Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, presents the award for Outstanding Program Management (Team) to Andy Atkinson and Kendra Lawrence, Ph.D., during the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4, 2025. Atkinson and Lawrence are both part of the Defense Health Agency’s Operational Medical Systems program management office. Atkinson serves as a product manager in the Warfighter Protection and Acute Care project management office and Lawrence as the WPAC project manager. The team was recognized for “significant achievement in product development through…depth of expertise, flexibility in acquisition and regulatory strategies, and unwavering commitment to find solutions to priority medical gaps,” as part of WPAC’s Freeze-Dried Plasma development program, according to the award citation. OPMED is the DOD’s leading force in medical development and acquisition, focused on enhancing Warfighter lethality and readiness. Project managers with the team develop and deliver next-generation, world-class medical capabilities that empower combatant commanders for Large-Scale Combat Operations, particularly within austere environments, with a twofold mission: save lives on the battlefield and swiftly return injured service members to duty. *Citations of commercial organizations or trade names do not constitute an official Department of Defense endorsement or approval of the products or services of these organizations. (Defense Health Agency Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released)
| Date Taken: | 08.04.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.04.2025 09:19 |
| Photo ID: | 9236417 |
| VIRIN: | 250804-O-XH454-1046 |
| Resolution: | 1960x1307 |
| Size: | 1.17 MB |
| Location: | KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, US |
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Operational Medical Systems team concludes support of DOD’s military health symposium in Florida
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