Air Force medical leaders, AFMEDCOM leadership synchronize medical readiness efforts

Air Force medical leaders, AFMEDCOM leadership synchronize medical readiness efforts

Story by Maristela Romero Air Force Medical Service Part two of a five-part series covering the Air Force Surgeon General’s annual Senior Leadership Workshop. The 2024 theme is: “The Air Force Medical Service at 75 … Mission Ready, Operationally Relevant!” Air Force medical leaders held discussions sessions on generating a medically ready force and healthcare […]

PART’s Mark Dertzbaugh Reflects on 30+ Years of Progress at MRDC

PART’s Mark Dertzbaugh Reflects on 30+ Years of Progress at MRDC

Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – It’s no surprise that Dr. Mark Dertzbaugh, Principal Assistant for Research and Technology at Medical Research and Development Command, has seen many changes during his 33 years at MRDC. That’s because he was responsible for overseeing many of them himself. As he […]

Royal Australian Army Medical Corps officer serves with distinction at MEDCoE

Royal Australian Army Medical Corps officer serves with distinction at MEDCoE

Story by Jose Rodriguez U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, TX- Lt. Col. Nathan Smith, a Family Medicine Specialist with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal during the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence quarterly awards ceremony on Dec. 3, 2024. Smith has served with […]

DHA Assistant Director for Health Care Administration Visits Defense Health Network Pacific Rim Headquarters

DHA Assistant Director for Health Care Administration Visits Defense Health Network Pacific Rim Headquarters

Story by Regena Kowitz Defense Health Agency SAN DIEGO – Rear Adm. Matthew Case, assistant director (acting) for Health Care Administration, Defense Health Agency (DHA), visited the joint headquarters of Defense Health Network Pacific Rim (DHN-PR) and Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) in San Diego to meet with Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, who leads both […]

WAMC Earns Retention Award

WAMC Earns Retention Award

Story by Keisha Frith Womack Army Medical Center FORT LIBERTY, NC –Retaining talent is a top priority for the Army’s total end strength mission. Womack Army Medical Center receiving the Medical Readiness Command East Commanding General’s Excellence in Retention Award and Top Producer Award are examples of the hospitals unwavering commitment and support to the […]

Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center Wins 2024 Digital Health Transformation Award

Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center Wins 2024 Digital Health Transformation Award

Story by Mark Oswell Defense Health Agency The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center, managed by the DHA Medical Simulation and Training Program Management Office, was awarded a 2024 GOVTECH CONNECTS Digital Health Transformation Award. Selected by a panel of leaders from across the federal information technology sector, the Digital Health Transformation Award recognizes federal […]

A Life Saved, A Limb Healed with Navy Undersea Medicine, Navy Divers

A Life Saved, A Limb Healed with Navy Undersea Medicine, Navy Divers

Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton A routine cycling ride for a U.S. naval officer unexpectantly became a harrowing injury which threatened both his life and limb. Recovering from the gruesome ordeal was fraught with unknowns and uncertainties for Lt. Lyman Woollens, family medicine physician assigned to Naval […]

Do no harm to medics: Air force medical leaders discuss AFMS transition, AFMEDCOM at annual workshop

Do no harm to medics: Air force medical leaders discuss AFMS transition, AFMEDCOM at annual workshop

Story by Maristela Romero Air Force Medical Service Part three of a five-part series covering the Air Force Surgeon General’s annual Senior Leadership Workshop. The 2024 theme is: “The Air Force Medical Service at 75 … Mission Ready, Operationally Relevant!” The U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. John J. DeGoes, and […]

The 82nd Airborne Division’s Critical Care Flight Paramedics Shape Future MEDEVAC Aircraft Design

The 82nd Airborne Division’s Critical Care Flight Paramedics Shape Future MEDEVAC Aircraft Design

Story by Capt. Shervon Pope 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade FORT LIBERTY, NC – Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division provided essential feedback on the future Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) Cabin’s design within the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) requirements from Nov. 12 through Nov. 22. As part of a Special User Evaluation (SUE), Critical Care […]