U.S. Army medics in Europe take part in training Ukrainian military medics on advanced combat casualty care

U.S. Army medics in Europe take part in training Ukrainian military medics on advanced combat casualty care

Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe UNITED KINGDOM – U.S. Army medical Soldiers assigned to the European Simulation Center at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, had the opportunity to be part of a multi-national team that administered advanced combat medical skills training to Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel during an intense six-week training […]

WRAIR pursues opportunity to support malaria vaccine development

WRAIR pursues opportunity to support malaria vaccine development

Story by Zeke Gonzalez Walter Reed Army Institute of Research On March 14, 2025, researchers from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research met with Dr. Irene Soares, an associate professor at the University of São Paulo, to discuss a possible collaboration on “Vivaxin”, a candidate vaccine against Plasmodium vivax malaria. “Vivaxin” targets the malaria […]

Women’s Health Services Get High Marks from Patients

Women’s Health Services Get High Marks from Patients

Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT JOHNSON, La. —With a fully staffed obstetrics and gynecology team in place, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is providing compassionate, high-quality care to expectant mothers and women across the Fort Johnson community—and patients are noticing. Recent testimonials from Interactive Customer Evaluations highlight the professionalism, attentiveness, and expertise […]

Enhancing Vision and Readiness: WRESP-RC’s 25-Year Impact in the National Capital Region

Enhancing Vision and Readiness: WRESP-RC’s 25-Year Impact in the National Capital Region

Story by Kyle Lee Harvey Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center Fort Belvoir, Va. (April 8, 2025) – The Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC) is proud to join the National Capital Region in commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program and Research Center (WRESP-RC), which has been enhancing the […]

Womack Occupational Therapists Get Soldiers Back to Work

Womack Occupational Therapists Get Soldiers Back to Work

Story by Dan Grubb Womack Army Medical Center Fort Bragg, NC – For Soldiers, physical injuries can serve as a roadblock to performance which is not good when you are a mission-critical component of America’s warfighting machine. This is where Womack’s Occupational Therapy (OT) Department comes in. “Occupational therapists in the military are tasked with […]

Army Reserve physicians attend the Critical Care Skills Procedure Anatomy Program

Army Reserve physicians attend the Critical Care Skills Procedure Anatomy Program

Story by Lt. Col. Kristin Porter 807th Theater Medical Command SAN ANTONIO, Texas – U.S. Army Reserve physicians from the 807th Theater Medical Command attended the Critical Care Skills Procedure Anatomy Program at the Centre of Emergency Health Sciences in Bulverde, Texas, on Jan. 11, 2025. Military physicians typically train with mannequins that simulate advanced […]

65th Medical Brigade Hosts Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre (the 46th Army Surgeon General)

65th Medical Brigade Hosts Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre (the 46th Army Surgeon General)

Story by Maj. Jose Pizarro 65th Medical Brigade In March 2025, Col. Arroyo and Command Sgt. Maj. Price (65th Medical Brigade command team) hosted Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre (the 46th Army Surgeon General) to observe the Brigade’s operations. Lt. Gen. Izaguirre conducted battlefield circulation at LTA Watkins, South Korea with Gen. Xavier T. Brunson […]

Medical Readiness Command, Europe Hosts NATO Joint Medical Planners Course

Medical Readiness Command, Europe Hosts NATO Joint Medical Planners Course

Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe SEMBACH, Germany – U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, Europe (MRC, EUR), in collaboration with the NATO School Oberammergau (NSO), hosted a five-day NATO Joint Medical Planners Course (JMPC) at Sembach Kaserne, Germany April 7 – 11. The training course was provided by a Mobile Education and Training […]

BAMC cancer patient celebrates two big events in one day

BAMC cancer patient celebrates two big events in one day

Story by Lori Newman Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, April 10, 2025 – A cancer patient at Brooke Army Medical Center was able to celebrate two significant events in one day. Linda Staggers rang the bell in the Hematology/Oncology Clinic April 4, signifying the end of her […]