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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 soldier drinks an energy drink before his patrol in Iraq.
Soldiers, at Lyster Army Health Clinic, utilize the new mobile health app for Fort Rucker, Ala. The app can be used to find useful links and contact information for various places of interest on Fort Rucker, as well as events happening on post. (U.S. Army photo by Jenny Stripling)
San Antonio Spurs forward, Tim Duncan, congratulates a wounded warrior after a game of wheelchair basketball at the Center for the Intrepid. (U.S. Army photo by Robert Shields)
Navy Petty Officer Third Class Alexander Iwan, a corpsman with the 8th Regimental Aid Station, provides aid to a patient during Integrated Training Exercise 1-16 at Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. The 8th Regimental Aid Station provides medical care to Marines as needed during ITX while also demonstrating their abilities to operate in a field environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Nagle)
Recently, Air Force Master Sgt. Rashaan Paine (right), member of the 59th Medical Wing Airman Medical Transition Unit, receives swimming lessons from Dr. Aaron Moffett, swim coach for the Air Force Wounded Warrior program, during the Adaptive and Rehabilitative Sports Kick-Off at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. More than 40 wounded warriors participated in various sporting events that were designed to introduce them into new activities and meet other warriors in the San Antonio-area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)
Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group compete in a combat fitness challenge at Camp Lejeune. Female service members can be at risk for developing the Female Athlete Triad if they don’t get enough calories and if training is too intense. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson)
Soldiers of the German Bundeswehr Major Medical Clinic Cologne-Wahn demonstrate first aid techniques.
Training on the treadmill and “overground” running are not the same
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin McCann shows Marines the proper technique for a fireman’s carry during a casualty evacuation exercise
Women who smoke may have fertility issues, because smoking can affect their ability to conceive. It can also cause premature birth or low birth weights, certain birth defects, such as cleft pallets and complications with the placenta that passes nutrients from mother to child.
The Army Surgeon General's office stated they want whole base communities involved in providing accessible, appropriate nutrition to troops and their families. That includes the commissary, the Exchange and the dining facility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Barry St. Clair)
Evoking Canadian physician Maj. John McCrae's famous poem from World War I, "In Flanders Fields," British Army Pvt. John Hayes' display of poppies is inspired by his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom, his diagnosis of PTSD and his experience with the U.K.'s Combat Stress program. Hayes said he's found an escape in art, and it has played a major role in his life and rehabilitation. McCrae wrote "In Flanders Fields" following the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915 and references the red poppies that grew over the graves of fallen soldiers and later became a symbol of service members who died in combat. (Courtesy photo)
Army Lt. Col. Mickey Cho (right) and Honduran residents work on a patient’s hand. The San Antonio Military Medical team conducted a medical readiness exercise in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, focusing on orthopedic procedures to hand and arm injuries. (U.S. Army photo)
Air Force 1st Lt. Fanita Schmidt, 4th Space Operations Squadron orbital analysis engineer, donates blood at the 3rd Annual Blood Drive hosted by the 21st Medical Dental Squadron. Schmidt explained her decision to donate was based on personal experiences. "It saved my life," she said. "I'm trying to give back the way someone did for me. I believe it's a life-saving process and the organization exists to give someone else the opportunity to live a longer life, if not save a life." (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher DeWitt)
Air Force Capt. Richard Pate, a Walter Reed National Military Medical Center nurse, checks an IV for a simulated patient during an Expert Field Medical Badge competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The competition candidates had to run through a tactical combat care course while evading simulated attacks and attending to patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tara A. Williamson)
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