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Table of ContentsProgram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HJF Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Chairman Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Honorees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Honoree Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9HJF Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Special Guest Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Special Program Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Master of Ceremonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Presentation of Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32About HJF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Donate to HJF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Chairman Highlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Save the Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48US Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla US Army photo by Spc. Danielle SturgillCommitted to improving the lives entrusted to our careChairman Sponsor of the 2025 Heroes of Military Medicine Awards Dinnerheroes-of-military-medicine-awards.indd 1heroes-of-military-medicine-awards.indd 1 2/26/2025 4:31:10 PM2/26/2025 4:31:10 PMHeroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program1

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2025 ProgramWELCOME REMARKSMs. Jennifer Grin Chief National Security Correspondent FOX News ChannelPRESENTATION OF COLORSREMARKSJoseph Caravalho, Jr., M.D., MG, U.S. Army (Retired) President and CEO The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF)PRESENTATION OF HERO OF MILITARY MEDICINE AWARDSArmy: Colonel (Doctor) Benjamin DonhamNavy: Captain (Doctor) Matthew TadlockAir Force: Colonel (Doctor) Daniel BrownCommissioned Corps of the U. S. Public Health Service: Captain (Doctor) John IskanderPRESENTATION OF HERO OF MILITARY MEDICINE CIVILIAN AWARDDr. Troy AkersPRESENTATION OF HERO OF MILITARY MEDICINE AMBASSADOR AWARDMr. Sal Gonzalez CONCLUDING REMARKS 2

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Heroes of Military Medicine Awards LeadershipHeroes of Military Medicine Awards ChairmanMatthew Paynter Humana MilitaryLeadership CommitteeGretchen Berlin, R.N. McKinsey & CompanyDonald M. Bradshaw, M.D. TriWest Healthcare AllianceTiany Daugherty Johnson & JohnsonCOL Rafael E. De Jesus, USA (Ret.) International SOS Government Services, LLCKen Fisher Fisher House FoundationKelley Harar MaximusSusan Koenig Spectrum Healthcare ResourcesHeather H. McMillan PGBA, LLCMatt Pasiuk Kaiser PermanenteEd Weinberg Optum ServeKaley Wilkinson WPSHeroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program3

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HJF WelcomeDear Distinguished Honorees and Esteemed Guests, Military medicine dates to the birth of our nation, with a rich and storied history of selﬂessly caring for those defending the ideals of freedom and democracy. Over the centuries, it has continuously evolved and improved. Today the Military Health System focuses on promoting wellness, preventing disease, and diagnosing and treating a wide range of maladies, conditions, injuries, and wounds that aect service members and civilians alike. It’s a vast enterprise that cares for millions of active-duty military members, family members and veteran beneﬁciaries at hundreds of military treatment facilities around the world.Tonight, we gather to honor six individuals who represent the very best of military medicine:• Mr. Sal Gonzalez (Ambassador Award)• Colonel (Doctor) Benjamin P. Donham (Army Award)• Captain (Doctor) Matthew D. Tadlock (Navy Award)• Colonel (Doctor) Daniel J. Brown (Air Force Award)• Captain (Doctor) John Iskander (U.S. Public Health Service Award)• Dr. Troy W. Akers (Civilian Award)For their selﬂess dedication in serving our nation’s wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and their families, each of them deserves our utmost gratitude and respect.Our Heroes of Military Medicine Awards ceremony is especially meaningful this year, as we mark the 15th anniversary of this cherished event. For their generous support, HJF is extremely grateful to our sponsors for making this evening possible. Special thanks to our Chairman Sponsor, Humana Military, for its invaluable support.Thank you for joining us tonight and thank you for everything you do to help HJF advance Military Medicine.Sincerely,Joseph Caravalho, Jr., M.D. MG, U.S. Army (Retired) President and CEO The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.4

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Heroes of Military Medicine Chairman Welcome To my Fellow Members of the Military Health community,Welcome to the 15th annual Heroes of Military Medicine Awards. Thank you to the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF), for hosting this event and giving us the opportunity to celebrate the selﬂessness, creativity and compassion we see in tonight’s awardees. We are so fortunate to have them, and people like them, caring for our country’s servicemembers and their families, both at home and around the world.While 2024 ushered in a great deal of change in the military health community – and 2025 appears to be no dierent – HJF’s mission of advancing military medicine has remained a constant. Tonight’s awardees are incredible examples of how advancing military medicine has many dierent forms and levels of impact, but always put the needs of the patient at the center of its mission.That’s why each of us is here tonight – because we believe that advancements in military medicine result in real, meaningful outcomes for our nation’s warﬁghters, as well as veterans and civilians going about their daily lives. This is a noble cause that has life-changing impacts.On behalf of Humana Military, I want to thank HJF for supporting research and programs that touch so many people’s lives. We consider it a great privilege to be a part of the military health community.Congratulations to tonight’s award recipients and thank you for making a dierence in military medicine. Matt Paynter TRICARE Program Leader Humana MilitaryHeroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program5

