Fort Drum Meddac

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Kevin Hazen, a Fort Drum fire inspector, instructs participants on the proper techniques for using a fire extinguisher during a safety training event at the Guthrie Ambulatory Care Clinic duri More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Nurses from the Samaritan Medical Center in downtown Watertown, N.Y. deliver a simulated medical baby during an emergency preparedness training scenario June 7. The training scenario had heal More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Brickey O’Brien, a retired police officer and full-time martial arts instructor, instructs Soldiers and civilians from the Fort Drum community in self-defense techniques during a self-defense More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), receiving hearing conservation and protection information from Nancy L. Vause, a hearing conse More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. Earlinn Cace Carillo, the Fort Drum Medical Activity Environmental Health noncommissioned officer in charge and a native of Portland, Org., throws a rabies vaccine bait drop toward a tree More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Staff Sgt. Osuna Castro, an occupational therapy assistant with the Fort Drum Medical Activity and a native of Phoenix, provides healthy living educational materials to a retiree participating More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. 1st Class Kelly Simon, a public affairs noncommissioned officer with Fort Drum’s 27th Public Affairs Detachment, speaks to leaders from Fort Drum’s U.S. Army Medical Department Activity d More

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. – Pfc. Raymond Piper, an Army Reserve combat medic from the 310th Military Police Battalion and a native of Bronx, N.Y., scales a rock climbing wall during a wounded warrior recreation therapy e More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, the physical therapist for the Fort Drum Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Clinic, uses a model of the inner ear to demonstrate how a concussion can cause inner ear, or vesti More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Natassja Blount (right), a healthcare specialist with the 7th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), and a native of Little Rock, Ar More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Healthcare professionals from the Fort Drum Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic assist a role-playing pregnant patient during a simulated patient down event at the OB/GYN clinic in Watertown, N.Y More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Susan Heap (left), a nurse case manager with the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)’s embedded behavioral health, attempts to calm a role-playing patient d More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Danielle Bretz, a public health nurse with Fort Drum’s Army Public Health Nursing and a native of Washington D.C., demonstrates a timer cap medicine bottle to an attendee of the annual Fort More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Members of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)’s Embedded Behavioral Health (EBH) team stand for a photo during the team’s open house on Fort Drum, N.Y. Sept More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Daisha Kelly (left) and Sgt. Antonio Vazquez (right), both Soldiers stationed at Fort Drum, N.Y., show off their newborn baby, Avery, prior to being discharged from the Samaritan Medical More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. Dawnavan Wysalde (right), a native of Odessa, Texas, and Sgt. Luis Colon (left), a native of Salinas, Puerto Rico, both veterinary food inspection noncommissioned officers with the Fort D More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Bart Bushen (left) and Julie Shoemaker (right), both industrial hygienists with the Fort Drum Medical Activity, conduct a detailed air quality survey of the Po Valley Child Development Center More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Luis Luce sits with his wife, Analyn Luce, at their home in Watertown, N.Y. May 4, 2020. In early April, Luis was diagnosed with COVID-19. Shortly after, he had to be pl More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Col. Rob Heath, the commander of the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC), Fort Drum, N.Y., speaks to participants of the National Nurses Week kick-off celebration at the Guthrie Amb More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A laundry advanced system, or LAD, trailer from the 543rd Composite Supply Company, 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Jihoon Jeong, a combat medic with 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), and a native of Mount Holly, N.J., counts medication tablets More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Lt. Col. Robert P. Venton (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Gordon Lawitzke (left), the commander and senior enlisted leader respectively of the Fort Drum Soldier Recovery Unit, prepare to case th More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – The Bowe Army Medical Home sign sits in front of the Soldier Health Services clinic on Fort Drum, N.Y. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of all-volunteer nurses, doctors and ot More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Dana Green, a physical therapist and senior instructor from the McKenzie Institute, demonstrates the proper application of the spinal rotation for physical therapists and other healthcare prof More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – 1st Lt. Thomas Vincent, an infantry officer with 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), stands in front of his company headqua More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Capt. Breanna Johnson, the Fort Drum Veterinary Services branch chief, conducts a wellness check on a dog prior to administering vaccines during the Fort Drum Veterinary Treatment Facility dri More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – David Martin, a civilian employee of the Guthrie Ambulatory Care Clinic, Fort Drum, N.Y., extinguishes a simulated fire using a state-of-the-art fire extinguisher simulator during a safety tra More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Nurses from the Samaritan Medical Center in downtown Watertown, N.Y. work to revive a simulated medical baby during an emergency preparedness training scenario June 7. The training scenario h More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Brickey O’Brien, a retired police officer and full-time martial arts instructor, instructs Soldiers and civilians from the Fort Drum community in self-defense techniques during a self-defense More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Nancy L. Vause, a hearing conservation consultant with U.S. Army Public Health Command, assists a Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Div More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. Earlinn Cace Carillo, the Fort Drum Medical Activity Environmental Health noncommissioned officer in charge and a native of Portland, Org., uses a sling shot to distribute a rabies vaccin More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Danielle Bratz, a preventative medicine specialist with the Fort Drum Medical Activity and a native of College Park, Md., provides tobacco use educational materials to a retiree participating More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Patricia Starr, an administrative assistant with U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, Fort Drum, N.Y., holds a plaque honoring the winners of the MEDDAC “Walk to Stomp Out Sexual Violence” s More

