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HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINEThursday, May 9, 2024Washington, D.C.

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Heroes of Military Medicine Awards LeadershipHeroes of Military Medicine Awards ChairmanKaren Moran Humana MilitaryLeadership CommitteeGretchen Berlin, R.N. McKinsey & CompanyCourtney L. Billington Johnson & JohnsonCOL Rafael De Jesus, USA (Ret.) International SOS Government ServicesKen Fisher Fisher House FoundationJoyce Grissom, M.D. Health Net Federal ServicesDonna Homeier TriWest Healthcare Alliance Rachel Kaufmann Carelon Health Federal ServicesYvonne Lovejoy Kaiser PermanenteHeather H. McMillan PGBA, LLCGeorge Tracy Spectrum Healthcare ResourcesEd Weinberg Optum ServeKaley Wilkinson WPS Health SolutionsDaniel Wright United Concordia DentalHeroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program1

HJF WelcomeDear Distinguished Honorees and Esteemed Guests, Good evening and thank you for joining us on this very special occasion. I believe Military Medicine is one of the most important callings in life, a combination of two noble professions: the profession of arms and the profession of health. As someone with 38 years in uniform, but more so as a grateful fellow American, I have the highest respect for each of the individuals we are honoring tonight:• C-STARS Cincinnati, accepted by Colonel (Doctor) Valerie G. Sams, USAF (Ambassador Award)• Lieutenant Colonel Darcie D. Greuel, USAR (Army Award)• Commander (Doctor) Timothy J. Donahue (Navy Award)• Lieutenant Colonel (Doctor) Carrie L. Lucas (Air Force Award)• Mrs. Kathy M. Williams (Civilian Award)Each of these extraordinary individuals has chosen to dedicate their professional life to advancing Military Medicine. As we take time to celebrate their exemplary work tonight, this evening is dedicated to each of them.HJF is extremely proud to host the Heroes of Military Medicine Awards, which would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. We are especially grateful to our Chairman Sponsor, Humana Military, which has partnered with the Department of Defense for more than 25 years to administer the TRICARE health program for military members, retirees, and their families. We truly appreciate Humana Military’s invaluable role in this event. Thank you again for again joining us and thank you for everything you do to advance Military Medicine.Sincerely,Joseph Caravalho, Jr., M.D. MG, U.S. Army (Retired) President and CEO Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine2

Heroes of Military Medicine Chairman Welcome To My Fellow Members of the Military Health Community,Good evening and welcome to the Heroes of Military Medicine Awards. It’s a privilege to be here tonight on behalf of Humana Military, and I want to thank the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) for gathering us together to celebrate some of last year’s outstanding achievements in military medicine.In 2023, military medicine faced many challenges and, unsurprisingly, the doctors, nurses, researchers and many others who make up the military health community met those tests with curiosity, creativity and compassion. Tonight’s awardees are proof positive that persistence, ingenuity and a caring heart can make a world of dierence in enhancing the lives of service members and civilians.I am grateful for the extraordinary service and sacrifices of tonight’s honorees, and I look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements with you. These awards are a time to express our deepest admiration for their unwavering commitment to caring for service members, veterans and civilians.Thank you again to HJF for the work they do to advance and improve military medicine, thereby supporting heroes like the ones we celebrate tonight, and countless others working around the world. HJF has made a lasting impact on the military health community and countless lives.Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 Heroes of Military Medicine Awards!Karen MoranHeroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program3

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2024 HonoreesHero of Military Medicine Ambassador Honoree:C-STARS Cincinnati Accepted by Colonel (Doctor) Valerie G. Sams, USAFHero of Military Medicine Honorees:Army: Lieutenant Colonel Darcie D. Greuel Navy: Commander (Doctor) Timothy J. DonahueAir Force: Lieutenant Colonel (Doctor) Carrie L. LucasHero of Military Medicine Civilian Honoree:Mrs. Kathy M. Williams6

Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program7 Watch the video featuring HJF Heroes of Military Medicine Ambassador Award accepted by U.S. Air Force Colonel (Doctor) Valerie G. Sams: Watch the following video introduction of the HJF Ambassador nominee, C-STARS Cincinnati.

Hero of Military Medicine Ambassador HonoreeC-STARS Cincinnati University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati C-STARS (Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills) is a joint program between University of Cincinnati Medical Center and the Air Force oering training for military medical personnel in the areas of trauma and critical care.The third program of its kind in the nation, C-STARS was created to enable Air Force health care providers to sustain their skills by being fully integrated with their civilian colleagues treating trauma and critical care patients. University of Cincinnati Medical Center was chosen to sponsor C-STARS thanks to its national reputation as a teaching hospital and the high volume of trauma and critical care patients treated each year. The embedded Air Force members serve as instructors for the 2-week Critical Care Air Transport Team Advanced Course that is conducted on site. Active duty, Guard, and Reserve military personnel undergo this training and validation course which is oered at least 16 times per year to obtain and maintain their ability to perform on these elite highly trained teams.Accepting HJF’s Hero of Military Medicine Ambassador Award on behalf of C-STARS Cincinnati:Colonel (Doctor) Valerie G. Sams, USAF Colonel Valerie Sams serves as Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCAT) Training cadre and Director, Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (CSTARS) Cincinnati.8

