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Category: 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support)

Soldier takes her shot at military life at 27
March 24, 2021 — Albert Einstein once said: “Billiards is the well-developed art of thinking ahead.” A pool player’s every move must set up the next. Spc. Leigha Skadsem was beginning to think she had made all the wrong moves in her life when she found herself at a bar called the Hideaway Lounge in Cresco, Iowa on Christmas night 2015... MORE

Supporting veterans and fighting COVID-19
February 16, 2021 — “It was and an honor to volunteer at this medical event that will protect our Veterans from this deadly virus that destroyed so many lives,” said Col. Janet Ross, G3, 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support). Volunteer’s from the 3d Medical Command (Deployment Support) and AMEDD Professional Management Command supported the Atlanta VA’s, Covid-19 vaccine drive-thru, February 13, 2021. ... MORE

Veteran's line up to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at the Atlanta VA vaccine drive-thru, 13 February, 2021.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout ongoing in U.S. Army Central footprint
February 10, 2021 — The COVID-19 vaccination program in the U.S. Army Central’s area of operations is underway. “The COVID-19 vaccine has begun coming into theater,” said Brig. Gen. Justin Swanson, commanding general of the Army Reserve 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command... MORE

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

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