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Category: 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support)

USAR medics assist front-line and aid station during Allied Spirit '22
February 4, 2022 — U.S. Army Reserve combat medics assigned to 444th Medical Company, Ground Ambulance Unit from Beaver, West Virginia, integrate with 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment OPFOR (Opposing Forces), for real-world missions during multinational exercise Allied Spirit '22 in the Joint Multinational Readiness Center training area, Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 21 through Feb. 5, 2022... MORE

Why I serve: ‘I want to give every moment'
December 29, 2021 — Capt. Dawn D. Sellers knows she can’t save the world, but prays she can at least reach a couple of Soldiers during her time here. The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner has been deployed here since May working at the 3rd Medical Command’s Gaining Resilience in Theater, or GRIT, Clinic here practicing battlefield acupuncture and providing supportive therapy and psychoeducation—therapeutic intervention that provides Soldiers with tools to help them heal... MORE

Maintaining a Healthy Mindset
November 1, 2021 — November is here and the holidays can be a tough time for maintaining a healthy mindset. Here are a few tips from LT Kaitlyn Randal, 65C, and civilian dietitian for staying active when it's colder outside for eating healthy despite the presence of so many temptations! The Army has ample resources for fitness and nutrition; check out https://www.army.mil/acft, https://p3.amedd.army.mil/ and https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Total-Force-Fitness... MORE

Tactical Combat Casualty Care for Military Working Dogs
October 6, 2021 — Soldiers with the 147th Med. Det. (Vet. Srvc.) provided training in Tactical Combat Casualty Care, basic triage, and advanced treatment and stabilization of Military Working Dogs for Soldiers and Airmen from the 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, 691st FRST and 1982nd FRST during a Joint Training Exercise at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. ... MORE

Capt. Elizabeth Fish, 64A - Field Veterinary Service Officer with the 147th Med. Det. (Vet Srvc) provided training in Tactical Combat Casualty Care, basic triage, and advanced treatment and stabilization of Military Working Dogs as part of a joint Army Reserve and Air Reserve training event at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.

332nd Med. Bde. Soldier and Employer Recognized for ESGR Freedom Award
September 28, 2021 — South Carolina Governor, Henry McMaster, hosted representatives from the military and Employer Support of the Guard Reserve (ESGR) for presentations of the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest U.S. government honor to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees, at the Governor's Mansion, Sept. 28, 2021. Sgt. Roxana Banaduc, a 68W with the 332nd Medical Brigade, nominated her employer, Grand Strand Medical, for the award. Grand Strand Medical was one of 15 employers to win the annual award. ... MORE

Maj. Gen. Joe Robinson, Commanding General, 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support) presents Sgt. Roxana Banaduc with a commanders coin of excellence for her nomination of her employer, Grand Strand Medical, for the ESGR Freedom Award on Sept. 28, 2021.

SHARP class teaches Soldiers deployed to Camp Buehring: 'Change the paradigm of consent'
September 10, 2021 — The 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention unit victim advocate held training for Army Reserve Soldiers of the 1493rd Medical Detachment - Combat Operational Stress Control at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on Aug. 18... MORE

Australian general joins Soldiers, civilians at 'Desert Medic’ vaccine rodeo
September 10, 2021 — U.S. Army Central Command’s deputy commanding general for operations received his second Moderna COVID-19 vaccine dose during a visit to 3rd Medical Command’s Operation Med Spear vaccine event here, Aug. 16... MORE

Australian Army Maj. Gen. Christopher A. Field

Soldiers deliver baby during Afghanistan evacuation support in Kuwait
September 2, 2021 — U.S. Army Central Soldiers have embraced and adapted quickly in a variety of situations throughout Afghanistan evacuation efforts to ensure they provided the best care and support possible to Afghan evacuees. As prepared and agile as they have been, one opportunity to help caught them by surprise. ... MORE

A team of U.S. Army Central medical Soldiers quickly adapted to assist an Afghan evacuee mother with the birth of her healthy baby at a safe haven location's medical facility in Kuwait in August. The team included an OB-GYN, staff physician, nurse anesthetist, practical nursing specialist and health care specialists who were supporting Afghanistan evacuation efforts. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Juan Carlos Izquierdo)

Spc. Sarah Cloutier describes her Initial IRT Experience
August 9, 2021 — We often read about the high-level and strategic benefits to readiness Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) provide from Army leaders. The story below, from Spc. Sarah Cloutier, describes the experience of a Soldier six-months out of Advanced Individual Training (AIT). Here is Spc. Cloutier’s experience, in her words... MORE

The ability to engage with the community has been phenomenal. Several of us are fresh out of AIT and this is our first military mission; helping real people with real needs. It makes you feel like you deserve the status of soldier/airman/seaman.

Lion Cub Benefits from Army Reserve Veterinarian
August 2, 2021 — How many zoo veterinarians are in the Army Reserve? No, this isn’t the start of a joke. There happens to be one in Kuwait, Capt. Christine Bui, 64A, Field Services Veterinarian, deployed with the 993th Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services) (MDVS) Bui has a unique background in zoo/exotic medicine. Prior to deciding to become a veterinarian, Bui was a zoo keeper at the Sacramento Zoo, in California. “All of my veterinary experience prior to and after completing vet school was treating and caring for a traditional zoo collection. Although I am not formally considered a board certified specialist, since I have not completed a residency, it's the specialty of veterinary medicine I'm truly passionate about and love; it makes me happy,” said Bui. As a civilian exotics veterinarian, you never know when duty will call, even in Kuwait. Bui has been working with the Kuwait Ministry of Defense to assist in equine cases and developed a relationship with the Kuwait Zoo to offer similar consultations. The Kuwait Zoo invited Bui to assess the newly acquired male lion cub, named Tammar. ... MORE

Nothing brings a smile to your face like snuggling with a lion cub. “I have a unique background in that I specialize in zoo/exotic medicine. Prior to deciding to become a veterinarian, I was a zoo keeper. All of my veterinary experience prior to and after completing veterinary school was treating and caring for a traditional zoo collection,” said Capt. Christine Bui, a Veterinarian with the Army Reserve.

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