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U.S. Army Colonel Says it’s OK to Take a Knee with Breast Cancer

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4/17/2023
In 2020 , U.S. Army Col Theresa Lewis, was diagnosed with breast cancer. She went through treatment, but keeping a leadership role working long hours like she was used to became increasingly difficult. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Army Col. Theresa Lewis, a registered nurse, spent the last 29 years taking care of soldiers. “I was a private at Fort Stewart and my dream was to return to Fort Stewart to retire there.” She did come back to Fort Stewart as the deputy commander of nursing of Winn Army Community Hospital.

Aerospace Medicine Branch Enhances Airmen Psychological Performance

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4/14/2023
From left: Aeromedical and Operational Clinical Psychology, or AOCP, branch members Dr. Ivan Colin-Rivera, Lt. Col. Kristen Galloway, Dr. Rachael Martinez, Tech. Sgt. Christopher Thompson and Somtirtha Bag at a team event in the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, at High Bay at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  (Photo by Jeremy Ward, U.S. Air Force)

The office of Aeromedical Operational and Clinical Psychology, or AOCP, offers aerospace and operational clinical consultation for units throughout the U.S. Air Force and has done so for over a decade.

The Medical Test and Evaluation Activity Test a Redesigned Medical Auto-Injector at Camp Bullis

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4/13/2023
A soldier wearing mission oriented protective posture gear prepares to test the Advanced Anticonvulsant System, Rafa Midazolam Auto-Injector on a fellow soldier at Camp Bullis, Texas. (Photo by Tristan English, Joint Base San Antonio)

The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Medical Test and Evaluation Activity conducted a customer test of an auto-injector single use, self-containing needle-based injection system for the Joint Program Executive Office - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense – Medical. The test was conducted at Camp Bullis, Texas during the last week of March 2023.

Like a Cable Boss: Connecting Medical Technology

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4/12/2023
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrea President, a medical information service systems technician, 379th EMDSS, demonstrates using a cable testing device at the 379th EMDG radiology lab at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (Photo by U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Bayard Lewis)

Inspecting and connecting tiny wires may seem like a small task, but it’s one that has a big effect on medical care that military patients receive in deployed locations like Qatar.

Navy Entomology Center of Excellence Arms the Department of Defense’s Experts in the Fight for Public Health

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4/11/2023
U.S. Air Force Capt. Deanna Scheff (left) receiving pesticide application training from U.S. Air Force Ensign Benfry DeJesus (right) during the largest inter-agency pesticide certification course delivered in nearly five years on Naval Air Station Jacksonville. (Photo by U.S. Navy Lt. Nicholas Johnston)

Navy Entomology Center of Excellence staff trained and equipped active duty preventive medicine and civilian pest control personnel representing U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Army during the largest inter-agency pesticide certification course delivered in nearly five years on Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, Jan. 23.

American Medical Center in Europe to Celebrate 70 Years

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4/10/2023
U.S. soldiers, airmen and civilian staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center  provide care to U.S. service members and Afghan civilians who were injured in a series of attacks outside of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. (Photo by Marcy Sanchez, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center)

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is slated to host a week-long celebration, open to all Department of Defense cardholders, marking 70 years of selfless service and military medicine in Germany, from April 11-14.

Protecting Health is Naval Hospital Bremerton Industrial Hygienes Mission

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4/10/2023
In conjunction with National Public Health week, April 3-9, Defense Health Agency commands like Naval Hospital Bremerton continue to provide protective support with a variety of public health specialty services to ensure the health and wellness of all those entrusted in their care. (Infographic by the Defense Health Agency).

In conjunction with National Public Health week, April 3-9, Defense Health Agency commands like Naval Hospital Bremerton continue to provide protective support with a variety of public health specialty services to ensure the health and wellness of all those entrusted in their care.

