Story by Lt. Sydney Wall Naval Health Clinic New England On Tuesday, May 22, 2025, Capt. John Hoyos, was relieved by Cmdr. Dean Kang, as officer in charge of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Groton during a change of charge ceremony held at Groton, Connecticut. “Throughout his tenure, Capt. Hoyos exemplified innovation, compassion, […]
Courtesy Story Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Walter Reed’s Refractive Surgery Center provides care to enhance the operational readiness of active-duty service members. The center is staffed by physicians and technicians who use three state-of-the-art lasers to provide advanced vision correction procedures such as LASIK (Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis) and PRK (Photorefracitve Keratectomy). These procedures […]
By Bernard S. Little Walter Reed Office of Command Communications “Occupational Therapy heals the body, mind, and spirit,” and “We may not have it all together, but together, we have it all,” are messages on two well-crafted wooden signs that hang in Walter Reed’s Occupational Therapy (OT) Outpatient Clinic in the America Zone (Bldg. 19). […]
Story by Robert Hammer Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/Military Health System Dr. Jonathan Woodson, president of the Uniformed Services University, spoke to military health leaders in March 2025 about how training future medical professionals needs to refocus on the rapidly evolving digital landscape in health care. “We need a workforce […]
Story by Spc. Justin Fallon 123rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment HOHENFELS, Germany — Combat medics and medical personnel from multiple NATO units conducted live point-to-point blood transfusion training during Exercise Combined Resolve 25-2 at Hohenfels Training Area, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), Germany between May 18-20, 2025. The scenario placed medics into high-pressure environments where […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – Uncontrolled blood loss from traumatic injury is the leading cause of preventable death on the battlefield, which makes prompt and accurate triage essential for maximizing Warfighter survival. However, the body’s own defense mechanisms can make it difficult to identify someone at greatest […]
Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe ACCRA, Ghana – U.S. Army Col. (Dr.) Ted Brown, commander of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Command Sgt. Maj. Jorge Oquendo, visited U.S. and Ghanaian forces participating in MEDREX-25 (Medical Readiness Exercise-25) in Accra, Ghana May 19-20. Their visit underscores the significant “shoulder-to-shoulder” collaboration between the two […]
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. — In a significant step toward streamlining Army medical training operations and enhancing readiness, the Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) here has consolidated under the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute’s Medical Battalion Training Site (MBTS). The transition, […]
Story by Kelly Kollar Defense Health Agency The Defense Health Agency is working with the perioperative community to improve operating room functionality in military hospitals and clinics. The goal is to simplify processes and create standard rules, to make surgeries smoother and improve patient care. The effort aims to reduce delays, improve communication among surgical […]
Courtesy Story Joint Task Force Bravo JUTIAPA, Guatemala – Medical professionals from three U.S. military units and five countries, including the United States, provided care at no cost to hundreds of people – primarily farmers and members of farm families – from May 13 through May 16 during a global health engagement event at the […]