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Patriot SponsorsCarelon Health Federal ServicesEvernorth Federal ServicesModernaOracle Health & Life Sciences Stars and Stripes SponsorsBank of America Nonproﬁt Banking DivisionBlue Cross Blue Shield FEP Dental and Blue Cross Blue Shield FEP VisionDeloitteDelta Dental of CaliforniaDLHNorth American RescuePatner ConstructionPhil and Marge OdeenPhilips SolventumLiberty SponsorsThe Baldwin GroupFrederic G. Sanford, M.D.Invisible Wounds FoundationMartin, Blanck & AssociatesMedweb SHISiemens HealthineersTelemynd USILAWThis evening is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors* *As of April 28, 2025Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program7

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Hero of Military Medicine Ambassador HonoreeMr. Sal Gonzalez Music has always played an important role in Sal Gonzalez’s life. He grew up in the impoverished neighborhood of East Los Angeles, and as a teenager, music kept him out of trouble. So did his decision to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. “That tragedy inspired me to join the military,” says Sal. “The fact that I come from a family of immigrants also made me want to join. I wanted to give back for all this country has given us.” Sal enlisted in the infantry and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines. In 2004, he was a machine gunner in Ramadi, Iraq, when his truck was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED). The blast left Sal with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and ultimately caused him to lose his left leg below the knee. “Losing a leg is tough,” says Sal. “But the invisible wounds — PTSD and the brain injury — were even tougher.” While he was still in a Maryland hospital, Sal received a Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) backpack full of comfort items and a promise that if he needed anything, WWP would be there to help. That gesture meant a lot to Sal, and once he got out of the hospital, he decided to get more involved. One of his ﬁrst events with WWP was a multiday mental health workshop called Project Odyssey® — and it changed his life. Despite his injury, he was able to rock climb with the group; and it proved he could still do anything he set his mind to.“Wounded Warrior Project helped change my whole mentality,” says Sal. “Instead of feeling sorry for myself and letting the loss of my fellow marines consume me, I wanted to thrive. I wanted to live a happy, important, impactful life in memory of the warriors who didn’t make it home.” With WWP by his side, Sal set out to help as many warriors as possible by sharing his experience and encouraging them to seek help. He also continued playing music — not only to process his own emotions and continue his recovery, but also to inspire other injured veterans to continue living their lives. “Having music as a tool for my recovery, I was able to let go of a lot of pain,” says Sal. 8

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“It kept me going. It’s my life. It’s who I am, and I want to show other warriors that it’s possible to follow your dreams and be normal.” Sal remains grounded in his passion to help other warriors, even as his music career hits new highs. His ﬁrst EP, “Heroes,” was released in 2020, he debuted at the Grand Ole’ Opry in 2024, and he’s currently on the verge of releasing his ﬁrst full-length album. While many musicians strive to become famous, Sal is happy with his life right now. “I get to play music for a living,” says Sal. “I’m able to support my awesome wife and kids by doing something I love. For most musicians, that’s living the dream.”Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program9

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United States Army Hero of Military Medicine HonoreeColonel (Doctor) Benjamin DonhamColonel Benjamin P. Donham was born in Redwood City, California and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserves in 1997. He transitioned into the California Army National Guard as a Special Forces Soldier in 2007, and later commissioned in the Army Medical Corps in 2014. Upon entry into the Medical Corps, his ﬁrst assignment was to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) where he served as key faculty in the Emergency Medicine Residency Program for 6 years. While assigned to CRDAMC, he held key leadership positions including serving as Research Director, Associate Residency Program Director, and ﬁnally as Deputy Department Chief. Operationally, COL Donham has served as an Emergency Physician and Team Leader with a Medical Special Missions Unit deploying 6 times, in support of overseas combat operations. Additional assignments include Commander of the 261st Multifunctional Medical Battalion and Command Surgeon for XVIII Airborne Corps. He is currently the Commander of United States Army Medical Department Activity-Alaska.Colonel Donham earned his Bachelor of Science in Anthropology and Doctor of Medicine from Emory University. He completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Cincinnati and an Army War College Fellowship at Harvard University. He is board certiﬁed by the American Board of Emergency Medicine in addition to being a Fellow of both the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and the American College of Healthcare Executives. Additionally, he is an Associate Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University. Colonel Donham’s military awards include the Bronze Star Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters), Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal with “Combat” device, Army Commendation Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Achievement Medal with “Combat” device, and the Army Achievement Medal. Colonel Donham has earned the Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Pathﬁnder Badge, Special Forces Tab, and holds The Surgeon General’s 9A Designation.10

