Hospital Tours and Training

Scenes of hospital visits and training sessions, showcasing interactions among healthcare professionals and demonstrations of medical technology in various settings.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

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HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 7, 2022) - Capt. Danielle Taysom, from San Diego, demonstrates ultrasound techniques to National Referral Hospital radiologists aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia

Reportage: Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller talks with the director of medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Army Col. Jeremy Edwards, after receiving a vaccination for COVID-19, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020.

KOROR, Palau (July 13th, 2022) - Captain Timothy Quast, commanding officer of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), gives remarks during a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief conference in Palau during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Commander Eileen Collins speaks to guests during the dedication of a hospital wing at the V.A. Outpatient Clinic in Viera, Fla., in honor of space shuttle Discovery, to be known as the Discovery wing. Joining in the dedication are, seated at left, Center Director Jim Kennedy and Dr. Thomas Howard who is chief medical officer of the clinic. Collins and her crew have returned to Florida especially for a celebration in the KSC Visitor Complex of the successful return to flight mission that launched July 26 of this year.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Dr. Miguel Coello, left, a local national officer with the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022, greets Dr. Francisco Coma Martín, the Guatemalan Minister of Health, at Hospital Regional de Occidente in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, August 24, 2022. HEART 22 is the physical example of regional partnerships in action.

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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita, New Orleans, October 6, 2005 - A corpsman (left) and a Navy doctor go over the medical chart of a patient admitted onto the USNS Comfort, a hospital ship now docked here to lend support to the city's medical facilities that sustained crippling damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Medical personnel from Louisiana State University are also part of the team providing care to those admitted here. Win Henderson / FEMA

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 1, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Austin Domenech, from Ocala, Florida, explains the capabilities of a portable x-ray machine to medical professionals from the National Referral Hospital in Honiara during a training aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

220510-N-XZ205-1008SAN DIEGO (May 10, 2022) Capt. Eric Elster, the Department of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centers third chairman and professor, speaks with site directors during a meeting at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego May 10. Elster toured the hospital to share information, examine procedures and speak with Sailors and hospital staff. NMRTC San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC San Diego employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

Dr. Wilfredo Tierra, Medico-Legal Officer from the National Bureau of Investigation, gives a presentation on his agencies experience in recovering remains, Sept. 21, 2022, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI. The 2022 Scientific Summit brought together 29 subject matter experts and policy makers from 11 countries to discuss and exchange best scientific practice methodologies.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 6, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Luis Cortes, from Greenfield, California, right, presents and explains blood testing equipment in the medical lab to local medical professionals aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during a subject matter expert exchange in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

President Joe Biden, joined by Counselor to the President and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, receives a briefing from Director of the NIH Dr. Francis Collins and Chief Medical Adviser to the President and Director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, at the Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Mexican Consulate organize two days event at Broadmoor Baptist Church at Shreveport, LA. FEMA, SBA and Red Cross among others, offer assistance and disaster relief information to those affected by the recent floods. FEMA bilingual DSA specialists provide information and materials in Spanish and English. Today, bilingual FEMA Individual Assistant Specialists (Ramón Colón, left and Angel De La Rosa, center in front: bilingual DSA Specialists) continued with registrations and assisting survivors affected by the very heavy rainfall developed during the afternoon of Tuesday March 9, and continued off and on through Saturday March 12. Residents impacted by the recent flooding may register for disaster assistance or get information about their application by calling 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA); TTY 1-800-462-7585.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Dr. Paul Cordts, the Defense Health Agency deputy assistant director for medical affairs, participates on a panel discussion titled, One Patient Two Health Care Systems: DOD and VA Collaboration, during the 2024 AMSUS Annual Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 13.

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Kwajalein Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

The United States delivers three million more Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh on July 19, 2021.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (July 31, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Hershey, from Salinas, California, presents dental intrusion and avulsion information during a subject matter expert exchange between U.S. Navy and local Filipino medical professionals in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Eagle, Alaska, Aug. 7, 2013 Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Dolph A. Diemont (C) and State Coordinating Officer (SCO) Bryan Fisher (R) tour the newly constructed medical facility with Doctor Bruce Atkinson (L). After a severe flood destroyed the previous medical center in 2009, FEMA partnered with the State of Alaska, and the City of Eagle to relocate the hospital to higher ground. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

The United States delivers 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ghana on December 9, 2021.

