Story by Kevin Larson Winn Army Community Hospital Col. Jason Seery passed command of the U.S. Army Department Medical Activity and the directorship of Winn Army Community Hospital to Col. Margaret Berryman June 26 at Fort Stewart’s Cottrell Field. The ceremony of full military pomp and circumstance included sound-off and pass-in-review under the midmorning coastal […]
Story by T. T. Parish and Caree Vander Linden U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) The U.S. Army recently recognized the meritorious performance of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity for its contributions to the global fight against the coronavirus. USAMMDA received the Army Superior Unit Award (ASUA) along with the rest of […]
Story by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis Naval Base Ventura County PORT HUENEME, Calif. (June 26, 2024) NNS – Soldiers at U.S. Army Veterinary Treatment Facility Port Hueneme, a detachment of Veterinary Readiness Activity-San Diego, work to provide comprehensive public health support for veterinary services while strengthening interservice cooperation onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC). Sgt. Jade […]
Story by Bernard Little Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Ryan Pelzer grew up riding motocross, but a firework accident claimed his right thumb and injured his wrist, hampering his ability to participate in the sport, but not his passion for it. Because of his injuries, Pelzer has difficulty shifting gears on the motorcycle making […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command CAMP CARROLL, Republic of Korea — U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center-Korea team members bid farewell to their outgoing commander and welcomed a new leader during a change of command ceremony June 24. Col. Marc Welde, commander of U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, presided over the ceremony […]
Courtesy Story U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence FORT LIBERTY, NC – A dynamic shift in the way the Army operates, from counterinsurgency to large-scale combat operations, has been occurring for almost a decade. Soldiers need to remain lethal, and medics need to keep warfighters on the objective. Prolonged field care initiatives will help keep […]
Story by John Marciano Naval Health Research Center SAN DIEGO – Scientists from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) operational readiness department studying sleep and fatigue performance among Sailors and Marines have outfitted guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) and its crew to participate in the study while at-sea. Approximately 200 sailors aboard the […]
Story by Iain Page U.S. Transportation Command More than 1,000 military and civilian members took part in Ultimate Caduceus 24, June 10-21, a training event that exercised military patient movement response capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region and continental United States. Ultimate Caduceus is a U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)-led patient movement exercise that simulates receiving injured […]
Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe NIEDERSTETTEN, Germany – Soldiers from U.S. Army Health Clinic (USAHC) Ansbach participated in a valuable and realistic joint training exercise with the Bundeswehr’s Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 “TAUBERFRANKEN” and German firefighters during a medical emergency response exercise in Niederstetten, Germany, June 20. This collaborative training event provided […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa ACCRA, Ghana — A team composed of U.S. Army and Air Force medical professionals from the U.S. Army Medical Command, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, 86th Medical Squadron, Veterinary Readiness Activity – Rheinland Pfalz, Dental Health Activity – Rheinland Pfalz and the State […]