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United States Navy Hero of Military Medicine HonoreeCaptain (Doctor) Matthew TadlockCaptain Tadlock is a Navy Trauma and General Surgeon with 23 years of active-duty experience providing Health Service Support on land and sea to U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and NATO units in the Central and Indo-Paciﬁc Combatant Command areas of responsibility. He currently serves as Ocer in Charge, Surface Medical Group Paciﬁc where he helps prepare Fleet Surgical Teams ONE, THREE, FIVE, and NINE for deployment on U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships. Since 2021, he has led the Maritime Surgery Quality Improvement program, an initiative focused on tracking, improving, and standardizing all surgical care performed on U.S. combatant vessels. In addition to over 75 peer reviewed journal publication and book chapters, he is the editor of the 2023 book designed for maritime surgical teams, “Expeditionary Surgery at Sea: A Practical Approach.” Dr. Tadlock is an attending surgeon at Naval Medical Center San Diego and an associate professor of surgery through the Uniformed Services University. Captain Tadlock previously served as the Trauma Specialty Leader (2018-2021) and is the current General Surgery Specialty Leader for the U.S. Navy Surgeon General. He is also the Chair of the Committee on Surgical Combat Casualty Care, one of the three Joint Trauma System, Defense Committees on Trauma. Dr. Tadlock is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and has been a member of the Excelsior Surgical Society since 2015. He previously served as Secretary and is 2024-2025 President of the Excelsior Surgical Society.12

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United States Air Force Hero of Military Medicine HonoreeColonel (Doctor) Daniel BrownCol. (Dr.) Daniel J. Brown is the Emergency Services Master Clinician at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He is the senior advisor to a 90-person Emergency Services Flight and directs clinical operations for 13,000 emergency patients per year. He serves as the Deputy Chief of Medical Sta for 7 Squadrons at the Air Force’s largest Medical Group, with a $137 million budget, 39 clinics, and 61,000 beneﬁciaries. He co-directs hospital credentials, clinical quality, risk management, patient safety, and access to care for 1,800 personnel, 220,000 clinic visits, 2,600 surgeries, and 5,600 inpatient bed days annually.Col. Brown is a graduate of Brigham Young University after which he taught high school Spanish in Oceanside, California. He received a direct commission to the Air Force upon starting medical school at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He graduated in 2005, receiving the Air Force Surgeon General’s Medical Student Award and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He was board certiﬁed in Emergency Medicine in 2010 and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Prior to his current position, he served as Director, Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) Advanced Course for the 711th Human Performance Wing where he oversaw all training and validation of over 1000 total force CCATT members. In addition, Col. Brown previously served as the 60th Medical Group Emergency Services Flight Commander and medical director, simulation center medical director, and on multiple 60th Medical Group process improvement, patient safety, and provider credentialing committees. With deployments to Iraq in 2009, Germany in 2013 as CCATT Director, and CENTCOM Tactical Critical Care Evacuation Team (TCCET) Director in Syria and Yemen in 2018, he provided expertise on the En Route Critical Care Advisory Council and Joint Trauma System En Route Casualty Care Committee. As an International Health Specialist, he developed joint en route critical care training and medical disaster relief programs with the U.S. partner nations of Chile, Peru, Honduras, and Argentina. 14

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Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service Hero of Military Medicine HonoreeCaptain (Doctor) John IskanderCaptain John Iskander, MD, MPH most recently served as Chief of the Immunization Healthcare Division for the Defense Health Agency, and previously was Chief of Preventive Medicine and Population Health for the United States Coast Guard. A board-certiﬁed pediatrician, he has served on active duty with the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) since 2001. As a USPHS ocer he has deployed domestically and internationally in response to outbreaks of anthrax, mpox, Ebolavirus, cholera, Zika virus, polio, and COVID-19. He holds degrees from the University of Chicago, Tulane University School of Medicine, and the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and teaches medical students as an Adjunct Professor of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Captain Iskander has received the Outstanding Service Medal of the U.S. Public Health Service and the Meritorious Service Medal of the Coast Guard.16

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Hero of Military Medicine Civilian HonoreeDr. Troy Akers Dr. Akers was born in Blacksburg, Virginia. He graduated summa cum laude from Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, VA with a Bachelor of Science degree, followed by a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia. He completed a Family Medicine internship at Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (DDEAMC) followed by his Emergency Medicine residency at the combined Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center/Medical College of Georgia program at Fort Eisenhower, Georgia. He is board certiﬁed in Emergency Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.While on active duty, Dr. Akers held multiple positions including operational assignments as the 1/3 AVN BN, ATK Surgeon, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade Surgeon, 3rd Infantry Division during Operation Enduring Freedom as well as multiple hospital assignments culminating as assignment as the Chief of Emergency Medicine at Fort Eisenhower’s Department of Emergency Medicine in 2016, a position he served in until his active-duty service concluded in 2018. Dr. Akers immediately transitioned to civil service as the civilian Chief of Emergency Medicine, a position he currently holds in the Defense Health Agency. Dr. Akers serves as teaching faculty and assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia.Dr. Akers’ military honors and awards include: Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Service Medal, Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat Medical Badge, Flight Surgeon Badge, Order of Military Medical Merit, DDEAMC Emergency Medicine Resident of the Year, Honor Graduate of Army Flight Surgeon Primary Course, DDEAMC Civilian of the Year.Dr. Akers is proudly married to his high-school sweetheart Nancy and is the proud father of two daughters, Mollie (17) and Laney (14).18