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. – Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Lyon, a senior materials specialist from U.S. Army Reserve European Command and a native of Lynn, Mass., scales a rock climbing wall during a wounded warrior recreation t More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A nurse from the Fort Drum Medical Activity (MEDDAC) practices drawing a vaccine into a syringe during the MEDDAC Nursing Skills Fair at the Bowe Troop Medical Clinic on Fort Drum N.Y. April 1 More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Healthcare professionals from the Fort Drum Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic assist a role-playing pregnant patient during a simulated patient down event at the OB/GYN clinic in Watertown, N.Y More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Elizabeth Keen, a library technician with the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC), Fort Drum, role plays the part of a combative patient during a training scenario at the Wilcox B More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Staff Sgt. Osuna Castro (right), the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Fort Drum Occupational Therapy Clinic, discusses adaptive equipment and intervention techniques designed to incr More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. Dawnavan Wysalde (left), a native of Odessa, Texas, and Sgt. Luis Colon (right), a native of Salinas, Puerto Rico, both veterinary food inspection noncommissioned officers with the Fort D More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Lt. Col. Kristine Broger, the deputy commander for nursing, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC), Fort Drum, N.Y., speaks to participants of the National Nurses Week kick-off celebra More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – The 543rd Composite Supply Company, 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), has constructed a 12-stall shower system outs More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Bart Bushen (right), a supervisory industrial hygienist with the Fort Drum Medical Activity, and a native of Apalachin, N.Y., conducts a fit test of an N-95 respirator mask on Sgt. 1st Class C More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Jihoon Jeong, a combat medic with 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), and a native of Mount Holly, N.J., stands in front of medica More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Nikki Loehr (left) and Mary Paul (right), both nurses with the Bowe Army Medical Home COVID-positive treatment team and natives of Chicago, speak to a 10th Mountain Division (LI) Soldier befor More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Lt. Col. Robert P. Venton (right) and Command Sgt. Maj. Gordon Lawitzke (left), the commander and senior enlisted leader respectively of the Fort Drum Soldier Recovery Unit, uncase the colors More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Rhonda Dusharm, a physical therapist assistant and Antwerp, N.Y. native, practices applying the spinal rotation technique to a fellow healthcare professional during a course on the McKenzie Me More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Emily Rawn (left) and Pfc. Kenna Wildermuth (right), both animal care specialists with the Fort Drum Veterinary Treatment Facility, conduct a wellness check on a cat during the Fort Drum More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Nelvis Epie, a military health specialist with the Guthrie Ambulatory Health Care Clinic, Fort Drum, N.Y., attempts to throw a toy football into a box while wearing “drunk goggles” at the More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Nurses from the Samaritan Medical Center in downtown Watertown, N.Y. work to revive a simulated medical baby during an emergency preparedness training scenario June 7. The training scenario h More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A Soldier from 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), practices newly learned self-defense techniques during a self-defense More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Gabriel Hitchcock, an infantry team leader with 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), conducts a “FitCheck” of his hearing protectio More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Retirees participating in the 2018 Fort Drum Retiree Appreciation Day skim over educational material on nutrition and body fat content at the Fort Drum Post Exchange Sept. 21. More than 400 r More

