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Army veterinary food inspectors keep Sailors safe at sea
September 16, 2020 — Imagine you’re a U.S. Navy Sailor out to sea in 5th Fleet, Naval Forces Central Command region. During deployment, you’re enjoying lunch in the galley with your shipmates. As you look down at your food, you appreciate the fact that you have fresh lettuce and tomatoes on your hamburger. The taste reminds you of home and being back in America. You feel good knowing that you have food that makes you feel recharged and able to do the mission...

Soldiers, Airmen train to evacuate injured military working dogs
August 28, 2020 — Airmen assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron, 374th Security Forces Squadron and 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, worked together with Soldiers assigned to the Public Health Activity-Japan, Veterinary Treatment Facility, to participate in a C-12J, K-9 air evacuation training, August 20...

Madigan inducts 20 new NCOs in ceremony
August 28, 2020 — Twenty new staff sergeants and sergeants were welcomed to the U.S. Army’s Corps of Noncommissioned Officers Aug. 7 in a socially-distanced ceremony held at Evergreen Theater here. The NCO induction ceremony is a time-honored event celebrating the promotion of Soldiers in the rank of specialist to sergeant, or the lateral appointment of specialists to corporal...

PHC-P EMBLs shift gears to fight COVID-19
August 27, 2020 — For Public Health Command-Pacific Environmental Molecular Biology Laboratory personnel keeping others safe from disease is a top priority. Located at Camp Zama, Japan, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, the EMBLs’ mission is to protect the health of the force from vector borne diseases found in ticks, mosquitos, and fleas by testing arthropod samples found in austere environments...

Trust allows Camp Zama veterinary team to accomplish mission under COVID-19
August 26, 2020 — Staff at the Camp Zama Veterinary Treatment Facility have always worked diligently to gain the trust of their clients, and today under COVID-19 restrictions, those efforts are paying off. “I trust them,” said Carolina Chong, shortly after handing over her two dogs’ leashes to Cpl. Madison Green, an animal care specialist, so they could go in for their appointments without her Aug. 25...

What you need to know to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Hawaii
August 13, 2020 — Over the last few weeks, new COVID-19 cases have broken record numbers in Hawaii. As the state grapples with the uptick in positive cases, local leaders have implemented new restrictions and guidelines to help slow the spread of the virus...

Camp Zama entomologist aims to educate about insects, other creatures
August 4, 2020 — Whether it’s cicadas, mosquitos or hundreds of fungus gnat larvae slithering across a walkway together, living at Camp Zama can bring up a lot of questions about insects. Capt. John Eads, chief medical entomologist for Public Health Command – Pacific, wants to answer those questions...

Air Force, Army work together to save life
June 16, 2020 — Despite the challenges COVID-19 has caused across the globe, U.S. military members from the Republic of Korea and Japan came together to ensure a valued team member received the life-saving surgery he required...

Despite COVID-19 setbacks, Veterinary Corps interns create training legacy
June 10, 2020 — Close your eyes and imagine you are a military working dog handler on patrol with your team during a deployment. Suddenly, you and your canine come under small arms fire. Your teammates are able to neutralize the threat, but you notice your canine has sustained injuries. Moving quickly, you are able to get your dog to a medical team, but there isn’t a veterinarian on the team. What will happen to your military working dog?...

Beale Veterinary Treatment Facility employees help keep local family safe
May 18, 2020 — For Virginia Prieto, a veterinary technician at the Beale Veterinary Treatment Facility, enjoying a quiet day off of work scrolling through social media was nothing out of the ordinary — that was, until she saw a post that caught her attention. On April 24, Prieto noticed a post in a local community group by a woman looking to purchase goat’s milk to help rehabilitate a baby bat that one of her dogs had recently found in her yard...