Story by Master Sgt. Jefferson Thompson | 332d Air Expeditionary Wing | 03.23.2021
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Russell Tontz, the oldest of 10 siblings, finds his way to the wing through a circuitous route. After graduating from the University of Idaho he joined the Air Force as a family doctor, essentially a military primary care provider with plans to serve for four years and then transition to private practice in rural Idaho....
Story by Airman 1st Class Rebeckah Valladares | 18th Wing | 02.12.2021
As vaccinations for COVID-19 are being introduced around the world, more and more individuals are getting the opportunity to be vaccinated against the virus. Kadena Air Base medical staff are now administering the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine across the base for eligible personnel who have already received the first dose....
Story by Senior Airman Taryn Butler | 23rd Wing | 01.08.2021
The 23d Medical Group administered the first round of COVID-19 vaccines Jan. 6. The Department of Defense distributed the vaccine to several initial sites as part of Operation Warp Speed, the effort to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines administered to the American people....
Story by Jefferson Wolfe | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 01.07.2021
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in Virginia and across the country, Fort Lee saw a sign of hope Monday when Kenner Army Health Clinic began administering its first round of vaccinations against the disease....
Story by Staff Sgt. Cary Smith | 316th Wing | 12.31.2020
Members from the 316th Medical Group administered the new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine here, Dec. 30, 2020.
Courtesy Story | Naval Medical Forces Atlantic | 12.22.2020
Annapolis, MD – December 22nd, 2020. Cmdr. Bridgette Ferguson, a Navy nurse and clinical manager for the Brigade Medical Clinic and the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Annapolis director for expeditionary medicine, volunteered to be the first person to receive the Moderna vaccine protecting against COVID-19....
Courtesy Story | Department of Veterans Affairs | 12.21.2020
Lebanon, Pa. — Lebanon VA Medical Center (VAMC) will begin COVID-19 vaccination with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine today following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Emergency Use Authorization for this vaccine....
