by Gloria Montgomery, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas—Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center kicked off March’s Brain Injury Awareness month Friday with an information booth on traumatic brain injuries (TBI), the signature injury of current conflicts. This year’s theme is Advancing Warfighter Brain Health that supports the enduring responsibility of DoD to promote and […]
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CRDAMC celebrates Army Medical Department Enlisted Corps’ 132nd anniversary
By Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas—Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center celebrated the Army Medical Department Enlisted Corps’ 132nd Anniversary March 4 to honor the enlisted Soldiers who have served in battlefields and hospitals and clinics around the globe since 1887. Although the AMEDD Enlisted Corps was not officially established until 1887, […]
CRDAMC’s school-based health program expands to Copperas Cove ISD
FORT HOOD, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s school-based health program is expanding to the Copperas Cove Independent School District beginning March 21. Medical appointments will be available at Copperas Cove High School on Thursdays. Clinic operating hours are 8-11:30 a.m. Services such as labs, physicals, acute care, immunizations, nutrition weight counseling, behavior […]
CRDAMC offers EMTs and Army medics convenient and cost-effective training
by Patricia Deal, CRDAMC Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas—When it comes to saving victims of life-threatening illnesses and injuries, emergency medicine technicians and first-responders need to know what to do and be able to do it quickly. Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center ensures its emergency medicine services personnel are educated and experienced in the […]
Ft. Hood chemical, engineer, EOD Soldiers apply missions to test new robot capabilities
By Robert Richardson, Test Officer, Maneuver Support and Sustainment Test Directorate, U.S. Army Operational Test Command FORT HOOD, Texas – Chemical, engineer, and explosive ordinance disposal unit Soldiers here are joining a National Guard Civil Support Team to put the Army’s latest robotic system to the test. The Man Transportable Robotic System (MTRS) Increment II is […]
TIME UPDATE – Air Cav to welcome home more than 100 troopers from Iraq
NOTE: Time changes in bold. FORT HOOD, Texas — The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade will conduct a welcome home ceremony scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on March 1 on Cooper Field here. More than 100 Soldiers from Company F, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, are returning from a nine-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation […]
