Photo by Jorge Gomez | Irwin Army Community Hospital | 02.01.2024
He traded skates for scrubs, but the competitive fire still burns hot. Meet Combat Medic SPC Bradley Burdick, one of six warriors forming the IACH Team ready to dominate the Best Leader/Best Squad Competition in April. Burdick's not your average Army medic. He grew up on the battlefield of team sports - football, baseball, tennis, hockey ... you name it, he played it. His hockey coach's words......
Photo by Jorge Gomez | Irwin Army Community Hospital | 01.29.2024
Meet CPT William Nuessle, the seasoned warrior with a youthful spirit who might be the oldest on Team IACH, but age is just a number for this determined leader. He sees his deployment experience and the wisdom that comes with age as assets that will propel his team to victory at the Best Leader Competition. Nuessle doesn't just believe in himself, he believes fiercely in his team. He......
Photo by Jorge Gomez | Irwin Army Community Hospital | 01.26.2024
SSG Christopher Ramirez and his team are facing an uphill battle. Outnumbered 6 to 1 by their counterparts at Brooke Army Medical Center, they're the Davids taking on the Goliaths in the Best Leader/Best Squad Competition April 2024. But the Ophthalmology NCOIC at Irwin Army Community Hospital isn't fazed. Pressure? It fuels him. Doubt? It's his motivation. Hear Ramirez reveal: • Why he......
Photo by Jorge Gomez | Irwin Army Community Hospital | 01.26.2024
He's just 18 months into his Army career, fresh out of school and already stepping onto the biggest stage: the Best Leader/Best Squad Competition. This isn't your average rookie, though. PFC Seth Adkins is fueled by an unwavering belief in himself, his team, and the lives that depend on him. He's not a battlefield medic. He's a lab specialist at Irwin Army Community Hospital. While his......
Photo by Jorge Gomez | Irwin Army Community Hospital | 01.26.2024
She's the smallest Soldier on the Irwin Army Community Hospital Team, competing for Best Leader/Best Squad. But don't be fooled by her size. SPC Alina Escamilla, a radiology technician, might be 5 feet, but she packs a punch that rivals giants. Being small has never defined her. It has fueled her and that fire burns brighter than ever in the face of this grueling competition for Best Leader.......
Photo by Jorge Gomez | Irwin Army Community Hospital | 01.12.2024
Disappointed but not defeated, SGT Jacob Brand is back with a burning ambition: to lead his team to victory in the 2024 Best Leader/Best Squad competition for Medical Readiness Command-West. Coming close in 2023 wasn't enough for this determined Soldier. He tasted the runner-up spot, but now he craves the gold. His secret weapon? Training alongside the 2023 regional winners as they prepared......
Photo by Otis Toussaint | U.S. Army Medical Command | 07.30.2021
Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the 45th Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command gives a speech during the winners announcement ceremony for the 2021 U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Best Leader Competition, which took place July 25-30, 2021, at Schofield Barracks, (Oahu), Hawaii. Sixteen Soldiers from the MEDCOM’s four regions endured arduous combat-focused......
