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The power team: What the hospital runs on
January 13, 2023 — To provide high-quality medical care in the middle of a desert country, several elements are essential to keep a modern hospital running and ready to receive and care for U.S. service members and Coalition Force patients. One of the more prominent vital elements, often overlooked, is access to safe and reliable electricity. To meet this challenge, the power team of Joint Task Force (JTF) Med 374 is doing its part to keep the lights on and the hospital running... MORE

Medical training made a priority during deployment
January 13, 2023 — Working in a Role III hospital center overseas, the bulk of the work consists of routine medical care for Soldiers, Coalition Forces, and contractors, addressing a multitude of symptoms, including headaches, muscle pain, cold-like symptoms, upset stomachs, etc. On a busy day, the EMT can see 11 or more patients, and on other days the hospital might not see any patients at all. However, when a complex patient comes through the door, just a single trauma, all sections of the hospital are activated simultaneously and must be on their A-game to provide lifesaving medical care. ... MORE

Teaching medical care — with a tune
January 12, 2023 — When it comes to providing care, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Lindsey Nicole Steward is as capable as the next medic. When it comes to singing, she is something more. Steward, a native of Cartersville, Georgia, is a medic assigned to the 490th Chemical Battalion in Anniston, Alabama. Currently, she resides in Summerville, Georgia, where she is a rural mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service... MORE

Joint Task Force Med 374 junior enlisted complete NCO preparation course
January 6, 2023 — Junior enlisted members of Joint Task Force 374 MED completed a 16-hour noncommissioned officer (NCO) development course last month. The aim of the course was to better prepare and develop enlisted Soldiers at the E4 and E5 levels into future leadership positions at the squad level... MORE

Task Force MED 374 earns combat patch
December 14, 2022 — Members of the U.S. Army Task Force Medical 374, a role 3 medical hospital, participated in a Deployment Patch Ceremony last month. The informal event signifies that a brigade has been operating in a combat zone for a period greater than 30 days. The task force, which is operating in cooperation with other coalition forces in the region, is currently providing medical and operational support to Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR)... MORE

U.S., Angola conclude inaugural military medical exercise
December 2, 2022 — U.S. and Angolan militaries wrapped up a two week medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) with a closing ceremony, Nov. 18, 2022. The Angolan Armed Forces, in partnership with the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and the 807th Medical Command, U.S. Army Reserve, hosted the MEDREX at the Principle Military Hospital in Luanda from Nov. 8-18, 2022. The event marked the first of its kind to be held in Angola... MORE

U.S., Angola host bilateral military medical readiness exercise
November 17, 2022 — The Angolan Armed Forces, in partnership with the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and 807th Medical Command, Army Reserve, will host a medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Luanda, Nov. 8-18, 2022... MORE

807th MC(DS) hosts 2nd annual Joint Medical Operations Course
November 14, 2022 — The 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) hosted a Joint Medical Operations Course – Basic (JMOC-B) at the Western Regional Training Center, Ogden, Utah, Oct. 24-28, 2022... MORE

Soldiers learn nuances of basic life support
November 8, 2022 — Army Reserve Soldiers from the 801st Field Hospital learned the nuances of providing care to adults, pregnant women, children and infants when they attended the Basic Life Support class here Nov. 7, 2022... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers receive Purple Heart
September 27, 2022 — Iran’s retaliatory attack against the U.S.’ drone strike killing Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in January 2020 sent 11 ballistic missiles carrying warheads weighing more than 1,000 pounds each to annihilate the Al Asad Airbase in Iraq. Miraculously, there were no casualties. But more than 100 Soldiers and Airmen suffered traumatic brain injury due to impact proximity. Two of those Soldiers, Sgt. 1st Class Andrea Hayden and retired Maj. Patrick Sylvers, were awarded the Purple Heart by Brig. Gen. Michael Yost, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) deputy commanding general, on Sept. 11, 2022, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for their actions following the attack... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers receive the Purple Heart

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