Col Sams is from Georgetown, KY and was commissioned in 2000 through the Reserve Ocer Training Corps at the University of Kentucky after completing her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry at Eastern Kentucky University. She entered active duty and served as a supply ocer at Eglin AFB from 2000-2005 as OIC Combat Support Element, OIC Readiness Element, Fuels Flight Commander, and Chief of Commander’s Action Group. She completed her technical school in Supply at Lackland AFB in 2001 and completed her Masters of Public Administration from Troy State University in 2001. Col Sams then completed a temporary duty assignment at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio working for the Air Force Petroleum Agency. Following that assignment, she deployed in support of Stabilizations Forces for the Balkans as the Region Commander for Defense Energy Support Center from December 2002-May 2003 before returning to Eglin AFB. She transitioned to the IMA program in September 2003 and matriculated to medical school in January of 2004, graduating with her medical degree in May 2008 from St George’s University School of Medicine. As an IMA, she left Eglin in 2006 and went to work for the Air Force Petroleum Agency at Fort Belvoir, Va. and then for the Defense Energy Support Center East in Houston, Texas from 2008 to 2010 as a logistics ocer.Col Sams completed her General Surgery Residency at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn. in 2013. She was then accepted for Trauma Critical Care fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center where she graduated in 2015 and remained as a sta surgeon and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation physician. Following completion of her training, she deployed as the Trauma Czar for Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan from October 2015-April 2016. She returned from deployment and assumed the role of General Surgery Element Leader and then as General Surgery and Radiology Flight Commander and the Associate Program Director for the Acute Care Surgery Fellowship until 2018 when she deployed a second time as the Trauma Czar in Bagram. She returned to serve as the Trauma Division research director and Performance Improvement director in addition to the 59th Medical Wing Science and Technology Division’s Surgical and Technological Advancement for Traumatic Injuries in Combat research program director, and Ground Surgical Team Pilot Unit Leader. She assumed the role of Trauma Medical Director and Assistant Chief of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care in September 2019 and served in this role until June 2022.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program9

United States Army Hero of Military Medicine HonoreeLieutenant Colonel Darcie D. GreuelDarcie Greuel (Czapiewski) joined the United States Army Reserve as an enlisted Soldier in May 1984, completing Basic Training at Fort Jackson, and graduating from Fort Sam Houston’s Advanced Individual Training (AIT) as a Combat Medic that December. PV2 Greuel found her passion in the medical field and continued her professional growth through seeking and completing various medical courses and, finally, achieving the rank of Sergeant First Class (SFC), with a 68WM6 identifier: Licensed Practical Nurse.The highlights of her enlisted career were a deployment to Afghanistan in 2003, as the Non-Commissioned Ocer In Charge (NCOIC) of the Intermediate Care Ward (ICW) of the 452nd Combat Support Hospital, and several medical missions in both Central and South America training in the delivery of medical care in austere conditions. “It was extremely rewarding to provide medical care and assistance to local populations who may have never had an opportunity to access care otherwise,” said Gruel.SFC Greuel went on to complete her Associate Degree in Nursing from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, WI, in 1998, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 2006. Upon redeployment from Afghanistan in April 2004, and after 20 years of enlisted service, she commissioned as an ocer in the United States Army Reserve. Duty called – and First Lieutenant Darcie Greuel answered, foregoing retirement. She was proud to continue service to our country and all those serving in the profession of arms.As a company grade ocer, LTC Greuel commanded the HHD of the 452nd CSH and the 548th Minimal Care Detachment (MCD). The 409th MCAS ocially stood up under LTC Greuel’s command as a major in September 2013. The unit was selected for a Homeland Operations CBRNE mission, and LTC Greuel mobilized to Madison 10

for a 4-year mission. In 2020, after relinquishing command of the 409th, LTC Greuel mobilized in support of COVID-19 operations in Boston, MA, for three months.LTC Greuel took command of the 452nd Field Hospital in Milwaukee, WI, in September 2021. She was honored and excited to take command of the 452nd as this was the very first unit she enlisted into at the beginning of her career.In December 2022, LTC Greuel achieved her life-long dream of attaining her master’s degree in nursing with an emphasis in Veteran and Military Healthcare.Her military education includes: Primary Leadership Development Course, Medical NCO Course (91B), Basic Non-Commissioned Ocer Course (Phases I & II), Medical Career Management Course (91C), Advanced Non-Commissioned Ocer Course (Phases I & II), AMEDD Basic Ocer Leadership Course, AMEDD Captain’s Career Course, Command and General Sta College Intermediate Level Course (ILE), and Pre-Command Course.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program11 Watch the presentation of the U.S. Army Honoree award to Lieutenant Colonel Darcie D. Greuel.

United States Navy Hero of Military Medicine HonoreeCommander (Doctor) Timothy J. DonahueCommander Donahue grew up in Philadelphia, PA and graduated from St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in 1997. He then attended Fairfield University in Connecticut and graduated with a degree in Biology in 2001. He was commissioned as an Ensign in the US Naval Reserves in 2003 and attended Nova Southeastern University where he graduated as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. He was then commissioned as an active-duty Lieutenant in 2007. He completed an internship in General Surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego and was awarded Surgery Intern of the Year in 2008.He then reported as a General Medical Ocer with Third Battalion, First Marines, Camp Pendleton, California. He deployed to the western Pacific with the Battalion Landing Team of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2008. In 2010, He deployed as Battalion Surgeon to FOB Delhi in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2011, he returned to Naval Medical Center San Diego and completed his residency in General Surgery in 2015.Commander Donahue reported to Fleet Surgical Team 5 in San Diego in 2015. He deployed as Surgeon with the team in 2016 aboard the USS Makin Island to the Indian Ocean in support of maritime and national security operations. In 2018, he went on to Trauma/Surgical Critical Care fellowship at the University of Texas, Houston and graduated in 2020.After fellowship, he reported as Trauma Surgeon to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. In 2022, he deployed on the USNS Comfort in support of Operation Continuing Promise. While at Portsmouth, Commander Donahue was selected as the Trauma Medical Director and helped lead eorts to create the US Navy’s first ever level 2 Trauma Center. He is double board certified in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and holds an academic appointment of Assistant Professor of Surgery 12

for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is also an adjunct faculty in the Surgery Department at the Eastern Virginia Medical School. He is a course director for both Advanced Traumatic Life Support (ATLS) and Advance Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET). He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. His military decorations include a Fleet Marine Force Warfare device, Surface Warfare Medical Department Ocer device, a Meritorious Service Medal, a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program13 Watch the presentation of the U.S. Navy Honoree award to Commander (Doctor) Timothy J. Donahue.

