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U.S. Army Reserve-led Innovative Readiness Training impacts community of Guam
September 13, 2023 — It’s not often that military training involves multiple components along with community partners and volunteers. But that’s exactly what the Guam Wellness Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) encompassed, with 18 military units from all over the world, along with 19 Guam community organizations, and 130 civilian volunteers from Guam participating. The Guam IRT was conducted at the Calvo Field House at the University of Guam, Aug. 2-10... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers improve medical skills during Army Trauma Training Course
September 12, 2023 — Soldiers from the 909th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD) attended the Army Trauma Training Course (ATTC) at Ryder Trauma Center on Aug. 5-19, 2023. The two-week course provides surgical teams with skills to improve teamwork and prepares them for treating casualties that are typical in a deployed environment... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve medics use newly fielded equipment at Northern Strike
September 12, 2023 — As part of the Northern Strike training exercise, Soldiers of the 676th Ground Ambulance Company provided real world medical support, conducted training and received an external evaluation to establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) and familiarize themselves with newly fielded equipment on Aug. 5-19, 2023, at Camp Grayling, Michigan. ... MORE

Military medical providers augment health services at Fort Belknap
September 8, 2023 — Military members partnered with Indian Health Services to augment medical providers at the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation during Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Walking Shield, Aug 7-18, 2023... MORE

Fort McCoy, Army Reserve launches Operation Enabling Readiness pilot program
September 8, 2023 — Eight U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the Army Reserve Medical Command (AR-MEDCOM) hierarchy took part in Operation Enabling Readiness (OER) here, Aug. 16-25, 2023. Hosted by the 88th Readiness Division as a pilot program, OER is a unity of effort between AR-MEDCOM, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital and Fort McCoy Directorate of Plans, Training, Mobilization and Security - Mobilization Branch... MORE

Specialized team of Army Reserve Soldiers helps save lives behind the scenes
September 7, 2023 — Saving lives is no easy task, and it often takes a team of highly trained medical experts from various specialties working together to be successful. One of those critical team members who often works behind the scenes is - the laboratory technician or medical laboratory specialist... MORE

Joint medical readiness training builds allied bonds at Exercise Global Medic
August 31, 2023 — Hundreds of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from across the country and their Canadian armed forces counterparts conducted a simulated medical evacuation training event here August 18, 2023 as part of Exercise Global Medic 2023... MORE

88th Readiness Division develops event to improve medical readiness
August 23, 2023 — The 88th Readiness Division has partnered with Army Reserve Medical Command, the Fort McCoy Non-Commissioned Officer Academy and U.S. Army Garrison Fort McCoy to spearhead Operation Enabling Readiness, a medical readiness event at Fort McCoy, Wis. from Aug. 16-25, 2023... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier helps provide emergency assistance to family involved in motor vehicle collision
August 15, 2023 — What started off as just another routine annual training event here quickly developed into something much more for one Army Reserve Soldier, who found herself on the front lines of saving lives in a real-world situation that she won’t soon forget. “It was surreal, it was unexpected,” said U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Ana Baker, a healthcare specialist, assigned to the 399th Field Hospital, 803rd Hospital Center, 804th Medical Brigade, 3rd Medical Command... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers use sonography in austere environment
August 11, 2023 — Sonography proved to be highly beneficial for U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Ali Turabi, an anesthesiologist for the 348th Field Hospital, during Guam Wellness Innovative Readiness Training (IRT). ... MORE

Community member gets relief from year-long knee pain

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