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Category: 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support)

KFOR Soldier reflects on Black History Month: ‘Black history is American history’
February 8, 2021 — On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Cassian Nuñez delivered a speech to a small room of Soldiers at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, in honor of the U.S. civil rights leader. The attending group held ranks ranging from junior enlisted all the way colonel... MORE

Different Missions, Same Goal of Soldier Support
February 4, 2021 — Providing support to synchronizes and coordinates religious support for the Unit Ministry Team. Those of us in the military know, chaplains serve directly alongside Soldiers, providing for their spiritual needs, improving morale, and aid both deployed and in garrison. The 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support) has over 60 Chaplains, Chaplain Candidates and Religious Affairs Specialists. Making this support successful requires a team effort between Chaplains and the Religious Specialists. In the spirit of Black History Month, highlighting the work of Chaplain (Capt.) Tierra Fincher and Master Sgt. Bianca Scott are examples of work both at the direct Soldier level, and too often hidden, support level... MORE

For Army Chaplains like Fincher, resiliency is a way to strengthen the spirit. Regardless of their individual beliefs, Ch. Fincher supports Soldiers mobilized in COVID-19 relief, by finding commonality of life experiences, revival and persistence.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assist U.S. Navy in logistics support of Ukraine medical supply mission
January 26, 2021 — “We were looking at more than 200 commercial pallets with a variety of complicated problems standing between the supplies at Joint Consolidation Point Mechanicsburg, PA, and our partners in Ukraine,” said Colleen Distel-Smith, logistics management supervisor, NAVSUP WSS. To get this accomplished efficiently and accurately, medical logistics specialists from the U.S. Army Reserve were called in... MORE

Logistics specialists and soldiers from the Army Reserve’s 393rd Medical Logistics Company sort and repackage medical supplies.

Joint Medical Training on Pre-Hospital Trauma Lifesaving Course
January 25, 2021 — Five Soldiers from the 847th FRST (332nd MED BDE) attended and assisted in a National Association of Emergency Medical Technician Prehospital Life Support Course January 5 and 6. The training was hosted by the South Carolina Army National Guard Medical Training Team with assistance from the 847th’s, Staff Sgt. Andrew DiBenedetto. Students incorporated skills associated with the Civilian Tactical Medicine approach to help Soldiers better understand the practicing difference between civilian and military healthcare providers. ... MORE

“This course re-enforced the skillsets I had as a first responder. I was able to pass along some of my knowledge in the open forum teaching to two officers in my unit that serve as nurses,” said Sgt. Donovan Boatwright, a 68W with the 847th FRST.

FAQs: COVID-19 Vaccine
January 12, 2021 — Here, Soldiers may find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the vaccine... MORE

FAQs: COVID-19 impact to the U.S. Army Reserve
December 22, 2020 — These questions have been submitted by Soldiers to various U.S. Army Reserve social media websites. Here, Soldiers may find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions... MORE

Making an Impact on Patients In and Out of Uniform
December 21, 2020 — Capt. Ruthanne Owens is a 66H, Medical Surgical Nurse, with the 228th Combat Support Hospital, currently deployed to Kuwait. Typical for Army Reserve Medical Soldiers, Owens brings both her civilian and military skills to the fight. I am proud to work in my section and for the 228th CSH. Whether it is an emergency or a routine day, we come together, we support each other, and we accomplish the mission... MORE

Capt. Ruthanne Owens is a 66H, Medical Surgical Nurse, with the 228th Combat Support Hospital currently deployed to Kuwait. Typical for Army Reserve Medical Soldiers, Owens brings both her civilian and military skills to the fight.

Reserve Soldier Attends White House Reception for Frontline Personnel
December 16, 2020 — Col. Rachel Kaiser, a 62A Emergency Physician with the 332 Med. Bde., recently attended a holiday reception at the White House, recognizing first responders and frontline personnel supporting the COVID-19 pandemic response. Col. Kaiser served this summer with Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 7454-1, in San Antonio, Texas. Attending the reception at the White House was truly the experience of a lifetime for Col. Kaiser. “I'm so honored to have been invited. Entering the White House is always an awe-inspiring experience, just thinking about all the history that occurred there,” she said... MORE

Col. Rachel Kaiser, 62A with the 332nd Med. Bde., poses next to a Christmas tree in the Red Room of the White House, Dec. 13. The Red Room is dedicated to first responders and front line workers in the COVID-19 fight. “Since I'm as E.R. doctor and also mobilized with UAMTF 7454-1 to fight COVID, I felt right at home here,” said Kaiser.

3d Medical Command and General Electric Military Externship Program
November 29, 2020 — Starting in 2011, the Army Reserve partnered with General Electric (GE) creating the 68A, General Electric Military Externship Program. This ten-month training program takes TPU 68As and exposes them the latest and greatest training and technology through contributions from General Electric. With two on-site training session at GE’s Healthcare Institute and two field mentorship opportunities, Army Reserve Soldiers receive one-on-one training and sponsorship from advance level GE instructors and staff. Combining classroom learning with hands-on experience, Soldiers gain the expertise to install and maintain the latest medical systems and devices used in the military and civilian medical systems... MORE

Starting in 2011, the Army Reserve partnered with General Electric (GE) creating the 68A, General Electric Military Externship Program

Army units innovate, find success with safe training at home stations
October 26, 2020 — Creative problem solving, teamwork, and resiliency have helped Army units resume home-station training to ensure readiness amid a lingering pandemic that has drastically affected everyday life. As the COVID-19 virus began to spread, the Department of Defense issued a stop-movement order in mid-March, halting all training to safeguard personnel... MORE

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