Story by Robert Helton Landstuhl Regional Medical Center LANDSTUHL, Germany – Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest overseas U.S. hospital and the only one with the distinction of being a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons is also certified by the German Trauma Network as a regional Level II Trauma Center. […]
By Carol Kaplan WRNMMC Command Communications “There is NO way I’m doing this without an epidural,” exclaimed soon-to-be new mom Janae Lettley, from her birthing bed in the Mother and Infant Care Center (MICC) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Walter Reed) in Bethesda, Maryland. Lettley and new dad-to-be Taurian Jones, a Navy E3 […]
Story by MaryTherese Griffin Army Recovery Care Program FALLS CHURCH, Va.- October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Army Sgt. Kristen Shepherd is one of the newest advocates. The thirty-year-old human resources specialist is currently recovering at the Fort Stewart Soldier Recovery Unit after undergoing surgeries to remove breast cancer diagnosed in June of 2023. […]
Story by MaryTherese Griffin Army Recovery Care Program FALLS CHURCH, Va.- By day, Ken LeBlanc is an executive in the corporate medical world, but on weekends and when the orders call, he is a civil affairs officer in the Army Reserve. His personal life drastically changed about a year ago. “On my last deployment, I […]
Story by Burrell Parmer Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio SAN ANTONIO – (Oct. 17, 2024) –To bring the story of Military City USA’s unique military and civilian medical research and clinical care collaborations to national and global attention, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF), hosted its 2024 […]
Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton The announcement came suddenly. Just as abruptly came the reaction. Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor staff rapidly responded to a [mock] earthquake, Oct. 17, 2024. The exercise scenario – held in conjunction with Commander Naval Installations Command Citadel Rumble and Operation […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency Earlier in 2024, the Department of Defense completed full deployment of the federal electronic health record when it went live at the joint DOD/Department of Veterans Affairs Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center on March 9, in North Chicago, Illinois. Known as MHS GENESIS within […]
Story by Carlos Cuebas U.S. Army Garrison Fort Buchanan FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO- Members of the Rodriguez Army Health Clinic established several flu vaccination stations at the Post Exchange on Oct 18 as part of a flu shot campaign designed to sustain the readiness of the service members serving on the island. “Our team here […]
Story by Emily McCamy U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay Members of U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming influenza vaccination clinic taking place Oct. 25 and 26 at the Windjammer. The event underscores Defense Health Agency’s commitment to protecting the health of service members, […]
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey 168th Wing On a crisp October morning in Fairbanks, Alaska, with one of the first snowfalls, road conditions quickly transformed into a hazardous landscape of black ice. On this treacherous path, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of Medical Administration at the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, […]