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ANCA's voluntary membership consists of Army nurses who are Active Duty, Reserve, or National Guard, whether currently serving, previously served, or retired.

The Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA) is an organization dedicated to the Army Nurse Corps and its officers. We are a voluntary membership organization consisting of Army nurses who are Active Duty, Reserve, or National Guard, whether currently serving, previously served, or retired. All members have voting rights and any member may hold elective office in accordance with established criteria. A

ll members are welcome to serve in other volunteer capacities and on the various committees of the organization. All are encouraged to support fellow officers. In 1976, a group of retired Army Nurse Corps officers met in San Antonio and expressed a desire to continue the camaraderie and close ties of Army nurses and establish a means of communication by, for, and about Army nurses. The Retired Army Nurse Corps Association (RANCA) was officially formed in 1977. In 2000, the organization's bylaws were amended to incorporate all active ANC components in addition to retired as eligible for membership, and the name was changed to the Army Nurse Corps Association to reflect that change in composition. ANCA is a 501(c)19 nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Texas.

09/02/2026

Calling all current and former Army Nurses!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The 50th Anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps Association is quickly approaching! Rooms are becoming scarce. Attend and reconnect with old colleagues and make new connections. ANCA is here for you!

Click on the link below to find out about all things ANCA Convention and REGISTER Today!!!

Https://e-anca.org

09/01/2026

Does anyone know this nurse??🇺🇸

I’m trying to find a nurse who saved my life in Vietnam. 2LT Linda Salmon was assigned to the 8th field hospital in Nha Trang, September 1969. I want to say “thank you”
Contact information is below.

Chaplain Lee Thompson COL(R) USAF
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 410 979-9902

08/27/2026

Join us to celebrate 50 years of ANCA!!!🥳
Highlighting one of our fabulous presenters at our upcoming ANCA Convention in October REGISTER Today!!!

Https://e-anca.org

Karen Ruedisueli, BBA
Presentation Title: Legislation and Policy Impacts on Military Health System Beneficiaries

Karen Ruedisueli is MOAA’s director of government relations for health affairs and serves as co-chair of The Military Coalition’s Health Care Committee. Karen has spent twelve years advocating for families of the uniformed services with a focus on TRICARE and the military health system (MHS). She has testified before Congress and built relationships with Pentagon leadership to advance solutions to beneficiary challenges in the MHS and ensure transparency and accountability in policy implementation. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Karen worked in marketing/market research before becoming an Army spouse. She served as a Family Readiness Group leader and volunteered with Blue Star Families, leading the development and analysis of their first Military Family Lifestyle Survey. Karen and her husband, MAJ G Kurt Ruedisueli (USA, Ret), currently reside in the Washington D.C. metro area with their two children.

08/17/2026

Join us in October as we celebrate 50 years of ANCA!!!🇺🇸 See the below link to access all things ANCA Convention!!

Https://e-anca.org

Highlighting just one of our outstanding speakers for this year’s Convention
Presentation Title: “We Will Not Be Home By Christmas” Soldiers and Marines at Christmas, WWI, WWII, and the Korean War.
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Beasley is a sixth-generation U.S. Army officer, Iraq War veteran, and author of We Will Not Be Home By Christmas, What I Learned at the ‘Zoo, and What I Learned at Bastogne. He served for thirty-one years in the Army, with assignments throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. During his career, he commanded at both the company and battalion levels as a Medical Service Corps Officer and was also Nurse Corps qualified. He is a trauma and emergency registered nurse and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, the U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Beasley is a member of the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps Regiment, an honorary member of Queen Elizabeth II’s Royal Medical Corps, and belongs to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He is the father of four children and lives with his family in Gluckstadt, Mississippi

08/12/2026

Have you registered for the upcoming ANCA Convention?!?!

The deadline to reserve rooms at the ANCA block room rate is fast approaching! A percentage of rooms will be released back to the hotel after Sunday 16 August.
So if you plan on joining us the time to make your room reservation is NOW!!

All information on the Convention to include hotel reservation information can be found at the below link.

Https://e-anca.org

08/10/2026

Team ANCA!!!

