FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (December 2, 2017)-- U.S. Surgeon

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (December 2, 2017)--
U.S. Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams serves as the guest speaker for the National Capital Region's Holiday Ball hosted by the Belvoir Hospital December 2, 2017. Held at the Fort Belvoir Officer's Club, the event drew attendees from throughout the region as a show of teamwork, camaraderie and partnership.
The Defense Health Agency's National Capital Region (NCR) Medical Directorate was established to exercise authority, direction, and control over the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, and their subordinate clinics (DiLorenzo Pentagon Health Clinic, Tri-Service Dental Clinic, Family Health Center Fairfax, and Family Health Center Dumfries) and the Joint Pathology Center (JPC).
The Director of the NCR Medical Directorate exercises enhanced Multi-Service Market (eMSM) authorities over these facilities and Naval Health Clinic Quantico and its subordinate Washington Navy Yard Branch Health Clinic; Naval Health Clinic Annapolis, Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center and its subordinate Andrew Rader Army Health Clinic and Fort McNair Army Health Clinic; and Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic and Surgery Center (779th Medical Group), and its subordinate Pentagon Flight Clinic; and Bolling Clinic (579th Medical Group). All of these Service and Joint MTFs together with the JPC comprise the NCR Market. This Market is the Military Health Systems (MHS) largest Market.
(Department of Defense photos by Reese Brown)