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A hour in the life
May 6, 2021 — Army Reserve Sgt. Nick Garcia, a combat medic assigned to the 407th Medical Company, 49th Medical Battalion, 332nd Medical Brigade, San Juan, Puerto Rico, opened the rear doors of the Army M997A3 field litter ambulance. Lowering the access steps, he turned to the small path leading from the road to a field tent where Pfc. Sanchez Lang, a combat medic assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas, was slowly making his way toward the ambulance with the help of his battle buddy, Staff Sgt. Javest Foxe, also of the 20th... MORE

Army Reserve doctor looks back at Camp Arifjan tour, vaccines, ambassador's thanks
April 7, 2021 — The command surgeon for the 1st Theater Sustainment Command's operational command post here said he is wrapping up this his fifth overseas deployment happy with his team and their work. "I really found a great group of people, who were motivated to serve the country, and to do great things," said Army Reserve Lt. Col. Frank Vazzana, who deployed here with the Indianapolis-based 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), whose Soldiers staff the 1st TSC-OCP. ... MORE

Army Reserve doctor looks back at Camp Afijan tour, vaccines, ambassador's thanks

228th Combat Support Hospital incoming Soldier
March 25, 2021 — Spc. Shifali Westpfahl, a U.S. Army Reserve surgical technician Soldier, has recently joined the 228th Combat Support Hospital located in Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas... MORE

A Soldier's challenge and triumph: Women's History Month story
March 18, 2021 — U.S. Army Capt. Heather A. Meier, a physician assistant at the U.S. Army South Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, slings her stethoscope around her neck and cracks a joke as a patient enters the office. They share a familiar chuckle and a smile as Meier begins with a medical check-up. Meier is one of the brave, valiant women who have played vital roles in our Army since the Revolutionary War. During the month of March, Women’s History Month, the U.S. Army celebrates the important contributions of women to our nation, both historically and today... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Heather A. Meier, physician assistant at U.S. Army South Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, stands in front of U.S. Army South Headquarters on Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston, Texas, March 8, 2021. Meier’s military career was highlighted for Women’s History Month. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Joshua Taeckens)

Medical command Soldier reflects on Women’s History Month
March 18, 2021 — Each March, the U.S. Army celebrates the important contributions of women to the nation, both historically and in today’s society. According to the U.S. Army, about 18% of the total Army is female and all positions in the Army are open to women. Col. Claudia Peterson, who commissioned as a Nurse Corps Officer, is currently serving as the Chief of Readiness and Reserve Affairs for Regional Health Command Europe. “I work closely with Army Medicine and the U.S. Army Reserve to fill critical medical staffing vacancies which directly impact our ability to provide world class healthcare delivery to our communities,” said Peterson. “I am also responsible for leading and providing oversight medical readiness support for RHCE throughout U.S. Army Europe and Africa.”... MORE

Col. Claudia Peterson is currently serving as the Chief of Readiness and Reserve Affairs for Regional Health Command Europe.

Busy training year planned for Fort McCoy’s MSTC, RTS-Medical
March 15, 2021 — Fort McCoy’s medical training facilities have a busy training season ahead teaching the Soldiers who help their teammates recover from illness or injury. Fort McCoy has two medical training facilities: the Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) and Regional Training Site (RTS)-Medical. The MSTC focuses on combat medical skills, while RTS-Medical primarily helps Soldiers who set up field hospitals and keep them running... MORE

Army Reserve medical event offers prescription for readiness
February 24, 2021 — Spc. James Giancone has spent the past six years serving his country in the active Army and Army Reserve. Serving in uniform has been his life-long ambition. “I vaguely remember 9/11,” said Giancone, who serves with the Army Reserve’s 367th Military Police Company in Horsham, Pennsylvania. “I’ve looked up to law enforcement and military and firemen since I was 5 years old... MORE

Army Reserve Medical Command unit undertakes COVID isolation and quarantine mission at Fort Bliss
February 16, 2021 — Thirty-five Army Reserve Medical Command Soldiers have mobilized to support COVID isolation and quarantine missions in Texas and New Mexico. The team from Detachment 2 of the 7407th Troop Medical Clinic arrived at Fort Bliss, Texas, in November to augment the 169th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of the Kansas National Guard to support two sites set up by the 5th Armored Division to care for Soldiers and minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus... MORE

U.S. Army Nurse Corps officer an integral part of the frontline fight since the beginning of COVID
February 10, 2021 — Lt. Col. Peter Stewart, a U.S. Army Reserve Nurse Corps Officer, has been an integral part of the frontline fight since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a public health nurse on the civilian side, Stewart has been contact tracing, COVID testing, and acting as an informational resource for the COVID-19 pandemic since March of 2020. ... 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.

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