Service member stands behind optometry equipment

June 10, 2025

Keep an Eye on Your Vision Health With TRICARE

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — About 11 million Americans over age 12 need vision correction, according to the CDC. Do you know if you’re one of them? Getting routine eye exams to monitor your eyesight can help detect and prevent eye diseases early.

Photo of Cpl. Thomas W. Bennett

June 10, 2025

Cpl. Thomas W. Bennett, a Medic Who Served Without a Weapon

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Born on April 7, 1947, in Morgantown, West Virginia, Bennett was a conscientious objector who chose

Womack Army Medical Center received the Environmental Excellence Award for efforts made during the 2024 fiscal year.

June 9, 2025

Womack’s ‘Green Team’ Tops DOD With Excellence Award

FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES — FORT BRAGG, NC – Sometimes being green is a good thing! Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) proudly marks its seventh consecutive year as the leading facility in Single-Use Device (SUD) reprocessing within the Department of Defense/Defense Health Agency and celebrates a decade of receiving the Stryker Sustainability Solutions Environmental Excellence Healthy Hospital Award.

U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Daniel Hammond, a third-year Pediatric Endocrinology fellow at Walter Reed, recently received multiple competitive awards for his efforts to enhance care for adolescents with diabetes transitioning to care in adult medicine.

June 9, 2025

Walter Reed pediatric fellow earns national recognition for research

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — U.S. Air Force Maj. (Dr.) Daniel Hammond, a third-year Pediatric Endocrinology fellow at Walter Reed, recently received multiple competitive awards for his efforts to enhance care for adolescents with diabetes transitioning to care in adult medicine.

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June 9, 2025

Pfc. James Howard Monroe

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Born on October 17, 1944, in Aurora, Illinois, Monroe grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, where he

WBAMC Trains Anesthesiologists

June 6, 2025

WBAMC Trains Anesthesiologists in MOCA Simulation to Strengthen Military Medical Readiness

WBAMC Fort Bliss, TX — Anesthesiologists at William Beaumont Army Medical Center participated in high-intensity training at the hospital’s simulation lab.

Lt. Col. Lucas Groves assumed command of Tuttle Army Health Clinic from Lt. Col. Rebecca Sinclair during a ceremony June 5 at Truscott Air Terminal, emphasizing the clinic’s pivotal role in sustaining medical readiness across one of the Army’s most operationally active regions.

June 6, 2025

Change of Command Reinforces Readiness Mission at Tuttle Army Health Clinic

HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga. — Lt. Col. Lucas Groves assumed command of Tuttle Army Health Clinic from Lt. Col. Rebecca Sinclair during a ceremony June 5 at Truscott Air Terminal, emphasizing the clinic’s pivotal role in sustaining medical readiness across one of the Army’s most operationally active regions. “Tuttle Army Health Clinic is a readiness engine, a care hub, and a trusted partner,” said Col. Margaret Berryman, commander of Winn Army Community Hospital. “The team here supports some of the most elite warfighter units in the U.S. military, including the Dog Face Soldiers of the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, the 1/75 Ranger Battalion, the 160th SOAR, the 224th MI Battalion, and joint forces throughout the Savannah area.”

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point bid Fair Winds and Following Seas to Hospital Corpsman Ed DeLeon during a ceremony held Thursday, June 5. DeLeon received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his service aboard the clinic in the Materials Management and Pharmacy Departments, having processed over 14,000 prescriptions and assisting in the establishment of two Script Centers aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. DeLeon also received the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal for contributing volunteer ours to the Carteret County Animal Shelter, the Carteret History Museum and the MCAS Cherry Point Single Marine Program.

June 6, 2025

Cherry Point Clinic Bids Fair Winds, Following Seas to Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ed Deleon

MCAS Cherry Point — Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point bid Fair Winds and Following Seas to Hospital Corpsman Ed DeLeon during a ceremony held Thursday, June 5. 

The academic achievements of five Sailors serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point were celebrated at a ceremony held Friday, June 6 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. From left to right: Hospital Corpsman Second Class Vanessa Schofield earned an Associate of Applied Science in Health Sciences from American Military University. Schofield serves in the clinic’s Staff Education and Training Department. Hospital Corpsman Second Class Jazmin Yaudes graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from Purdue University Global. Yaudes serves in the clinic’s Preventive Medicine Department. Hospital Corpsman Third Class Eleanor Garza received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from American Military University. Garza serves in the clinic’s Laboratory. Hospital Corpsman Second Class Katelyn Barros graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Management from American Military University. Barros serves in the clinic’s Patient Centered Medical Home. Hospital Corpsman Second Class Holly Bew completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Health Sciences from American Military University. Bew serves in the clinic’s Directorate for Administration.

June 6, 2025

Cherry Point Clinic Celebrates Sailors’ Academic Achievements

MCAS Cherry Point — The academic achievements of five Sailors serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point were celebrated at a ceremony held Friday, June 6 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. From left to right:

U.S. Army Col. Kenneth Dwyer (left), Commander of the Leader Training Brigade at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, thanks and recognizes members of Walter Reed's nursing team during a recent nurse appreciation and awards program at the medical center.

June 5, 2025

Walter Reed recognizes nursing excellence

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Hit by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) in 2006 while on his third combat tour in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Col. Kenneth Dwyer said, “I am only here today because of the dedication, excellence, and commitment of practitioners of military medicine, and especially, nurses.”

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