Story by Isaac Savitz U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan February 13, 2025, staff from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) Emergency Department are training the future EMTs charged with providing lifesaving critical care to those in need en route to the hospital. Okinawa is a small island stretching 70 miles from north […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Deven Schultz Armed Forces Medical Examiner System DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. – As if being a world leader in understanding and utilizing DNA wasn’t a high-enough achievement, the Department of Defense (DoD) DNA Operations division within the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) has set the bar to a whole […]
Story by Michelle Gonzalez Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center & Fort Meade MEDDAC FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md.– The Joint Outpatient Experience Survey (JOES) recognized Kirk Army Health Clinic’s physical therapy clinic as top specialty care clinic in the 4th Quarter Best of the Best rankings. The survey collected 100% positive patient feedback on aspects like […]
Story by Christopher Jones Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms In recognition of his leadership and expertise, Lt. Emmanuel Dadzie has been named as Navy Medicine’s 2024 Junior Health Information Technology Officer of the Year. As the Chief Informatics Officer (CIO) at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms, Lt. Dadzie has been instrumental in […]
Story by Ronald Wolf U.S. Army Medical Command FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Feb. 7, 2025) – The U.S. Army wants Soldiers and their families to trust that they will receive world-class medical care—on the battlefield and in garrison. “For Soldiers to know that the best medical care in the world is right there with them on […]
Story by Elaine Heirigs Naval Health Clinic Lemoore The Naval Health Clinic Lemoore’s Dental Clinic is taking proactive steps to combat childhood dental problems. The team is visiting two local schools onboard Naval Air Station Lemoore during the month of February to provide preventive dental care through community outreach. Active duty dentists and hospital corpsmen […]
Story by Thomas Cieslak Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point will soon bid Fair Winds and Following Seas to a U.S. Navy Lieutenant whose dedication and innovation ensured families of active-duty service members and retirees received exceptional patient care aboard the facility. Lieutenant Kristin Thompson served nearly four years with the […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Mattison Cole 90th Missile Wing In 1917, the Army Sanitary Corps was created to combat infectious diseases during WWI. Evolving from the Army Sanitary Corps in 1949, the Air Force Medical Service was born. After nearly 20 years of expansion and reorganization of the AFMS, Special Order GA-5 was signed […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Perseverance pays off. It may have taken a few tries, but Sgt. Benjamin Jackson, a biomedical equipment specialist at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Europe, can now proudly wear the Army’s Expert Field Medical Badge. Jackson earned the badge Dec. 20, 2024, after […]
Story by Zeke Gonzalez Walter Reed Army Institute of Research In January 2025, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research joined forces with the 65th Medical Brigade at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, to conduct a train-the-trainer course on Behavioral Health Guidelines for mEdic Assessment and Response. Designed to equip medics and unit helpers—many without prior […]