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Pandemic spotlights the vital role of military lab workers
May 3, 2022 — Clinical labs across the Military Health System -- and the staff who operate them -- play a vital role in early detection of illnesses, diagnosis and treatment of diseases like cancer, diabetes or heart disease... MORE

Health of the Force report examines COVID-19 pandemic impacts to Soldier health, public health response
April 28, 2022 — The U.S. Army Public Health Center released the seventh annual Health of the Force, or HOF, report April 18, 2022. The report focuses on Active Component Soldiers and presents Army-wide and installation-level data for more than 20 medical, wellness and environmental indicators... MORE

San Antonio Market closes drive-thru COVID-19 screening, testing locations
April 1, 2022 — The San Antonio Market, to include Brooke Army Medical Center and the 59th Medical Wing, closed their consolidated drive-thru COVID-19 screening and testing sites April 1... MORE

59th Medical Wing close drive-thru COVID-19 screening/testing site; other testing options available
March 30, 2022 — The 59th Medical Wing will close the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center drive-thru COVID-19 screening and testing site April 1... MORE

Military completes latest COVID-19 medical response mission
March 30, 2022 — The last of the 68 military COVID-19 medical response teams that deployed beginning August 2021, completed their mission March 29 at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 68 teams, comprised of approximately 1,275 military personnel, supported 62 hospitals in 59 cities across 30 states and the Navajo Nation... MORE

Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities
March 1, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, nearly 1,000 U.S. Air Force active duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard medics are serving in civilian hospitals, care facilities, and other public institutions. The Air Force Medical Service has continued to step up as part of the federal COVID-19 response, working alongside other military departments and federal agencies... MORE

Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities
February 25, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, nearly 1,000 U.S. Air Force active duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard medics are serving in civilian hospitals, care facilities, and other public institutions. The Air Force Medical Service has continued to step up as part of the federal COVID-19 response, working alongside other military departments and federal agencies... MORE

Military hospital support to FEMA begins in Massachusetts, expands in Arizona, Maine
February 14, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, about 90 military medical personnel are continuing to deploy in six teams to three states to support civilian health care workers treating COVID-19 patients. ... MORE

Military hospital support to FEMA to begin in four states, expands in two states
February 3, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 220 military medical personnel, including medical doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists have deployed, or will deploy within the next two weeks, in 14 teams to six states to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients... MORE

Department of the Army to initiate separation of COVID-19 vaccination order refusers
February 2, 2022 — The United States Army announced Feb. 2 that it will immediately begin separating Soldiers from the service who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19... MORE

Military hospital support to FEMA to begin in Maine, Maryland, expands in three states
January 28, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 115 military medical personnel, including medical doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists, have deployed or will deploy in five teams, to five states to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients. The Department of Defense is beginning support in Maine and Maryland, and expanding support in Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio... MORE

Public Health nurses offer insights on living with COVID-19 now, looking into future
January 28, 2022 — One of the more challenging jobs for any public health professional is dealing with unpredictability inherent in outbreaks like the current COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

DOD places variety of troops on 'Prepare to Deploy'
January 28, 2022 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III placed a range of U.S. military units comprising 8,500 troops on a heightened preparedness to deploy should Russia invade Ukraine, and those units have been named, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said Jan. 27... MORE

AFICC oversees COVID-19 relief efforts as part of DAF ACT, awards contract for critical test kit materials
January 25, 2022 — The Air Force Installation Contracting Center is overseeing the execution of billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief, with a recent contract award providing critical materials used in the production of rapid point-of-care COVID-19 test kits. AFICC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, currently leads interagency assisted acquisition support efforts for HHS COVID-19 relief on behalf of the Department of Defense, DAF and Air Force Materiel Command... MORE

Military hospital support to FEMA, DHHS begins in five states, Navajo Nation, expands elsewhere
January 21, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 220 military medical personnel have deployed or will deploy in 10 new teams to eight states and the Navajo Nation to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients... MORE

Medical leaders address COVID-19 concerns during Blue Star Families Forum
January 21, 2022 — Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that by mid-February, various states should start to show signs of turning around and begin to come down in their COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations... MORE

JBSA launches mandatory active threat virtual training
January 20, 2022 — Active threat training at Joint Base San Antonio has gone virtual, thanks to the efforts of several 502nd Air Base Wing organizations... MORE

BAMC command team holds Facebook Live Town Hall Jan. 18
January 13, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center Commanding General Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray and Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds will host a Facebook Live Town Hall at 1 p.m. Jan. 18... MORE

San Antonio Market: Testing site operations
January 7, 2022 — The community is experiencing very high levels of COVID-19 transmission related to the omicron variant. Testing continues to be available at Brooke Army Medical Center, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center and in the community; however, unprecedented demand for testing has led to congestion, long lines and some delays in processing... MORE

Military hospital support to FEMA begins in New Hampshire, New York, continues in eight states
January 6, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 35 military medical personnel will deploy in two new teams – one 15-person team to New Hampshire, and one 20-person team to New York – to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients... MORE