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Fort Hunter Liggett: 85 years of mission readiness on display

Eighty-five years of warfighting history came alive on May 2 during Fort Hunter Liggett’s (FHL) milestone Anniversary Open House...

U.S. personnel apply new innovative sustainment assessment during African Lion 26

African Lion 26 continues to strengthen military partnerships across Africa, and this year’s exercise introduced a new tool to...

87th Training Division leaders provide aid at Indiana crash scene

Two Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the 87th Training Division found themselves responding to a real-world emergency while...

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Canine care part of Global Medic training event
August 15, 2022 — As the Army continues to evolve, Soldiers train to meet new standards to better serve the joint force capability and provide the credible land-combat power necessary for modern deterrence and decisive victory... MORE

422nd Medical Detachment of Veterinary Services

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital at Fort Polk, La., hosts 355th Area Support Medical Company annual training
August 4, 2022 — The Joint Readiness Training Center is a force readiness platform and crucible combat training center for the Army. But Operations Group isn’t the only unit to get in on the training action at Fort Polk. Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is a designated training facility currently hosting U.S. Army Nurse Corps Cadet clinical rotations, special operations medical personnel and the 355th Area Support Medical Company from Bossier City, Louisiana... MORE

Medical units receive modernized equipment
July 15, 2022 — U.S. Army Reserve units from the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) received approximately $1.7 million worth of medical equipment in a recent issue by the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA). Elements from ten medical units, including an Eye Surgery Team, Neurosurgery Team, Preventive Medicine Detachment, Veterinary Detachments, and Medical Logistics Companies traveled to the Medical Equipment Concentration Site (MECS) in Ogden, Utah, for inventory and equipment issue... MORE

IRT Nueces 2022 successfully comes to a close
July 7, 2022 — As the doors and trunks of various vehicles rhythmically close shut in the parking lot of West Oso Junior High School with loud thuds, Soldiers hit the road and leave Nueces County, Texas, fulfilled and better prepared, while members of the public return to their homes having gained a better sense of health and well-being after receiving no-cost healthcare. ... MORE

Fort Hunter Liggett first in Army to receive prehospital whole blood transfusion capability
July 6, 2022 — U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett’s remoteness, and the robust efforts of Fire Captain Devon Haggie allowed the installation to be the first in the Army and Department of Defense to receive the life-saving capability to transfuse whole blood by its Emergency Medical Service (EMS). In addition, no EMS system in California otherwise currently provides this capability, making the FHL program the first in the state. Prehospital whole blood programs are the aspiration of many EMS systems nationwide... MORE

Army Reserve medics train with special effects makeup
June 23, 2022 — U.S. Army Reserve medical personnel from several commands prepare for casualty scenarios during the Global Medic training event on Fort Hunter Liggett in California, June 13, 2022... MORE

Arctic Care 2022 an innovative approach to medical training
June 21, 2022 — Training missions come in all shapes and sizes — and locations. Think “The Box.” But they all come with the same challenge of making it interesting, making it realistic, and getting Soldiers engaged and excited about serving in the military. The Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission of Arctic Care on Kodiak Island, Alaska, in May 2022 checked all those blocks... MORE

Soldiers earn Expert Field Medical Badge in second event by Army Reserve
May 20, 2022 — In only the second Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) competition held by the U.S. Army Reserve, Soldiers from both active duty and Reserve units participated in the grueling two-week event from May 1-13, 2022 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier ‘strives for excellence’ in providing medical care around the globe
May 12, 2022 — “I have been to war in Iraq … but this was a different war, the enemy was COVID-19.” Lt. Col. Natalie Johnson still clearly remembers the dispirited atmosphere and how overwhelmed the health care team seemed when she joined them at Jacobi Medical Center in New York. They had been dedicating hundreds of restless hours to provide life-sustaining care to their patients... MORE

AR-MEDCOM nurse integral in consulting on new Army Parenthood, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Directive
April 22, 2022 — Leaving a lasting mark on the organization they serve is a dream for many, but for one nurse, through her career in the Army Reserve, she’s been able to do just that. Lt. Col. Kelly Bell, commander of the 7203rd Medical Support Unit in Hobart, Indiana, successfully advocated for accommodations of pregnant Soldiers and new parents, resulting in Army policy change at the highest level... MORE

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