Story by Jessie Hudson Martin Army Community Hospital Two Martin Army Community Hospital Soldiers, Staff Sgt. Noe Contreras and Staff Sgt. Ricardo Tevalan Gomez have proven their skills and resilience by winning the prestigious MRC-East Best Medic Competition. Contreras, a radiology specialist, and Tevalan Gomez, an operating room specialist, teamed up to tackle one of […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command is working to commercialize an innovative and cost-effective method of rapidly testing large groups of people for exposure to a broad array of biological threats and infectious diseases at a much lower cost than […]
Story by Gustave Rehnstrom Winn Army Community Hospital FORT STEWART, Ga. – Six patients were safely transferred from Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC) to Winn Army Community Hospital (Winn ACH) following severe infrastructure damage at Fort Eisenhower caused by Hurricane Helene. The patients were flown via HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the 3rd […]
Story by Meaghan Johnson Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center In the game of golf, the term “recovery” refers to playing a shot from a difficult situation. In many ways, the double meaning describes the experiences and treatment for inpatient Veterans at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Lovell FHCC). […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Gianluca Ciccopiedi 316th Wing JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — The Joint Base Andrews Fisher House commemorated its 30th anniversary with a celebration event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 26, 2024. The event also honored the legacy of Zachary Fisher, founder of the Fisher House Foundation, on what would have […]
Story by Lori Newman Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCT. 4, 2024 — With a nose bop and paw salute, Brooke Army Medical Center promoted three of its five facility dogs during a special ceremony held on Oct. 3 in the Carolyn D. Putnam Auditorium. During the […]
Story by Thomas Cieslak Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point community gathered Friday, October 4, 2024, to celebrate the 249th Birthday of the U.S. Navy. Sailors and civilians serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point celebrated the occasion with a Navy Ball hosted by the staff of Naval […]
Story by Senior Airman Matthew John Braman 59th Medical Wing JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TEXAS –October is recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual observance focused on raising awareness and encouraging early detection of breast cancer. Most women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of the disease, underscoring the importance of […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – Prolonged care, degraded MEDEVAC capability and overstretched lines of communication during large-scale combat operations could increase the prevalence of disease-related injury and death among Warfighters, risks that the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Military Infectious Diseases Research Program is working […]
Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa VICENZA, Italy — Strengthening partnerships through medicine is exactly what U.S. and African military forces prescribe for a more stable future. Military medical professionals from the U.S. joint force and 17 African nations came together here from Sept. 16-20, 2024, to shape […]