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Heroes of Military Medicine Chairman SpeakerJoseph F. McKeon, M.D., M.P.H. Chief Medical Ocer Humana MilitaryAs the Chief Medical Ocer for Humana Military, Dr. Joe McKeon provides clinical leadership to ensure the delivery of high quality, integrated healthcare to military beneﬁciaries in the TRICARE East Region. His most recent role was Medical Director for Humana Military since 2017. Prior to joining Humana Military, Dr. McKeon served a career in the United States Army. Originally commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, he attended ﬂight school at Fort Rucker, AL, where he trained to be a CH-47 (Chinook) and UH-1 (Huey) maintenance test pilot. In 1986 Dr. McKeon resigned his active-duty commission to attend medical school at the Medical College of Virginia. He trained in family medicine at Fort Belvoir, VA, followed by assignments to NY, Korea and Kansas. He then completed residencies in Aerospace Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Public Health with the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio. Dr. McKeon has held a variety of clinical, educational, sta and command positions, including assignments as the commander of the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, the Director of the U.S. Army Aeromedical Activity, the Command Surgeon of the U.S. Army Safety Center and the Chief of the Aeromedical Education Division at the U.S. Army School of Aviation Medicine. Dr. McKeon is the former specialty leader and Consultant to the Army Surgeon General for Aerospace Medicine, is a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association and former President of the American Society of Aerospace Medicine Specialists and the Society of U.S. Army Flight Surgeons.20

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Special Guest SpeakerStephen Ferrara, M.D. Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health AairsDr. Steve Ferrara is currently serving as the Acting 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. Prior to his present role he served as the Deputy Director for Clinical Operations for the National Capital Region, DOD’s largest healthcare network, comprised of seven major medical facilities which provide care for more than 500,000 beneﬁciaries. He also served as an interventional radiologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and a Clinical Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Ferrara is an experienced clinician, combat veteran, educator, and healthcare leader. During his 25-year Navy career he completed combat, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, and diplomatic deployments with the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. He was the Navy’s Chief Medical Ocer helping lead a worldclass healthcare system of 63,000 medical professionals.Following his military career, Ferrara served as Chief Medical Ocer of the Central Intelligence Agency where he held the rank of Senior Intelligence Service Ocer. He also served in the 113th Congress as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/National Academy of Medicine Congressional Fellow on the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee where he helped draft major healthcare legislation. Ferrara received his bachelor’s degree with honors in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1991, following which he earned his doctorate in medicine from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 1995. He completed a surgical internship and diagnostic radiology residency at the Naval Medical Center San Diego before going on to fellowship training in vascular and interventional radiology at the University of California, San Diego, and Boston Children’s Hospital (Harvard Medical School). Ferrara is an avid author and speaker and has given more than 100 national and international lectures and presentations on Interventional Radiology, Health Policy, and Economics.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program21

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Special Guest SpeakerDavid Smith, M.D.Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Aairs Acting Director, Defense Health Agency David J. Smith is currently the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Aairs and Acting Director, Defense Health Agency. Prior to his present role, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight. In this role he directed Department-wide eorts to develop and implement policies and programs relating to DOD deployment medicine, force health protection, national disaster support, medical research and development, international health agreements and missions, and medical readiness for 2.3 million Service members.Smith also performed the duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Aairs from Feb. 2017 - Aug. 2017 and again from Nov. 2021 - April 2022 and acted as the Principal Deputy for Health Aairs from Sept. 2017 – Oct. 2017, Feb. 2019 - Jan. 2020, and April 2022 - March 2023.Smith received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois in 1977 and completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at Northwestern University Medical School in 1981. He completed his Occupational Medicine Training at the University of Cincinnati Medical School in 1989, where he received a Master of Science in Environmental Health. Smith is a certiﬁed physician executive (CPE), fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (FACOEM) and is board certiﬁed in Occupational Medicine with a certiﬁcate of added qualiﬁcation in Undersea Medicine. He also has a Certiﬁcate in Medical Management from the American College of Physician Executives at Tulane University.After receiving his Master’s degree and completing his residency in Occupational and Environmental medicine, he served as the United States Navy medical exchange ocer, Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, England. He then held positions as the head of the Safety and Health Department at the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute; occupational health consultant for the Defense Nuclear Agency; Director of Occupational and Community Health at National Naval Medical Center, and Commanding Ocer, Naval Hospital Rota, Spain.In July 2003, Smith accepted the appointment as chief of sta, TRICARE Management 22

