Army News

From Singapore to Diego Garcia: Public Health Activity-Guam’s Veterinary Food Inspectors Protect Joint Warfighters Throughout the Pacific
November 16, 2022 — Three thousand miles from Public Health Activity-Guam’s headquarters, a team of three self-disciplined Army Veterinary Food Inspectors safeguard and inspect food consumed by U.S. forces across the entire Pacific Area of Operations... MORE

PHC-P Soldier is First Entomologist Selected for DARPA Fellowship
August 30, 2022 — Maj. Brian Knott, Public Health Command-Pacific’s chief entomologist, has been selected to attend the prestigious Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Service Chief’s Fellows Program... MORE

PHC-P Soldiers Provide Food Inspection Support to Peruvian Ship after Fire
August 22, 2022 — When a fire broke out aboard the Peruvian navy corvette Guise, causing the ship to lose power for several days, the U.S. Navy called on the veterinary food inspectors (VFI) of Public Health Activity-Hawaii who were already providing their expertise and food inspection support for RIMPAC 22... MORE

Public Health Command-Pacific Welcomes New Command Team
August 1, 2022 — Public Health Command-Pacific welcomed a new Commander and Senior Enlisted Advisor during a combined change of command and change of responsibility ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 13, 2022... MORE

Public Health Command-Pacific welcomed a new Commander and Senior Enlisted Advisor during a combined change of command and change of responsibility ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 13, 2022.

Veterinary Food Inspections Ensure Soldier, Families Safety during RIMPAC
July 11, 2022 — Veterinary Corps food inspection Soldiers assigned to Public Health Command-Pacific are ensuring the health and safety of United States’ warfighters during Rim of the Pacific, the world’s largest international maritime exercise... MORE

Col. Elba Villacorta and Sgt. Elizabeth Currie discuss RIMPAC food safety and preparation procedures with members of the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Hopper (DDG 70)

Keris Strike Food, Water Inspection is Vital to Soldier Readiness
May 16, 2022 — Veterinarians assigned to Public Heath Activity, Guam are ensuring the safety of U.S. service members by conducting food and water risk assessments ahead of Keris Strike, a bilateral exercise in Malaysia... MORE

Capt. Samantha Warner discusses food safety processes with the owner of a Malaysian catering facility as part of Keris Strike 2022.(Photo taken by Capt. Samantha Warner)

Public Health Command-Pacific Provides Support As Soldiers Compete for Coveted Best Leader Titles
May 10, 2022 — The Regional Health Command-Pacific’s Best Leader Competition kicks off May 8 at Schofield Barracks where 42 Soldiers will undergo grueling events as they compete for the title of best leader... MORE

A Soldier completes one of three required water survival lane obstacles during the Regional Health Command-Pacific Best Leader Competition at the Tripler Army Medical Center Pool, May 9 2022. (Video screenshot courtesy of Sgt. Yamil JorgeTorres)

Camp Zama Soldier completes 1,100-Pound Challenge as part of One Health Week
November 12, 2021 — In observance of the global campaign known as One Health Week, Capt. Vernell McDonald demonstrated just how healthy he was by lifting more than half a ton of weight... MORE

DOD’s PHC-P Tests New Field Concept for Real Time Vector-Borne Disease Threat Analysis during Pre-exercise Surveillance
November 5, 2021 — After completing a 14-day deployment to Okinawa, the Public Health Command-Pacific’s Entomology and Environmental Molecular Biology Laboratory is one step closer to achieving its goal of providing on-the-spot and rapid results for vector-borne diseases pre-exercise and during the entirety of a deployment. ... MORE

Public Health Activity-Hawai'i Hosts Animal Medicine Symposium
October 9, 2021 — Cpl. James Culpepper, animal care specialist, Public Health Activity – Hawaii, and Spc. Leanne LaRoche, animal care specialist, PHA – Hawaii, hosted an Animal Medicine Symposium... MORE