United States Air Force Hero of Military Medicine HonoreeLieutenant Colonel (Doctor) Carrie L. LucasLieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Carrie L. Lucas is Chief of the Behavioral Health Branch, Air Mobility Command (AMC). She leads mental health operations, advising the AMC Commander, AMC Surgeon General, and 18th Air Force Commander on behavioral health needs for 11 installations and 33 Geographically Separated Units. She serves as a Community Action Team and Board member shaping Air Force response policies, protecting 65,000 Airmen and beneficiaries and $2,500,000 in resources. She provides guidance and support for AMC’s Family Advocacy, Mental Health, Substance Use, and Operational Support Team programs.Lieutenant Colonel Lucas entered the Air Force in 2009 with experience working with adolescents and adults in substance use and mental health treatment. Since joining the Air Force she has provided clinical and administrative oversight of Mental Health, Family Advocacy, Substance Use, and Primary Care Behavioral Health programs, provided treatment for active-duty members, dependents, and retirees, ensured compliance with the Personnel Reliability Program, obtained her PhD at the University of Southern California, served as faculty and Chief of Behavioral Medicine for 36 family medicine residents, and stood up an Operational Support Team.Lieutenant Colonel Lucas’ research includes highlighting experiences and evident disparities for active-duty members and veterans, with an emphasis on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and those who have experienced military-related sexual trauma (i.e., sexual harassment, gender discrimination, stalking, and/or sexual assault). Finally, she volunteers as a co-lead for the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Women’s Initiatives Team Line of Eort #9 to address sexual harassment, stalking, domestic violence, and sexual assault. Her team identified 51 recommendations for the Secretary of Defense, which (a) led to the establishment of a DAF pilot for co-location of services for victims that was found successful with reporting timelines going from five months to six weeks and (b) were vital to the Executive Order signed by President Biden to remove sexual assault prosecution from the chain of command and establishment of the Oce of Special Trial Counsel.14

Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program15 Watch the presentation of the U.S. Air Force Honoree award to Lieutenant Colonel (Doctor) Carrie L. Lucas. 

Hero of Military Medicine Civilian HonoreeMrs. Kathy M. WilliamsMrs. Williams is an Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist/Master Clinician assigned to the 96th Inpatient Operations Squadron, 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. She has held this position since April 2015. As a medical-surgical expert on the Multi-Service Inpatient Flight she oversees the Nurse Residency Program. Mrs. Williams is also a key consultant for three Department of Defense working groups and Chairs two Medical Group committees. She sets benchmarks in clinical practice across the Department of Defense, ensuring national standards of practice are met/exceeded. She ensures medics are trained for in-garrison and wartime duties. Mrs. Williams is married with two children and is a professor at a local college.Mrs. Williams initially entered the U.S. Air Force as an active duty Information Manager in 1986. After assignments at Keesler, Brooks, Osan, and Suwon Air Bases, she transferred to Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. She was handpicked for a position at North American Aerospace Defense Command, working in the Operations Directorate and as Executive Noncommissioned Ocer to Deputy Commander-in-Chief. In 2000, she commissioned into the Air Force Nurse Corps under the Airman Education and Commissioning Program. While an active duty ocer, she held positions as a clinical nurse, nurse manager, Quality/Safety Director, oversaw hospital inspection compliance, and was an expert in process improvement. Prior to her current position, she was serving in the Air Force as Nurse Educator at Eglin AFB where she retired in 2014 with 28 years of active honorable service.16

Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program17 Watch the presentation of the Civilian Honoree award to Mrs. Kathy M. Williams. 

Hero of Military Medicine Keynote SpeakerThe Honorable Paul A. Friedrichs, M.D. Maj Gen, USAF (Ret.) Deputy Assistant to the President Director of White House Oce of Pandemic Preparedness and Response PolicyDr. Paul Friedrichs currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the President and as the inaugural Director of The White House Oce of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. In this role, Paul coordinates U.S. government eorts to enhance the United States and its partners’ ability to prepare for and respond to pandemics and other biological events. Paul previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense at the White House National Security Council, where he coordinated U.S. policy to detect, prevent, prepare for, and respond to, infectious diseases and biological threats. Paul concluded a 37-year military career by serving as the Joint Sta Surgeon at the Pentagon, where he provided medical advice to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Sta on Department of Defense (DOD) operations and served as the medical advisor to the DOD COVID-19 Task Force. He was also the U.S. representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services. In addition to caring for patients in combat, Antarctica and other austere locations, he has led DOD’s global medical evacuation system and assisted in multiple major domestic and international responses to natural disasters and biological outbreaks, as well as multiple global health engagements. As Chair of the Military Health System’s Joint Task Force on High Reliability Organizations, Paul oversaw development of a roadmap to continuously improve care for more than 9 million service members, retirees and their dependents. Paul received his commission at Tulane University through the Reserve Ocer Training Corps in 1986 and his Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.) from the Uniformed Services University in 1990. He was a Distinguished Graduate of the National War College, where he received a Master’s Degree in Strategic Security Studies and also received an honorary Doctorate in Science from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has commanded multiple medical units, served as an Assistant Professor of Surgery and led joint and interagency teams which earned numerous awards. He has been awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star and has been named a Chevalier in the French Ordre National du Mérite.18