The Honorable Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, spoke with Womack Army Medical Center staff before hosting a town hall where he discussed the Military Health System Strategy, January 29, 2024. (DHA

220623-N-AU520-2056TUY HOA, VIETNAM (June 23, 2022) - Hang Duc Vinh, Vice Director of the Traditional Medicine Hospital of Phu Yen, speaks to Pacific Partnership medical personnel about traditional medicine at the hospital during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

060705-N-3931M-128. Complete Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Joseph Moore (left), Commanding Officer (CO) of the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) aboard the USN Military Sealift Command (MSC) USNS MERCY (T-AH 19), discusses various medical issues during a meeting with members of Non-Government Organizations (NGO) and Chittagong Medical College Hospital personnel during the ship's humanitarian and civic assistance visit at Chittagong, Bangladesh (BGD). The MERCY is on a scheduled five-month deployment in Southeast Asia. Its mission is being carried out in close coordination and partnership with local medical care professionals and civilian volunteers from Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for People Everywhere), Operation Smile and other organizations. Some of the civilian volunteers include anesthesiologists, nurses, and doctors from the US, Austraila and Canada. Base: Chittagong Country: Bangladesh (BGD)

Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner, Commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, visits Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Pearl Harbor (NMRTC PH) staff at Branch Health Clinic Makalapa on July 12, 2022. Kuehner is also the Director of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps and met with nurses at Branch Health Clinics Makalapa and Kaneohe Bay, and the Shipyard/Occupational Health Clinic on Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Navy Kelly Elmore, Chief of Staff, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) along with members of the MHS GENESIS Team kicked off the pre-Go Live events on March 24, 2023, with handing out cupcakes to the staff and patients in America Zone, Bldg. 19. The cupcakes were donated by the Oakleaf Club of Greater Washington, DC, represented by Tara Cirks, Shannon LaBarbera, Jolie Scott and Megen Berzenthy.MHS GENESIS is the modernized patient electronic health record portal, managed by the DoD Healthcare Management System Modernization Program Management Office under the Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems. Preparation for the changeover to MHS GENESIS at WRNMMC began in early 2022 and will go live hospital-wide on March 26, 2023.(Photography by Harvey A. Duze, Office of Command Communications, WRNMMC)

The United States delivers 5.57 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines on October 5, 2021.

Lt. Col. Bruce Gallio conducts a Morbidity and Mortality meeting (M&M), at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, July 21, 2022. M&Ms are clinical review meetings in which departments, specialties and facilities review the quality of the care that is being provided to their patients.

PHU YEN, Vietnam (June 27, 2022) - Lt. Cmdr. Jamie Overbey, from San Diego, presents informational slides during a neonatology subject matter expert exchange with Vietnamese medical professionals at Phu Yen Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital during Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22). Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune corpsmen and staff recognized National Stop The Bleed Day on May 19, 2022. Employees, patients and visitors stopped by the Stop The Bleed booth to learn life-saving techniques such as applying a tourniquet. Stop The Bleed is a national effort to bring knowledge of bleeding control to the public. NMCCL, along with partners such as Onslow County Emergency Medical Services, have helped teach thousands of people in North Carolina to "stop the bleed."

Day 2 of DHITS started off with an address by the Acting ASD for Health Affairs, Ms Seilleen Mullen, that focused on the critical role of telemedicine, as well as the use of unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence, and machine learning in supporting military medicine.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Department of Defense's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany

The United States delivers 2.6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam on October 24, 2021.

The United States delivers another three million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines on August 3, 2021.

