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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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Retiring Wounded Warrior Continues to Serve His Military Community

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11/30/2023
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Blake Conley and family

Despite a career-ending cancer diagnosis, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Blake Conley prepares to retire after more than 20 years serving his nation with a positive outlook and a desire to keep serving.

Green Beret Teams Up with the US Southern Command Warrior Care Program Care Coalition Competes in Department of Defenses Warrior Games Challenge and International Invictus Games

Article Around MHS
11/29/2023
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jacob “Jake” Anthony competing in the 2023 Invictus Games held in Dusseldorf, Germany. (Courtesy photo)

Green Beret U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jacob "Jake” Anthony was deployed to Afghanistan in 2005 on a mission to find a target. His team was breaching a door that turned out to be booby-trapped, resulting in an explosion that killed his teammate in front of him. Anthony would take shrapnel to the right frontal lobe to his brain and had to be initially airlifted to Kandahar to be stabilized. He then was airlifted to Landstuhl, Germany for further treatment, and finally to Walter Reed Hospital in Maryland.

Brooke Army Medical Center Soldier Beats Stomach and Breast Cancer, Continues to Serve

Article Around MHS
11/29/2023
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kelle Brown, respiratory therapist, adjusts settings on a Volumetric Diffusive Respirator for a training simulation at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Nov. 20, 2023. Brown continues to serve on active duty after surviving stomach and breast cancer. (DoD photo by Jason W. Edwards)

After losing her sister to a rare form of stomach cancer, a Brooke Army Medical Center respiratory therapist found out that she too would likely develop the same type of cancer.

DHA's E-Caregiver Directory Puts Resources at Your Fingertips

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11/29/2023
Woman on left stretching her husband's left arm and right leg

Caregivers now have needed resources at their fingertips on their mobile phones, tablets, and computers.

Medial Teams Test Prolonged Care Kit Familiarize Soldiers with Portable Ventilator

Article Around MHS
11/28/2023
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 36th Medical Company Area Support treat a combat casualty mannequin during a field exercise and operational assessment in Fort Liberty, North Carolina, on Nov. 2, 2023.  (Photo by T. T. Parish/U.S. Army)

Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity completed a field operational assessment on Nov. 5, 2023, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, testing the field-worthiness of the Prolonged Care Augmentation Detachment medical equipment set.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Salutes Nurses

Article Around MHS
11/27/2023
U.S. Navy Lt. Maurice Hill, who hails from New Orleans, is also one of the nurses at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He explains that he was inspired to become a nurse because of his mother. (Photo by Bernard Little/WRNMMC)

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kristine Timmerman, a nurse at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, simply says she became a nurse “to serve.” That sentiment is shared among many of the nurses at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center who ensure that the surgical journey of each patient at “The President’s Hospital” is as comfortable and safe as possible.

‘People First, Compassion, Servant Leadership, and Genuine Respect for All’ – Retired Sergeant Major Reflects on Career, Value of Veterans in Continued Service

Article Around MHS
11/24/2023
U.S. Army Pvt. Darryl Warren poses for a photo during  basic training in Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1987. Today, retired U.S. Army command sergeant major Darryl Warren is an operations program analyst with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at Fort Detrick, Maryland, a job he has held since shortly after retiring from the U.S. Army after a 31-year career. (Courtesy Photo)

The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity is an integral component of the Department of Defense’s medical readiness enterprise. A key to USAMMDA’s success as the DOD’s premier developer of modernized medical devices, treatments, and equipment is the knowledge and experience brought to the table by its many veterans, who work alongside both active duty soldiers and non-veteran civilians to manage the U.S. Army’s medical modernization efforts.

This Holiday, Give One Priceless Gift of Life: Donate Blood

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11/22/2023
This Holiday, Give One Priceless Gift of Life: Donate Blood

This holiday season, give the gift of life by donating blood.

Ask the Doc: Mental Health Tips for You or a Loved One

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11/22/2023
Ask the Doc: Mental Health Tips for You or a Loved One

In this edition of Ask the Doc, we get expert advice from retired U.S. Public Health Service Capt. (Dr.) Joshua Morganstein, deputy director at the Center for Study of Traumatic Stress in the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and vice chair of the University’s department of psychiatry, on ways to address mental health concerns when you, a friend, or a loved one is going through a tough time.

Caduceus Spear Offers Joint Training Opportunity for 97th, 82nd, and 71st Medical Groups

Article Around MHS
11/22/2023
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Thorne, 71st Medical Group diagnostic and therapeutics flight chief, assists a patient during the Caduceus Spear exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park, Oklahoma, on Oct. 26, 2023. The real life patients were actors from the 97th Medical Group who were tasked with giving realistic responses to the airmen assisting them. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)

Airmen from the 97th Medical Group partnered with airmen from Sheppard and Vance Air Force Bases for a readiness exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park in Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023.

Uniformed Services University Surgeon Lauded for Her Commitment to Service

Article Around MHS
11/22/2023
U.S. Air Force Col. (Dr.) Kerry P. Latham (center) accepted the American College of Surgeons/Pfizer Military Surgical Volunteerism Award during the annual ACS Clinical Congress in Boston, Oct. 22-26, 2023. (Photo by U.S. Army Col. Danielle Holt)

U.S. Air Force Colonel (Dr.) Kerry P. Latham was honored with the prestigious American College of Surgeons/Pfizer Military Surgical Volunteerism Award. The prestigious award was bestowed by the American College of Surgeons and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals during the annual ACS Clinical Congress in Boston, Oct. 22-26, 2023.

U.S. Airmen Team up with Local Hospital for Medical Training

Article Around MHS
11/21/2023
Airmen from the 934th Aeromedical Staging Squadron turn a mannequin over during a training exercise on Oct. 15, 2023, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. The exercise involved realistic wounds and training equipment to simulate a true combat casualty care environment. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Victoriya Tarakanova)

Saving wounded service members in a combat environment is an intense experience with no room for mistakes.

DHA Health Hazard Assessment Team Doing Critical Work to Improve Warfighter Brain Health

Article
11/21/2023
The Warfighter Brain Health Initiative specifically focuses on assessing cognitive capabilities, monitoring brain threats, to include blast overpressure, and minimizing the effects and risk from exposures and TBIs to improve a warfighter’s overall performance.

In June 2022, the Department of Defense launched the Warfighter Brain Health Initiative to bring together the operational and medical communities in a more unified approach toward optimizing service member brain health and countering traumatic brain injuries.

Does TRICARE Open Season Apply to Me?

Article
11/20/2023
Does TRICARE Open Season Apply to Me?

TRICARE Open Season is here. Now through Dec. 12, most people enrolled in or eligible for TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select can make enrollment changes for next year. Open season doesn’t apply to everyone who uses TRICARE.

“I Look Forward to Constantly Pushing Myself to Learn Something New”

Article Around MHS
11/20/2023
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Sophia Crews is the U.S. Navy’s Junior Pharmacy Technician of the Year for 2023. The Phoenix Arizona Native serves aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point as the Leading Petty Officer of the facility’s Pharmacy and credits the encouragement her father, a former rescue swimmer, as her inspiration to continue serving.  (Photo By Thomas Cieslak)

A Sailor serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has earned top honors in her career field.

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