HJF LeadershipJoseph Caravalho, Jr., M.D. Major General, U.S. Army (Retired) President and CEODr. Caravalho leads HJF as President and CEO, joining in 2017. In this role, Dr. Caravalho guides the strategic vision for HJF, its subsidiaries, and its global workforce in pursuit of its vital mission to advance military medicine.Prior to joining HJF, then MG (Dr.) Caravalho served as the Joint Sta Surgeon at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He was the Chief Medical Adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Sta, providing recommendations to the Chairman, the Joint Sta, and Combatant Commanders on a wide range of medical and readiness issues.Before becoming Joint Sta Surgeon, he was Army Deputy Surgeon General and Deputy Commanding General (Support) of the U.S. Army Medical Command. Dr. Caravalho held clinical positions as a sta internist, nuclear medicine physician, and cardiologist.For 38 years, he served the U.S. Army in various leadership positions, including Commanding General of the Southern Regional Medical Command and Brooke Army Medical Center, the Northern Regional Medical Command, and the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick in Maryland.Dr. Caravalho graduated with a medical doctorate from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine in 1983. He also has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Gonzaga University and a master’s degree in strategic studies from the Army War College. In 2019 he received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Gonzaga University.Dr. Caravalho is currently a member of both the Wounded Warrior Project Board of Directors and the Gonzaga University Board of Trustees.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program19

Heroes of Military Medicine ChairmanMs. Karen Moran President Humana MilitaryKaren currently serves as President of Humana Military and holds accountability for delivering operational excellence and setting the future vision for the direction of Humana’s relationship with the Department of Defense in serving the health care needs for Military families in TRICARE East. Humana Military’s scope includes more than 2,000 employees serving nearly six million beneficiaries in 32 states. Humana Military delivers clinical programs and support, multi-channel customer service, development of provider networks and relationships, analytics and actuarial data insights, information technology platforms and strategic planning all in support of the TRICARE program and its beneficiaries.Prior to joining Humana Military, Karen was Senior Vice President, Commercial Business and President of ConnectiCare, for the EmblemHealth family of companies in New York City, NY. In this role, Karen had full accountability for the leadership and strategic direction of ConnectiCare and its aliates, company level results, and interactions with critical external stakeholders and regulators. She was also responsible for the business and financial results of the Commercial lines of business in the Connecticut and New York markets for ConnectiCare and EmblemHealth, respectively, as well as all of the company’s delegates responsible for key functions not handled in-house.Prior to joining EmblemHealth, Karen was the Executive Director of Aetna’s Federal Plans business which provided medical, pharmacy, dental and vision solutions for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP). These programs serve civilian federal employees, retirees and their families and are administered by the United States Oce of Personnel Management (OPM). Karen also held a variety of leadership roles at Aetna across the Taft-Hartley Labor, Medicare, and National Accounts business segments.Karen previously served on the boards of several organizations, including the Governor’s Prevention Partnership, the Metro Hartford Alliance and the Special Olympics of New York. She was an executive committee member of CT Insurance and Financial Services and a member of the Connecticut Oce of Health Strategy Healthcare Benchmark Initiative Steering Committee. Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Fairfield University and a Master of Business Administration from Quinnipiac University.20

Special Guest SpeakerThe Honorable Lester Martinez-López, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health AairsDr. Lester Martinez-López is currently serving as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Aairs. In this role, he is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness for all Department of Defense health and force health protection policies, programs, and activities.Dr. Martinez, a family medicine physician, retired from the Army as a Major General and was the first Latino to head the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, where he directed the Army’s worldwide medical research, acquisition, and logistics program. His experience in military medicine also includes tours as the Commanding General of the Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, where he directed a worldwide public health organization, and command of three military hospitals. After retiring from the Army, he served as the Chief Medical Ocer at the Brandon Regional Hospital in Florida and Senior Vice President and Administrator of the Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital in Texas.Dr. Martinez graduated from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine with a Doctor of Medicine degree and earned a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University. Special Guest SpeakerLieutenant General (Doctor) Telita Crosland, USADirector, Defense Health AgencyLTG Telita Crosland, currently serves as Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), with headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. Crosland is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, and the U.S. Army Command and General Sta College. In addition to her Doctor of Medicine, she also holds a Master of Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program21

Public Health from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Eisenhower School. Crosland entered the Army as a Medical Corps Ocer in 1993. She is Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and a recipient of The Surgeon General’s “A” proficiency designator. Crosland has served in a variety of leadership positions including: Ocer in Charge, Camp Walker Health Clinic, South Korea; Ocer in Charge, Bennett Health Clinic, Fort Cavazos, Texas; Associate Program Director, Department of Family Medicine, Fort Lewis, Washington; Chief, Soldier Care, Fort Lewis, Washington; Deputy Chief, Department of Family Medicine, Fort Lewis, Washington; Commander, U.S. Army Health Clinic, Grafenwoehr, Germany; Senior Medical Ocer, Oce of The Surgeon General, Falls Church, Virginia; Commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, Heidelberg, Germany; Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany; Medical Corps Branch Chief, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Deputy Chief of Sta for Operations, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM), Falls Church, Virginia; Commanding General, Regional Health Command-Atlantic, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. She most recently served as the Army Deputy Surgeon General and Deputy Commanding General (Operations) of MEDCOM. Her awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Sta Badge and the Parachutist’s Badge. She is also a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit.Special Guest SpeakerRear Admiral (Doctor) Darin K. Via, USN Surgeon General Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Adm. Darin K. Via is a native of Illinois. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Millikin University. Via enlisted in the U. S. Navy Reserve in 1985 as a Hospital Corpsman. In 1987 he entered active duty as an Ensign at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science, where he earned a Doctor of Medicine in 1991. Via completed a Master of Health Care Delivery Science from Dartmouth College in 2014. 22

