Corpsmen save crash victims

4/6/2012  By Cpl. Mark W. Stroud  , Marine Corps Bases Japan  CAMP DELARAM II, Afghanistan  — Two corpsmen were recognized for saving the lives of mass-casualty victims during a ceremony here March 28.Petty Officer 1st Class Louis Bismonte and Petty Officer 2nd Class Frederick B. Ehlers were awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals for their life-saving [...]

Medal of Honor recipient dies at 79 – Retired Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Charette

By Gina Harkins – Staff writer – Navy Times Posted : Monday Mar 19, 2012 17:36:01 EDT Retired Master Chief Hospital Corpsman William Charette, who received a Medal of Honor for throwing his body on top of a patient during a grenade attack during the Korean War, has died. Charette, 79, died Sunday morning at [...]

GI Bill students surprised when living stipend stops between semesters

Going to college on government promises gets tougher … By Rick Maze – Staff writer Military Times Posted : Tuesday Feb 28, 2012 14:57:23 EST Breaks between college terms have become tough on some students using the Post-9/11 GI Bill, they say, because they no longer receive living stipends during those periods. The change is [...]

Scholarships for children of Navy enlisted medics (oops .. did they get that right?)

Navy Times Scoop Deck Posted by Bill McMichael March 6th, 2012 The Fleet Reserve Association today announced that it has established scholarships for the children of enlisted Navy medics. The Colonel Hazel Elizabeth Benn Scholarship Fund provides a $2,000 scholarship to an unmarried, dependent child of those who have served or are now serving” in [...]

Navy Drug Testing Program Expands, Change Includes More Prescription Drug Testing

From Navy Medicine Support Command Public Affairs PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) — Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) announced Feb. 23 that Navy Drug Screening Laboratories (NDSLs) will begin testing for additional prescription medications in May.   “The change is in response to an initiative from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [...]

AF Flight Surgeon Makes Mark During Historic Space Flight

DOD News .. Written on February 16, 2012 at 12:31 pm by jtozer FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) – The American public remembers John Glenn for his solo orbit around Earth. They remember Neil Armstrong for his walk on the moon. But few remember how Col. (Dr.) Vance H. Marchbanks Jr., one of the [...]

SPC Monica Brown (MEDIC) , USA to be awarded Silver Star

This is awesome! I know there are more women out there that deserve these awards.  They put their lives on the line day in and day out.  They give the same type of care that a male does in the combat environment. I want to personally congratulate SPC Brown(MEDIC) US ARMY, on this prestigious award.  I for [...]

HM3 Active Duty Results (Sept 2011)

Congrats to all who made it!! I am supplying a .pdf link for you to look the names up!! Good Luck! Sept 2012 HM3 Results. Tweet

ACTIVE DUTY HM2 SEPT 2011 Results

Congrats to all who made it!! I am supplying a .pdf link for you to look the names up!! Good Luck! Sept 2012 HM2 Results. Tweet

ACTIVE DUTY HM1 RESULTS SEPT 2011

Congrats to all who made it!! I am supplying a .pdf link for you to look the names up!! Good Luck! Sept 2012 HM1 Results.  Tweet

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