FEBRUARY 20, 2020 - The Military Health System is implementing significant reforms aimed at building a more integrated and effective system of readiness and health, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs said. Thomas McCaffery hosted a Pentagon media roundtable to announce the findings contained in a Defense Department report delivered to Congress today that … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2020
Army Challenging Status Quo of Medical Logistics
FEBRUARY 20, 2020 - In a wide-ranging discussion, Gen. Gus Perna challenged Army Medical Logistics Command leadership to rethink its operations to streamline and speed delivery of medical supplies to Soldiers in the field. “It’s about what you need to keep Soldiers alive on Day 1, and really, Day 30,” said Perna, commanding general of Army Materiel Command and the Army’s … [Read more...]
Estate Planning Even When You’re Not Deploying
FEBRUARY 20, 2020 - Soldiers frequently downplay the risks associated with everyday life in the Army. They tend to think that death and serious injury can only occur overseas in a combat zone. As a result, they tend to push aside the thoughts about what will happen if they die until right before a deployment or a National Training Center rotation. However, the risks are all … [Read more...]
DoD to Restructure 50 Hospitals, Clinics to Improve Readiness
FEBRUARY 20, 2020 - The Department of Defense announced, Feb. 19, plans to restructure 50 military hospitals and clinics to better support wartime readiness of military personnel and to improve clinical training for medical forces who deploy in support of combat operations around the world. Military readiness includes making sure medical treatment facilities are operated to … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Commemorates 75th Anniversary of Iwo Jima
FEBRUARY 20, 2020 - The Marine Corps will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima during a 36-day-long observance, Feb. 19 – March 2, 2020. In ALMAR 02-20, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger said commanders across the force should conduct a commemoration within the 36-day observance period. “We should all pause to remember and honor the … [Read more...]