Where's your NCO? DHA's voice for the enlisted force moves on to Navy Medicine

Where's your NCO? DHA's voice for the enlisted force moves on to Navy Medicine

DHA’s first senior enlisted adviser leaves agency better place

For the last 18 months, he’s been the voice of the enlisted force within the Defense Health Agency (DHA). Now, Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Terry Prince moves on from his role as the agency’s senior enlisted adviser to his next assignment as the force master chief for the Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. 

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Research to control blood loss underway for enhanced battlefield care

When a warfighter becomes injured on the battlefield and is bleeding uncontrollably, wounds must be treated quickly and effectively. Statistics show that up to 90 percent of preventable combat deaths occur due to uncontrollable bleeding, and that keeping a patient alive during the first 10 minutes after injury can substantially reduce mortality rates. Read More ...

Military Blood Program Returns To Fort Stewart

For the first time since 2009, the Fort Stewart, Ga., community welcomed the Armed Services Blood Program to their installation, home of the 3rd Infantry Division. More than 130 Soldiers, family members and civilians came out in support of the military blood program. By the end of the day, the ASBP collected 84 units of blood for troops downrange and patients in military hospitals at home. 

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