Story by Pfc. Alyssa Norton 27th Public Affairs Detachment Combat medics with the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade honed their lifesaving skills during brigade combat team tactical trauma (BCT3) training April 22-26 at Fort Drum. BCT3 properly teaches in a controlled environment how to manage trauma successfully while being put into stressful situations. It also works […]
Story by Arsenio R. Cortez Jr. Naval Medical Forces Pacific Expeditionary Medical Unit 10 Gulf (EMU 10G) recently concluded a vital seven-month deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) in the Middle East. The 31 personnel from EMU 10G returned from their deployment in Iraq April 26, 2024. This deployment marked the first time […]
Story by Thomas Cieslak Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point celebrated the accomplishments and service of Sailors serving aboard the facility Tuesday, April 30 during a luncheon held at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s Hancock Marina. Honored with of the Quarter awards were Hospital Corpsman Third Class Miguel Rodriguez as […]
Story by Maj. Vonnie Wright 21st Theater Sustainment Command BAUMHOLDER, Germany – The 30th Medical Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command is proud to announce they will host a media day for their hospital exercise scheduled for May 17th at 9:00 am on Baumholder Air Field. This exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of both […]
Story by Pfc. Alexcia Rupert 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania – “ICU/ER nurses get called thrill-seekers, so it is kind of funny because both of my jobs parallel that way,” said Spc. Annalia Smith, a firefighter assigned to the 467th Engineer Detachment Firefighting. “They are both adrenaline-driven.” After hearing from […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency The Defense Health Agency announced May 1, 2024, that nine military hospitals received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, demonstrating DHA’s commitment to safe, high-quality health care, and transparency. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is a letter-grade program that focuses exclusively on a hospital’s patient safety measures through more than […]
Courtesy Story Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Simply getting out of bed, sitting behind a desk, or driving an automobile may be a challenge for many pain-free. Occupational therapy is one form of treatment that may potentially help. Occupational therapists focus on improving the patient’s ability to perform daily activities. They are trained in improving weakened […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital will begin offering a new type of physical therapy to Soldiers and their Families beginning May 1, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Capt. Shelby Landrum joined the BJACH rehabilitation department recently and she will […]
Story by Chief Petty Officer John Grandin U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Peter Munoz from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, California was announced as Navy Medicine’s 2023 Sailor of the Year (SOY), on April 24, 2024. Munoz, originally from El Paso, Texas, received the recognition at […]
Story by Otis Toussaint U.S. Army Medical Command DENVER (April 24, 2024)—In a presentation at the Quad A conference in Denver, Colorado, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), delivered an address outlining the critical partnership between Army Medicine and Army […]