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Army surgeon general’s visit underscores critical role of medical maintenance
April 16, 2026 — Emphasizing the life-or-death importance of medical logistics, the Army's top doctor visited a critical maintenance hub operated by the U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command... MORE

Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Mary Izaguirre participates in a demonstration of a diagnostic medical imaging system at the Army Medical Logistics Command's Medical Maintenance Operations Division in San Joaquin, California, April 10. Izaguirre visited to gain a comprehensive understanding of the medical device sustainment and maintenance mission.

Migration to Defense Health Agency to modernize Army medicine, surgeon general says
May 2, 2018 — To help modernize the Department of Defense's medical community, the Army's surgeon general, along with the other services, have been taking the necessary steps to migrate certain authorities and control from the military departments to the Defense Health Agency... MORE

Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, the Army Surgeon General and commanding general for Army Medical Command, addressed the Army's fiscal year 2019 funding request and budget justification before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on Capitol Hill, April 26.

Beneficiary Town Hall with Army Surgeon General
January 2, 2018 — Lt. Gen. Nadja West, Army Surgeon general and Commanding General of U.S. Army Medical Command, holds a Beneficiary Town Hall at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4 at the Brooke Army Medical Center fourth-floor auditorium... MORE

Lt. Gen. Nadja West, Army Surgeon General, holds a beneficiary town hall at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at the fourth-floor auditorium at Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.