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Activity, Oce of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Aairs). Smith helped lead the migration to the new TRICARE contracts, expanded the Reserve Health Beneﬁt, and implemented new regional governance. Afterwards, he served as the Deputy Chief for Health Care Operations (M3) at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and became chief of Operations in June 2005, responsible for all Navy peacetime and deployed medical operations.In May 2008, Smith became the Joint Sta Surgeon where he served as the chief medical advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Sta, providing counsel to the chairman, the joint sta, and combatant commanders. In October 2010, Smith deployed as the International Security Assistance Force-Afghanistan (ISAF) medical advisor and Chief, Joint Medical overseeing medical care and health development for the Afghan theater of operations. Prior to retiring from the Navy as a Rear Admiral, upper half, in October 2012, he was Director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy Division on the Chief of Naval Operations sta where he developed and evaluated plans and policy for medical support to current and future Navy and Marine Corps operations.Special Guest SpeakerLieutenant General Mary K. Izaguirre, USA Surgeon General and Commanding General U.S. Army Medical Command Lieutenant General Mary K. Izaguirre is The 46th Surgeon General of the United States Army and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. She previously served as the Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, East and Chief of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Other assignments include Deputy Chief of Sta for Support, G-1/4/6, Oce of the Surgeon General and U.S. Army Medical Command; Commander, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; Supervisory Assistant Deputy Health Aairs, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Aairs, (MPQ), Pentagon, Washington, DC; and Commander, U.S. Army Health Clinic Schoﬁeld Barracks, Schoﬁeld Barracks, Hawaii. LTG Izaguirre is board certiﬁed in Family Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Her degrees include a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Master of Public Health, Master of Military Arts and Science, and a Master of Science in National Security and Resource Strategy. Lieutenant General Izaguirre’s awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3), Bronze Star Medal (2), and Meritorious Service Medal (4). LTG Izaguirre is an Army Flight Surgeon, has earned the Expert Field Medical Badge, the Army Sta Identiﬁcation Badge, and holds The Surgeon General’s prestigious 9A Proﬁciency Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program23

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Designation. LTG Izaguirre is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit. LTG Izaguirre and her husband Joseph Izaguirre remain grounded through the joy and adventures of parenting their ﬁve children.Special Guest SpeakerRear Admiral Walter Braord, USN Commander, Naval Medical Forces Development Command Chief, United States Navy Dental CorpsRDML Braord is a native of Southwest Missouri. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drury College and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Missouri School of Dentistry. His graduate degrees include a Master of Science in Oral Health Sciences from The George Washington University and a Master’s of National Security and Resource Strategy degree from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School, and a Certiﬁcate in Periodontology from the Naval Postgraduate Dental School. Braord’s assignments include Naval Dental Center Parris Island where he completed a one-year Advanced Education in General Dentistry program, followed by his division ocer tour aboard USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN-75).He served as Administrative Assistant to the Chief, Navy Dental Corps at the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth as Department Head and Specialty Advisor for periodontics and Associate Director for Dental Services. RDML Braord then reported to Naval Hospital Beaufort where he served as Director of Dental Services and Director for Clinical Support Services.Following his tour at Naval Hospital Beaufort, RDML Braord served as the Senior Dental Executive, Navy Medicine East in Portsmouth, Virginia, directly supporting 19 commands while serving as lead for the Secretary of Defense Military Health Systems review. RDML Braord then reported to Naval Health Clinic New England as the Executive Ocer, followed by Navy Personnel Command (PERS-4415) in Millington, Tennessee as the Head Dental Corps Assignment Ocer; Naval Health Clinic Annapolis/Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command Annapolis, Maryland where he served as the Commanding Ocer; and the Bureau of Medicine & Surgery, Falls Church, Virginia, where he served as the Assistant Deputy Chief for Medical Operations (M3), Deputy Chief of Operations, Plans & Readiness (OP&R), and Director, Commander’s Action Group (CAG). RDML Braord currently serves at Fort Sam Houston, TX as Commander of Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) and the 40th Chief of the Navy Dental Corps.24

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RDML Braord is qualiﬁed to wear the following awards and decorations: the Legion of Merit (2), Meritorious Service Medal (5), Navy Commendation Medal (2), Navy Achievement Medal (2), and various individual and unit awards. He earned the Surface Warfare Medical Department Ocer warfare device while onboard USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN-75).Special Guest SpeakerRear Admiral Denise Hinton, USPHS Deputy Surgeon GeneralAs Deputy Surgeon General, Rear Admiral Upper Half (RADM) Denise Hinton is an active partner with the U.S. Surgeon General regarding the development and maintenance of policies, procedures and programs for the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. RADM Hinton is the most senior career ocial of the USPHS Commissioned Corps and is responsible for the daily operations of the Service. As executive Lead of the USPHS Commissioned Corps Legislative Liaison Program (CCLLP), she oversees the development and implementation of strategies to advance the USPHS Commissioned Corps’ legislative priorities and articulates the Service’s position on legislation proposed by Congress. RADM Hinton’s foundational principles are rooted in fostering collaborative partnerships and strategic engagement to advance the health and safety of the nation.From July 2017 to October 2021, RADM Hinton served as Chief Scientist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She provided strategic leadership, coordination, and expertise to support scientiﬁc excellence, innovation, and capacity to achieve FDA’s public health mission. Working closely with various FDA centers and ﬁeld operations, RADM Hinton promoted the adoption of cross-cutting, collaborative activities and initiatives, including the One Health program, which leverages innovative science and research to solve health problems resulting from the increasing interconnection between humans, animals, and their shared environments.Before becoming Chief Scientist, RADM Hinton held various leadership positions within the FDA, including Deputy Director of the Oce of Medical Policy (OMP) in FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), where she concurrently served as Acting OMP Director from 2014 to 2016. Prior to joining the USPHS Commissioned Corps, RADM Hinton served in the U.S. Air Force as a nurse ocer. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Florida State University and her Master of Science from Boston University. RADM Hinton is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program25

