Sept. 13, 2022

BJACH Winning Fight for Talent at JRTC, Fort Polk

FORT POLK, La. — The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk is known throughout the Defense Department as the premier combat training center for the Army. Nestled in the pine forests of central Louisiana, the installation has the land capacity to support world class brigade combat scenarios to prepare the modern warfighter for potential near peer conflicts abroad.

Sept. 12, 2022

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center director reflects on 40-year career with gratitude during retirement ceremony

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) Hospital Director Army Brig. Gen. Jack M. Davis concluded four decades of military service during a retirement ceremony held in the hospital’s Memorial Auditorium, Sept. 9.

Sept. 9, 2022

Suicide Awareness Month Wear Teal or Purple day

Tripler Army Medical Center — In support of Suicide Awareness month, Tripler Ohana wore the supporting colors of Purple and Teal.

Sept. 9, 2022

Cherry Point Sailors Celebrate Advancements, Awards

MCAS Cherry Point — Sailors serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point celebrated the advancement and excellence of their peers during a ceremony Friday, September 9.

Sept. 9, 2022

NMCCL’s Radiology Department getting closer to ‘center of excellence’ goal

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Radiology Department has reached another step toward their goal of becoming the first Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence within the Department of Defense.

Sept. 7, 2022

Monkeypox education recommended as U.S. cases continue to rise

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shed more light on the monkeypox virus as the number of cases continue to increase in the United States.

Sept. 7, 2022

CAL MED’s pediatric clinic serves military community’s youngest members

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. — The California Medical Detachment’s Pediatric Medical Home Clinic offers a full range of services for the youngest members of the Monterey Peninsula’s military community. Located within the Maj. Gen. William H. Gourley VA-DoD Outpatient Clinic in Marina, the clinic serves the children of military service members who serve at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, the Naval Postgraduate School and the Presidio of Monterey, among other local military organizations.

Sept. 6, 2022

LRMC Troops remain steadfast to care following 75-mile march

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Picture marching from the most eastern point of Rhode Island to the most western point and back, in three days. Now imagine carrying a 22-pound rucksack while doing this. Now conjure up immediately going back to work following the trek.

Sept. 6, 2022

LRMC hosts ITC3 with NATO allies

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Nearly 30 Service Members from the United States and Allied Armed Forces across Europe participated in an International Trauma Combat Casualty Care (ITC3) course at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s (LRMC) European Medical Simulation Center (EMSC), Aug. 8–12.

Sept. 6, 2022

LRMC nurse scientist named Army Nurse of the Year

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s own Army Lt. Col. Christopher Stucky, deputy chief, Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry, was recently recognized as the Army Nurse of the Year for his contributions to Army Medicine and the nursing profession. The recognition is presented annually by a nonprofit organization to an Army nurse with outstanding qualifications and achievements.