Noteworthies with a Local Link

The chief of staff, Army announced the assignment of Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Tempel Jr., commanding general, Western Regional Medical Command; market manager, Puget Sound Enhanced Multi-Service Market; and chief, U.S. Army Dental Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to commanding general, Regional Health Command, Central – Provisional; market manager, San Antonio Health System; and chief, U.S. Army Dental Corps, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

AUSA Tacoma Subchapter Hosts Fun-raiser

AUSA's Capt. Meriwether Lewis Chapter's Tacoma Subchapter supports the Warrior Transition Battalion, Western Region Medical Command, and Madigan Army Medical Center. As such, the Tacoma Subchapter is hosting the second annual auction & beer and wine tasting on November 12, 2014 beginning at 5:30pm at the Red Lion in Tacoma.  The auction is the subchapter’s premiere fundraising opportunity and we need your help.  

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Pentagon Sets Up Multiservice Healthcare

Brig. Gen. John Cho, CG, Western Regional Medical Command briefed the Chamber’s Military Affairs Committee at a recent Military Affairs Forum about the state and direction of military medicine in our community.

He said the Pentagon recently inaugurated the Defense Health Agency, followed by the designation of six multiservice healthcare markets in separate regions.  The Western Regional Medical Command has responsibility for an “enhanced Puget Sound multiservice market” that includes Army, Air Force and Navy.  BG Cho commands Army medicine at hospitals in 20 states, of which Madigan Army Medical Center is the largest.

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Tacoma AUSA Hosts BG Cho

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MAF Features BG Cho & Special Award

Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber’s

Military Affairs Committee

Presents

35^th John Anderson Military Citizen of the Year

Sponsored by America’s Credit Union

The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber’s Military Affairs Committee will present the 35^th annual John Anderson Military Citizen for 2013.

Keynote Speaker:  "A collaborative approach to changing the landscape of Military Medicine in the Puget Sound area."

Brig. Gen. John M. Cho

Commanding General of the U.S. Army’s Western Regional Medical Command and the Senior Market Executive for the Puget Sound Enhanced Multi-Service Market.

Date:  Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Time:  7:30 – 9:00 a.m.

Place:  Best Western Plus Tacoma Dome Hotel
            2611 East E Street
Tacoma, WA 98421

Price:  $15 with RSVP

Register:  Online

Information:  Gary Brackett or 253-682-1720

The Anderson Military Citizen of the Year award is presented to an exemplary recipient who has demonstrated the contributions that active-duty persons make to our community. 

About John H. Anderson

John H. Anderson served as Tacoma’s mayor in the early to mid 1950s. He was also a past Chair of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Board of Directors, as well as a successful local businessman.   

Noteworthies with a Local Link

The chief of staff, Army announced the following general officer assignments:

Maj. Gen. Richard W. Thomas, commanding general, Western Regional Medical Command, Tacoma, Wash., to director, health operations, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Va.

Brig. Gen. John M. Cho, deputy commanding general (Support), U.S. Army Medical Command, Falls Church, Va., to commanding general, Western Regional Medical Command, Tacoma, Wash.