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. – Pfc. Raymond Piper, an Army Reserve combat medic from the 310th Military Police Battalion and a native of Bronx, N.Y., scales a rock climbing wall during a wounded warrior recreation therapy e More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. Timothy Keene, a healthcare specialist from 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), and a native of Auburn, Maine, practices More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Healthcare professionals from the Fort Drum Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic participate in a review session following a realistic mock drill where clinic staff had to react to a fallen pregna More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Susan Heap, a nurse case manager with the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)’s embedded behavioral health, attempts to calm a role-playing patient down dur More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Capt. Veronica Lazar, a physical therapist with Fort Drum’s Connor Troop Medical Clinic and a native of Weston, Fla., plays a physical therapy question and answer game with an attendee of th More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. Dawnavan Wysalde, a veterinary food inspection noncommissioned officer with the Fort Drum Veterinary Treatment Facility, U.S. Army Public Health Activity, and a native of Odessa, Texas, c More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Lt. Col. Kristine Broger, the deputy commander for nursing, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC), Fort Drum, N.Y., stands next to a plaque commemorating the MEDDAC’s nationally board More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A nurse from the Bowe Troop Medical Clinic, Fort Drum Medical Activity, signs in before using a shower constructed by the 543rd Composite Supply Company, 548th Combat Sustainment Support Batta More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – The newly uncased flag of the Fort Drum Soldier Recovery Unit (SRU) flies in front of the SRU headquarters building following a re-designation ceremony on Fort Drum, N.Y. June 16, 2020. During More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Jamie Wilson, an animal care specialist with the Fort Drum Veterinary Treatment Facility, checks in a pet during the Fort Drum Veterinary Treatment Facility drive-up vaccine clinic on For More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – The staff of the Guthrie Ambulatory Care Clinic stands for a photo outside the Guthrie Clinic following a day of safety presentations during the organization’s safety stand-down day May 25. D More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Nurses from the Samaritan Medical Center in downtown Watertown, N.Y. work to revive a simulated medical baby during an emergency preparedness training scenario June 7. The training scenario h More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), practice newly learned self-defense techniques during a self-defense cl More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Pfc. Calvin Masson, an infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), and a native of Denver, conducts a “FitCheck” of his hearin More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Lizandro Piloer-Diaz, the Fort Drum Hearing Clinic noncommissioned officer in charge and a native of York, Pa., provides information on hearing loss and hearing protection to a retiree pa More

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. – Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Lyon, a senior materials specialist from U.S. Army Reserve European Command and a native of Lynn, Mass., scales a rock climbing wall during a wounded warrior recreation t More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Spc. Armond Keller, a healthcare specialist with 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), and a native of New York City, More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. Dawnavan Wysalde, a veterinary food inspection noncommissioned officer with the Fort Drum Veterinary Treatment Facility, U.S. Army Public Health Activity, and a native of Odessa, Texas, u More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Maj. Betty Moore, the chief of ambulatory nursing, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity (MEDDAC), Fort Drum, N.Y., begins cutting a cake during the National Nurses Week kick-off celebration a More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. Lennette Cabrera (right), a shower and laundry specialist from Philadelphia, and Spc. Zachary Sesay (left), a water treatment specialist from Columbia, Md., both with the 543rd Composite More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. Gillian Rubio, a veterinary food inspection specialist with the Fort Drum Veterinary Treatment Facility, prepares to bring a recently vaccinated pet out to its owner during the Fort Drum More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Capt. Heather Irobunda (left), an obstetrics physician with the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, Fort Drum, N.Y., works with a labor and delivery nurse from the Samaritan Medical Center More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A Soldier from 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), practices newly learned self-defense techniques during a self-defense More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A Soldier from 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), fires an M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS), also known a More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Sgt. Luis Colon, a veterinary food inspection noncommissioned officer with the Fort Drum Veterinary Treatment Facility, U.S. Army Public Health Activity, and a native of Salinas, Puerto Rico, More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Labor and delivery nurses from the Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., observe as Army and civilian health care professionals train to stop life-threatening complications of a simulat More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A Soldier from 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), practices newly learned self-defense techniques during a self-defense More

WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Capt. Heather Irobunda (left), an obstetrics physician with the U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, Fort Drum, N.Y., works with a labor and delivery nurse from the Samaritan Medical Center More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A Soldier from 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), practices newly learned self-defense techniques during a self-defense More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – A Soldier from 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), practices newly learned self-defense techniques during a self-defense More

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Soldiers from 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), practice newly learned self-defense techniques during a self-defense cl More