Story by Bernard Little Walter Reed National Military Medical Center More than 220 health care providers graduated from over 70 Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs in the National Capital Consortium (NCC) and at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) during a ceremony June 14 at the Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Graduates included […]
Story by Gloria Kwizera U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Navy Medicine solidified its commitment to advancing healthcare education through a series of key events in Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, June 6. These strategic partnerships benefit both military service members and the broader healthcare community. Navy Medicine representative Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, Navy […]
Story by Sgt. Nello Miele I Marine Expeditionary Force CAMP KATUU, Palau – U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, established the first Role 2 medical field hospital in Palau during exercise Valiant Shield 24 at Camp Katuu, Palau, June 7-18, 2024. When Navy corpsmen […]
Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Beneath the waves, where steel behemoths patrol in near-total isolation, submarine medicine walks a tightrope. The health of the crew is paramount, but unlike a surface ship, even minor emergencies cannot lead to medical evacuation. The submarine medical provider, therefore, shoulders a […]
Story by Maj. Edward McBride U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa N’Djamena, CHAD—On June 19 while conducting a Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) at the Garnison Military Hospital in N’Djamena two U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assisted three Chadian citizens injured from an ammunition depot explosion on June 18. Lt. Charles Crocco, an emergency care nurse […]
Courtesy Story Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command Pearl Harbor, HI. — Capt. Scott Dunn relieved Capt. (sel) R Joseph Stastny as Officer in Charge, Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU 6) during a Change of Charge ceremony held onboard the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial, June 10, 2024. “Commander Stastny was […]
Story by Jose Rodriguez U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, TX – Recently the U.S. Army Medical Evaluation Test Activity conducted an operational test of three ultrasound field portable devices. The test was conducted for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA)/Warfighter Expeditionary Medicine and Treatment (WEMT) Project Management Office […]
Story by Spc. Jessica Barb Joint Force Headquarters – Pennsylvania National Guard FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — Medics from the Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard trained together recently to simulate a real-life medical emergency while in the field. Over 30 medics from the 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade and the […]
Story by Spc. Joshua Maxie 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment “Dentistry is important to have in the Army, especially on rotational deployments, because everyone has teeth,” said Capt. Lee Brethower, a general dentist with 673rd Dental Company Area Support. “At any given time, whether you are at your duty station or on deployment, there is […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – Just four months after sustaining head injuries in a car accident that had threatened to sideline him, Sgt. Andy Valdes of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Institute of Surgical Research accomplished his goal of earning the prestigious Expert Field […]