The United States military’s humanitarian and evacuation response at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) for Operation Allies Refuge, along with the tragic events of Aug. 26, remain etched in our minds.
With the withdrawal from Afghanistan actively ongoing, a dynamic situation existed at HKIA, which required an adaptable and ready medical force.
A contingent of joint and multi-national medical providers, with a mixture of more than a dozen 936th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment (FRSD) Soldiers and Norwegian medical forces; later augmented with U.S. and Coalition Armed Forces Medical Services, moved to action. These providers, operating out of a role 2 Enhanced (R2E) Medical Treatment Facility (MTF), continually...
Maj. Gen. Joseph Marsiglia, Commanding General of the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support, encouraging service members to reach out for help. If you or a loved one is struggling emotionally or thinking of suicide.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Marsiglia, Commanding General, 3D Medical Command Deployment Support, and Ms. Suzanne Prosper, Staff Operations and Training Specialist, cut the ceremonial ribbon officially opening the 3D Medical Command Lactation Room. After months of hard work, ensuring the space meets all the requirements of a of a proper lactation room, MG Marsiglia and Ms. Prosper are excited to welcome Capt. Abigail Walker and her son as the first guests in this special room
The U.S. Army Reserve Medical Response to COVID-19 will be one of many topics discussed during AUSA's annual meeting – virtual edition – Oct. 13-16 as part of the Warriors Corner exhibition.
“One of the nurses as we came in said, ‘It feels like Christmas,'” said Maj. Erin Velazquez, commander of Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force 332-1, as she fought to hold back tears during an interview with NJTV News. “It hits your...