Story by Robert Whetstone Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, June 6, 2024 — After work on Feb. 19, U.S. Army Spc. Anne Koller heard voices and went outside of her house to see what was going on. Next, to her surprise, she heard gunfire and saw her […]
Story by Elaine Heirigs Naval Health Clinic Lemoore LEMOORE, Calif. (June 6, 2024) — Pamela Brosius is a registered nurse (RN) and certified nurse case manager who is a civilian contractor at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore. Brosius is from Wellington, Kansas and has worked at the clinic for seven years. Her commitment to case management […]
Story by Daniel Taylor U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 7, 2024)— Capt. Torrin Velazquez relieved Captain T. Blair Hines as Commanding Officer, United States Navy Readiness and Training Command Center (USNMRTC) and Director, United States Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka during a change of command ceremony held onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, June 7. […]
Story by Zachary Wilson Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton The Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU Dayton) held a change-of-command ceremony on May 31 at the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. U.S. Navy Capt. Walter Dalitsch III was officially relieved by U.S. Navy Capt. William Howard in a formal […]
Story by Robbie Hammer Defense Health Agency Using technology in the delivery of health care and creating effective partnerships were the focus of the Defense Health Agency and health tech innovators at a recent worldwide health information technology conference. “Though I will be talking a lot about technology, the larger picture—the bigger idea that transcends […]
Story by Alex Delgado 59th Medical Wing JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH — Military health leaders gathered at the Randolph Parr Club to celebrate the top faculty members of the year during the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) annual awards dinner May 17. The event honored faculty members who have made significant contributions […]
Story by Riley Eversull Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – United States Navy Captain Anja Dabelić makes history at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune as the first woman to lead the Medical Center since its establishment as a haven for care some 80 years ago. Dabelić assumed directorship of the facility and […]
Story by Maristela Romero Air Force Medical Service Having championed Defense-wide impacts to primary care standards and policies for the Military Health System and global improvements in lifestyle and performance medicine, Col. Mary Anne Kiel retired from the Air Force in a ceremony at the Military Women’s Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery on May 8, […]
Story by Julie Lucas Naval Hospital Jacksonville Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville is one of five military medical treatment facilities chosen to help the Defense Health Agency (DHA) design and implement a new health care model for military medicine. The goal is to change how patients access care and how providers deliver health care by shifting […]
Story by Sgt. Liseth Espinel 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Medics from the 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division and Korean Armed Forces Medical School students conducted a Combined Comprehensive Medical Training in Daejeon, South Korea, May 29, 2024. Comprehensive medical training is a behavioral education conducted for officers and non-commissioned […]