Story by Curtis Hill Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton welcomed the first baby of 2025 in the Labor and Delivery Department on Jan. 1, 2025. The parents of Andreas E. Rutherford-Salazar are Lance Cpl. Alondra Salazar, from Simi Valley, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Deandre Rutherford, from Newport News, Va. Salazar is assigned […]
Story by Lori Newman Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 2, 2025 — Brooke Army Medical Center rang in the New Year by welcoming the hospital’s first baby of 2025. The 8-pound, 4-ounce, 21-inch-long baby girl was born at 4:55 a.m. on Jan. 1. Chloe Kay Pearson […]
Story by Sharon Holland Uniformed Services University President Joe Biden presented Dr. Frank K. Butler, Jr., with the prestigious Presidential Citizens Medal in a ceremony at the White House, Jan. 2, 2025. This award, one of the highest honors a civilian can receive, recognizes Butler’s extraordinary contributions to battlefield trauma care and his enduring impact […]
Story by Christopher Jones Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms rang in the New Year with a joyous milestone as Staff Sgt. Tyson Goolsby and his wife, Nicole, welcomed their son, Elijah, into the world. Born at 1:35 p.m. on Jan. 2, Elijah holds the honor of being the first baby delivered at […]
Courtesy Story Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs FORT DETRICK, Md.- On January 2, 2025, President Joe Biden named longtime breast cancer advocate, Fran M. Visco, among the twenty recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal. Historically, the president awards this medal to citizens who perform exemplary service to their fellow citizens or the nation and is […]
Story by Lindsay Schreiber Naval Hospital Beaufort By Megan Lemly, Navy Office of Community Outreach MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 1st Class John Thompson, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, was recently named Sailor of the Year (SOY), for fiscal year 2024, while serving at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort. SOY is an […]
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Brandi Gibson NMRTC Sigonella/US Naval Hospital Sigonella Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Cameron Arthur Galindo, native of Caldwell, Idado and graduate of Caldwell Senior High School, has honorably served in the United States Navy for 11 years. His career has included assignments at U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Pensacola, […]
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Shane Smith 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Sixteen U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 166th Regiment – Regional Training Institute (RTI) completed a Combat Lifesaver (CLS) course instructed by the RTI’s Medical Battalion Training Site (MBTS) here Dec. 16-20, 2024. The CLS course […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Do you get your prescriptions at a military pharmacy in the U.S.? You should know that the Defense Health Agency is upgrading to a new prescription refill system at military pharmacies. The new Interactive Voice Response system will help standardize refill notices. “DHA’s commitment is to […]
Story by Carol Kaplan Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Nestled warmly beneath the covers, Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Jonathan Sexton heard the low buzz of his cell phone next to the bed. By rote memory, he picked it up. “Dr. Sexton here,” he mumbled. Sitting upright, he wiped the sleep from his eyes. On […]