Story by Airman 1st Class Sharymel Montalvo Velez | 156th Wing | 08.10.2023
Airmen assigned to the 156th Medical Group, Detachment 1, partnered with the 123rd MDG, Det 1, and the Puerto Rico Army National Guard to conduct a Collective Training Exercise focused on implementing the National Guard CBRN Response Enterprise Information Management System (NGCIMS) at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Aug. 10, 2023....
Story by Spc. Veronica Van Doran | 354th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.16.2022
FORT MCCOY, Wis. – “Diesel,” an animatronic dog used to simulate realistic care for military working dogs, assisted medical personnel within the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy during a training exercise here August 13....
Courtesy Story | West Virginia National Guard | 05.24.2018
The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) recently provided assistance to the Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) for their annual physical health assessments (PHA), offering dental and hearing testing support....
Story by Sgt. Zoe Morris | West Virginia National Guard | 03.09.2018
By Sgt. Zoe Morris West Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard added another layer to its newly re-worked fitness program this year by bringing a full-time dietitian to the Medical Detachment staff, the first position of its kind in the National Guard....
Story by Spc. Nicholas Lee | 715th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.11.2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 11, 2017) -- Military life demands that Soldiers are ready to deploy at a moment’s notice. Soldiers must be mentally and physically fit to ensure they are “mission ready.” The U.S. Army Chief of Staff Memorandum dated October 12, 2006, and AR 40-501 requires that all Soldiers undergo an annual Periodic Health Assessment (PHA), regardless of component. The PHA......
Story by Spc. Avery Cunningham | Joint Force Headquarters - Vermont National Guard Public Affairs | 07.09.2016
First Sgt. Peggy Stowell, Charlie Company (Medical), 186th Brigade Support Battalion, Vermont National Guard, retired from the Guard July 9, 2016, on Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt. Stowell is currently the longest serving female in the Vermont National Guard....
Story by Staff Sgt. Robert W. Mitchell | 715th Public Affairs Detachment | 02.21.2016
After nearly three decades of medical military service in the District of Columbia Army National Guard (DCNG), Lt. Col. Monika R. Graham closed the chapter on a long, storied career of dedicated service and compassion during a retirement ceremony held at the DCNG Headquarters in Washington, D.C....
Story by Spc. Priscilla Desormeaux | Virgin Islands National Guard, 51st Public Affairs Detachment | 11.07.2015
The Virgin Islands National Guard promoted State Surgeon Lt. Col. Gil Diaz to colonel during a promotion ceremony at the Brigadier General Gerard L. James Sr. Joint Force Headquarters at the Estate Bethlehem Military Compound on St. Croix....
