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COVID-19 Surveillance Laboratory Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Tripler
July 29, 2021 — Public Health Command-Pacific conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of its recently accredited COVID-19 Surveillance Laboratory...

Public Health Activity-Hawaii oversees safe delivery of food during the U.S. Army Medical Command Best Leader Competition
July 24, 2021 — Public Health Activity-Hawaii Soldiers with the Force Health Protection Cell lead the safe delivery of food during U.S. Army Medical Command Best Leader Competition 2021...

U.S. Army Medical Internship Program at JBLM
July 23, 2021 — Cadet Loise Aleria spent part of her summer by the waters of American Lake, Sequalitchewe Lake, the Soldiers Field House pool, and the Fort Lewis Waterpark here. But instead of swimming, she was in search of insects, more specifically mosquitoes, and preferably female ones. But this was just part of her mission...

Public Health Activity-Hawaii performs COVID-19 tests ahead of the U.S. Army Medical Command Best Leader Competition
July 21, 2021 — Public Health Activity-Hawaii Soldiers with the Force Health Protection Cell administer COVID-19 rapid tests for support staff in preparation for the U.S. Army Medical Command Best Leader Competition...

Now & Later, Hear This! Hearing Conservation Month
June 22, 2021 — Focus on hearing conservation means employed by the U.S. Army...

Fort Shafter Veterinary Activity Earns AAHA Accreditation
May 19, 2021 — Fort Shafter Veterinary Activity earns American Animal Hospital Association accreditation, a feat accomplished by only 12 to 15 percent of clinics in the United States and Canada. ...

PHC-P develops new Pre-Exercise Vector Surveillance program
February 26, 2021 — This spring, Public Health Command-Pacific’s Entomology and Environmental Molecular Biology Laboratory service lines will launch the first ever Pre-Exercise Vector Surveillance program for the Indo-Pacific region. The new initiative is a pilot program funded by the Global Emerging Infectious Surveillance program, also known as GEIS, a section of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch. ...

MCAS Miramar VTF overcomes adversity to get the mission done
February 17, 2021 — The staff at the MCAS Miramar Veterinary Treatment Facility are no strangers to overcoming adversity and finding creative solutions to keep the mission going. For the last three years the team has conquered one operational hurdle after another, such as juggling staffing shortages and COVID-19 operation restrictions, in order to continue to care for their furry patients. ...

Iwakuni VTF wins Impact Award
January 28, 2021 — Congratulations to our team at the Iwakuni Veterinary Treatment Facility! They were awarded with the Iwakuni Impact Award, Jan. 7, by U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, for the impact they made aboard the air station during the month of December...

SARS Team Six wins 4th Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Wolf Pack Awards
January 20, 2021 — SARS Team Six was formally recognized with the 4th Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Wolf Pack Awards for their support as the lead clinical testing team for COVID-19 for U.S. Forces Japan during a virtual ceremony Jan. 19...