Lee Bryan, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center quality and safety director and the strategic offsite lead facilitator, explains the order of events and objectives of the Medical Readiness Command, Europes first strategic medical offsite from Feb. 6th to 8th at Landstuhl, Germany. As part of the offsite, more than 80 military medical leaders from the Defense Health Agency, Defense Health Network Europe and three military branches gathered to develop a unified strategy that encompasses healthcare delivery, operational medical support, and readiness. Department of Defense

U.S. Air Force reservist Lt. Col. Eirleen Hyun, dentist from the 349th Medical Squadron, hosts a seminar during the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance mission in Suriname, Feb. 24, 2024. Engagements like LAMAT bring U.S. and partner nation medical professionals together to collaborate and hone skills through mutual training and education in support of improving care for patients. Air Force

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) -- Sandy Martinez, CEO of Fulton Communications interacts with attendees of the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC)-hosted, three-day public health risk communication and media workshop at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), May 3-5, 2022. The workshop focused on how to plan and execute communications to internal and external stakeholders on any public health issue that impacts their mission, both crisis and non-crisis. Attendees included personnel from the State Department, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Two, NMCP, Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command, and other area medical commands. Attendees held professional titles as Public Health Officers, Occupational Safety and Health Specialists, Industrial Hygienists, Epidemiologists, Public Affairs, Toxicologists, Microbiologist, Environmental Health, and Bioenvironmental Engineers. The training team included Dr. Paul Gillooly and Mr. Bill Stov

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Dr. Steven Lieberman, deputy under secretary for health (DUSH) for Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans (DVA) Affairs, signs a proclamation in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Murtha Cancer Center during cancer centers 10-year anniversary celebration, Dec. 2. Named for former congressman, John P. Murtha (D-PA), MCC performs translational cancer research, designed to effectively and efficiently support a medically ready force, provide worldclass cancer services for the Military Health System, and collaborate with other federal agencies, civilian medical centers, pharma, and academia.(Photographs by Harvey A. Duze (Office of Command Communications, WRNMMC)

Final day of Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Healt

The United States delivers 140,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Suriname on August 20, 2021.

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 9, 2022) - Lt. Kimberly Kozlowski, from Saline, Michigan, left, speaks to Lt. Cmdr. Dianne Davis, a Joint Enroute Care Course instructor, through a video call during an aeromedical subject matter expert exchange in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

The United States delivers 128,700 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Maldives on August 9, 2021.

The United States delivers 128,700 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Maldives on August 9, 2021.

221129-A-IA376-1096 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Nov. 30, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Ruby Jackson, assigned to hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), conducts a discussion panel with Dominican medical workers at Dr. Francisco E. Moscoso Puello hospital about general medical treatment, Nov. 30, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian Murtha (Ret.), nephew of Congressman John P. Murtha, shares remarks during the John P. Murtha Cancer Center (MCC) 10th Anniversary Celebration, Dec. 2. Named for former congressman, John P. Murtha (D-PA), MCC performs translational cancer research, designed to effectively and efficiently support a medically ready force, provide worldclass cancer services for the Military Health System (MHS), and collaborate with other federal agencies, civilian medical centers, pharma, and academia.Photographs by Harvey A. Duze (Office of Command Communications, WRNMMC)

The United States delivers 687,960 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Tunisia on September 10, 2021.

The United States delivers 687,960 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Tunisia on September 10, 2021.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital, University of Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center, and scenic locales, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials

Craig Shriver, MD, Director of the John P. Murtha Cancer Center (MCC) presented Marine Colonel Brian Murtha (Retired) nephew of the late Congressman john P. Murtha with a plaque honor his support for MCC at a special ceremony held at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) where the center is located. Named for former congressman, John P. Murtha (D-PA), MCC performs translational cancer research, designed to effectively and efficiently support a medically ready force, provide worldclass cancer services for the Military Health System, and collaborate with other federal agencies, civilian medical centers, pharma, and academia.(Photographs by Harvey A. Duze (Office of Command Communications, WRNMMC)

Dr. Brian Lein, DHA assistant director for health care administration, led a talk titled, Stabilizing the Core, during the 2024 AMSUS Annual Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 13. Addressing MHS GENESIS, Dr Lein stated, we did a great job of fielding MHS GENESIS and we have the largest and the most robust electronic heath record system anywhere in the U.S. Now we have to start optimizing and standardizing MHS GENESIS because the capability is phenomenal.

The United States delivers 259,740 COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Kyrgyz Republic on October 27, 2021.

