A Message from the Corps Chief

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The MSC Today

MissionTo provide a diverse, competent,

and multidisciplinary Team of professionals who strengthen the Military Health System through responsive and reliable clinical, scientific, and administrative

services.

VisionThe keystone of the System for Health with highly trained and

adaptive leaders successfully operating in complex

environments.

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Greetings Fellow Medical Service Corps Officers,

In March, for the first time in over 20 years, we were invited by the Nurse Corps to participate in the annual COL(R) C.J. Reddy Leadership Course held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, VA. This year's course was the first ever interprofessional offering, bringing together high-performing junior officers and civilians from every discipline, service, and component to focus on the strategic and operational views of Defense Health.

Additionally, a number of our Captains were asked to depart active service as a result of the Officer Separation Board (OSB)/Enhanced Selective Early Retirement Board (E-SERB). These officers are highly skilled, technically proficient and have dedicated themselves to our mission and served honorably. Over the next several months, these officers will transition to the next chapter of their careers, leaving a lasting impact on our Corps and the lives they have touched. It is important that we support them during this time and thank them for the sacrifices they have made in service to our Nation.

In June, we released the results of the MSC Commemorative Coin Design competition. Congratulations to CPT John Green for his winning design that was selected over 20 submissions! On 14 June, we celebrated the US Army’s 241st birthday and on 30 June, we celebrated the 99th MSC Birthday!

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One Team...One Purpose!

The contributions we continue to make in shaping Army Medicine have a significantly impacted the lives of Soldiers, Retirees, and Family Members. As summer comes to a close, I hope you have enjoyed activities with family and friends. I remain humbled and honored to serve as your Chief.

Conserving the Fighting Strength Since 1775!

Major General Patrick D. Sargent

18th Chief, Medical Service Corps

Many things have been happening around the Corps since the beginning of the year, and these are just a few of the highlights.

MG Patrick D. Sargent18th Chief, Medical Service Corps

The Medical Service Corps also hosted its 32nd annual Junior Officer Week/Award of Excellence Dinner, 25-29 April held in the National Capital Region. 21 company grade officers were selected by a panel of distinguished senior MSC Officers representing a variety of MSC specialties, to include representatives from the Air Force, Navy, and Public Health Services. During this event we said farewell to the Deputy Corps Chief, COL Cheryl Taylor-Whitehead, who retired after 30 years of service to our great nation. Her personal efforts will be lasting and her contributions across the spectrum positively impacted hundreds of Soldiers over the course of a very honorable career. COL Taylor-Whitehead led and mentored hundreds of soldiers and will truly be missed. Good luck to COL Taylor-Whitehead on all her future endeavors. I am also proud to introduce LTC(P) Marion Jefferson as my new Deputy Corps Chief. I have no doubt that he will continue the tradition of excellence in our Corps.

I have transitioned out as the Commanding General for Regional Health Command-Pacific and now am serving as the Deputy Commanding General (Operations) for the Army Medical Department at Joint Base San Antonio. I am grateful for my time at RHC-P and I look forward to continued service as your 18th Chief.

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For the complete list of Consultanat's, please visit:https://cac.amedd.army.mil/msc/leaders/consultants.html

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1LT Thorton Ray, 2BDE, 10th MTN DIV in traditional Afghan clothes with BG Azim, commander of the Kandahar Regional Medical Hospital. LT Ray served as a Medical Officer in support of the National Army and Police in southern Afghanistan.

1LT Ray (middle) receives a Certificate of Appreciation and traditional Afghan clothing from BG Azim (third from right), Commander of Kandahar Regional Medical Hospital, for his

mentorship. 2LT Yeats (second from right) replaced 1LT Ray as BG Azim's advisor.

MG Patrick Sargent presented COL Cheryl Taylor-Whitehead, Deputy Chief, her Legion of Merit upon her

retirement during the FY2016 Junior Officer Week Award of Excellence Dinner, 28 April 2016.

TSG 44, LTG Nadja Y. West presents the Army Medicine Strategic Overview to the Junior Officer Week selectees.

Good News Story

BG Jay Burks, 20th Chief, Air Force MSC, gives a presentation on the US Air Force Medical Service

Corps.

