Story by Marcus Tracy Joint Force Headquarters – Vermont National Guard Public Affairs On Saturday, June 1, over 30 Soldiers and Airmen with the Vermont National Guard will depart for Tambacounda and Kedougou, Senegal, to participate in a medical readiness exercise through the State Partnership Program. Vermont service members will join colleagues from the New […]
Story by Lori Newman Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas. May 31, 2024 — A Brooke Army Medical Center trauma surgeon was working out at the Jimmy Brought Fitness Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston when something unexpected happened. The person on the treadmill in front […]
Courtesy Story Blanchfield Army Community Hospital FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The Army Veterinarian Corps celebrates 108 years of service to our nation June 3. The Soldiers and staff of the Fort Campbell Veterinarian Clinic strive to provide the best animal, food and public health support to the entire Fort Campbell community. “I’m proud to be […]
Story by Emily McCamy Navy Medicine and Readiness Training Command Guantanamo Bay GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay held a change of command ceremony at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, May 31. Capt. Tammy E. Servies relieved Capt. Richard Zeber as commanding officer of USNMRTC Guantanamo Bay, […]
Story by Capt. Luis Alani 222nd Broadcast Operations Detachment FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — The countdown has begun for the 2024 Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise JEMX, taking place June 2nd through 7th at Fort Cavazos, Texas. This annual training event, unlike any other military exercise, will bring together over 100 medical personnel from the U.S. Army, […]
Story by Johannes Schmidt Marine Corps Systems Command Earlier this month, MCSC’s Program Manager Combat Support Systems, or PM CSS, was on the ground on Tobacco Road for the 2024 FEDTEX Summit– a yearly symposium that connects the DOD’s acquisition community with industry leaders in textiles and tactical equipment—and the 2024 Special Operations Medical Association […]
Story by Maj. Holli Nelson West Virginia National Guard Nestled in a valley in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern West Virginia sits an out-of-use mining operations building that had become the temporary, clandestine medical facility for a team of British special operations forces medics and doctors. As the rain poured down, a small team of […]
Story by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur Idaho Army National Guard The Idaho and Nevada National Guards conducted two weeklong medical visits to Tribal members from the Nez Perce and the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, May 13-24, through a community healthcare partnership program called Operation Nimiipuu Health. The program is part of Idaho National Guard’s Innovative Readiness Training, […]
Courtesy Story Blanchfield Army Community Hospital According to the Center for Disease Control, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. It is vital that everyone familiarize themselves with basic facts, can identify early warning signs, and take the necessary steps to treat or prevent skin problems. Blanchfield Army Community […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency [Editor’s note: This article, part two of three dealing with mental health therapies, discusses challenges and treatments. If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis, call the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and press “1”, or text 838255, or chat for the […]