Story by Riley Eversull Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Eight new physician assistants will soon arrive at their next duty station ready to provide care for Marines and Sailors. Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune graduated its third class from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) on Mar. 1, 2024, during a […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency Military health leaders updated the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Department of Defense’s traumatic brain injury and blast exposure state of research and practice during a hearing on Feb. 28. Dr. Lester Martínez-López, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs; Kathy Lee, director of the Warfighter […]
Story by Rodney Jackson Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Capt. Megan Hower, registered dietician, Staff Sgt. Eugene Mclaurin, licensed vocational nurse, and Spc. Emily Pacheco, behavioral health specialist, are the winners of the 2024 Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Best Leader Competition 1 March. They will move on to […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Madeline Herzog 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Have you ever felt the pain and devastation of losing a parent? The immense weight of wondering what they might have been thinking or feeling as they closed their eyes for the last time? Augustus Wayne Amos’ […]
Story by 1st Lt. Lindsey Foulk 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Serving in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard means soldiers can serve part-time while pursuing other goals outside of their duty periods. That could mean working a full-time job, taking care of home responsibilities, maintaining physical fitness or going back to school to learn something […]
Story by MaryTherese Griffin Army Recovery Care Program FORT LIBERTY, NC., March 3, 2024 — He walks with a cane but wears a smile and shares his story of survival. Staff Sgt. Devin Fink is competing to be on Team Army this week for a chance to go to the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior […]
Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Education and training has always been—and remains—a significant part of Bethesda’s story. Each year thousands of uniformed personnel come to Bethesda where they embark on medical and dental residencies, take classes at the Navy Leader & Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) and Naval […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command FORT DETRICK, Md. — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command joined the Army Medical Department in celebrating the Enlisted Medical Corps’ 137th birthday on March 1. Headquarters staff members of AMLC and its direct reporting unit, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, took part in an early-morning […]
Story by Vernishia Vaughn Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Walter Reed National Military Medical Center brimmed with extra cheer on Leap Day, welcoming a special group of newborns — the ‘leaplings.’ Marking the occasion, U.S. Navy Capt. David Lang, who also celebrates his birthday every four years, brought camaraderie to the festivities by presenting […]
Story by Rodney Jackson Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center finished its brigade level Best Leader Competition Feb. 28 on Fort Cavazos and winners will be announced in a ceremony 1 March. The top junior officer, senior and junior noncommissioned officers, and three junior enlisted […]