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Dyan Fredrickson Murray was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2008 and succumbed to the disease March 23, 2009. We tell her story to emphasize the importance of self examination and screening.

Oct. 5, 2021

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: More than pink ribbons to writer

FORT POLK, La. — Have you ever had a best friend? My college roommate, Dyan and I became instant best friends when we met in our Witte Hall Dormitory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in August of 1990.

Sgt. 1st Class Johnathan Reed was promoted by his father (right), retired Sgt. 1st Class Jack Reed and his wife (left) Christy Reed.

Oct. 4, 2021

Father and son celebrate shared promotion date, unit, rank, 27 years apart

FORT POLK, La. — Sgt. 1st Class Johnathan Reed was promoted by his father, retired Sgt. 1st Class Jack Reed, during a ceremony at Alligator Lake Recreation Site at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk on Oct. 1.

Luewana Hannon (left), community ready and resilient integrator, provides information to Georgia Louis (right) during the education and information fair at the Join Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk Army Community Service, Sept. 20.

Sept. 22, 2021

JRTC and Fort Polk promote health and fitness for civilian workforce

FORT POLK, La. — The Civilian Fitness and Health Promotions Program hosted an education and information fair at the Join Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk Army Community Service, Sept. 20.

Command Sgt. Maj. Shavonda Devereaux assumes the role of senior enlisted leader of Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital during a change of responsibility ceremony Sept. 9.

Sept. 10, 2021

Poutou relinquishes responsibility to Devereaux as senior NCO for BJACH

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, has a new senior enlisted advisor following a 10 a.m. change of responsibility ceremony on Spike Field at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana Sept. 9.

Staff Sgt. Cameron Reeves (left) renders the first salute to newly commissioned U.S. Army Reservist, Maj. Peter Edelstein, medical doctor and general surgeon, during a ceremony at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Aug. 27.

Aug. 31, 2021

Reserve officer takes oath at BJACH

FORT POLK, La. — U.S. Army Reservist, Maj. Peter Edelstein, medical doctor and general surgeon, took the oath of commissioned officers at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Aug. 27.

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital emergency department received casualty role players and tested capabilities during a full scale exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana Aug. 25.

Aug. 26, 2021

BJACH tests capabilities during installation full scale exercise

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital tested capabilities during a full scale exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana Aug. 25.

The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk's Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment has a new leader following a change of command ceremony at Polk Army Airfield Aug. 19.

Aug. 24, 2021

“Cajun Dustoff” bids farewell to Salazar welcomes DiMaio

FORT POLK, La. — The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk's Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment has a new leader following a change of command ceremony at Polk Army Airfield Aug. 19.

Sgt. 1st Class Axle Shultz, G3 Air noncommissioned officer in charge, assists Cadet Alexandra Andrick with her headset before an orientation flight of the Fullerton Box at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk during her Nurse Summer Training Program.

Aug. 23, 2021

Army Nurse Summer Training Program offers cadets new experiences

Fort Polk, La. — Reserve Officer Training cadets from universities across the country got hands on experience this summer as part of the Army’s Nurse Summer Training Program. NSTP only accepts top ROTC applicants and Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, had three of the very best. NSTP cadets had one-on-one training with preceptors from the BJACH emergency, labor delivery and postpartum and mixed medical surgical departments.

Pfc. Steven Ndong (left) and Pfc. Megan Schindler (right), 115th Field Hospital, 32nd Hospital Center, conduct tactical casualty care during a community relations engagement with Tony Kittrell, CEO, Advent Comments, at the Joint Readiness Training Center medical range, at Fort Polk, La., on Aug. 13.

Aug. 23, 2021

BJACH hosts civilian paramedic for demo and comic book discussion

Fort Polk, La. — The Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital’s education and staff development team hosted a tactical casualty care demonstration for Tony Kittrell, CEO, Advent Comics at the Joint Readiness Training Center's medical range on Aug. 13 at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

After treating the “injured” Soldiers, medics strap them to stretchers and ruck marching them to the Joint Readiness Training Center Rear Aid Station to continue the training Aug. 6.

Aug. 23, 2021

Medics take on new, vital DECM training

Fort Polk, La. — The old adage, “You learn something new everyday,” is true for everyone, but when it comes to medics, those words could be the difference between life and death.

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