Via’s professional training includes a transitional internship and anesthesiology residency at the National Naval Medical Center and a trauma anesthesia fellowship at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland. He is qualified as an Undersea and Diving Medical Ocer. He has served in various positions throughout Navy Medicine to include sta anesthesiologist, National Naval Medical Center and Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP); vice chairman, Uniformed Services University; Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, NMCP; Operative Support Service Line Leader, NMCP; director for Surgical Services, NMCP; deputy commander, NMCP; and commanding ocer, NMCP. Operationally, he served as department head, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two; command surgeon, Combat Support Squadron Eight; department head USNS Comfort (TAH-20) during Operation Noble Eagle; department head, Fleet Hospital Three, 1st Force Service Support Group (1st FSSG), Camp Viper, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom; and commanding ocer, NATO Role Three, Multi-national Medical Unit and Commander, Task Force Medical South, Kandahar, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Via also served as the command surgeon, U.S. Pacific Fleet, where he directed and oversaw all Force Health Protection, warfighter mission medical readiness, and strategic medical eorts in the Pacific. Via was selected the first Navy medical ocer to serve as U.S. Central Command surgeon responsible for all Health Services Support in theater as the sole advisor to the Commander on all medical matters in the most kinetic combatant command. Via’s Flag tours include serving as Deputy Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery for Operations, Plans and Readiness and he was appointed as the first medical flag ocer to stand up Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) N44 as the single resource sponsor for expeditionary medical capabilities. He additionally served currently as commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic and as the senior market manager of the Tidewater Military Health System. Via is currently the Navy Surgeon General / Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and served as the Navy Deputy Surgeon General; Deputy Chief, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; and Director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division, N0931, Oce of the Chief of Naval Operations Jun. 30, 2022. His professional activities include being a certified physician executive and associate professor, Uniformed Services University. He has prior service as an American Board of Anesthesiology Oral Board examiner and has held numerous leadership positions within the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Uniformed Services Society of Anesthesiologists.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program23

Special Guest SpeakerMajor General Jeannine Ryder, USAF Commander, Air Force Medical Agency Chief, Air Force Nurse CorpsMajor General Jeannine M. Ryder is the Commander, Air Force Medical Agency (AFMED Agency) and Chief, Air Force Nurse Corps. AFMED Agency is responsible for the support and execution of medical readiness programs, expeditionary medical capabilities, and the direct support and implementation of policy, plans, and programs for health care operations of the Air Force Medical Service to over 44,000 personnel at 76 military treatment facilities and exercises significant influence over a $6 billion budget. As Chief Nurse of the Air Force, General Ryder creates and evaluates policies and programs for 19,000 active duty Guard and Reserve nursing personnel. She interacts with Air Sta, Joint Sta, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Aairs and civilian healthcare organizations to ensure the highest caliber of nursing care and personnel. General Ryder is a 1991 graduate of Boston College where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She has commanded at the flight, squadron, and group level in both deployed and in-garrison environments. Prior to her current assignment, General Ryder was the Commander, 59th Medical Wing and Market Director, San Antonio Military Health System, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.Special Guest SpeakerBrigadier General Thad J. Collard, USAR Deputy Commanding General (Operations), U.S. Army Medical CommandBrigadier General Thad J. Collard assumed the duties of Deputy Commanding General (Operations), U.S. Army Medical Command November 27, 2023 and Assistant Surgeon General for Mobilization, Readiness and Army Reserve Aairs, Oce of the Surgeon General and Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Medical Command November 11, 2022.24

BG Collard was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant Medical Service Corps Ocer (Regular Army) through the ROTC program at the University of Southern California, where he was awarded a 4-year ROTC National Scholarship and the Army ROTC Superior Cadet Decoration. He graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering. In 1999, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Colorado – Colorado Springs. In 2020, he graduated with honors as a Superior Graduate from the United States Army War College (USAWC) with a Master of Strategic Studies degree. He holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor, USAWC.His military education includes the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Ocer Basic Course; Medical Logistics Management Course; Combat Casualty Care Course; AMEDD Captains Career Course; Health Services Plans, Operations, Intelligence, Security, and Training Course; Combined Arms Exercise; Health Service Human Resource Manager Course; Command and General Sta College; Defense Strategy Course; Reserve Components National Security Course; Brigade Pre-Command Course; Senior Ocer Legal Orientation; Medical Strategic Leadership Program; Advanced Strategic Art Program; Senior Manager Course in National Security Leadership and Senior Service College. BG Collard’s most recent assignment was as the John Parker Chair of Reserve Component Studies at the USAWC. He also served as the Health Human Resources Army Reserve Consultant to the Surgeon General. BG Collard has a personnel, operations and logistics background and served in numerous leadership and sta positions. Prior assignments include Brigade Commander, Western Medical Area Readiness Support Group, San Pablo, California; Deputy Chief of Sta, Personnel (G-1), 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support), Fort Douglas, Utah; Executive Ocer, 6250th U.S. Army Hospital, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington; Commander, 7229th Medical Support Unit, JBLM, Washington; Troop Commander (DIMA), Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington; Chief Medical Mentor for the Afghan National Police, Joint Task Force 1 / Regional Command East, Gardez, Afghanistan; Chief, Medical Operations and Plans, I Corps, JBLM, Washington; Administrative Ocer, Department of Anesthesia and Operative Services, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington; Mobilization and Operations Ocer, Western Regional Medical Command, Fort Lewis, Washington; Medical Logistics Ocer (DIMA), Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland; Medical Logistics Ocer, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado; Medical Platoon Leader, 1-8 Infantry Battalion (Mechanized); Training Ocer, 10th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Carson, Colorado. BG Collard’s awards and badges include the Meritorious Service Medal (4 oak leaf clusters); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal (1 oak leaf cluster); Army Achievement Medal (2 oak leaf clusters); Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (4 oak leaf clusters); Afghanistan Campaign Medal; Military Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program25

Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Mobilization device and 1 oak leaf cluster); Overseas Service Ribbon; Expert Field Medical Badge; Combat Action Badge and the Parachutist Badge. He is a recipient of the Order of Military Medical Merit.Special Guest SpeakerSergeant 1st Class Ryan Davis, USA (Ret.)Born and raised in the flat Clay of Oklahoma, Ryan pursued his passion for baseball through college in Texas and graduated in 2009. Returning to Oklahoma, he crossed paths with his future wife, Asia, and made the life-altering decision to join the military. Serving with valor in the elite First Ranger Battalion for a decade, facing five deployments and enduring one fateful night, Ryan and Asia embody the true essence of resilience and unwavering dedication.Rooted in a long lineage of familial resilience, Ryan and Asia carry forward a legacy of strength and fortitude, standing tall in the face of adversity. Their 10-year-old son embodies the spirit of this resilience, a proud young American growing up in a world shaped by sacrifice and perseverance.Thanks to the generosity of Gary Sinise, the family now resides on 2 acres in the marshlands, a sanctuary where they can embrace their American heritage on the sacred soil of freedom. With a deep commitment to supporting the local veteran community, Ryan has found his calling in business, striving to make a dierence in the lives of his comrades-in-arms and neighbors.Nestled in the heart of the community, Ryan’s business welcomes all who seek camaraderie and a taste of Southern hospitality. A place where stories are shared, nats are swatted, and sweet tea flows freely, it stands as a beacon of unity and resilience in a world that often tests the mettle of the brave.26

Special Guest SpeakerMs. Jessica Brown Director of Operations for Government Business United Concordia Companies, Inc.Jessica Brown is the Director of Operations for Government Business for United Concordia Companies, Inc., (UCCI). During her more than 20-year tenure, Jessica has held various leadership roles with a consistent focus on government programs. She is passionate about leveraging diverse perspectives and expertise to deliver the highest quality products and services. Ms. Brown and her colleagues at UCCI partner with many government agencies to administer high quality dental benefits through comprehensive dental networks, innovative products, outstanding service and a dedication to improving oral and overall health for our beneficiaries. Ms. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Capella University.Special Guest SpeakerMr. Dave McIntyre President and CEO TriWest Healthcare AllianceDavid J. McIntyre, Jr., is President and CEO of TriWest Healthcare Alliance. In 1996, Mr. McIntyre co-founded TriWest Healthcare Alliance and has since led the corporation, which works to ensure that Veterans in roughly half the nation have access to high-quality health care when it is unable to be provided directly by VA. TriWest’s network has delivered more than 64 million appointments in support of VA since 2014. Previously, the company supported the health care needs of DOD’s TRICARE beneficiaries in the Western United States. Starting in 2025, the company will return to serving the TRICARE Program for the new 26-state West Region. Mr. McIntyre has more than 30 years of experience, success and accomplishments in national health care policy development, business development and leadership in both government and the private sector.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program27

Special Program ParticipantMs. Mary Considine Chief of Sta Fisher House Foundation, Inc.Mary B. Considine joined Fisher House Foundation in 2003, after having served as a volunteer for several years. She has assisted with the growth of the organization from a sta of only three to leading a diverse and dedicated nonprofit team as the chief of sta, providing support for over 30,000 military and veteran families each year at nearly 100 Fisher Houses.Prior to joining the Foundation, Mary worked at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. While at the Smithsonian, she was a part of the program team producing multiple Folklife Festivals, the dedication of the World War II Monument, and the grand opening of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C.She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Virginia and continued graduate studies in Non-Profit Management at George Mason University. Mary began her career in service as a volunteer member of the Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference, the Alert Dispatch Ocer for the Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group (BRMRG), and then as a member of the BRMRG Board of Directors.Mr. McIntyre has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Seattle Pacific University, a master’s degree in administrative sciences (with an emphasis in management and health policy/administration) from Johns Hopkins University, and he participated in the Executive Education Program for Senior Government Managers at Harvard University.In addition to leading TriWest Healthcare Alliance, he serves on a number of non-profit boards, including the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Board of Directors and the Fisher House Foundation Board of Trustees.28

Special Program ParticipantMs. Tiany Daugherty Head of Military & Veterans Aairs and Specialty Strategies Johnson & Johnson Tiany Daugherty is the Head of Military & Veterans Aairs and Specialty Strategies for Johnson & Johnson. In this role, she leads the ongoing development, enhancements, and alignment to the cross-functional, Company-wide military-connected strategy and programming. Additionally, she is responsible for the design and development of an employee disability inclusion, accessibility and accommodation strategy. Prior to joining J&J, Tiany was the U.S. Head of Military & Veterans Outreach for Barclays where she was charged with creating and implementing a strategy for veteran and military spouse hiring, retention, internal mobility and community engagement. She previously led military employment, retention and entrepreneurship eorts at First Data. During that time, the team won several national awards based on innovative programming and outcomes including being ranked #1 on Military Times’ “Best for Vets: Employers” list in 2017, 2018, and 2019.Tiany currently serves on the Board of Directors for Wounded Warrior Project and as Co-Chair of the Hiring Our Heroes – US Chamber of Commerce Veteran Employment Advisory Council. Tiany was previously appointed by New York City mayor to the NYC Veterans Advisory Board and served as vice chair. From 2019 to 2021, she was appointed by the Secretary of the VA to the VA Advisory Board on Women Veterans.She is an alumni of the 2018 George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program. Tiany has directly helped over 2,000 students and veterans find careers and move forward in their transitions. She completed her bachelor’s degree at Austin Peay State University and received her Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling from Assumption College. Tiany has directly helped over 2,000 students and veterans find careers and move forward in their transitions. She is a U.S. Army veteran.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program29

