Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – As a new parent, you have a lot on your mind—but dental insurance for your baby might not be at the top of the list. Don’t worry! The TRICARE Dental Program has you and your baby covered. “The TRICARE Dental Program helps military families by signing […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command FORT DETRICK, Md. — They were building the plane as they flew it. That is how many leaders described the development of the Army’s first Life Cycle Management Command for medical materiel — U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command. Yet, executing operational excellence and innovation at the […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Amber Mullen-Schweitzer Ohio National Guard Public Affairs Having access to health care services and receiving medical treatment when it is necessary is vital to the wellness of all Americans. However, not all people can afford certain medical services, sometimes even when they have health insurance. Financial barriers that prevent medically underserved […]
Story by Keisha Frith Womack Army Medical Center FORT LIBERTY, NC– Womack Army Medical Center Commander, Col. David R. Zinnante relinquished command to Col. Stephanie L. Mont during a poignant change of command ceremony September 17, in the Weaver auditorium. The ceremony, attended by Womack staff, military personnel, family members, and distinguished guests, marked the […]
Courtesy Story Special Operations Command Africa Maputo, Mozambique – U.S. Special Operations Forces Africa (SOCAFRICA) conducted a medical knowledge exchange focusing on mental health with the Mozambican forces in Maputo, Mozambique, August 26-29, 2024. This event represented SOCAFRICA’s first mental health engagement hosted with the Mozambican forces. Over the four-day engagement, nearly 20 officers from […]
Story by Jessie Hudson Martin Army Community Hospital Dr. Tajaki Broussard, an outpatient pharmacist at Martin Army Community Hospital (MACH), recently achieved the prestigious title of Outpatient Pharmacist of the Year through the Defense Health Network (DHN) East. Her unique healthcare journey, which started early in life when she assisted her grandmother with medications, has […]
Story by Quentin Johnson United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases FORT DETRICK, Md. – Research conducted by U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases scientists into a promising mpox vaccine has been featured in the prestigious scientific journal Cell, highlighting the institute’s commitment to protecting Warfighters against emerging deadly diseases. USAMRIID’s […]
Story by T. T. Parish U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity joined dozens of U.S. Army medics at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to assess the progress of several traumatic brain injury detection devices as part of a Soldier touchpoint this week. The Soldiers provided […]
By Bernard S. Little WRNMMC Command Communications Airmen of the 316th Inpatient Operations Squadron (IPTS), the U.S. Air Force’s first squadron stood up at Walter Reed on Aug. 23, 2024, joined other team members at the medical center to celebrate the branch’s 77th birthday with a cake-cutting ceremony following morning colors on Sept. 19, 2024. […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT JOHNSON, La. — September is suicide prevention month and wrestling my own demons for nearly two months recently got me thinking about how powerful those dark thoughts can be. How difficult it can be to move past a setback. I’ve always been a “glass half full” […]