Story by Kevin Larson Winn Army Community Hospital A project eight years in the making had its ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 2 at Winn Army Community Hospital. With a celebration complete with oversized scissors, a purple ribbon, balloons, confetti and chocolate cake, staff and pharmacy specialists celebrated the official opening of the hospital’s inpatient pharmacy […]
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey 168th Wing A medical team from the 168th Wing provided healthcare services to the Northern Mariana Islands from June 10- June 28, 2024, embarking on a mission to provide essential medical, dental, optometry, and veterinary care to the residents of Saipan, Rota, and Tinian. This initiative, known as […]
Story by Gino Mattorano Evans Army Community Hospital Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH) helped certify new NATO medical evaluators as part of a NATO Medical Evaluation Course hosted by the 4th Security Forces Assistance Brigade Sept. 16-27. This was the first time the Medical Evaluation course, which is conducted by the NATO Centre of Excellence […]
Courtesy Story U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA – The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity (USAMTEAC) carried out an operational test of a new version of the Field Portable Dental Furnace (FPDF) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, from September 21 to 23, 2024. The FPDF is a small, simple-to-use, […]
Story by Bobbie Camp U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery The Navy Surgeon General released the third annual Navy Medicine campaign order in support of a 5-year plan to achieve the 2027 North Star end state, which is to deliver agile, scalable, trained, and certified medical units to provide enduring support to the fleet, […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command FORT DETRICK, Md. — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command hosted an assumption of command and responsibility ceremony Sept. 30, officially welcoming the command’s new detachment leadership team. AMLC Commander Col. Marc Welde presided over the ceremony as Capt. Shirly Rivera assumed command of the AMLC Headquarters […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Are you expecting a baby in 2025? Have you considered getting breastfeeding counseling or support from a labor doula? If so, you should know about some changes coming to the TRICARE Childbirth and Breastfeeding Support Demonstration on Jan. 1, 2025. This demonstration provides childbirth and breastfeeding […]
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 […]