From improved hand-to-eye coordination, enhanced manual dexterity, increased range of motion, and more, Navy Medical Service Corps officers and civil service occupational therapists provide crucial support at military treatment facilities like Naval Hospital Bremerton.

U.S. Army Pfc. Raven Newman, a radiology specialist at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, was recently recognized for her attentive and compassionate care of a patient in February.

More than 40 U.S. airmen and Air National Guardsmen participated in Operation Vapor Trails, a recurring medical readiness exercise centered on aeromedical evacuation, March 28, 2025.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Neal, 42nd Medical Group physical medicine technician, supports the Human Performance Flight by delivering targeted physical therapy services to Airmen.

For a quarter of a century, the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center’s Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program and Research Center has stood at the forefront of enhancing vision and optimizing the operational effectiveness of active duty military service members. As one of 26 centers under the Department of Defense, the center has enabled ...

Four soldiers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense and U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases earned the prestigious Expert Field Medical Badge following a grueling five-day competition earlier this month at Fort Walker, Virginia that tested their combat skills as well as their ability to deliver ...

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Damelah Fluker, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was meritoriously advanced in rank while serving aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The Military Health System received high accolades at the 2024 Defense Media Merit Awards, winning 23 awards for outstanding communications products featuring remembrance and readiness.

U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay earned national recognition from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses after eliminating surgical smoke from its operating room—one of only 14 military hospitals and clinics to achieve the “Go Clear” Award.

Researchers from Uniformed Services University and Johns Hopkins University have developed two portable devices to improve the treatment of brain hemorrhage in remote environments, potentially saving lives on the battlefield and beyond.

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research – Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences performed comprehensive infectious disease surveillance throughout the Cobra Gold—the largest and longest running military exercise in the Indo-Pacific. The training provided enhanced medical readiness, fostering multilateral cooperative engagements and ...

Uniformed Services University's five-year INVICTA study examines the subtle, yet significant effects of low-level blast overpressure exposure on service members’ neurological functions, including memory, gait, sensory processing, and brain health.

U.S. Air Force Capt. (Dr.) William Hoffman, a neurologist and aeromedical researcher with the 59th Medical Wing, is addressing widespread health care avoidance among military aviators through data-driven research and policy advocacy.

In a dark room, the crackle of simulated gunfire and distant explosions filled the air as airmen worked methodically to treat simulated wounds on mannequins. Doctors, physician assistants and independent duty medical technicians, embedded within Special Operations units across the Air Force Special Operations Command enterprise, trained for potential ...

Animal care personnel from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases are taking advantage of a unique partnership with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The collaboration helps them obtain professional ...