As Exercise Global Medic, the medical component of Operation Mojave Falcon 25, kicks off, the 934th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment highlights its vital role in providing rapid, life-saving care in austere environments while supporting the U.S. Army’s readiness and modernization of battlefield medicine.

Hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in 2006 while on his third combat tour in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Col. Kenneth Dwyer said, “I am only here today because of the dedication, excellence, and commitment of practitioners of military medicine, and especially, nurses.” The commander of the leader training brigade at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Dwyer ...

After 14 years in the U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Staff Sgt. Justin Callison learned many things, not the least of which is setting the example. “You always want to be there, motivate the troops you lead, and set a positive outlook. The troops see you doing it, whatever it is,” said Callison.

The Military Health System Communications and Public Affairs Division announced on June 4, 2025, the winner of the 2024 Kevin M. Dwyer Memorial Media Relations Awards.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s refractive surgery center provides care to enhance the operational readiness of active duty service members.

The Department of Defense is dedicated to safeguard the brain health of service members, with all branches implementing prevention strategies and assessments to mitigate the impact of blast overpressure. Ongoing research, particularly regarding potential thresholds for acute and chronic low-level BOP exposure, aims to enhance operator effectiveness ...

Navy Medicine announced nurses from Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune were awarded the MHS Nursing Leadership Excellence Award in all three military categories at the 2025 Military Health System Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. Awardees included U.S. Navy Cmdr. Reginald Middlebrooks as Senior Officer, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Alainna Crotty as Midgrade ...

Behind the scenes, healthcare technology management professionals are a small, yet mighty force and represent the glue that binds the medical continuum of care together throughout the Department of Defense.

Members of the Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa Surgeon Cell conducted a battlefield circulation visit to Cooperative Security Location, Kismayo, to provide members with physical therapy care, along with other medical resources, May 19-24.

Uniformed Services University graduates continue a tradition of service, with many hooded by alumni relatives, underscoring the deep-rooted commitment to military health care.

The Defense Health Agency’s Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office recently completed its support of the ongoing Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, or DEFENDER, exercise at Vepriai Rocket Base in Lithuania, May 19, 2025.

U.S. Navy Capt. Benjamin Quartey, a colorectal surgeon assigned to Casualty Receiving Treatment Ship Seven, provides life-changing care to patients while supporting Navy Medicine’s global mission. Quartey plays a dual role in both hospital care and operational readiness: At NMRTC, Quartey works in the Division of Colorectal Surgery. When deployed, ...

The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30.

Good mental health is crucial for the well-being and readiness of our military force. My Military Health—the Defense Health Agency’s new care model—is changing how service members get mental health care by making the experience more convenient and user-friendly.

Military medical professionals from various nations gathered for the annual European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference, May 20-23, 2025, to discuss a range of topics revolving around improving the medical profession within the military across different forces.