As if visiting the tropical paradise of Guam isn’t cool enough, USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) was greeted by the Navy Surgeon General, Vice Adm. Matthew L. Nathan, who spoke to the crew about the importance of their service, and the importance of Pacific Partnership 2012. As the U.S. Navy Surgeon General and Chief, Bureau of [...]
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U.S. Navy Lt. Sarah Browning was deployed to Afghanistan, Uruzgan Province in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from Nov. 22, 2010 to July 20, 2011. Lt. Sarah Browning, physician assistant, Naval Health Clinic Hawaii My name is Lt. Sarah Browning and I am a 44 year old Physician Assistant in the U.S. Navy. Always wanting [...]
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From DoD Office Of Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy May is Mental Health Awareness Month and was created to increase awareness about symptoms and treatments for various psychological health concerns and reduce stigma in seeking help. According to the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE), psychological health is [...]
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By Brig. Gen. W. Bryan Gamble, M.D. deputy director, TRICARE Management Activity Almost half of TRICARE’s 9.7 million beneficiaries and nearly 15 percent of the military are women. The 2012 National Women’s Health Week is May 13-19, a good time for women to examine their health habits and learn about the women’s health services and [...]
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By Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, U.S. Navy Surgeon General My focus as your Surgeon General is to ensure that Navy Medicine is supporting our forward deployed forces. The U.S. Navy’s global mission is to be a power projection platform, and we provide expeditionary Force Health Protection for the men and women that makeup that platform. [...]
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