Posts Tagged ‘medical’
Rapid Fire: 2010-05-24
For Gates’ future Pentagon blueprint, look to his past? Just say no: Pentagon chief wants president to veto defense spending bill if “unwanted” projects are funded. US intelligence analyst predicts China will have J-XX F-22 Raptor-like fighter by 2018. That’s earlier than originally forecast. AAI gets $34.1 million contract [...]
Up to $55.5B in TRICARE Contracts Nothing to Sneeze At
DoD cancels Aetna’s TRICARE MCS North Region contract worth up to $17 billion, awards it to Health Net. TRICARE MCS South Region contract up for re-bid; West Region contract on hold. (May 5/10) The US Department of Defense’s TRICARE Management Activity (TMA), which provides health care coverage to 9.4 million active duty military [...]
Memorial for medical personnel
http://www.youtube.com/v/WogsSh9u2Vo?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: Medics who have lost their lives caring for their fellow Soldiers are remembered at a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Col. Paul Little, MD, reports. Source
Lt. col. demands Obama show birth certificate
GREELEY, Colo. — A Greeley native who says he’s an Army lieutenant colonel says he won’t go to Afghanistan until President Obama provides his birth certificate showing he’s eligible to hold office. Terry Lakin told The Associated Press that he works at the Pentagon’s DiLorenzo Tricare Health Clinic and is attached to [...]
3 rescued, 1 missing in Hawkeye crash
An E-2C Hawkeye crashed into the North Arabian Sea early Wednesday after a mechanical failure forced the crew of four to bail out of the plane, a Navy spokesman said. A search-and-rescue team found three of the four crew members, and fourth remained missing nearly four hours after the crash, said Lt. Matthew Allen, a spokesman for 5th Fleet in [...]
Elmendorf Airmen complete million push-up challenge
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Airmen aid medical support mission in Chile
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New policy on brain death has families in mind
WASHINGTON — Family members of combat troops declared brain-dead will have an opportunity for a final reunion with their loved ones before life support is removed, according to new guidelines provided to battlefield doctors. The guidelines are aimed at helping doctors determine what to do when a combat casualty suffers brain death, a [...]
Big Pharma: US Orders $3B+ for the Troops
$287 million to AmerisourceBergen for 2nd option period on US military pharma contracts. (March 19/10) Troops require medication of all kinds as a way of managing chronic conditions, handling the wear and ills that are a constant risk on military deployments, et al. Unsurprisingly, militaries tend to buy in bulk, often through middle-men offering [...]
