By PORSHA AUZENNE Public Affairs Office FORT JOHNSON, La — From June 12 to July 7, the American Red Cross and Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital collaborated to give youth ages 13-17 the opportunity to learn new skills, enhance resumes, make new friends, fulfill required community service hours for school and have fun. This four-week program, […]
Story by MaryTherese Griffin Army Recovery Care Program FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Army Staff Sgt. Derrick Thompson works in communications in a variety of ways and is happy to sum it up. “I’m a radio guy. I make things talk to other things,” he says. The married father of three travelled the world and moved […]
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Jenny Paul U.S. Naval Hospital Rota ROTA – Great initiatives sometimes start with a small idea. At Naval Hospital Rota, the “Take What You Need” project was developed by members of the Extended Operational Stress Control-Caregiver program (EOSC-C) (formerly CgOSC) to boost resilience and satisfaction for this overseas military treatment facility. The […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Jacob Wongwai 86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs Mental health had always been a familiar topic for U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Paul Vermaire, 86th Operations Support Squadron aircraft controller. Growing up, he witnessed family members battling depression and suicide. Little did he know. Paul Vermaire’s life would be profoundly affected by his […]
Story by Riley Eversull Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Family Medicine Residency Program graduated 11 physicians and 10 interns on June 30, 2023. For the 12th consecutive year, the graduating class received 100% pass rates on their Family Medicine Certification Examinations given by the American Board […]
Story by Michelle Cornell Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Medical professionals aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune will soon have a new simulation education center to support operational and clinical education. The new “Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Center” will open its doors on July 11, 2023. “Having a centralized location dedicated to simulation will allow […]
Story by Janet Aker Defense Health Agency Comptrollers are the Defense Health Agency’s senior level accounting and finance management professionals. It takes 24 to 36 months for comptrollers to develop their health care management skills, and there is an ongoing need for comptrollers to fill positions within the DHA. To meet those needs, the DHA […]
Story by Harvey Duze Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD – U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin assumed directorship of Walter Reed during a change of directorship ceremony in Memorial Auditorium on July 5, 2023. She assumes the helm of the world’s most revered military hospital, often referred […]
Story by Gino Mattorano Colorado Military Health System When the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2027 reported for Inprocessing Day June 28, their first steps toward joining the long blue line of Academy graduates began with the men and women of the 10th Medical Group. 10th MDG staff members greeted the new basic cadets […]
Story by 2nd Lt. Andrew Baez 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — On June 21, 2023, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), facilitated the in-flight three-dimensional (3D) printing of a medical cast aboard an MV-22B Osprey, in support of the […]