Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Did you know that you can now save money with a Health Care Flexible Spending Account? An HCFSA is a new benefit for service members. It’s a financial tool that allows you to set aside pre-tax earnings to pay for eligible medical, dental, and vision health […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Skylar Ellis Joint Base Langley-Eustis There’s an old saying that goes “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” So what happens when a “fortune” becomes a diagnostic imaging technologist with the 633d Surgical Operations Squadron. For Airman 1st Class Terrence Fortune, the answer to the riddle is simple. He […]
Story by Gustave Rehnstrom Winn Army Community Hospital Winn Army Community Hospital bid farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Jan E. Miller during a relinquishment of responsibility ceremony at the Patriot Auditorium on Feb. 19. Miller relinquished his duties, marking the end of a tenure defined by leadership, innovation and unwavering commitment to both military and […]
Story by Lenore Worthy Walter Reed National Military Medical Center BETHESDA, Md. – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is preparing for the transition of many health care services to modernized facilities that will improve patient care for service members, retirees, and their families. The Medical Center Additions and Alterations (MCAA) project includes extensive renovations, […]
Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton The commitment to enhance medical readiness was visually evident recently at Naval Hospital Bremerton. U.S. Navy and U.S. Army Nurse Corps officers, along with hospital corpsmen assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton, honed their evidence based practice skills at a […]
Story by Dan Grubb Womack Army Medical Center FORT BRAGG, NC – For many, Womack Army Medical Center brings back memories of treating patients, delivering babies or walking through the halls with coworkers. For Shannon Dockery, the medical center is woven into her family history. ‘I got married in the chapel here at Womack’’, the […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – Two cutting-edge imaging technologies being developed by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center will be tested at the Army’s flagship persistent experimentation activity in the spring of 2025, providing the designers with valuable hands-on input from Warfighters operating the technologies in […]
Story by Khinna Kaminske Tripler Army Medical Center TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii – Tripler Army Medical Center is leading the way in training combat medics, enhancing their skills and improving their ability to provide prolonged casualty care under field conditions. These medics play a vital role in supporting the U.S. Army, delivering emergency medical […]
Story by Gino Mattorano Evans Army Community Hospital Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremy Brockway relinquished responsibility of Evans Army Community Hospital to Command Sgt. Maj. Wendy Menendez in a change of responsibility ceremony at Fort Carson’s Special Events Center Feb. 21, 2025. During Brockway’s time at Evans, the EACH team in received an “A Grade” from […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Sarah Ortega Corona United States Air Forces Central U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY –The 386th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron hosted a joint training with U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force personnel to exercise critical patient evacuation procedures, Nov. 19, 2024, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The […]