During JOW, the selectees met with a panel of senior MSC Officers to include representatives from the Air

Force and the Navy.

JOW Highlights

MG Sargent proudly poses with the ceremony's ushers, SPCs Moore, Warren, Kwak, and Santiago during the 9-11

Ceremony held at Joint Base San Antonio.

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A Year of Changes for Our Corps Chief

On 30 June 2016, Regional Health Command-Pacific (RHC-P) conducted a change of command ceremony at the historic Palm Circle on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to bid farewell to MG Patrick Sargent, outgoing Commanding General, and to welcome incoming Commanding General, BG Bertram Providence.

MG Robert Tenhet, Deputy Surgeon General and Deputy Commanding General (Support) U.S. Army Medical Command, hosted Soldiers, staff, family, friends and distinguished guests who gathered to honor both generals as they assume their new roles.

"MG Sargent commanded Army Medicine's largest, geographically dispersed and most complex regional health command," noted MG Tenhet. "His unwavering dedication and commitment to providing the highest quality care to our Soldiers and their families in a safe environment are unsurpassed.”

MG Sargent assumed command of RHC-P two years ago and will move into his new position as the Deputy Commanding General (Operations), U.S. Army Medical Command; and continue to serve as Chief, U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

MG Sargent began his speech with a quote from John Buchan, “the task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there”.

The high reliability organizations he has commanded have proven their commitment to access, safety, quality and patient satisfaction. All of these activities are inextricably linked to building the Readiness of our medical force, which is our Chief of the Army and the Surgeon General’s number one priority.

A Change in the Stars....Major General Patrick D. Sargent, Commanding General, U.S. Army Regional Health Command-Pacific, officially received his second star in a ceremony held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Florida, 6 May 2016.

Family, friends and distinguished guests gathered in Sargent's home town of Panama City to be part of the ceremony. Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command hosted the ceremony.

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2016 MSC Coin

The 2016 MSC Coins are now available! Please visit the

following link to be routed to the order form:

Aberdeen Proving Ground's MSC birthday celebration.

MSC Officers from Fort Carson celebrate the 99th MSC Birthday with a run from Fort Carson to the

Cheyenne Mountain State Park.

The Medical Service Corps has a long and distinguished history. Precursors date back as far as the Revolutionary and Civil War. Officers of the Ambulance Corps and the Army Medical Storekeepers evolved into the World War I Sanitary Corps which was established on June 30, 1917. The Sanitary Corps, which rapidly expanded to nearly 3,000 officers during the War, enabled the relief of physicians from a variety of administrative, technical and scientific duties, which today span over 27 distinct specialties. On 30JUN16, the Army Medical Service Corps celebrated 99 faithful years of service to the AMEDD and our Army.

The MSC's birthday cake-cutting ceremony is important as it is an annual renewal of each MSC officer's commitment to the MSC...and the MSC's commitment to our Nation's quest for peace and freedom worldwide. The cake is traditionally cut with a sword, as a reminder that we are members of a profession of arms, committed to carrying the sword, so that our Nation may live in peace. Traditionally, the most senior officer is invited to cut the cake, signifying the honor and respect accorded to experience and seniority. Additionally, the most junior officer is also invited to cut the cake, symbolizing the MSC's commitment to nurturing and developing young MSC officers who will fill the senior ranks and renew the MSC.

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https://www.us.army.mil/suite/doc/46777568

The Medical Service Corps Celebrates its 99th Birthday

2015 MSC Annual ReportThe 2015 Annual Report has finally arrived!

Read through the report and take note on how your AOCs have tied in their contributions to this year's theme, Shaping our Corps through DNA (development, networking and acumen). The significance of the Annual Report tells your story and highlights the value added capabilities that your functional areas bring to the Department of Defense, the Army Medical Department and our Families.

This report is an opportunity for our AOCs to highlight the accomplishments of their officers over the last calendar year. Included in the narratives are noteworthy commands, 9A designations awardees, O2M3 awardees, LTHET opportunities, awards within the AOC/specialty, officer highlights and anything else that identifies the AOCs contributions to Army Medicine over the last year.

https://www.us.army.mil/suite/doc/46864819

To view the full report, click:

https://www.us.army.mil/suite/doc/46781959

To view the full album, click:

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