Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency Employees of the new Defense Health Agency Research and Development organization were welcomed to the agency this month by DHA Director U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland during an event at Fort Detrick, Maryland. DHA Research and Development is comprised of elements of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command BEN GHILOUF, Tunisia — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command experts coordinated the critical handoff of life-saving medical materiel to Army Reserve units participating in African Lion 2024, a training exercise that concluded in May. The shipment included 242 lines of materiel — medical equipment, supplies, blood […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency [Editor’s note: This article deals with mental health issues and treatment. If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis, call the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and press “1”, or text 838255, or chat for the dedicated Veterans Crisis Line and Military […]
Story by Julie Lucas Naval Hospital Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ─ Capt. Craig Malloy assumed leadership of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Jacksonville and Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville from Capt. Sharon House during a Change of Command ceremony at the All Saints Chapel aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, June 6. Rear Adm. Matthew Case, […]
Story by Spc. Grayson Cavaliere 118th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Tennessee Army National Guard FORT CAVAZOS, TEXAS — Soldiers from Tennessee National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, NATO Allies, and service members from the Navy and Air Force participated in a Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise June 6, 2024. Participants joined together and responded to several […]
Story by Robert Whetstone Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, June 6, 2024 — After work on Feb. 19, U.S. Army Spc. Anne Koller heard voices and went outside of her house to see what was going on. Next, to her surprise, she heard gunfire and saw her […]
Story by Elaine Heirigs Naval Health Clinic Lemoore LEMOORE, Calif. (June 6, 2024) — Pamela Brosius is a registered nurse (RN) and certified nurse case manager who is a civilian contractor at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore. Brosius is from Wellington, Kansas and has worked at the clinic for seven years. Her commitment to case management […]
Story by Daniel Taylor U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 7, 2024)— Capt. Torrin Velazquez relieved Captain T. Blair Hines as Commanding Officer, United States Navy Readiness and Training Command Center (USNMRTC) and Director, United States Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka during a change of command ceremony held onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, June 7. […]
Story by Zachary Wilson Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton The Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU Dayton) held a change-of-command ceremony on May 31 at the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. U.S. Navy Capt. Walter Dalitsch III was officially relieved by U.S. Navy Capt. William Howard in a formal […]
Story by Robbie Hammer Defense Health Agency Using technology in the delivery of health care and creating effective partnerships were the focus of the Defense Health Agency and health tech innovators at a recent worldwide health information technology conference. “Though I will be talking a lot about technology, the larger picture—the bigger idea that transcends […]