Story by André B. Sobocinski, Historian U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Education and training has always been—and remains—a significant part of Bethesda’s story. Each year thousands of uniformed personnel come to Bethesda where they embark on medical and dental residencies, take classes at the Navy Leader & Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) and Naval […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command FORT DETRICK, Md. — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command joined the Army Medical Department in celebrating the Enlisted Medical Corps’ 137th birthday on March 1. Headquarters staff members of AMLC and its direct reporting unit, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, took part in an early-morning […]
Story by Vernishia Vaughn Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Walter Reed National Military Medical Center brimmed with extra cheer on Leap Day, welcoming a special group of newborns — the ‘leaplings.’ Marking the occasion, U.S. Navy Capt. David Lang, who also celebrates his birthday every four years, brought camaraderie to the festivities by presenting […]
Story by Rodney Jackson Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center finished its brigade level Best Leader Competition Feb. 28 on Fort Cavazos and winners will be announced in a ceremony 1 March. The top junior officer, senior and junior noncommissioned officers, and three junior enlisted […]
Story by Danae Johnson Medical Research and Development Command There are many pathways for Army officers in military medicine, but the opportunity to experience every part of an organization is rare. It is a journey that Lt. Col. Katie Carr, military deputy director for the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Military Infectious Disease […]
Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton The Navy physicians and surgeons assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton took a brief respite to recognize their Navy Medical Corps 153rd birthday, March 4, 2024. “We’re more than 4,200 members strong and there is no place in which we do not serve, […]
Story by Tech. Sgt. Rachel Maxwell 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs KINGSTOWN, St Vincent and the Grenadines – A team of U.S. Air Force medical and support personnel have arrived for its first medical assistance engagements in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, March 4. Thirty-four active duty and reserve Airmen traveled to […]
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Neil W. McCabe Army Reserve Medical Command [SAN ANTONIO, Texas] The Army Reserve’s Medical Readiness and Training Command, based here, presented “Lessons Learned from Ukraine” in the Dec. 14 video and phone-in conference for military medical professionals, part of MRTC’s ongoing professional development program “MRTC Presents Operational Fluency.” Col. Samuel […]
Story by Sgt. Alisha Grezlik U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa NANYUKI, Kenya – “I’m here to give back to my continent,” said U.S. Army Spc. Israel Osagie, a practical nursing specialist with the 425th Medical Detachment, 176th Medical Brigade, 807th Medical Command. Originally from Nigeria, Osagie felt emotional about returning to the continent. […]
Story by Sharon Holland Uniformed Services University In a joint effort to bolster healthcare education and training, the Uniformed Services University (USU) and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Jan. 29, 2024. The MOA, signed by USU President Dr. Jonathan Woodson and NPS President Dr. Ann E. Rondeau, underscores the […]