New Center a ‘Seismic Shift’ in Army Fitness

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4/7/2023
U.S. Army Col. Kent Solheim, 165th Infantry Brigade commander, pauses for a moment while climbing a rope during the “Kay Workout of the Day” at the Drill Sergeant Timothy Kay Soldier Performance Readiness Center. (Photo by Robert Timmons, Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office)

The Drill Sergeant Timothy Kay Soldier Performance Readiness Center, “represents a seismic shift” towards how the U.S. Army approaches how troops are trained, evaluated, and sustained, said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, Fort Jackson’s commander. “It is an investment in individual soldier preparedness.” The Drill Sergeant Timothy Kay Soldier Performance Readiness Center, “represents a seismic shift” towards how the U.S. Army approaches how troops are trained, evaluated, and sustained, said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, Fort Jackson’s commander. “It is an investment in individual soldier preparedness.” U.S. Army Col. Kent Solheim, 165th Infantry Brigade commander, pauses for a moment while climbing a rope during the “Kay Workout of the Day” on March 24 at the Drill Sergeant Timothy Kay Soldier Performance Readiness Center. The workout was part of the facility's grand opening. (Photo by Robert Timmons, Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office)

Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness

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4/6/2023
A patient receives an MRI. Rachel Mote, the regional educational coordinator at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center traumatic brain injury clinic talk about TBIs during the Kaiserslautern Military Community News Update. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Sgt. Jared Kindlespire, Regional Media Center AFN Europe)

Symptoms of traumatic brain injuries aren't always physical, or even recognizable. Listen to our audio newscast and get potentially lifesaving advice from the experts.

Highlighting the Intrepid Spirit Concussion Recovery Clinic

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4/6/2023
U.S. Navy Commander Diana Fu explains the physical therapy room at Intrepid Spirit Concussion Recovery Clinic to Marine Corps Installations East Commander on Aug. 2, 2021. (Photo by Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune)

Would you be able to recognize the symptoms of a brain injury in yourself or someone close to you? Even the slightest head injury may not just "go way", and we've got some important tips that could save your life.

Defense Public Health Celebrates Opening of New $248 Million Public Health Laboratory

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4/6/2023
Army Lt. Col. Scott Vial, Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen Public Health Laboratory project manager, briefs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, outside of one of two anechoic chambers used for radio frequency experiments in the Public Health Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground South. (Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen photo by Graham Snodgrass)

Dignitaries and distinguished guests gathered at Aberdeen Proving Ground South, formerly known as Edgewood, April 5 to celebrate the opening of the Department of Defense’s new Public Health Laboratory at Building E2850.

MHS GENESIS Launches Across Meade Medical Department Activity

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4/5/2023
Pharmacy staff at Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center receive on-site support from individuals identified as an MHS GENESIS “Super User” or individuals from previous launches who are help train staff during the transition to MHS GENESIS at Kimbrough, at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Photo: Michelle Gonzalez, Defense Health Agency)

The Fort Meade Medical Department Activity launches the MHS's new electronic health record, MHS GENESIS. As staff adjust to new technology and workflows, we're breaking down what you can expect during the transition into this new electronic health record platform.

Medical Education and Training Campus Dental Instructor Realizes Childhood Dream

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4/4/2023
U.S. Navy Petty Officer Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Gonzalez, left, an instructor in the Navy dental assistant program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, in Texas, acts as a dentist while training a student in the dental assisting lab. Gonzalez, an instructor in the program, will realize a childhood dream when he begins dental school this summer. (Photo by Lisa Braun, Medical Education & Training Campus)

Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Gonzalez, an instructor in the Navy dental assistant program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, will realize a childhood dream when he begins dental school this summer.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham Retires as Navy's 39th Surgeon General

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4/3/2023
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Bruce Gillingham salutes the American flag as U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Matthew Case presents it to him during a flag-folding ceremony for Gillingham's retirement event. (Photo by BUMED PAO)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, the Navy’s 39th Surgeon General, celebrates the culmination of 40 years of active duty service at a retirement ceremony at the Uniformed Services University.

37th Airlift Squadron Pilot and Physician Paves Way for Women in Aviation

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4/3/2023
U.S. Air Force Maj. Sandra Salzman, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot and physician, sits in the cockpit of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft over Zaragoza, Spain, on Jan. 27. The training exercise included three C-130Js aircraft assigned to the 37th Air Squadron. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Madelyn Keech)

She just wouldn't take "no" for an answer, and that's how this wife and mom made history as the first female pilot-physician in the Air Force.

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