Story by Emily McCamy U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay earned national recognition from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) after eliminating surgical smoke from its operating room – one of only 14 military treatment facilities to achieve the “Go Clear” Award. […]
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 […]
Courtesy Story Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/Military Health System For the Military Health System, readiness is a strategic imperative to ensure warfighter dominance, survivability, and resilience, said the acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Stephen Ferrara. “Readiness cannot be secondary. You cannot do readiness at the last […]
Story by Master Sgt. Rafael Rosa 156th Wing MUÑIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico — Airmen with the 156th Medical Group, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, inaugurated a trauma training simulator lab during the April regularly scheduled drill, Carolina, Puerto Rico, April 6, 2025. The inauguration was conducted by demonstrating the labs capabilities to […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Nelvis Sera Air University Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala.— U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Neal, 42nd Medical Group physical medicine technician, supports the Human Performance Flight by delivering targeted physical therapy services to Airmen. “With fewer than 300 physical medicine technicians across the Air Force, the Human […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Shelby Pruitt-Johnson 3d Audiovisual Squadron JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – More than 40 U.S. Airmen and Air National Guardsmen participated in Operation Vapor Trails, a recurring medical readiness exercise centered on aeromedical evacuation, March 28, 2025. This iteration was made possible by the coordination—and family bond—between U.S. Air Force Lt. […]
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Cynthia DeArmon and Lt.Cmdr. Patrick Mitchell Medical Education Training Campus As faculty and subject matter experts assigned to the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) officers play a crucial role in preparing military healthcare paraprofessionals to support service members, veterans, and their families. Both fields […]
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 […]
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 […]
Story by Christopher Delano Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune The Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Psychiatry Residency Program is receiving national recognition that will provide additional psychotherapy training for NMCCL physicians-in-training and staff members. The Victor J. Teichner Award, awarded by the American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis (AAPPP), provides resources to programs teaching […]