Labor Day

Aug. 27, 2021

Upcoming Clinic Hours for Labor Day Holiday:

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — Friday, Sept 3: Training Holiday, closing at 1200 Monday, Sept 6: Holiday Observed, closed Pharmacy services also close during clinic closures.

Vaccination Update

Aug. 27, 2021

Lyster offers additional vaccine dose for immunocompromised

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — Following the FDA’s approval of a booster dose of both the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for people with certain immunocompromised conditions, Lyster Army Health Clinic is now providing an additional dose of the Moderna vaccine to people with the following conditions:

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 21, 2021) - Medical personnel assigned to Navy Expeditionary Medical Facility - M care for a simulated patient during a training exercise at Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute at Camp Pendleton, California. The evolution evaluated the EMF’s patient processing and coordination across functional areas. As a result, the EMF was certified with Tier 1 capability, with the ability to deploy and provide combat operations medical support to U.S. Fleet Forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nesinee Weber, Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute/ Released).

Aug. 27, 2021

Expeditionary Medical Facility – M again certified as Tier 1 deployment-capable

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) - M again earned Tier 1 readiness capability certification, after completing a two-week training evolution on June 26 at Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute (NEMTI) in Camp Pendleton, California.

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital emergency department received casualty role players and tested capabilities during a full scale exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana Aug. 25.

Aug. 26, 2021

BJACH tests capabilities during installation full scale exercise

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital tested capabilities during a full scale exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana Aug. 25.

Mental health graphic

Aug. 26, 2021

The Wright Kind of Wellness: Mental

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The different domains within self-wellness (physical, mental, social and spiritual) each play a role in how an individual views themselves, others and life.

On August 25, 2021 leaders from the Defense Health Agency hosted a ceremony at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to establish the Coastal North Carolina Market.

Aug. 25, 2021

Coastal North Carolina Market strengthens DoD’s medical readiness, promises better patient experience

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — The Coastal North Carolina Market under the Defense Health Agency is now official. On August 25, 2021, a formal establishment ceremony was held for the military medical market which consists of Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune and Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point.

The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk's Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment has a new leader following a change of command ceremony at Polk Army Airfield Aug. 19.

Aug. 24, 2021

“Cajun Dustoff” bids farewell to Salazar welcomes DiMaio

FORT POLK, La. — The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk's Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment has a new leader following a change of command ceremony at Polk Army Airfield Aug. 19.

A 59th Medical Wing medic vaccinates a San Antonio Military Health System beneficiary Feb. 6 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.

Aug. 23, 2021

Additional Dose COVID Vaccination for Immunocompromised

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The CDC is recommending that people whose immune systems are moderately to severely

Spec. Diego Timoteo (right), an Army Combat Medic at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, checks an incoming patient at BAMC’s drive-through COVID-19 testing area. Timoteo, a native of Brazil, recently earned his American citizenship.

Aug. 23, 2021

San Antonio Market COVID Vaccine Sites, Screening and Testing

Vaccine Sites Brooke Army Medical Center and Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (WHASC) offer

Aug. 23, 2021

U.S. Navy Dental Corps Celebrates 109th Birthday

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, 39th Chief of the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, joined dentists and other staff celebrating the 109th birthday of the corps during a cake-cutting ceremony Aug. 19 at Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSAB).

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