Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe LANDSTUHL, Germany – The 7450th Medical Operational Readiness Unit (FWD) Det 64 relinquished authority of the Deployed Warrior Medical Management Center (DWMMC) at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) to the 7451st Medical Operational Readiness Unit (FWD) Det 2, during a transfer of authority ceremony July 8. The […]
Story by Julie Lucas Naval Hospital Jacksonville Defense Health Network (DHN) Atlantic released its results from the Joint Patient Experience Survey (JOES) for fiscal year 2024, 2nd Quarter, and several Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville assets were named “Best of the Best.” Providers from Family Medicine Physician Lt. Cmdr. Mitchell Selco, Dermatology Physician Assistant Elizabeth Anderson, […]
Story by Gino Mattorano Colorado Military Health System The 21st Medical Group bid farewell to Col. Donald Lofton, and welcomed Col. Gloria Walski in a change of command ceremony July 9 at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. Walski comes to Peterson from Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where she […]
Story by Gino Mattorano Evans Army Community Hospital Lt. Col. Jess Christensen relinquished command of the Evans Army Community Hospital Medical Readiness Battalion to Lt. Col. Camille Betito in a change of command ceremony July 10, 2024. Betito comes to EACH from the Defense Health Agency Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia, where she was the deputy […]
Story by Jennifer Goulart Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Portsmouth, Va. – Rear Adm. Matthew Case passed the helm to his long-time friend, Rear Adm. Kevin J. Brown, during the Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) change of command ceremony held at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex, July 12. The […]
Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa LUANDA, Angola — When an Angolan woman suddenly went into cardiac arrest in the Luanda military hospital, U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Ford knew exactly what to do. Amid the noise and urgency of the emergency room, Ford and his teammates from the […]
Story by D. Keith Johnson Columbia VA Health Care System COLUMBIA, South Carolina – The Columbia VA Health Care System robotic surgery teams recently completed their 800th robotic surgery and the numbers are increasing every day. The 800th occurred in mid-April, and the teams are on schedule to hit 1000 by the end of the […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Campbell Joint Force Headquarters – Pennsylvania National Guard MANDA BAY, Kenya – In an ongoing effort to bolster relations between U.S. and Kenyan military forces, U.S. Army medical, US Air Force Fire Fighting, and other U.S. military personnel facilitated a three-day training event May 27-29, 2024, with Kenyan Rangers and […]
Story by Christopher Perrine Naval Health Clinic Hawaii Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Pearl Harbor held a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam June 28. Capt. Salee Oboza relieved Capt. Victor Diaz, who had served as the commanding officer of NMRTC Pearl Harbor as well as Naval Health Clinic Hawaii since […]
Story by Jayna Legg Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center GREAT LAKES, Ill. — Navy Medical Corps Capt. Chad Roe assumed command of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Great Lakes July 2, in a ceremony at Naval Station Great Lakes, relieving Navy Medical Corps Capt. Chad McKenzie. NMRTC Great Lakes is […]