Story by Michelle Stewart Defense Health Network Central The Defense Health Agency announced May 5 that three military hospitals from Defense Health Network Central earned an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2025. The 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.; the 673rd Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; and Brooke Army Medical […]
Story by Derrik Noack U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command USMEPCOM just launched the first AI-generated summary tool for military applicant Health Information Exchange encounters, another major step forward in transforming its medical prescreening process. The tool, part of ongoing innovations led by the command’s Innovation Facilitation Team (IFT), is designed to simplify one of the […]
Story by Michelle Stewart Defense Health Network Central In a show of support and recognition for the outstanding work of military and civilian medical professionals, Defense Health Network Central leadership visited Keesler Medical Center on May 6 to meet with the 81st Medical Group team and reinforce their vital role in supporting the health and […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Iain Stanley 23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Recently the 71st Rescue Squadron from Moody Air Force Base collaborated with the 908th Aero-Medical Evacuation Squadron for simulated patient triage and treatment at Maxwell Air Force Base, Al, May 1, 2025. The 908th AES and 71st RQS used this […]
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer Benedict Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton Land, sea and air assets of the U.S. military assigned in the Pacific Northwest came together to hone life-saving techniques and strategies during a joint scenario-based field Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise, May 15, 2024. Navy Medicine Readiness […]
Story by Maj. Marie Denson U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa ANZI, Morocco – Inside a green canvas military tent, U.S. Air Force Maj. Kyle Sansom, assigned to the 151st Medical Group, Utah Air National Guard, prepares to perform a tooth extraction. The medical tent is part of a fully operational field hospital established […]
Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe LANDSTUHL, Germany – The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LMRC) Blood Services Program partnered with the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany May 14-15 to provide real and simulated blood products in support of the Defender Europe 25 Exercise. The theater-wide exercise, hosted by U.S. […]
Story by Senior Airman Samantha White 374th Airlift Wing The 374th Medical Group hosted Sailors from the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet for two iterations of tactical combat casualty care training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 30 – April 4 and April 13 – 18. Twenty medical professionals participated in a six-day course that included […]
Story by Lori Newman Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, May 6, 2025 – Brooke Army Medical Center received an “A” rating in the latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for Spring 2025. “The high grade in safety reflects the entire organization’s commitment to providing the best care […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT JOHNSON, La. — 1st Lt. Crystal Absher knows what it means to serve those who serve. After years working as a civilian nurse and building her career while supporting her Family through military life, she now wears the uniform at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital. As an […]