| Army Nurses Serving In Afganistan ARMY NURSES Maj. Michael Sadler, RN, and Capt. Brad West, RN, CRNA, recently returned home from six months with the Army’s 250th Forward Surgical Team (FST) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Sadler was the chief nurse, and West the chief nurse anesthetist. The 250th was one of only two FSTs in Afghanistan treating US forces as well as allied Afghan soldiers and injured Al Quada and Taliban fighters. The second team is the 274th FST at Bagram. The 250th went into Afghanistan in December after first spending time in another Gulf Coast country. It is part of the 62nd Medical Brigade at Ft. Lewis, WA. Members of the team received the Combat Medical Badge for their performance while under enemy fire. ——————– MilitaryConnection.com thanks you for your patronage. This web site is a portal of all things military, and we are quickly becoming the “go to” web site for all things military. We are constantly adding resources, content and features to benefit our audience. Our web site and all of the resources are free to users, and there is something for everyone. Additionally, we feature nursing articles like this to keep you informed. If you belong to a group or organization, we will post your press releases, special events, newsletters, professional conferences and seminars, reunions, job fairs, and videos to help spread the word. One of the areas of our focus is connecting candidates from the military community with outstanding government and civilian employers. We know that candidates from the military community across the board have a work ethic second to none. They make highly valued employees. MilitaryConnection.com has a multitude of employment resources including a Directory of over 30,000 employers, Job Tips, Columns, our new and improved Job Board, Virtual Job Fair and much more. We understand the importance of education. Please check out our new Education section, featuring the most up to date information on the new GI Bill, Education Articles, Education Benefits, and the Scholarship Directory featuring thousands of scholarships. When the next tour is back home, it’s on MilitaryConnection.com. |