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RADM Hinton has received numerous awards for her contributions to science and public health including, a USPHS Meritorious Service Medal and the American Public Health Association Presidential Citation. Additional awards include multiple Presidential Unit Citations, Achievement Medals, Commendation Medals, Outstanding Unit Citations and Unit Commendations, among other agency-speciﬁc awards. She also earned an FDA Commissioner’s Special Citation, one of the highest honors bestowed by the FDA. Additionally, RADM Hinton was recognized by the Maryland Governor with a Governor’s Citation for eorts in combatting the opioid epidemic.Special Guest SpeakerBrigadier General Jason Lennen, USAF Director of Policy and Resources, Oce of the Surgeon General Chief, Air Force Biomedical Sciences CorpsBrig. Gen. Jason Lennen is Director of Policy and Resources at the Oce of the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Falls Church, Virginia. His directorate is responsible for the development and execution of Air Force Medical Service policy, plans, budgets, and programs for the delivery of comprehensive operational healthcare and health service support to Department of the Air Force missions by 43,000 active-duty ocer, enlisted, and civilian medical personnel at 76 installations with a budget of more than $6.2 billion. Additionally, Brig. Gen. Lennen is responsible for personnel policy, force development and stang requirements, as well as Air Force medical education and training worldwide.Brig. Gen. Lennen is also the Chief of the Air Force Biomedical Sciences Corps, serving as a senior advisor to the Air Force Surgeon General and leading the development, management, and sustainment of 2,300 ocers to provide Air Force capabilities in 13 professions: Audiologist, Bioenvironmental Engineer, Biomedical Laboratory Ocer, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Optometrist, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist, Physician Assistant, Podiatric Surgeon, and Public Health Ocer. Brig. Gen. Lennen received a direct commission as a second lieutenant and entered the U.S. Air Force in August 1998. He has been assigned to clinic, ambulatory surgery center, hospital, and medical center locations in a variety of student, sta, instructor, and leadership positions. The general is a licensed pharmacist and Board Certiﬁed 26

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Pharmacotherapy Specialist that has held clinical privileges in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has deployed twice in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM, served in ﬁve headquarters sta positions, and commanded a medical operations squadron and two medical groups. Prior to his current position, Brig. Gen. Lennen was the Command Surgeon for the Air Force District of Washington, headquartered at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.Special Guest SpeakerMr. Dave McIntyre President and Chief Executive Ocer 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 returned to serving the TRICARE Program for the new 26-state West Region.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program27

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Special Program ParticipantMs. Mary Considine Chief of Sta Fisher House FoundationMary 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. There, she was part of the program team that produced 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 degree 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, Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group.Special Program ParticipantMs. Tiany Daugherty Head of Military & Veterans Aairs Johnson & JohnsonTiany Daugherty is the Head of Military & Veterans Aairs at Johnson & Johnson, spearheading the company’s holistic strategy and programming to support service members, veterans and military families. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Tiany led Military & Veterans Outreach for Barclays, implementing successful hiring and retention strategies for veterans and military spouses. At First Data, her team received multiple national awards, including being ranked #1 on Military Times’ “Best for Vets: Employers” list for three consecutive years. Under her leadership, Johnson & Johnson has achieved a #2 ranking on that same list. 28

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Tiany serves on the Board of Directors for Wounded Warrior Project and as Co-Chair of the Hiring Our Heroes – U.S. Chamber of Commerce Veteran Employment Advisory Council. She has been a vice chair of the NYC Veterans Advisory Board and was appointed by the Secretary of the VA to the Advisory Board on Women Veterans. An alumnus of the George W. Bush Institute’s Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program, Tiany holds a bachelor’s degree from Austin Peay State University and a Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling from Assumption College. She is a proud U.S. Army veteran.Special Program ParticipantCOL Rafael E. De Jesus, USA (Ret.) Executive Chair, U.S. Government Services International SOS Government Services, LLCRafael De Jesus, Executive Chair, U.S. Government Services, International SOS Government Services, leads in strategic stakeholder engagements with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. Congress. In addition, Rafael chairs International SOS’ Board of U.S. Government Services, in close conjunction with the U.S. entity’s Designated Director. Rafael obtained the rank of Colonel, Medical Services Corps, U.S. Army. During his service he commanded multiple levels, including deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. His ﬁnal duty assignment was the Deputy Joint Sta Surgeon and Chief, Health Services Division, to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Sta, where he retired after 30 years of active duty service. He is the recipient of numerous awards and decorations, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit Medal (1OCL), and Bronze Star Medal (1OCL).An experienced executive leader, Rafael joined International SOS in 2015 as Senior VP, Military Health Services. In 2020, he was promoted to CEO of Military Health Services. Currently he serves as Executive Chair, U.S. Government Services, and provides executive leadership for the TRICARE Overseas Program (TOP) and other critical Government Services programs. Rafael’s military education is extensive and includes a master’s degree in National Security and Resource Strategy from the Dwight D. Eisenhower, National Defense University.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program29

