Nearly two decades after they were evacuated from combat with life-threatening injuries, two Marine Corps veterans returned to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center July 29–not as critically-wounded patients, but as survivors.

Six military medicine personnel received the Medal of Honor for their lifesaving actions during World War I. Beginning July 28, 1914, the war defined modern military medicine, fueled by the medical heroes on the front lines.

In a historic medical first, a multi-service, multinational team of American and Canadian military medical professionals successfully bypassed decades of administrative red tape to deliver seamless, life-saving trauma care afloat. Operating aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex during Exercise Rim of the Pacific, this newly forged ...

To ensure the safety of future space explorers, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing is seeking active duty military volunteers for a collaborative study with NASA to evaluate the impact forces astronauts could experience while standing during a lunar landing.

When environmental conditions forced the closure of a medical treatment site during Operation Bold Eagle, personnel from the 7416th Troop Medical Clinic in Lubbock, Texas — a subordinate unit of Army Reserve Medical Command headquartered in Pinellas Park, Florida — quickly shifted from a traditional aid station model to a mobile approach that brought ...

Eight new Army dentists graduated from the Advanced Education in General Dentistry 1-Year Program July 15, 2026, at Fort Carson, Colo.

What began as a routine presence patrol on July 19, 2026, quickly transformed into a life-saving intervention when U.S. Army Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard, Joint Task Force–District of Columbia (JTF-DC) assisted a person experiencing a mental health crisis.

The Air Force has officially launched myBodyComp, the service's official application for recording waist-to-height ratio measurements. While myFitness remains the system of record for physical fitness and readiness assessment scores, myBodyComp serves as the official tool for logging weight-to-height ratio.

When lives are on the line in a contested environment, the window between point-of-injury care and strategic airlift is critical. For Airmen of the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron, mastering that window was the primary mission during Patriot Medic 2026.

U.S. Army Pacific and Quang Tri Province concluded Pacific Friendship on July 6, following more than two weeks of combined medical, disaster management, engineering, and community outreach engagements conducted alongside the U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2026.

For pre-med students on civilian campuses, navigating the path to military medicine can be complex. The Uniformed Services University and the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program each offer outstanding opportunities to pursue a career in military medicine, and together they provide complementary pathways for future military physicians.

Stories of Korean War military medical heroes and their brave actions show the courage, perseverance, and dedication of military medical heroes saving the lives of warfighters.

A United States Navy nurse at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune is being honored for her research and process improvement efforts in pediatric trauma care.

The Army surgeon general delivered the keynote address for the event, which offered continuing education in military medicine and mental health.

As the Ebola outbreak continues to challenge public health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo, medical experts from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing are posturing to provide critical pre-deployment training for U.S. Public Health Service personnel deploying in support of Operation United Assistance 2.