Story by Maddi Langweil Medical Research and Development Command Every summer, over 200 students make their way to Natick Soldier Systems Center’s 80-acre peninsula to be exposed to hands on multi-disciplinary educational activities sponsored by the U.S Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM). Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science, commonly known as […]
Story by Samantha Fehr Fleet Readiness Center East MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – An ordinary day at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) took a dramatic turn when a 28-year-old employee suffered a cardiac emergency, but thanks to his supervisor’s swift and potentially life-saving intervention, he is back to his normal self. In […]
Story by Staff Sgt. James Fritz 911th Airlift Wing FORT MCCOY, Wisconsin — As blood drips onto the floor of the tan polyurethane medical tent. Airmen, who were strangers just five days earlier, work together, tying a tourniquet, packing a wound with medical gauze, inserting a laryngoscope. Doing everything they can to save the life […]
Story by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman 8th Fighter Wing KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea– The 8th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Dental Flight remains devoted to safeguarding the dental health of every Airmen, ensuring their optimal performance in daily operations. The dental flight sustains the appropriate dental care for all Airmen across the base by […]
Story by Bernard Little Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Twelve Soldiers, comprising Class 23-009, graduated from the U.S. Army Practical Nurse Course (PNC) at Walter Reed during a ceremony on Aug. 9. The PNC develops the Army’s practical nursing specialists for the 68C military occupational specialty. “[The PNC] condenses a course of instruction that is […]
Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pa. – The United States Military Academy’s William Simon Center for Professional Military Ethics Award was recently bestowed upon U.S. Army Lt. Col. Marlene Arias-Reynoso, an Army psychiatric nurse practitioner who currently commands the U.S. Army Health Clinic in Ansbach, Germany. The Professional Military Ethics Award […]
Story by Julie Lucas Naval Hospital Jacksonville A recent life change led one Navy couple to make a big decision that changed the dynamics of their family forever. Ensign Adam Breedlove, a pilot in training at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, and his wife Lindsey Breedlove, former Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville Post Anesthesia Care Unit nurse […]
Story by Robbie Hammer Defense Health Agency Service members are often exposed to a variety of hazards in combat, training, or daily activities—on and off duty—including situations that may affect their vision. This can be caused by eye injuries and disease, leading to vision impairments and blindness. According to U.S. Navy Capt. Todd Lauby, branch chief […]
Story by T’Jae Ellis Military OneSource By Courtney P. Paolicelli, DrPH, RDN Every year, we celebrate National Breastfeeding Month in the month of August, and this health observance turns the spotlight on breastfeeding as the premier source of nutrition for babies. As a registered dietitian nutritionist and a mom who nursed my baby girl for 11 […]
Story by Abigail Chipps U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command FORT DETRICK, Md. — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency held a change of command ceremony Aug. 9, celebrating its outgoing leader, Col. Gary Cooper, and welcoming its new commander, Col. Joselito “Joe” Lim. Col. Marc Welde, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, presided over the […]
