Courtesy Story Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs/Military Health System As the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium, themed “Harnessing the Power of Military Medical Research,” is approaching, participants can submit their abstracts or nominations for the annual awards. The call for abstracts to submit your research for the Department of […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital marked a significant step forward in supporting warfighter readiness and community well-being with the grand opening of its new Armed Forces Wellness Center on March 23. The center, located on the first floor inside BJACH, provides Soldiers, Families, civilian […]
Story by Isaac Savitz U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa, Japan– Cmdr. Vince Deguzman, a Navy Medical Service Corps officer and the Director for Clinical Support Services at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, was recently recognized as one of two healthcare leaders to receive the 2026 Federal Healthcare Executive Award. The American College of Healthcare […]
Courtesy Story Naval Medical Center San Diego SAN DIEGO – At Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are a vital component of the hospital’s surgical services, providing exceptional anesthetic care to patients for a wide array of procedures. But their role extends far beyond the traditional hospital walls. These highly […]
Story by Joseph Jones Madigan Army Medical Center JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Madigan Army Medical Center was honored to host a visit from U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, director of Defense Health Network Indo-Pacific (DHN-IP) and commanding general of Medical Readiness Command, Pacific (MRC-P), along with Command Sgt. Maj. Mike Contreras, on January […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital has once again earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval®, reaffirming the hospital’s commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care to Soldiers, Families, and the Fort Polk community. The Gold Seal of Approval is a nationally and internationally recognized […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Jerry Zuetrong Army Reserve Medical Command FORT BLISS, Texas — Army Reserve Soldiers of the 7248th Medical Support Unit and the 7413th Troop Medical Clinic, both of which are based out of El Paso, Texas, have been providing medical and dental staffing and support to the Vogel Hall Soldier Readiness and […]
Story by Gino Mattorano Evans Army Community Hospital Lt. Col. Matthew Clark assumed command of the Fort Carson Soldier Recovery Unit from Lt. Col. Leon Satchell and Command Sgt. Maj. Cristina Wilson assumed responsibility for the unit in a change of leadership ceremony Jan. 23, 2026, at the William Reed Special Events Center. Col. Matt […]
Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — The 2026 Team Medical Europe-Africa (Team MED EUR-AF) Strong Medicine Senior Leader Forum, co-hosted by the Defense Health Network-Europe (DHN-EUR) and Medical Readiness Command, Europe (MRC, EUR) Jan. 21-23, brought together military medical leaders representing a wide-range of medical organizations spanning the military medical […]
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Alicia Sacks U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Rota (NMRTC-Rota) ROTA, Spain (Jan. 24, 2026)— Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Irvin Gonzalez, a native of Mission, Texas, serves as a dental laboratory technician with Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, where he fabricates and repairs dental appliances that support the […]