Story by Riley Eversull Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune graduated five new physician assistants from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) on Feb. 28, 2025. The event held at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune included a commencement ceremony for the graduates, with each physician assistant being sworn in as a […]
Story by Jennifer Goulart Naval Medical Forces Atlantic NORFOLK, Va. – For Gavin Wente, the comptroller for Navy Medicine Forces Atlantic (NMFL), a lifetime of service has always been about one mission–saving lives. From his early days as a lifeguard on the beaches of Myrtle Beach, to search and rescue missions in the Coast Guard, […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – In future large-scale combat operations, mass casualty events involving burns could pose challenges for critical care physicians due to a lack of burn beds and insufficient numbers of adequately trained personnel. Researchers at the Institute of Surgical Research Organ Support and Automation […]
Story by Keisha Frith Womack Army Medical Center FORT BRAGG, NC—Womack Army Medical Center primary care and outlying clinics implemented My Military Health in December, enhancing patient flexibility for better health management. In February they delivered more than 4,200 scheduled virtual visits. “People engage in our care system not so that they can get an […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Alicia Campbell 6th Air Refueling Wing MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A sense of urgency emboldens their movement as they trudge through the muddy waters to reach their wounded. Amid exhaustion and upheaval, these service members come alive. Operation Blue Horizon is a Navy Reserve-led joint-service exercise that allows […]
Courtesy Story U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay Courtesy story by Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community Outreach MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Brendan Szafranski, a native of Cary, Illinois, recently advanced in rank while serving aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval […]
Story by Elaine Sanchez Defense Health Network Central HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico — The 49th Medical Group is taking medical readiness training to the next level to enhance military medics’ ability to deliver lifesaving care on the battlefield. The group has transformed its MEDIC-X training from a series of task-driven stations to interactive, […]
Story by Maristela Romero Air Force Medical Service With a focus on readiness and the warrior ethos, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force directed the consolidation of two of the Air Force’s largest preventive, readiness and resiliency programs. Gen. David Allvin signed Program Action Directive 24-04, True North+, Jan. 16, 2025, authorizing the […]
Courtesy Story Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs FORT DETRICK, Md. – On February 11, 2025, the FDA approved a new drug, mirdametinib, for adult and pediatric patients living with neurofibromatosis type 1 and symptomatic plexiform neurofibromas, which are tumors found on the tissue covering and protecting nerves. Through the Neurofibromatosis Research Program, CDMRP funded a […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command FORT DETRICK, Md. — The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency held a Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment change of command ceremony Feb. 21, recognizing outgoing commander, Capt. Andrew Whittenbarger, and welcoming the unit’s new commander, Capt. Paul Abucher. Reflecting on his first foray into command, Whittenbarger characterized […]