Story by Staff Sgt. Jadyn Eisenbrandt 124th Fighter Wing GOWEN FIELD, ID—The Idaho Air National Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 17, 2025, at 2 p.m. to mark the opening of a new Medical Training Facility on Gowen Field for the 124th Fighter Wing. The building, which provides laboratories, exam rooms, administrative areas, classrooms, record […]
Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton From amongst a host of qualified contenders for Naval Medical Forces Pacific Fiscal Year 2024 Senior Sailor of the Year, the notable accolades of one surpassed those of his peers. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert L. O’Bryant, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT JOHNSON, La. —With a fully staffed obstetrics and gynecology team in place, Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is providing compassionate, high-quality care to expectant mothers and women across the Fort Johnson community—and patients are noticing. Recent testimonials from Interactive Customer Evaluations highlight the professionalism, attentiveness, and expertise […]
Story by NMCCL Public Affairs Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Annual Research Symposium is celebrating its 15th year of showcasing medical and dental research findings. “The research symposium showcases the work of multidisciplinary teams conducting operationally relevant research to improve patient outcomes,” said NMCCL Research Program […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Michelle Stewart Defense Health Network Central Airmen assigned to the 628th Medical Group, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., participated in joint exercise TURBO DISTRIBUTION 25-01 at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass, from March 11 to 18, exercising and inserting medical readiness into the field operation event. “Our goal for the exercise was to minimize […]
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 […]
Story by Regena Kowitz Defense Health Network Pacific Rim CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton (NHCP) welcomed two senior Department of Defense leaders, the Honorable Darin Selnick and Dr. Stephen Ferrara, during an official visit aimed at enhancing support for military medical treatment facilities (MTFs), improving patient care, and bolstering the readiness of […]