Story by Lt.Cmdr. Brandi Gibson NMRTC Sigonella/US Naval Hospital Sigonella Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Cameron Arthur Galindo, native of Caldwell, Idado and graduate of Caldwell Senior High School, has honorably served in the United States Navy for 11 years. His career has included assignments at U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Pensacola, […]
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Sixteen U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute (RTI) completed a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) course instructed by the RTI’s Medical Battalion Training Site (MBTS) here Dec. 16-20, 2024. The CLS course […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Do you get your prescriptions at a military pharmacy in the U.S.? You should know that the Defense Health Agency is upgrading to a new prescription refill system at military pharmacies. The new Interactive Voice Response system will help standardize refill notices. “DHA’s commitment is to […]
Story by Carol Kaplan Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Nestled warmly beneath the covers, Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jonathan Sexton heard the low buzz of his cell phone next to the bed. By rote memory, he picked it up. “Dr. Sexton here,” he mumbled. Sitting upright, he wiped the sleep from his eyes. On […]
Story by Emily McCamy U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay Courtesy story by Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community Outreach MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Lt. Jose MendezAmbriz, a native of Fresno, California, was recently selected as Junior Officer of the Quarter (JOQ), third quarter, while serving with U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training […]
Story by Isaac Savitz U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa 17 December Naha-City, Okinawa, Japan Staff from USNHO comprised active-duty civilians and MLCs joined Capt. Kathleen Cooperman will deliver toys to the Okinawan children. Community Relations Specialist Sachiko Medoruma coordinated a toy drive benefiting local Okinawan children in the Nambu Children’s Hospital and the Rehabilitation Hospital for […]
Story by Regena Kowitz Defense Health Agency Navy Capt. Karen Belcar has assumed the role of chief nursing officer for Defense Health Network Pacific Rim (DHN Pacific Rim) and Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), bringing 25 years of military nursing experience to oversee nursing operations across nine military treatment facilities and 10 commands throughout the […]
Story by Ellen Crown U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – The 46th U.S. Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, met with key medical logistics leaders Dec. 16 to discuss the service’s capacity to sustain operational health care during large scale combat operations, or LSCO. The surgeon general, leaning into her […]
Story by Elaine Sanchez Defense Health Network Central Patients have ranked more than two dozen Defense Health Network Central clinics and providers as the “best of the best” in the Military Health System for patient experience and customer care, according to a recent Joint Outpatient Experience Survey, or JOES, quarterly report. “These exceptional results are […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency The Joint Pathology Center, part of the Defense Health Agency, is the largest repository of disease- and cancer-related medical data in the world and the premier pathology reference center for the federal government. Vision and Mission of the Joint Pathology Center The JPC’s vision is to be the leading pathology […]