Story by Riley Eversull Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune staff members were recognized by HonorBridge, the largest organ procurement organization in the states of North Carolina and Virginia, for their compassionate care of an organ donor. Mr. Charles White, HonorBridge representative, presented staff members Guiding Light […]
Story by Emily Swedlund Naval Medical Research Command KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The eight Navy Medicine Research and Development (NMR&D) commands wrapped up attendance at the Military Health Systems Research Symposium (MHSRS), which began on August 25 and concluded on August 29. MHSRS, a four-day annual event which took place at the Gaylord Palms Resort & […]
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pietrantoni U.S. Army South POZO ALMONTE, Chile – In the hot sun of the Atacama Desert, located in the Tacapacá region, Texas Army National Guard (TXARNG) and Chilean combat medics are working together as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program to provide first aid, immediate lifesaving measures, […]
Story by Chief Petty Officer Elizabeth Reisen U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet KEFLAVÍK AIR BASE, Iceland – Hospitalman Zachary Elliott joins U.S. Sailors and Marines for U.S.-led exercise NORTHERN VIKING 2024 (NV24) in Keflavik, Iceland, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 3, 2024. As a native of Centerton, Arkansas, Elliott is a graduate of Bentonville […]
Courtesy Story Landstuhl Regional Medical Center LANDSTUHL, Germany – Landstuhl Regional Medical Center welcomed U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge L. Oquendo and bid farewell to U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Omar Mascarenas during an assumption of responsibility ceremony, Aug. 29. Upon assuming the office of LRMC command sergeant major, Oquendo became the senior noncommissioned […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command SAGAMI ARMY DEPOT, Japan — Seventeen Army Reserve Soldiers out of Utah trained alongside U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command team members for two weeks during Operation Patriot Press in July, helping to preserve readiness of forward-positioned medical equipment and supplies. Members of the 308th Medical Logistics […]
Story by Thomas Cieslak Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point Every duty day presents a new challenge for the Sailor leading the effort to keep Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point healthy. Hospital Corpsman Second Class Ashlyn Sanders serves aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point as the Directorate Leading Petty Officer for the Department of Public […]
Story by T. T. Parish U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) A U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity commercial partner received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Department of Defense to use octaplasLG Powder—a potentially lifesaving treatment option for blood replacement therapies in certain operational circumstances. Notice of […]
Story by Thomas Shrader U.S. Army Medical Command JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Aug. 20, 2024) – The Society of Army Physician Assistants kicked off its annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, on August 20, 2024. The Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, […]
Story by Bernard Little Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Walter Reed salutes the U.S. Navy Dental Corps for its 112 years of service to the nation. The corps includes U.S. Navy officers with a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Dental Medicine (DMD) degree who practice dentistry to ensure service members are ready to […]