sanders, leading petty officer of the religious ministry team at NMTSC, with a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during a ceremony in Anderson Hall Feb. 29. NMTSC is the Navy component command that provides administrative and operational control over Navy staff and students assigned to the Medical Education and Training Campus and other medical programs in the San Antonio area. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cheyenne Geletka/Released)
SAN ANTONIO (Mar. 1, 2024) – Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Amber Sanders, leading petty officer of the religious ministry team at Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC), was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for providing emergency care to a civilian at Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston (JBSA-FSH), Feb. 29.
During her morning commute to work, Sanders approached the Harry Wurzbach gate on the north side of JBSA-FSH. Just before reaching the entrance, she noticed a woman on the ground at a bus stop. The woman was in a strange, unnatural position and Sanders quickly realized something was terribly wrong.
Sanders immediately pulled her vehicle to the side of the road and sprung into action....
