Story by Sgt. 1st Class Miriam Espinoza | 593d Corps Sustainment Command | 06.12.2018
Seventeen out of 283 candidates from the medical field earned the Expert Field Medical Badge Tuesday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord....
Story by Sgt. Uriah Walker | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.29.2016
Sgt. Oscar Gomez-Lopez, 508th Military Police Battalion, and Spc. Joshua Diaz, 571st Military Police Company, rose above their peers during the 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command’s 2016 Best Warrior Competition, April 25-29....
Story by Sgt. Austan Owen | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.09.2013
Capt. Molly Byrnes, assigned to the 62nd Medical Brigade, 56th Multifunction Medical Battalion, recently participated in the EFMB certification on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 7 to 12....
Story by Staff Sgt. Christopher Klutts | 17th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.28.2013
In February, 120 candidates from the 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade competed in a training exercise to earn a spot in an upcoming Expert Field Medical Badge Qualification. The drill familiarized and tested the nominees on the skills and medical knowledge they will need to earn the badge. The average EFMB pass rate is less than 20 percent so only the top......
Story by Sgt. Mark Cloutier | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 12.03.2012
As a medical response element for the Department of Defense’s Joint Task Force – Civil Support, the 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion held the Warrior Response II exercise, here, Nov. 27-30....
Story by Sgt. Mark Cloutier | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 10.12.2012
In the first event of its kind for the 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, the Medicine Warrior Leader Challenge was launched Oct. 10-12, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord....
Story by Staff Sgt. David Chapman | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.21.2012
Medical professionals call it the “golden hour,” that valuable time after a serious injury when how fast the treatment is received could be the decider between life and death. Because of a small team of surgeons, this vital and short time frame can be maximized to shift the balance to save a life....
Story by Sgt. Mark Cloutier | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.01.2012
The Army has a saying: Train as you fight. Each year, thousands of members of the Joint Task Force – Civil Support converge on Camp Atterbury, Ind., to give their all, during the Vibrant Response training exercise hosted by Army North, United States Northern Command, the Department of the Army, and other inter-governmental agencies....
