MEDDAC-Bavaria

23/09/2025

🔦 SPOTLIGHT
DENTAC Bavaria successfully conducted its quarterly Commander's Call on 19 September 2025 in Ansbach!

The event, designed to foster unit cohesion across four installations, commenced with a company run and featured informative briefings on DHA specialty updates. The agenda included recognition of Soldiers and Civilian employees for outstanding achievements, welcoming new personnel, and reinforcing the organization's mission and vision.

Photo Credit: SGT Andres, Ashley

18/09/2025

: Call quality and call drop challenges have been resolved for inbound and outbound calls across DHA Europe, reported on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 1800 CET.

MEDDAC Bavaria is experiencing an ongoing issue affecting inbound commercial calls (landline/mobile) to our appointment lines, reported on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 10:28 CET.

Callers may experience difficulty hearing call agents, low call quality, or dropped calls; however, this issue does NOT impact MHS GENESIS, on-net calling (590-###x to 590-###x), off-net DSN (590-###x to 569-###x), or outbound 99-dialing (commercial).

Bavaria Information Management Division is working with subject matter experts to resolve this issue across all MEDDAC Bavaria sites, and we will provide updates as they become available. We appreciate your patience.

U.S. Army Health Clinic Stuttgart U.S. Army Health Clinic Hohenfels U.S. Army Health Clinic Grafenwoehr U.S. Army Health Clinic Vilseck U.S. Army Health Clinic Ansbach

11/09/2025

Rose Barracks is currently experiencing a power outage. The Directorate of Public Works (DPW) is assessing the situation and actively working to restore power.

Due to the outage, the Call Center is temporarily closed. Additionally, several military health and dental treatment facilities are experiencing technical difficulties that are impacting service delivery.

We appreciate your understanding and patience as we work to resolve this matter.

U.S. Army Health Clinic Hohenfels U.S. Army Health Clinic Grafenwoehr U.S. Army Health Clinic Vilseck U.S. Army Health Clinic Ansbach U.S. Army Health Clinic Stuttgart

: Power has been restored to Rose Barracks.

If you continue to have issues with power in government facilities (including barracks) after power is restored, place a work order through the ArMA website at https://maintenance.army.mil/.
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: Directorate of Emergency Services, Military Police have moved their desk operations to Bldg. 506 on Tower Barracks.
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: Due to the current power outage, the Rose Barracks Child Development Center, School Age Center, and Teen Center will close early. The phonelines are also currently down at each of these facilities. We ask that parents/caregivers come pick up their children early today, Sept. 11.

We will provide you with updates once the power has been restored.

USAG Bavaria Family and MWR AFN Bavaria
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: There is currently a power outage on Rose Barracks. DPW is currently assessing the situation and working to resolve the issue.

09/09/2025

On Friday, September 5, in Grafenwoehr, Germany, U.S. Army Medical Department Activity Bavaria held its change of command ceremony. The unit said a heartfelt goodbye to U.S. Army Col. Zack Solomon, and extended a warm welcome to the incoming commander, U.S. Army Col. Colin Frament. The ceremony was presided over by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Roger Giraud, Commander of Medical Readiness Command, Europe, and Director of Defense Health Network Europe.
Col. Solomon’s leadership has been a true inspiration. His professionalism and unwavering commitment to his Soldiers, Civilian staff, and beneficiaries have left a profound and lasting impact on everyone he has led. We are so grateful for his service and the legacy he leaves behind.
As we bid farewell to a great leader, we look forward to seeing the new heights COL Frament will guide the command to and are confident in his ability to lead us with the same professionalism and dedication that has defined this organization's success.

Medical Readiness Command, Europe U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria U.S. Army Health Clinic Grafenwoehr U.S. Army Health Clinic Vilseck U.S. Army Health Clinic Ansbach U.S. Army Health Clinic Hohenfels U.S. Army Health Clinic Stuttgart

05/09/2025

Today, MEDDAC Bavaria hosted a Change of Command ceremony in which Colonel Zack T. Solomon formally relinquished command to Colonel Colin T. Frament. The ceremony was presided over by Brigadier General Roger S. Giraud, Commanding General of Medical Readiness Command, Europe.

21/05/2025

On 20 May 2025, COL Solomon congratulated the Cadets of Vilseck High School’s 18th JROTC "Falcon" Battalion on the completion of their 1st Responder Training and presented the students with Certificates of Achievement for successfully completing the culminating event covering comprehensive first responder medical training from April 30th to May 1st, 2025.

Congratulations to all!

DODEA Vilseck High School

24/04/2025

Great work by U.S. Army Health Clinic Hohenfels

17/04/2025

Over April 7–10, MEDDAC Bavaria Soldiers supported the U.S. Air Force 7th Combat Weather Squadron’s first annual field training exercise across the Grafenwoehr Training Area.

Army medics provided medical coverage, range safety, and instruction during key events including live-fire, TCCC and CBRN training, land navigation, and squad maneuvers.

On April 8, three NCOs from MEDDAC Bavaria led the TCCC–All Service Members course, training 33 Airmen from Germany and Italy in lifesaving combat medical skills, enhancing overall medical readiness.

This joint effort strengthened interoperability and built lasting partnerships across services.

16/04/2025

🩺 From March 31 to April 4, senior leaders from MEDDAC Bavaria supported 7th ATC/CAT-C as guest instructors during the first-ever Delayed Evacuation Casualty Management (DECM) course.

Over five days, 16 medical personnel Soldiers completed 640 hours of training, covering 81 critical medical tasks across 16 lesson plans. The course combined classroom and hands-on instruction focused on preventing the lethal triad of coagulopathy, acidosis, and hypothermia.

DECM enhances medical readiness by challenging medics to think beyond TCCC and integrate nursing care to improve long-term outcomes and increase survivability in prolonged field care scenarios.

EDIT: This post has been updated to remove a medical training photo not suitable for all audiences. We apologize for any concern this may have caused.

09/04/2025

Junior officers and NCOs from across MEDDAC Bavaria came together for a leadership seminar focused on developing purpose-driven, compassionate leaders at every level. Brig. Gen. Roger S. Giraud and Command Sgt. Maj. Kalani Kalili shared insights on the mindset of effective leadership, career development, and what it means to lead with strength and trust.

The event highlighted the vital role Army Medicine plays in supporting the force—and the responsibility each leader carries in shaping resilient, mission-ready teams.

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/494820/developing-junior-leaders-across-meddac-bavaria

25/03/2025

21/03/2025

Go Team Bravo!