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 […]

Animal Tech Training Aims to Boost Retention, Readiness

Animal Tech Training Aims to Boost Retention, Readiness

Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – Animal care personnel from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases are taking advantage of a unique partnership with the Uniformed Services University of […]

‘Warrior Medics,’ ‘Desert Medics’ complete their inaugural Best Squad Completion 2025

‘Warrior Medics,’ ‘Desert Medics’ complete their inaugural Best Squad Completion 2025

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Hernandez Army Reserve Medical Command FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Eight Army Reserve Soldiers from various downtrace units under the Pinellas Park, Florida-based Army Reserve Medical Command competed against 17 Army Reserve Soldiers of the Gillem Enclave, Georgia-based 3rd Theater Medical Command during the AR-MEDCOM and 3rd TMC Best Squad […]

Command surgeon keeps operational readiness paramount at ASC

Command surgeon keeps operational readiness paramount at ASC

Story by Jon Connor U.S. Army Sustainment Command ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. – It’s been stated when you have your health, you have everything. At U.S. Army Sustainment Command headquarters, the Office of the Surgeon works hard to ensure Soldiers and deployed personnel are in tiptop shape to complete its worldwide missions. Leading that charge […]

Springfield Officer Assumes Command of Illinois National Guard Medical Unit

Springfield Officer Assumes Command of Illinois National Guard Medical Unit

Story by Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton Joint Force Headquarters – Illinois National Guard Public Affairs The Joint Force Medical Detachment – a unit vital to maintaining the Illinois Army National Guard’s stellar medical readiness rates – got a new commander on April 4 at the unit’s headquarters on Camp Lincoln in Springfield. Lt. Col. Melinda […]