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Special Program ParticipantMs. Kelley Harar Vice President, Federal Health MaximusWith over 25 years of senior leadership experience, primarily in the public sector, Kelley has held key roles in growth, general management, and ﬁnance. She has a proven track record of driving new and organic growth, as well as dynamic change, for teams, customers, and large organizations. Kelley has led signiﬁcant new-business capture eorts in the federal market, successfully supporting capture and proposal eorts totaling more than $67 billion.Her operational and management roles have included work with the Department of Defense, TRICARE Overseas Program, Military Health System Global Nurse Advice Line, VA Disability Exam Management Program, VA Community Care Network, Veterans Experience Oce, SSA, HRSA, and many others.Kelley’s experience spans industries such as engineering, telecommunications, and health, with companies like Halliburton, Intelsat, and UnitedHealth Group. She currently leads growth and solutions for Maximus’ joint venture, TMAX, and spearheads eorts in the Military Health market. Kelley is a Certiﬁed Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from East Carolina University.Special Program ParticipantMs. Susan Koenig Senior Vice President, Growth & Performance Strategies Spectrum Healthcare ResourcesSusan Koenig is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 30 years of experience leading strategic growth initiatives across federal healthcare programs. As Senior Vice President at Spectrum Healthcare Resources, she drives market and partnership strategy—focusing on high-impact collaboration with federal agencies, small business partners, and healthcare providers to deliver quality care to service members, veterans, and their families.30

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Prior to joining Spectrum, Susan held senior leadership roles at Health Net Federal Services, where she oversaw multiple TRICARE Managed Care Support Contracts and led optimization eorts across 65+ Military Treatment Facilities in the TRICARE West Region. She also led the nation’s largest Resource Sharing Program, generating over $100M in annual savings through innovative healthcare delivery models.A U.S. Air Force Medical Department veteran, Susan brings a lifelong commitment to military medicine and improving access to care for those who serve. Special Program ParticipantMs. Wendy Perkins President and Chief Executive Ocer WPSWendy Perkins was promoted to WPS 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.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, and the Board of Directors for Alliance of Health Insurers, U.A. Wendy is also a member of the International Woman’s Forum of Wisconsin.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program31

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Special Program ParticipantMs. Amanda Roberts Chief Operating Ocer Optum ServeAmanda Roberts is the Chief Operating Ocer (COO) of Optum Serve, the federal health services business of Optum® and UnitedHealth Group®. As COO, Amanda ensures our teams and processes provide the quality, eciency and innovation our clients trust us to consistently deliver. She also serves as CEO of Community Care Services (CCS), leading third-party solutions that support federal clients. As the CCS CEO, Amanda oversees the Department of Veterans Aairs (VA) Community Care Network (CCN) for Regions 1, 2 and 3, connecting Veterans with credentialed providers. Under her leadership, CCN has served over 4 million Veterans since 2019, achieving perfect contract performance in Option Year 5. Before joining Optum Serve in 2019, Amanda spent nearly 20 years at the Department of Veterans Aairs, driving several key initiatives for VA Central Oce. She began her career at the Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center, in Columbia, MO, where she currently resides with her husband and three children. With extensive experience in federal health care, Amanda is a pivotal leader in driving operational eciency and strategic initiatives at Optum Serve.32

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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.” Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program33

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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, D.C., area: U.S. Marine Corps Ceremonial and Guard Company, Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.; U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.; 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, D.C.; 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.About HJF HJF is a 501(c)(3) nonproﬁt organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic, and government clients by administering, managing, and supporting preeminent scientiﬁc programs that beneﬁt members of the armed forces and civilians alike.Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF’s support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientiﬁc focus and accomplish their research goals.34

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HJF LeadershipJoseph Caravalho, Jr., M.D. Major General, U.S. Army (Retired) President and CEOJoseph Caravalho, Jr., M.D., leads HJF, a private, not-for-proﬁt organization established in 1983 and authorized by the U.S. Congress, whose mission is to partner to advance medicine for the mutual beneﬁt of military and civilian health. As President and CEO, Dr. Caravalho guides the strategic vision for HJF and its global workforce in pursuit of its vital mission. MG Caravalho culminated his 38-year military career as the Army Deputy Surgeon General and then as the Joint Sta Surgeon, serving as the chief medical advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Sta. Clinically, Dr. Caravalho held positions as a sta internist, nuclear medicine physician, and cardiologist. Operationally, he served as medical ocer in the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group; Joint Special Operations Command; 75th Ranger Regiment; U.S. Army Special Operations Command; and XVIII Airborne Corps. He also commanded the 28th Combat Support Hospital. He has two combat deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving as the senior medical ocer for both Multi-National Force-Iraq and Multi-National Corps-Iraq. He then served in succession as the Commanding General for the Army’s Southern Regional Medical Command (RMC) and Brooke Army Medical Center; Northern RMC; and the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Dr. Caravalho graduated with a medical doctorate from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 1983. He also has a B.A. in math from Gonzaga University, as well as a master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the Army War College. He completed an internal medicine residency, as well as both nuclear medicine and cardiology fellowships, and was board-certiﬁed in all three. In 2019 he received an honorary doctor of laws from Gonzaga University.Heroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program35

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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: 9271936

