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Category: 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support)

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.

Blood, beds, logistics – a medical collaboration
June 11, 2021 — “We have not done anything like this since the Cold War,” Col. Alexandre F. Migala said, Medical Support Unit Europe commander, Kaiserslautern, Germany and deputy commanding officer of the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) located at Fort Gillem Enclave, GA... MORE

Col. Alexandre F. Migala, commander of Medical Support Unit Europe and deputy commanding officer of the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) explains the mission of standing up a Theater Medical Command during Defender Europe 21 at Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Germany June 11, 2021. Defender Europe 21 is an annual large-scale U.S. Army Europe and Africa-led joint, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Stelter)

Wiesbaden blood drive has successful two days
June 2, 2021 — Brig. Gen. Jed Schaertl, deputy commanding general for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs stopped by the Armed Services Blood Program blood drive May 18 to recognize the Army Reserve Soldiers working with the ASBP and gave a lifesaving blood donation too... MORE

1st Lt. Savannah Lee
May 20, 2021 — “When I was in China, there was no chance I could serve in the military; I didn’t know the right people, I didn’t come from the right family, I wasn’t the right height, I did not have the right eyesight or look,” said, 1st Lt. Savannah Lee of the 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support). “There is nothing you can’t do if you put your heart to it. Follow your heart, you can become someone that can make a difference in life”... MORE

“When I was in China, there was no chance I could serve in the military; I didn’t know the right people, I didn’t come from the right family, I wasn’t the right height, I did not have the right eyesight or look,” said, 1st Lt. Savannah Lee of the 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support).

Growing Up Fast and Answering ‘Your Calling’
May 20, 2021 — Spc. Jennifer Liriano, a 68C, Practical Nursing Specialist with the 865th Combat Support Hospital, was highlighted in the Army’s latest recruiting campaign, “The Calling”. Every one of us has a calling and reason we serve; Jennifer’s comes from an appreciation of where she came from and the kindness she saw growing up. “I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for the kindness I’ve seen in others. My upbringing instilled in me a heart for helping others, which I bring to my career as an Army Reserve and civilian cardiothoracic nurse each day,” she said... MORE

'Desert Medics' restart COVID-19 vaccinations in CENTCOM footprint
May 13, 2021 — After a roughly one-month pause, the "Desert Medics" of the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) relaunched the COVID-19 vaccination effort for personnel deployed across U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility... MORE

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