The United States delivers 259,740 COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Kyrgyz Republic on October 27, 2021.

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

President Donald Trump tours the National Institutes of Health, NIH, viral pathogenesis laboratory, March 3, 2020. Second from left is Dr. Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who directs application of medical research to public health policy (BSLOC_2020_2_235)

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

Office of the Administrator - Boston - Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting Boston Children's Hospital , Environmental Protection Agency

The United States delivers 500,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to Haiti on July 14, 2021.

On May 31, 2011, NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. delivered a special lecture to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first reported cases of what is now known as AIDS.

U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac talks with visiting USUN Ambassador Samantha Power during a tour of the Monrovia Medical Unit, a 25-bed field hospital that will be used for the treatment of health care workers infected by the Ebola virus on October 28, 2014. At far right is the USAID OFDA Director Jeremy Konyndyk. The facility will be staffed by members of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

Rear Adm. Sarah Sharkey, the Australian Defense Force (ADF) Joint Health Surgeon, gives her opening remarks during the second Military-Civilian Health Security Summit June 27, 2022, in Singapore. The summit, held June 27-28, focused on regional approaches to global health security through interagency cooperation with allies and partners.

The United States delivers 795,600 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Kenya on September 17, 2021.

The United States delivers 1,000,800 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Costa Rica on February 12, 2022.

The United States delivers 76,050 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mauritius on September 23, 2021.

The United States delivers 76,050 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mauritius on September 23, 2021.

The United States delivers 1.5 million more Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to Honduras on July 22, 2021.

The United States delivers 1.5 million more Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to Honduras on July 22, 2021.

Day 2 of DHITS started off with an address by the Acting ASD for Health Affairs, Ms Seilleen Mullen, that focused on the critical role of telemedicine, as well as the use of unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence, and machine learning in supporting military medicine.

Dr. Craig Bryan speaks to a room of David Grant USAF Medical Center mental health care providers at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 26, 2022. Bryan, a leading national expert on military suicide, taught advanced skills training for the providers during a two-day session.

Dr. Terry Rauch, acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for Health Readiness, Policy and Oversight, makes remarks during the Military Health System Research Symposium at the Gaylord Hotel in Kissimmee, FL on Monday, September 12, 2022. MHSRS provides a collaborative setting for the exchange of information between military providers with deployment experience, research and academic scientists, international partners, and industry on research and related health care initiatives, such as Combat Casualty Care, Operational Medicine, Clinical and Rehabilitative Medicine, Medical Simulation and Information Sciences, and infectious Diseases.

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

U.S., Estonian, Polish, and Hungarian conference participants listen to staff members describe facility amenities and the rehabilitation course process at the National Hero of Georgia Mariam (Maro) Makashvili Military Rehabilitation Center in Tbilisi, Georgia, June 1, 2022. The rehabilitation center tour enabled multinational participants to not only observe Georgian rehabilitation processes and systems, but also deepen alliances with Georgian civilian medical counterparts.

Dr. Liza Pilsch, USMEPCOM Eastern Sector Medical Officer, trains Army Surge Providers during training at USMEPCOM HQ in North Chicago, Ill., Jan. 9 - Jan. 12. The Army deployed more than 60 providers and 46 medical technicians to MEPS across the country to support applicant processing during the busiest time of year.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2022) Cmdr. Andrew Letizia, of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU)-2, speaks at a breakout session on COVID-19 at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS). NAMRU-2, part of the Naval Medical Research & Development enterprise, attended MHSRS, the Department of Defenses premier scientific meeting that focuses specifically on the unique medical needs of the Warfighter. This annual educational symposium brings together healthcare professionals, researchers, and DoD leaders for four days of critical learning, intensive idea sharing, and relationship building.

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communities. Among the federal agency representatives participating in the Summit along with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, and Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Joxel Garcia.

The United States delivers 128,700 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Maldives on August 9, 2021.

The United States delivers four million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nigeria on July 31, 2021. The formal arrival and handover ceremonies were held on August 2, 2021.

The United States delivers 210,300 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Kenya on September 28, 2021.

The United States delivers 500,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Jordan on July 17, 2021.

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