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Chairman HighlightHeroes of Military Medicine 2023 ProgramRetired SGM Mike Swift, US ArmyLeader in referrals, clinical services, Humana MilitaryRetired SGM Mike Swift, US Army serves as a leader in Humana Military’s clinical services division, specializing in referrals. In his 20-year career at Humana Military, he says his motivation to serve the TRICARE East Region is the same as it was as an active duty service member. “I’m still bleeding green and still helping those who are closest to me—the men and women of our military communities across the country,” he says.Enlisting in the Army in 1967, retired SGM Swift served as an Army medic and counselor and trained as a paratrooper. He was deployed to Vietnam twice with the 101st Airborne Division. During his career, he was promoted to the highest enlisted rank in the Army. SGM Swift retired in 2000 and found a job posting with Humana Military, administering the TRICARE program.“I knew TRICARE was one of the most important things in the lives of Army families,” he explains of why he applied for the job.SGM Swift’s experience, passion and leadership are key to Humana Military’s mission and work. He shows his commitment to the military through his daily work and as a company leader who does all he can to help military families. “At Humana Military, we are very serious about supporting the military community,” he says. “We take great pride in carrying out our responsibilities every day.” Mike-Swift-associate-veteran-spotlight-XGAF0425-A.indd 1Mike-Swift-associate-veteran-spotlight-XGAF0425-A.indd 1 4/10/2025 2:45:23 PM4/10/2025 2:45:23 PM

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For TriWest, there is no greater mission. We’ve spent nearly 30 years providing access by building and maintaining strong networks of high-performing medical professionals to care for our nation’s heroes.Connecting Our Nation’s Heroes to Health CareProud Sponsor of the 2025 HJF Heroes of Military Medicine AwardsFisher House Foundation congratulates the 2025 Heroes of Military Medicine Honorees. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to improving the lives and well-being of our nation’s wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and their families. We honor and salute you for your compassionate care and commitment to those who have sacriﬁced so much—our military, veterans, and their loved ones.Fisher House Foundation is a proud sponsor of the  HEROES OF MILITARY MEDICINEYOU HELP MAKE THESE MOMENTS TOGETHER POSSIBLE.

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Download the MyCare OverseasTMbeneciary app now! Visit tricare-overseas.com/beneciary-app for more information.International SOS administers the TRICARE Overseas Program benet tricare-overseas.comInternational SOS Government Services supports government, military, andinternational organizationsinternationalsos.comInternational SOS Congratulates the 2025 Heroes of Military MedicineThank you for your service and commitment to the advancement of military medicine.HMM 2024(2).indd 1HMM 2024(2).indd 1 14/03/2024 19:08:4414/03/2024 19:08:44©JJSI2025As we focus on developing breakthrough treatments and technologies to solve the toughest health challenges, we honor the many other innovators who are helping to shape the future. We are committed to supporting the health of the military-connected community and enabling them to bring their unique experiences and strengths to the world. Congratulations to the Heroes of Military Medicine Awards recipients!Learn more at jnj.comA shared commitment to healthcare innovation1976308_M01R_JAN_HMM_Gala_Ad.indd 11976308_M01R_JAN_HMM_Gala_Ad.indd 1 3/8/24 11:24 AM3/8/24 11:24 AM

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Certified since 2005At the heart of military medicine are professionals who servewith compassion, resilience, and skill, and we are honored tosupport them. Our mission is to deliver exceptionalhealthcare talent so you can focus on what matters most:caring for our Nation’s heroes and their families. Guided by our values, we provide strategic, clinically-ledstaffing solutions built on insight, integrity, and service. Your mission is our purpose, and we proudly stand with theHeroes of Military Medicine.Congratulations to the Honorees of the Heroes of Military Medicine Awards.At WPS, we are proud to serve active military, veterans and their families—because we care about this community. From innovative healthcare solutions to veteran-focused initiatives, we’re behind you 100%.See how we serve government contracts at wpshealthsolutions.com.The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. ©2025 Wisconsin Physicians Setrvice Insurance Corporation. All rights reserved. JO26970 38149-200-2502Honoring those who care for our nation’s heroes.

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We salute the Service members, Veterans, and their families who have sacriced for our nation.Oracle Health and Life Sciences is proud to support the Department of Veterans Aairs, the Department of Defense, and the U.S. Coast Guard as we develop and deploy the future of healthcare together.Copyright © 2025, Oracle and/or its aliates. All rights reserved.041525_Oracle_HMM_Ad_5x4BW.indd 1041525_Oracle_HMM_Ad_5x4BW.indd 1 4/18/25 3:30 PM4/18/25 3:30 PMHeroes of Military Medicine 2023 Program

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Save the Dates2025 Heroes of Military Medicine San Antonio AwardsDate and Time: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 6:00 P.M.Location: Witte Museum 3801 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX 78209For additional information, please contact Bri Dowsey at bdowsey@hjf.org or 240-234-2294.2026 Heroes of Military Medicine AwardsDate and Time: Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:30 P.M.Location: Washington National Cathedral 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, D.C. 20016For additional information, please contact Lily Kamali at lkamali@hjf.org or 240-694-2664.SAVE THE DATE

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The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.6720-A Rockledge Drive, Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20817About the Heroes of Military Medicine 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