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).

Sgt. 1st Class Axle Shultz, G3 Air noncommissioned officer in charge, assists Cadet Alexandra Andrick with her headset before an orientation flight of the Fullerton Box at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk during her Nurse Summer Training Program.

Aug. 23, 2021

Army Nurse Summer Training Program offers cadets new experiences

Fort Polk, La. — Reserve Officer Training cadets from universities across the country got hands on experience this summer as part of the Army’s Nurse Summer Training Program. NSTP only accepts top ROTC applicants and Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, had three of the very best. NSTP cadets had one-on-one training with preceptors from the BJACH emergency, labor delivery and postpartum and mixed medical surgical departments.

Pfc. Steven Ndong (left) and Pfc. Megan Schindler (right), 115th Field Hospital, 32nd Hospital Center, conduct tactical casualty care during a community relations engagement with Tony Kittrell, CEO, Advent Comments, at the Joint Readiness Training Center medical range, at Fort Polk, La., on Aug. 13.

Aug. 23, 2021

BJACH hosts civilian paramedic for demo and comic book discussion

Fort Polk, La. — The Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital’s education and staff development team hosted a tactical casualty care demonstration for Tony Kittrell, CEO, Advent Comics at the Joint Readiness Training Center's medical range on Aug. 13 at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

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