Story by Maj. Edward McBride U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa N’Djamena, CHAD—Soldiers from the 402nd Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD), a part of the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support, a U.S. Army Reserve unit from Fort Devens, Mass. will join forces with Chadian Armed Forces [Forces Armées Tchadiennes] military medical professionals over the […]
Story by James Black Walter Reed National Military Medical Center BETHESDA, Md. June 12, 2024 — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center proudly announces the graduation of 1st Lt. Joseph Love of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Capt. Maria Bienhoff, both of whom completed a rigorous program earning their master’s degrees under […]
Story by Maristela Romero Air Force Medical Service Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David Allvin postured the Air Force Medical Service to better serve installation commanders and the medical readiness of Airmen and Guardians by signing Program Action Directive 24-01 on June 12, 2024. […]
Story by Gino Mattorano Evans Army Community Hospital Col. Edward Mandril relinquished command of Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH) to Col. Matthew Mapes in a change of command ceremony June 12, 2024, at the Fort Carson Special Events Center. Mapes comes to the Mountain Post from Fort Cavazos, Texas, where he was the deputy commanding […]
Story by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) IQUITOS, Peru – During Resolute Sentinel 2024, U.S. medical members from the 88th Surgical Operation Squadron had the opportunity to perform a laparoscopic bilateral salpingectomy, a surgery to remove fallopian tubes, at the regional hospital of Loreto, located in Iquitos, Peru. Through this […]
Story by Desmond Martin Navy and Marine Corps Force Health Protection Command Virginia Beach, VA – Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit Two (FDPMU 2) demonstrated Navy Medicines commitment to readiness by participating in the annual Trident exercise from June 3-7, 2024, at Joint Expeditionary Base – Little Creek. Trident is a joint-maritime exercise designed to […]
Story by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) IQUITOS, Peru – Resolute Sentinel 24, an annual joint-humanitarian assistance exercise spanning multiple countries, aims to enhance the readiness and joint training of U.S. and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals, and support personnel through humanitarian activities. This year, in the heart of […]
Story by Maj. Sabas Salgado 126th FRSD For the past five years, the 9th Hospital Center has been supporting the Joint Emergency Medicine Exercise (JEMX), and 2024 was no exception. Between the 3rd and the 7th of June, the 9th Hospital Center (HC), part of the 1st Medical Brigade at Ft. Cavazos, engaged in Operation […]
Story by Elaine Heirigs Naval Health Clinic Lemoore LEMOORE, Calif. (June 13, 2024) — Ebony Sims is a licensed vocational nurse (LVN) in the obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) department at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Sims has been with Team Lemoore for three years as a staff support nurse and nurse […]
Story by Christopher Perrine Defense Health Agency The director of Defense Health Network Indo-Pacific, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Bill Soliz, visited the Red Hill Clinic at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam June 6 to recognize Army, Navy and Air Force personnel for providing outstanding medical support to people exposed to water contamination due to a jet […]