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Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the 45th Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command, coins a Soldier during a visit to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. Dingle made his first visit to LRMC since taking command in June 2020.
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Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the 45th Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command, speaks with a Soldier with simulated injuries during a hospital exercise in Baumholder, Germany. Approximately 400 personnel from 30th Medical Brigade, German Bundeswehr, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Landstuhl Regional Center and medical subject matter experts from six partner nations participated in the hospital exercise at various locations throughout Baumholder Training Area. The exercise was part of Defender-Europe 21, an annual large-scale U.S. Army-led, multinational, joint exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.
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Spc. Alyssa Nunez, a pharmacy technician at the Baumholder Army Health Clinic, provides an overview of her job to Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the 45th Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command.
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The U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command, Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle speaks with Spc. Phillip Corona in the COVID-29 testing labratory at U.S. Army Heatlh Clinic Stuttgart on June 8, 2021. Dingle met with clinic leadership, staff and volunteers during a tour of the clinic’s facilities on Patch Barracks.
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During a visit to Vilseck, Germany, Command Sgt. Maj. Diamond Hough, the Army Medical Command sergeant major, had a question and answer session with Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Bavaria.
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Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the 45th Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command talks with Sgt. Laterra Cook, the noncommissioned offer in charge of the Vicenza pharmacy, and Maj. Brittany Latimer, the officer in charge of the Vicenza pharmacy during his visit to the Vicenza Army Health Clinic, June 8. (U.S. Army photo by Del Campbell)
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From left to right, Brig. Gen. Mark Thompson, commanding general for Regional Health Command Europe; Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the 45th Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command; Sgt. Gerald Thompson, the non-commissioned officer of the Optometry Clinic at the Wiesbaden Army Health Clinic; Command Sgt. Maj. Diamond Hough, the Army Medical Command sergeant major; and Command Sgt. Maj. Kyle Brunell, the RHCE command sergeant major, show their pride in wearing the Army Medical Command patch. #PrideInThePatch
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SEMBACH, Germany -- The Army’s top medical leadership team visited Army medical facilities and medical personnel in Europe June 3-9. Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the Army Surgeon General and Commander of U.S. Army Medical Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Diamond Hough, MEDCOM command sergeant major, toured Army medical facilities, and observed first-hand the success of the COVID-19 vaccination program for military communities across the theater.
Their visit to Europe was the first for the Army Medicine leadership team since assuming command in June 2020. The weeklong trip allowed the duo to gain a better understanding of Army medical operations in the European theater and gave them a chance to see medical units participating in a Defender Europe 21 training exercise.
Approximately 400 personnel from the 30th Medical Brigade, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the German Army, and medical subject matter experts from six partner nations participated in a hospital exercise in Baumholder, Germany. The exercise validated joint capabilities to provide medical support from the point of injury through definitive care.
“I would like to thank Regional Health Command Europe, the 30th Medical Brigade and the entire European military health community for an exceptional display of leadership and excellence in action,” said Dingle. “From the foxholes to the fixed medical facilities, what I saw was readiness at its highest level. Regional Health Command Europe has shown us that Army Medicine is Army strong.”
According to senior Army officials, COVID-19 vaccination, education and protection remains a high priority for leaders across the force.
“Continuing to train for and protect against COVID has demonstrated the professionalism that is relevant throughout the entire European theater,” said Hough.
The Army’s most senior medical leaders issued a challenge to the force to get vaccinated and stay mission ready.
“As Soldiers, it is our job to stay physically fit and mission ready. A key part of that readiness in todays pandemic is getting a COVID vaccination,” Dingle said. “We know that vaccination works. As more people get vaccinated, COVID infection rates are falling. These vaccines are safe and effective and underwent thorough testing and trials among a diverse population group.”
The MEDCOM command sergeant major says that the Army is making great strides in vaccinating the force, but there is still work to do.
“To date, more than 400,000 Soldiers have received at least one dose of the vaccine,” said Hough. “We are well on our way to achieving community immunity, but we need your help to expedite a return to normalcy. Everyone needs to do their part and get vaccinated.”
According to medical experts, being vaccinated allows individuals to return to their pre-COVID activities and routines, to include spending time with family and friends.
As part of their weeklong tour, the team also paid a visit to the European Medical Simulation Center at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. “I’ve seen a lot of simulation centers and I’ve travelled a lot, but I have never seen what I just saw here. This was phenomenal,” said Dingle. “When you talk about the gold standard, this is the next level above that.”
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