Special Program ParticipantCOL Rafael E. De Jesus, USA (Ret.) CEO, Military Health Services International SOS Government Services, Inc.Rafael De Jesus, Chief Executive Ocer, Military Health Services, International SOS Government Services, provides executive oversight and strategic leadership of the TRICARE Overseas Program contract. This includes steering key strategic initiatives that ensure access to high-quality, patient-centric health care services for Active Duty Service Members, their families, and other eligible beneficiaries overseas. An experienced executive leader and retired Colonel, Medical Services Corps, U.S. Army, Rafael joined International SOS in 2015. He previously held U.S. Army leadership and policy development roles within the Pentagon in support of the Joint Sta and Oce of Secretary of Defense, as well as having served as Commanding Ocer, 65th Medical Brigade/MEDDAC-K (Yongsan, Korea). Rafael’s military education is extensive and includes a Masters in National Security and Resource Strategy from the National Defense University. He is the recipient of numerous awards and decorations.Special Program ParticipantMs. Yvonne Lovejoy Executive Deputy Director, Military and Veteran Programs Kaiser PermanenteYvonne Lovejoy is the Executive Deputy Director, Military and Veteran Programs for Kaiser Permanente. Since April 2024, she has been responsible for leading KP’s military and Veteran health business development eorts nationally. She is a member of the senior leadership team in National Sales and Account Management (NSAM) and reports to the Senior Vice President, NSAM. With more than 2 million military and Veteran beneficiaries in KP’s addressable market, a key focus of Yvonne’s role is developing relationships and establishing partnerships with military and Veteran health leaders that improve KP’s eectiveness and realize the growth potential in these markets. 30

Yvonne joined the Kaiser Permanente’s Military Health Team in 2021 as the Director, Market Integration and Strategy. In this role, she was responsible for development of military-civilian market integration strategies and successful execution of associated program initiatives. From 2019-2022, the Military Health Team was responsible for implementing a successful TRICARE demonstration in KP’s Georgia Market. Prior to KP, Yvonne served the Military Health System for over 18 years in a variety of clinical, consulting, and leadership roles. Previous assignments as an Army Nurse Corp ocer include Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D.C.; Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital, Seoul, South Korea; 10th Combat Support Hospital, Iraq; Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia; and Raymond W. Bliss Army Health Center, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. In 2013, Yvonne spent two years as United Healthcare Military and Veteran’s Warrior Advocate Case Manager before joining the Hawaii Enhanced Multiple Service Market (eMSM) as an Army civilian. She subsequently supported Clinical Operations Departments for the Puget Sound and Hawaii Defense Health Agency (DHA) Markets, leading regional population health and medical management programs and supporting DHA eorts to realign military treatment facilities to increase readiness of operational and medical forces. Yvonne was born in Germany and raised in an Army family. She received her commission through the Army Reserve Ocer Training Corps (ROTC) Program at Creighton University, commissioning into the Nurse Corps in 2003. She is a registered nurse and holds a Master of Science in Nursing, Case Management. Yvonne resides in Washington with her three daughters.Special Program ParticipantMs. Wendy Perkins President and Chief Executive Ocer WPS Health SolutionsWendy Perkins was promoted to WPS Health Solutions’ President and Chief Executive Ocer in April 2023.She joined WPS in 2016 and has held varied positions of increasing responsibility. Most recently, she was its Chief Management Ocer, where she was responsible for Corporate Services; Procurement; Information Security; Information Technology; Internal Audit, Compliance, and Risk; Government Relations; and Federal Business Development.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program31

Wendy has extensive experience in driving strategic growth and in leading high-performing teams to achieve key results. Her experience at WPS and with other major industry players makes her an expert at understanding how to successfully compete and perform in the health care and government sectors.Prior to joining WPS, she held leadership positions at Anthem and at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin. Wendy is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She also completed the Strategic Leadership Program at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.Wendy is involved in her community, serving on the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Board of Trustees for Edgewood College, the Board of Directors for Alliance of Health Insurers, U.A., and the Monona Grove Education Foundation. Wendy is also a member of the International Woman’s Forum of Wisconsin. Special Program ParticipantMs. Kathy Redd President and CEO Health Net Federal ServicesKathleen E. Redd (Kathy) is the president and CEO for Health Net Federal Services, LLC (HNFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation. She is responsible for the strategic direction and management of HNFS, leading over 1,900 people across the United States to deliver health care services to 2.8 million military beneficiaries through the Department of Defense’s (DoD) TRICARE Managed Care Support program in the West Region.Ms. Redd brings over 35 years of experience in corporate financial management and leadership. Ms. Redd was formerly the Vice President and Chief Financial Ocer of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., an aerospace and defense contractor. Under her financial leadership, Aerojet Rocketdyne achieved significant revenue growth and substantial share price increases.Ms. Redd was named as an honoree for numerous Sacramento Business Journal awards over the years, including “Women Who Mean Business,” “Leaders of the Year,” and also “CFO of the Year” in the large company category. Kathy is a certified public accountant and a graduate of California State University, San Jose.32

Special Program ParticipantMr. George Tracy President TeamHealth Aliated Clinical Services Spectrum Healthcare ResourcesWith more than 35 years of healthcare experience, George oers valuable skills to his role as president of TeamHealth Aliated Clinical Services, which includes serving as president of Spectrum Healthcare Resources. As the president of Spectrum Healthcare Resources, he is responsible of the operations of the government healthcare services division of TeamHealth, which focuses on oering healthcare program management and healthcare stang support services for military, Veterans Aairs and other federal healthcare facilities and health systems. George joined Spectrum in 1985 as a Physician Recruiter, and in 1988 he was a member of the team responsible for developing Spectrum’s Government focus. With a commitment to serving our active duty personnel military families and retirees, he has been involved in and had responsibility for developing healthcare professional stang support contracts for over 1,500 separate projects that have provided more than 30,000 professionals in support of the Department of Defense and Veterans Aairs health systems. George has been the President of Spectrum Healthcare Resources since January 2009.George earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from the Syracuse University Whitman School of Management.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program33

