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10/20/2022
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Murphy, an audiologist and U.S. Army liaison at Hearing Center of Excellence, demonstrates a type of fit-test equipment used to measure the amount of noise reduction a person is getting from their specific hearing protector. A new Department of Defense policy will soon require fit testing for service members and civilians enrolled in a hearing conservation program who have high noise exposures, and those who have sustained hearing loss. (Photo: Larine Barr, MHS Communications)
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10/19/2022
Space Force Capt. Nichole "Nikki" Evenson competes in her first Warrior Games with the support of her family and the U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior community.
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10/17/2022
Airman 1st Class Austin Starks, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron health service management journeyman, prepares for a sleep study at the San Antonio Market Sleep Disorders Center at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 31, 2022. A team of military and civilian researchers has identified a new sleep disorder that’s been disrupting the lives of trauma survivors for decades, if not centuries. While there have been related studies, this was the largest to date and identifies trauma associated sleep disorder, or TSD, as a distinct sleep-related disorder or parasomnia. (U.S. Army photo by Jason W. Edwards)
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10/17/2022
B vitamins are essential to brain function, cell metabolism, and energy level. To maximize your intake of B vitamins, add a variety of non-processed foods to your diet, such as whole grains, beans, nuts, fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins.
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10/14/2022
Department of Defense leaders encourage Military Health System beneficiaries to get their annual flu shot concurrent with the COVID-19 bivalent booster. Here, senior military leaders pose with medics at DiLorenzo Pentagon Health Clinic after receiving both vaccines on Oct 13. From left to right: U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul Friedrichs, joint staff surgeon; Seileen Mullen, acting assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; U.S. Army Spc. Serena Nunez, medical records technician; U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mychaela Cammack, noncommissioned officer in charge of primary care; Dr. Mike Malanoski, deputy director, Defense Health Agency; Dr. Dave Smith, acting principal deputy assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; Bill Saindon, executive medicine technician; and U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Patti, medical readiness assistant NCOIC. Not pictured but also receiving vaccinations were U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John DeGoes, U.S. Air Force deputy surgeon general, and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darin Via, U.S. Navy deputy surgeon general. Flu vaccines and COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines are available at all military treatment facilities and through TRICARE participating network pharmacies.
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10/12/2022
Dr. Robert Graham joins U.S. Army Col. Timothy Switaj for a photo after the American Academy of Family Physicians ceremony at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2022. Switaj is the first military recipient of the Robert Graham Physician Executive Award, which was named in his honor. (Courtesy Photo)
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10/12/2022
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Anne Staley’s quick thinking and experience as a trauma nurse helped save a car crash victim‘s life. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Anne Staley)
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10/11/2022
Bike safety includes knowing and following traffic and other laws in your community. In the photo, Joe Umemura, a safety inspector for Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, spreads awareness about bicycle safety, crosswalk safety, and general street safety. (Photo: U.S. Navy Tech Sgt. Garret Cole)
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10/11/2022
Before flu season is fully underway and COVID cases rise again, boost your immunity with flu and COVID-19 bivalent boosters. Health officials say vaccination is the best means to protect yourself, families, friends, and communities from the spread of both influenza viruses and COVID-19. Military Health System beneficiaries can get both vaccines at no cost at military, local community health clinics, and participating TRICARE network pharmacies. (Photo: Russell Toof, Medical Readiness Command, Europe)
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10/6/2022
The Defense Health Agency celebrated its ninth year as a combat support agency, one of eight combat support agencies in the Department of Defense. Cutting the ceremonial birthday cake are: (From left to right) U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Candace Stanfield, DHA health informatics division; U.S. Army Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Ronald Place, DHA director; Ronald Hamilton, DHA Deputy Assistant Director for Administration and Management; and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kossi Nyatso, DHA military personnel support.
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10/5/2022
U.S. Army Col. Jennifer Stowe, with the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory in Enterprise, Alabama, presented research on eye trauma and ophthalmic surgery at the Military Health System Research Symposium.
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9/30/2022
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Heck, the first director of the Defense Health Agency Region Indo-Pacific, speaks at a ceremony Sept. 27 formally establishing the new overseas health region. The region consists of 45 military hospitals and clinics in Hawaii, Guam, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. (Photo: DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau)
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9/30/2022
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alexandra Vidato, 459th Airlift Squadron instructor flight engineer, tapes a box of simulated humanitarian aid prior to takeoff for a Tokyo Metropolitan Government-hosted disaster preparedness and response drill at Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, Japan, Sept. 3, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Edwards, 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs)
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9/30/2022
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón “CZ” Colón-López talks about his personal experience with traumatic brain injuries in a podcast with the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. The “Picking Your Brain” podcast focuses on the latest TBI research and clinical recommendations, the effects of TBI on military readiness, veterans, and the loved ones who support their recovery process. (Photo: Air Force Master Sgt. Michael J. Cowley)
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9/27/2022
In 1978, Washington journalist Jerry Brazda bet retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. (Dr.) Donald Custis that USU would never graduate a student. On May 24, 1980, graduation day for USU's first class, Brazda paid his debt by check. Custis then donated it to USU's dean, Dr. Jay Sanford, "for some good student cause". (Photo: Tom Balfour, USU)
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