You will again have an opportunity to purchase ANCA "merch" at the convention! The ANCA Store will be selling 125th ANC Anniversary Celebration items including lithographs, Fuchsia Ornaments, and coins. We will also have ANCA luggage tags, Army Nurse Corps License Plate Frames, the 2026 edition of Highlights in the History of the Army Nurse Corps plus many other items from the inventory!

We are transitioning from selling ANCA clothing in our Convention Store to partnering with Custom Creations by Carlson, to feature ANCA and ANC memorabilia on-line. This vendor sold the memorabilia and clothing for 125th ANC Anniversary.

We hope you will purchase and wear your ANCA 50th Anniversary Convention memorabilia at the convention in October.
The site is now OPEN!!!- Military Gifts — Custom Creations by Carlson LLC

Go to our auction page on BetterWorld, 2026 Virtual Auction — Army Nurse Corps Association | BetterWorld to see, donate, and bid on treasured items. Photographer and ANCA member, Iris West has shared a beautiful selection of canvas prints featuring the beautiful northwest. Jane Rutledge, wine ambassador extraordinaire, has secured multiple certificates for Wine Tasting in California and Texas. Visit the book section for your next great read. ***Note ... one author donated a signed copy of his first-person account of 9/11 at the Pentagon.

Donations are welcome and appreciated. If you have questions or want assistance with making a donation, email us at [email protected].

See the links below to shop for merch and place your bids for the auction!

https://www.customcreationsbycarlson.com/military-gifts?category=Army+Nurse+Corps

https://anca.betterworld.org/auctions/2026-virtual-auction

08/06/2026

Come join us in October at the ANCA Convention celebrating 🥳 50 years of service and support to Army Nursing!🇺🇸
REGISTER Now!!!

Https://e-anca.org

See below highlight of just one of our dynamic speakers who will presenting during the convention.

Mollie Christiansen, (MAJ, AN), MHA/MBA, NE-BC

Presentation Title: Understanding Burnout among Military Nurses: A Review of the Literature, Theory, and Preliminary Study Results.

MAJ Mollie Christiansen is an active-duty Army nurse currently stationed in Aurora, CO. She completed her BSN from Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT in 2009, and was commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps as a direct accession in January 2010. MAJ Christiansen has served in various roles within the Military Health System including CNOIC, Executive Officer, Chief of Operations, and Deputy Commander for Administration. She completed a dual MHA/MBA at Army-Baylor in 2019. MAJ Christiansen is currently pursuing her PhD in Nursing in the health care systems track, as well as a graduate certificate in Veteran and Military Healthcare, at the University of Colorado College of Nursing.

07/22/2026

Highlighting one of our excellent presenters at our upcoming ANCA Convention!
Join us in October as we celebrate 50 years of service and support for Army Nursing!! See the below link to find out all things ANCA and REGISTER for the Convention TODAY!!!

Https://e-anca.org

Click on the ANCA Convention tab.

Randall Schaefer, (LTC, Ret AN), DNP, RN, CEN
Presentation Title: Prehospital Blood: How Far We Have Come and How Far We Have To Go

LTC (Ret) Randall Schaefer served 20 years as an Emergency/Trauma Nurse in operational units and fixed facilities in clinical and staff officer roles, deploying three times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. From 2017 until 2021, she worked at the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC), developing, and implementing the country's first multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary Regional Whole Blood Program, comprising 18 ground EMS agencies, ten helicopter EMS bases, and numerous hospitals throughout South Texas. She presented at over a two dozen national and international conferences, including EMS World, the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA), and the Military Health Systems Research Symposium (MHSRS). She is the lead author or co-author of ten publications regarding prehospital blood or low titer O-positive whole blood (LTOWB). She is the CEO of Schaefer Consulting, LLC. She is the President of the Prehospital Blood Transfusion Coalition and served on the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB) Prehospital Standards Committee. Her area of focus is taking her clinical and operational experiences to help improve patient outcomes and make life a little easier for the clinical staff still at the bedside. She lives in New Braunfels with her husband, CW4 (Ret) Chris Schaefer, their twin boys, chickens and dogs.

07/09/2026

The ANCA store is OPEN!!!
Get your AN and ANCA swag and show your Corps pride!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

While you’re at it REGISTER for the ANCA Convention in October! We look forward to seeing you there in all your AN and ANCA gear!!

Https://e-anca.org

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07/04/2026

Happy Independence Day!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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