Story by Pfc. Alexcia Rupert 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment MIHAIL KOGĂLNICEANU, Romania – “The Army is an opportunity to get paid to learn healthcare, and I really wanted to get the experience to grow in my career,” said Sgt. Ta’Che’ Blocker, a combat medic assigned to the 340th Military Police Company. Blocker joined the […]
Story by Ken Cornwell Defense Health Agency The Joint Patient Safety Reporting application, a collaborative Defense Health Agency and Veterans Health Administration effort, standardizes the process for medical teams to identify and document medical and dental errors, near-miss events, and close calls that may occur. The application is partially funded by the Joint Incentive Fund, […]
Story by Ken Cornwell Defense Health Agency Military health experts say vision and hearing health are crucial to mission readiness and success, both on and off duty. “Humans rely on their hearing every day to interact with the world,” said Laurel Alstot, an occupational audiologist and hearing conservation program manager working for the U.S. Navy. […]
Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton With May designated by the Department of Defense as Mental Health Awareness Month, there is one definitive aspect which Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cade Crenshaw wants everyone to know about mental health. “Mental health isn’t a one size fits all. Just because […]
Story by Marcus Tracy Joint Force Headquarters – Vermont National Guard Public Affairs On Saturday, June 1, over 30 Soldiers and Airmen with the Vermont National Guard will depart for Tambacounda and Kedougou, Senegal, to participate in a medical readiness exercise through the State Partnership Program. Vermont service members will join colleagues from the New […]
Story by Lori Newman Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas. May 31, 2024 — A Brooke Army Medical Center trauma surgeon was working out at the Jimmy Brought Fitness Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston when something unexpected happened. The person on the treadmill in front […]
Courtesy Story Blanchfield Army Community Hospital FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The Army Veterinarian Corps celebrates 108 years of service to our nation June 3. The Soldiers and staff of the Fort Campbell Veterinarian Clinic strive to provide the best animal, food and public health support to the entire Fort Campbell community. “I’m proud to be […]
Story by Emily McCamy Navy Medicine and Readiness Training Command Guantanamo Bay GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay held a change of command ceremony at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, May 31. Capt. Tammy E. Servies relieved Capt. Richard Zeber as commanding officer of USNMRTC Guantanamo Bay, […]
Story by Capt. Luis Alani 222nd Broadcast Operations Detachment FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — The countdown has begun for the 2024 Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise JEMX, taking place June 2nd through 7th at Fort Cavazos, Texas. This annual training event, unlike any other military exercise, will bring together over 100 medical personnel from the U.S. Army, […]
Story by Johannes Schmidt Marine Corps Systems Command Earlier this month, MCSC’s Program Manager Combat Support Systems, or PM CSS, was on the ground on Tobacco Road for the 2024 FEDTEX Summit– a yearly symposium that connects the DOD’s acquisition community with industry leaders in textiles and tactical equipment—and the 2024 Special Operations Medical Association […]