Dec. 30, 2020

NMCCL's Marine Mart employees dedicated to keeping doors open during pandemic

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — NMCCL's Marine Mart employees have worked to keep doors open for staff, patients, and approved visitors throughout the pandemic.

Dec. 30, 2020

“Germ-zapping” robots have landed at NMCCL to combat COVID-19

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — “Germ-Zapping” robots have landed at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune to aid in the fight against COVID-19.

Dec. 30, 2020

Compassion through COVID: NMCCL shuttle drivers offer more than transportation

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — NMCCL shuttle drivers offer compassion and care for beneficiaries before they enter the facility.

Dec. 30, 2020

NMCCL administers first COVID-19 vaccines

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — On December 28, 2020, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune administered the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Per the Department of Defense’s strategic plan for distribution and administration of the vaccine, initial vaccinations were given to frontline health care providers and personnel as identified by the facility.

Dec. 29, 2020

Fort Meade to receive COVID-19 Vaccine

FORT MEADE, Md. — Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center expects to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Dec. 29, 2020

Airman enhances care through innovation

LANDSTUHL, Germany — It’s been said that a crisis can be viewed from two aspects, that of danger and another for opportunity. Over the past several months, COVID-19 has transformed business practices, social gatherings and patient care processes. While many of these changes are an expansion of technology to continue the lifestyles we are accustomed to, innovation has proven critical. Only weeks after arriving at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, and less than a year after enlisting in the U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Tara Somers, a medical technician at LRMC’s Internal Medicine Clinic, found herself with the opportunity to help shape response efforts to COVID-19.

Dec. 29, 2020

Training tests readiness, grit of LRMC Service Members

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Over 300 personnel at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center participated in Operation Courageous Ascent, a training exercise designed to test medical operations in austere environments, Nov. 17-19.

Dec. 29, 2020

U.S. Army Soldier, Nigerian native reflects on service, opportunities presented

LANDSTUHL, Germany – Service in the armed forces is an alternative to college for most American high school students nearing graduation. For James Gabisum, service to the country is a privilege he doesn’t take for granted. A native of Nigeria, Gabisum’s first experience with the American way of life came after being selected for participation in a foreign exchange student program in the late 2000s. Following selection, Gabisum, only 15 years old at the time, travelled across the world to the U.S. state of Iowa.

Dec. 28, 2020

Fort Meade focus on resilient mental health during the holiday season

FORT MEADE, Md. — Fort Meade held a virtual Resiliency Town Hall and invited experts from Fort Meade and the surrounding community to provide some helpful suggestions.

Dec. 28, 2020

Ansbach, Grafenwoehr and Vilseck Army health clinics begin COVID-19 vaccinations

BAVARIA, Germany — U.S. Army Health Clinics in Ansbach, Grafenwoehr and Vilseck conducted their first inoculations of healthcare workers with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 28, 2020.