Master of CeremoniesMs. Jennifer Grin Chief National Security Correspondent FOX News Channel Jennifer Grin is the chief national security correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). She joined the network in October 1999 as a Jerusalem-based correspondent. Prior to that she reported for 3 years from Moscow for FNC.Since 2007 Grin has reported from the Pentagon where she questions senior military leaders, travels to war zones, and reports on all aspects of the military.She provided extensive coverage of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August of 2021. Her experience in Afghanistan dates back to 1993. Reporting from Pakistan during that period she covered the arrest of the first World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef in Islamabad and Pakistan’s first nuclear test. She covered the killing of Osama bin Laden in 2011 and conducted an exclusive interview with then Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Baghdad on the day the Iraq War ended in December 2011. She began her work at the Pentagon at the start of the “surge” in Iraq.During Grin’s tenure at FNC, she has provided coverage from Israel, including on scene coverage of the Palestinian Intifada from 2000 – 2007 and was among the first reporters to arrive in the wake of the South-East Asia tsunami, reporting from Phuket and Khao Lak, Thailand in 2004. While based in Jerusalem, she reported on countless suicide bombings, military incursions and failed peace deals. In 2000, she provided on-site coverage of Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, its withdrawal from the Gaza strip in 2005 and Yasser Arafat’s funeral.Grin and her husband Greg Myre of NPR wrote a book about their time in the Middle East called: “This Burning Land: Lessons from the Front Lines of the Transformed Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.”34

Presentation of ColorsThe eight members of the U.S. Armed Forces Color Team honor the national colors and the American service men and women who made many sacrifices to preserve and protect the Nation’s cherished liberties and freedoms. The service members of the joint color guard are stationed at various units in the Washington, DC, area: U.S. Marine Corps Ceremonial and Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Washington, DC; U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, DC; U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard, Telecommunications Information Systems Command Center, Alexandria, VA.; U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, DC; and the Soldiers are assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VA. Each color guard member carries their respective service color (military-branch flag) with attached campaign streamers. Because the Army is the senior service, a Soldier always carries the national flag. The color guard’s flank men carry the M14 rifle. As the ocial ceremonial units for their respective services, the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard Honor Guards routinely participate in ceremonies at the Pentagon, the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, and national memorials throughout the Washington area.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program35

About HJF For more than 40 years, HJF has advanced military medicine, serving as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. As a global nonprofit organization created by Congress, we are uniquely qualified to assist military medical investigators and clinicians in managing scientific research. By providing exceptional program management services, we allow researchers to focus on important military medical discoveries and innovations. Our mission is to advance military medicine and our objectives are clear: to carry out medical research and education projects that provide answers and drive change while removing barriers to success; to serve as a trusted and responsive link between the military medical community, its private partners and American service members, veterans and civilians; and to encourage engagement of the medical community for the mutual benefit of military and civilians, who benefit from this work. For more information, visit our website at www.hjf.org.36

Donate to HJFYour donation will be used to advance military medicine for the mutual benefit of military and civilian health.https://www.hjf.org/donateHJF also participates with the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and you can donate to HJF through CFC. Visit BestofCFC.org and enter HJF in the search box (our number is 92719). In addition, you can mail your contribution to: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military MedicineAttn: Jackie Vandermeersch6720-A Rockledge Drive, Suite 100 Bethesda, MD 20817If you have questions or need additional information, please contact:Jackie Vandermeersch 240-694-2209 jvandermeersch@hjf.orgThe Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) is a Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law.Tax ID Number: 52-1317896 CFC Number: 92719Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program37

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Retired COL Joe McKeon, US ArmyChief Medical Ofcer, Humana MilitaryJoe McKeon, MD, MPH serves as Humana Military’s Chief Medical Ofcer (CMO), providing clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality, integrated healthcare to military beneciaries in the TRICARE East region.Dr. McKeon graduated from the United States Military Academy and served more than 30 years on active duty as an Army ofcer. Starting as a Second Lieutenant, he served seven years as a test pilot, then studied medicine at the Medical College of Virginia and commissioned as an Army physician in 1990. Dr. McKeon trained in family medicine and later in aerospace medicine, preventive medicine and public health.Dr. McKeon served as an Army physician for more than 25 years in the US and overseas, with multiple combat deployments. He is a noted leader in military healthcare having served as a specialty leader and consultant to the Army Surgeon General for Aerospace Medicine; as a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association; and a Past-President of the American Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists and the Society of US Army Flight Surgeons.His experience and leadership are vital to Humana Military’s work and alignment with DHA’s strategy and mission of readiness. His commitment to the TRICARE mission is unwavering and is particularly personal, as Dr. McKeon has four children who currently serve on active duty in the military. Mike, Joe and David McKeon at Mike’s West Point graduationKelly and Dad, night ightjoe-mckeon-associate-veteran-spotlight.indd 1joe-mckeon-associate-veteran-spotlight.indd 1 4/11/2024 11:28:34 AM4/11/2024 11:28:34 AMHeroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program

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The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine6720-A Rockledge Drive, Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20817www.hjf.orgAbout the Heroes of Military Medicine Awards HJF has hosted the Heroes of Military Medicine Awards in Washington, D.C., since 2010 to recognize distinguished individuals from the military as well as the civilian community who have helped advance military medicine through their dedication and superior performance. In grateful appreciation, and with the highest respect, this annual event seeks to honor these heroes and celebrate their outstanding work enhancing the lives of our nation’s service members, veterans, their families, and civilians.About HJF HJF is a global, nonprofit organization created to serve as a link between the military medical community and warfighters, veterans, their families, and civilians. HJF oers scientific, administrative and program management services to investigators and clinicians. For more information, visit www.hjf.org.facebook.com/HJFMilMedicine@HJFMilMedlinkedin.com/company/hjfmilmedlinkedin.com/company/hjfVisit the HJF Heroes of Military Medicine showcase page on