Tripler Army Medical Center News

It was a sad homecoming of sorts. On Tuesday, Eric Shinseki , the secretary of veterans affairs, returned to Fort Hood , Tex., where he was a division commander in the mid-1990s, to pay tribute to two veterans affairs employees who died in the shootings there last week.

Not so bright but very early this morning, three Honolulu residents will set out from Yokohama Bay on a four-day, 135-mile journey to raise awareness - and money - for returning war veterans.

Pat Volonino, commander of American Legion Post 15, is looking for a few good men.

U.S. Army Reserve Chief, Lt. General Jack Stultz during an interview Saturday. Stultz is the commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command.

MILILANI TOASTMASTERS, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., Mililani Ike Elementary School cafeteria.

A U.S. Coast Guard air crew conducted a medical evacuation of an ill infant from American Samoa to Oahu Tuesday.

Military Hero Gunnery Sergeant Ralph Scott As the Operations Chief for the Ranges & Training Areas at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay since June 2008, Gunnery Sergeant Scott has made vast improvements to the training opportunities, facilities, and quality of life for Marines, sailors, and their families.

For better and sometimes worse, alcohol is a common battle buddy. Troops use it to celebrate after a long deployment and to self-medicate when the euphoria fades, leaving only stress, emotions and memories.

A man in his 50s has become the 11th person killed by the swine flu in Hawaii. The Department of Health says he lived on Oahu, died at Tripler Army Medical Center and had a number of other medical conditions.

State health officials on Wednesday confirmed that another person with H1N1 Influenza A died recently.

A Coast Guard crew evacuated a sick infant from American Samoa to Oahu on Tuesday.

James Thomas Fox Jr., MD, 45, of Williamstown, died suddenly on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.

Combined Federal Campaign donors, Make-A-Wish, Hawaii, and a whole lot of imagination made three-year-old Abriana's wish to be reunited with her beloved dog a reality.

The Coast Guard transported an ill 63-year-old man from the cruise ship Caranival Spirit today.

Each year, the federal government spends billions of dollars on defense contracts for Hawai'i that aren't awarded to local companies.

Press Release Date: Sept. 18, 2009 Contact: 808-535-3230 U.S. Coast Guard air crew medically evacuates U.S. Navy crew member from Midway Atoll HONOLULU - A U.S. Coast Guard air crew medically evacuated a 19-year-old female from Midway Atoll to Oahu Thursday.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 10 PA-NeuroKinetics-conf PITTSBURGH, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- With about 20% of combat soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq suffering from mild traumatic brain injuries , medical device manufacturer Neuro Kinetics, Inc.

By Marqeis Sparks - There just may be a little bit of Parker in us all, literally.

Richard E. "Rich" Meiers, leader of Hawaii's health care industry for 20 years, is retiring Monday.

Behringer Harvard announced today its investment in a public-private partnership between the U.S. Army and Actus Lend Lease LLC that will privatize the transient lodging facilities on 10 U.S. Army bases located in eight states.