21st Biennial Meeting

The 2024 AMSCA meeting in Tacoma WA, was a great success! 

Members enjoyed the "Mountain Being Out"...

a Tacoma expression when Mount Rainier is showing off her beauty!

Highlights of the Meeting

Monday, 24 June 2024:

AMSCA Board Meeting: Current, New and Honorary Board members

Location: McChord Library 851 Lincoln Blvd SW, Joint Base Lewis-McChord

General Membership Welcome Reception

Location: Incline Cider House, Tacoma (Across the street from Conference hotel)

Tuesday, 25 June 2024:  General Membership Meeting:

BG Teyhen addressing general membership meeting.

Group photo of attendees, includes BG Teyhen and XO (in uniforms).

Location: American Lake Conference Center, 8085 NCO Beach Rd, JBLM, Tacoma

Tour #1: 17th Field Artillery Brigade Thunderbolt Performance Center, a centralized training center for the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) team made up of OTs, PTs, RDs, technicians, athletic trainers, and strength and conditioning coaches focusing on optimizing health and performance of the Soldiers of their unit. This readiness system combines all aspects of physical and non-physical human performance optimization under a single structure to enable commanders to improve Soldier health and fitness. For more information: https://www.army.mil/article/255691/h2f_launches_thunderbolt_performance_center

Pictured above:  Brian Hatler (65B) reviewing highlights of the H2F Program before the tour

Tour #2: the Intrepid Spirit Center, specializing in the treatment of service members with traumatic brain injuries and related conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain. Including traditional forms of care such as primary care, behavioral health and neurology, the center offers acupuncture, chiropractic care, mindfulness-based practice and yoga. For more information, visit https://madigan.tricare.mil/Clinics/Intrepid-Spirit-Center

Pictured above: Ms. Melissa Belle, Family Nurse Practitioner/LIP Supervisor providing overview of ISC before the tour

Evening Mixer with SP Active Duty: Heidelberg Brewing Building

Location: 7 Seas Brewery (https://www.7seasbrewing.com/tacoma/), 2101 Jefferson Ave

Wednesday, 26 June 2024:

Museum of Glass AMSCA Tour (https://www.museumofglass.org/) Group photo featuring  One of the AMSCA tour groups in front of  "The Salmon School" sculpture of suspended mass of salmon-like forms, hand blown from molten glass.

Awards Banquet:  Washington State Historical Museum

Entertainment by Boomer Brass, 5 piece group lead by 65B Nancy Henderson (second from the right)

Congratulations to the 2024 AMSCA Colonel Emma E. Vogel Award Recipient:

Vicky Thomas (65C), pictured with Andrea Crunkhorn on left

Golf Tournament Awards: Pictured participants above: (left to right) David Greathouse, Rebecca Hooper, Andrea Crunkhorn, Ross Crunkhorn, Dick Schreck and Mary Carstensen

Guest Speaker, COL Robert Heath (65D), 62nd Medical Brigade Commander

Hope to see you in 2026!

Watch for the location announcement in the upcoming months.