Story by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia BATAM, Indonesia – Growing up, David Doyle loved watching movies about the military and popular superheroes. In his mind, joining the service would be the closest thing to living a life like those of his favorite movie characters, “Maybe without the powers or abilities […]
Story by Maj. Wayne Clyne Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office TROUTDALE, Ore. — High school students from one of Oregon’s oldest search and rescue programs became acquainted Saturday as they trained alongside an Oregon Army National Guard helicopter crew at Rooster Rock State Park. The training brought together 32 members of the Multnomah County […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Have you considered changing your family’s TRICARE health plan for 2025? Now is your opportunity. TRICARE Open Season starts today, Nov. 11, and runs through Tuesday, Dec. 10. TRICARE Open Season is the annual period when anyone enrolled in or eligible for TRICARE Prime, the US […]
Story by T. T. Parish and Caree Vander Linden U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) A unique two-part ceremony yesterday at Fort Detrick, Maryland, marked a significant milestone in the transformation of both U.S. Army and U.S. Department of Defense medical development. During the first part of the event, U.S. Army Col. Andy Nuce […]
Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton In the bitter fighting that raged across the jungle island of Guadalcanal during World War II, more Marines were lost to disease – malaria, dengue fever, dysentery – than enemy bullets. Lt. Cmdr. Lauren Kalodner, MD, MPH, is doing her best to […]
Story by Robert Helton Landstuhl Regional Medical Center LANDSTUHL, Germany – More than seven decades of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s legacy is built on the foundation of excellence in military medicine, providing healthcare to our larger military community while maintaining a ready medical force of soldiers poised and postured to move, shoot, and communicate as […]
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Woods Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – The Transfer Center at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL) now have five specially-designed kits to help in transporting patients with special needs. The “Carter Kits” are part of a grant from North Carolina’s Office of Emergency Medical […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command FORT DETRICK, Md. — It’s that time again. As the season’s change and temperatures drop, seasonal influenza activity will soon be on the rise. To help Soldiers, their Families and other Army beneficiaries stay healthy, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Distribution Operations Center, or DOC, […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Note: This article was updated Oct. 31 to correct some costs effective through Oct. 31, 2024. If you’re enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program, your TDP monthly premiums will decrease for coverage effective Nov. 1. These new rates will remain in effect until Feb. 28, 2025. […]
Story by Robert Hammer Defense Health Agency In his last interview before retiring on Oct. 31, 2024, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martínez-López emphasized the need for a robust Military Health System that prioritizes service members and their families. He said that serving in this role “has been the privilege of […]