Aug. 9, 2022

Retiring From National Guard or Reserve? Know Your TRICARE Options

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Are you thinking about retiring from the National Guard or Reserve? Retirement benefits depend on your age and service time.

Aug. 8, 2022

SOTD hosts BJACH Psychologist discussion of purpose

FORT POLK, La. — Dr. Vincent Escandell, PhD, clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, taught purpose, focus and gratitude Aug. 4 to the Special Operations Training Detachment at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Aug. 5, 2022

Clinical Nurses Transition Program Graduation Ceremony

Tripler Army Medical Center — Clinical Nurses Transition Program Graduation Ceremony

Aug. 5, 2022

We are NMCCL: Emergency Management Department – Keeping us safe

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Emergency Management Department is ready to respond to an emergency 24 hours a day. How do they stay prepared? Planning and preparing is their answer. The goal of the department is to provide a safe environment for the Medical Center’s approximately 2,500 employees while maintaining 24-hour care for 48,000 beneficiaries.

Aug. 4, 2022

ASBP Hosting ‘Arctic Thunder’ Blood Drives in Alaska

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA — The Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP), the official blood program of the US military, is excited to make its way up to Alaska in August, hosting “Arctic Thunder’ Blood Drives at both Eielson Air Force Base (August 22) and Fort Wainwright (August 23-25); from 0900 – 1600 each of the days. This is a unique opportunity for both military communities to come out and help save lives of fellow service members and their families in need of blood worldwide.

Aug. 4, 2022

WRNMMC first DOD facility to earn American College of Surgeons’ new quality verification status

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has recognized Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) as one of the first 25 hospitals verified through its inaugural Quality Verification Program (QVP). WRNMMC was the only Department of Defense facility achieving the ACS quality verification. The ACS announced the 25 hospitals, 22 in the United States and three international facilities, earning the verification last month.

Aug. 4, 2022

Hooked on Safety Award

Tripler Army Medical Center — Hooked on Safety Award presentation

Aug. 3, 2022

WRNMMC’s Chief of Occupational Safety urges staff to make work safety a priority

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — The chief of Occupational Safety at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has urged staff to make work safety a priority in their daily schedules.

Aug. 3, 2022

Tripler Army Medical Center 68F Phase II Graduation Class 005-22

Tripler Army Medical Center — Tripler Army Medical Center 68F Phase II Graduation Class 005-22

Aug. 2, 2022

LRMC anesthesiologist aids in life-saving response at local pool

LANDSTUHL, Germany — When summer swimming became a life-or-death situation for a young boy, U.S. Air Force Maj. Milt Poll, an anesthesiologist for the 86th Medical Squadron at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), used his military training to aid in rescue efforts.