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Military Health System Conference a ‘Resounding Success’
The 2024 Military Health System Conference brought together over 2,100 health care professionals from the MHS, government leaders and members of industry for a week of learning, networking.
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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.
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A rare event took place Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at the Defense Health Agency: The promotion of soldier to chief warrant officer 5. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Donald Smith, chief of the DHA Public Health Division’s Interagency Liaison Coordination, received his new shoulder boards from Vice Admiral Raquel Bono, DHA director, and fellow Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Williams, the Army Staff senior warrant officer.
Flight Medic Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Lowe, Detachment 1, HHD, 2/238 Aviation Regiment, consults with a medical team as they prepare to load a simulated casualty aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk medevac helicopter for transportation to a field hospital.
A member of the Air Force wounded warrior volleyball team spikes the ball during a volleyball match as part of the Warrior Care Month Sitting Volleyball Tournament at the Pentagon.
The Competency and Credentialing Institute recently named Fort Belvoir Community Hospital as a "CNOR Strong" facility. To achieve the certification, more than 50 percent of a hospital's operating room nurses underwent a rigorous process to master high standards of practices and became individually certified. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jovane Henry)
Army Capt. Kelly Elmlinger prepares her stocking for her lower-leg prosthetic at Joint Base San Antonio while training for the Department of Defense Warrior Games.
A medical Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to assess a simulated casualty during Combined Joint Operational Access Exercise, 16-01.
Navy Vice Admiral Raquel Bono (left), Director of Defense Health Agency, Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Malloy (center, role-playing the turkey) and Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Edward S. Vottero, Senior Enlisted Advisor, make their way around the headquarters encouraging agency workers who smoke to quit for the day and beyond.
File photo of the Republic of China, People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA[N]) hospital ship Peace Ark (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shannon Renfroe)
A U.S. Marine Corps Wounded Warrior fights for position as he advances the ball during tournament play.
A surgical team rushes into action on a simulated injury during Gunfighter Flag 16-1 at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.
U.S. Navy Corpsmen with Shock Trauma Platoon display how they save injured Marines in a combat environment for Filipino Marines at Crow Valley in Tarlac Province, Philippines
Marine Lance Cpl. Alex Bosma, a native of Seattle, grabs a plate of fruit. More and more restaurants offer fruit or salads as entrees, which is a great way to increase your fruits and vegetable intake. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James Sauter)
The Sesame Street for Military Families website features beloved Sesame Street characters to help preschool military children cope with military life challenges, such as the deployment of a parent, moving to a new home, and the injury or even death of a parent. [(c) 2011 Sesame Workshop by Evy Mages, photo republished with permission].
Army Spc. Cupid Hyman, Walter Reed Warrior Transition Battalion, competes in the swimming event at the Warrior Games Regional Trials. Active duty and retired warrior athletes representing warrior transition units around the Atlantic region competed for a chance to represent the U.S. Army at the Department of Defense Warrior Games. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Sara Stalvey)
The Guide for Farmers Markets on Military Installations provides military commanders with effective ways to bring local agricultural products into the diets of service members and their families at installations across the country. (Courtesy photo)
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