OCTOBER 29, 2025 - As the Mental Health NCO in charge Staff Sgt. Bella Hoffer plays a critical role in keeping operations moving for the 39th Air Base Wing. But before she became a reliable leader and mentor to her peers, she had to overcome one of the Air Force’s most silent adversaries: mental health struggles. Growing up, I was exposed to the medical field by my mom, a … [Read more...]
Navy Enhances Veteran Care with Joint VA Initiative
OCTOBER 29, 2025 - In a landmark step toward stronger partnership and integrated health care, Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville has launched a new initiative in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of War (DoW). The program, led by Cmdr. Elizabeth Farrar as the administrative team lead and Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Marsh as the clinical team … [Read more...]
U.S. Takes Out Four More Drug Boats
OCTOBER 28, 2025 - Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out three lethal kinetic strikes on four vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations (DTO) trafficking narcotics in the Eastern Pacific. The four vessels were known by our intelligence apparatus, transiting along known narco-trafficking routes, and carrying … [Read more...]
Aircraft Recovery Teams Train for Real-World
OCTOBER 28, 2025 – When an aircraft goes down, a specialized military group known as the Downed Aircraft Recovery Team, or DART, is called into action. These Soldiers are trained to recover crashed, damaged, or disabled aircraft, a critical mission that ensures sensitive equipment doesn’t fall into enemy hands and that the damaged aircraft can be repaired and returned to … [Read more...]
Navy Hospital Jacksonville Earns Award
OCTOBER 28, 2025 - Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville Management of Information Department (MID) was recently awarded the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Captain Joan Dooling Award for Information Professional Team of the Year for 2024. The award was given out during the 2025 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium at the Gaylord Opryland in … [Read more...]