U.S. Army Col. Ryan Bible never saw himself being a Department of Defense health care and training leader—just as he didn’t predict much of his military career.

Injuries are the leading reason for military medical visits each year. Department of Defense active duty service members require medical treatment for injuries almost 5 million times each year (for around 1.5 million individual injuries). Injuries cost millions of lost duty and training days, and billions of dollars each year.

Eglin Air Force Base’s 96th Medical Group once again claimed the top spot at the 15th annual Medic Rodeo. The goal of the rodeo is to provide several days of challenging training scenarios intended to give U.S. Air Force medics tactical-combat casualty-care training.

While out on a hike with her daughter, Robin Campbell, a military spouse, experienced what she calls her “aha moment.” “I was struggling, and my daughter looked down at me with such pity in her eyes.” Campbell then vowed to get healthy.

U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka hosted a nursing student exchange with Yokohama City University at U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Aug 7th to strengthen medical partnerships with their host nation counterparts.

Recently, staff at Weed Army Community Hospital were introduced to one of the most advanced and realistic medical training tools available: the Cut Suit.

This one-day virtual course featuring six presentations draws on military and civilian experts from academia, government, and clinical care settings to address professional practice gaps among a wide range of healthcare professions. The presentations focus on clinical best practices, interprofessional learning, and military readiness. Participants ...

The U.S. Navy conducted the first ever technical test of an Expeditionary Medical Unit aboard the expeditionary fast transport USNS Cody at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, July 15-26.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's top priority is caring for service members and their families.

The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, Department of Training and Doctrine, is excited to announce the launch of a microlearning series designed to educate and engage audiences on military medicine, doctrine, and operations through short, animated videos. These one-minute videos will be released exclusively on Facebook and Instagram, offering ...

U.S. service members from more than 50 units across the country are in Montana for Blackfeet Tribal Health - Operation Walking Shield, an Innovative Readiness Training medical mission.

Walking into an empty medical clinic and getting it up and running in under three hours is no easy task, but a group of soldiers—primarily from the Wisconsin National Guard’s 135th Medical Company—were up to the task during a training rotation with the 32nd “Red Arrow” Infantry Brigade Combat Team at the Joint Readiness Training Center.

Soldiers from U.S. Army Health Clinic in Ansbach, Germany, participated in a valuable and realistic joint training exercise with the Bundeswehr's Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 "TAUBERFRANKEN” and German firefighters during a medical emergency response exercise in Niederstetten, Germany, June 20.

Beneath the waves, where steel behemoths patrol in near-total isolation, submarine health is critical. The health of the crew is paramount, but unlike a surface ship, even minor emergencies cannot lead to medical evacuation.

Underdogs require resilience, perseverance, and grit. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Ryan Pribhdas, flight and operational medical technician with 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, has proven to have all of that and more on his journey to the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning program.