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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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March 20, 2026

Airmen, Marines simulate austere medical operations

U.S. Navy Lt. Michael Fisher, general surgeon, right, and Lt. Commander Mat Bowers, orthopedic surgeon, both assigned to the 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, simulates treating abdominal injury during a U.S. Air Force led operational exercise Beverley Midnight 26

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Medical Group and U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, simulated an Expeditionary Medical Support System facility during a USAF-led exercise Beverly Midnight 26 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 12, 2026.

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March 20, 2026

Branch Health Clinic Everett namesake remembered

A display for Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class David R. Ray

The Congressional Medal of Honor recipient (posthumously) and namesake of Branch Health Clinic Everett was killed in action, March 19, 1969, at Phu Loc 6 near An Hoa in Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam.

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March 19, 2026

Air Force Research Laboratory, University of Cincinnati Health unveil $10M Military Trauma Training Facility to bolster medical readiness

From left: Brig. Gen. Robert Bogart, commander of the 711th Human Performance Wing; Chief Master Sgt. James Woods, medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, Office of the Surgeon General; Brad Wenstrup, former U.S. Rep. of Ohio; Col. Valerie Sams, director of the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Cincinnati, U.S. Air Force, and trauma surgeon at University of Cincinnati (UC) Medical Center; Dr. Greg Postel, dean of the UC College of Medicine; and Cory Shaw, president and CEO of UC Health, cut the ribbon

In a significant move to enhance the readiness of military medical personnel, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing and the University of Cincinnati Health celebrated the grand opening of the expanded Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills Cincinnati DARRIO Simulation Center on March 11, 2026. The new 30,000 ...

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March 19, 2026

Fit to fight, fit to finish: 18-time marathoner models Air Force readiness

Senior Master Sgt. Tiffany Hallmark running

The sound of pounding feet on asphalt synchronized to Senior Master Sgt. Tiffany Hallmark’s heartbeat as she crossed the mile 20 mark. Doused in sweat, stomach involuntarily empty since mile 7 - Hallmark anguished through the final 6.2 miles toward the finish line. But after 18 marathons, she knew well the feeling of triumph would follow this pain.

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March 19, 2026

Defense Health Network Indo-Pacific wraps up successful Patient Safety Awareness Week

Pictured here from the Medical Affairs team, (from left to right) front row: Ke’ala Kiakona, credentialing and privileging lead; Amy Brender, patient safety lead; and Suny Crete, accreditation and compliance lead. Back row: Jennifer Whitton, healthcare risk management lead; Seema Singh, epidemiologist and lead infection preventionist; Dr. John Reardon, quality management; and Dr. Megan Kloetzel, deputy assistant director for clinical quality management.

Members of Defense Health Network Indo-Pacific conducted a week-long schedule of education and fun to promote patient safety March 8 to 13. Patient Safety Awareness week is recognized by military and civilian hospitals nationally every year in March to promote patient safety and recognize healthcare professionals, non-clinical staff, patients and ...

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March 19, 2026

Wellness and readiness align with Naval Hospital Bremerton 2026 crews into shape

Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Crews into Shape Challenge [for March] has Branch Health Clinic Everett’s Specialty Clinic team, Clinically Crushing It, continuing to hold on to their first place lead with 55 points, closely followed by Industrial Hygiene’s InHalation team pushed in second place with 53 points, with Health Promotion’s Cirque Du Sore Legs in third place with 52 points.

As Naval Hospital Bremerton reaches the halfway point in the 2026 Crews Into Shape Challenge, 11 teams and nearly 100 active duty, civil service staff and supporting family members continue their commitment to building healthier habits through daily physical activity, nutrition tracking and team-based motivation.

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March 18, 2026

Nutrition for the mission: Perform like a CHAMP

Nutrition for the mission: Perform like a CHAMP

Eating a nutritious, healthy performance-based diet can keep a service members’ physical performance and mental well-being in top shape,  ensuring mission readiness.  Staying hydrated with water also helps you stay focused and at your peak of performance.

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March 18, 2026

Future military doctors learn that food Is part of the prescription

Chef Robert Irvine engages with smiling medical students at the Uniformed Services University while demonstrating healthy cooking and food preparation

At the Uniformed Services University, military medicine is evolving to treat food as a critical component of operational readiness and clinical care. Through a comprehensive Medical Nutrition Curriculum, the university is equipping future military physicians to support warfighter health, performance, and readiness across all four years of medical ...

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March 18, 2026

Twentynine Palms Sailors earn spirometry certification to safeguard respiratory health

Dr. Geoffrey S. Jacoby, an occupational medicine physician from Branch Health Clinic Port Hueneme, instructs Sailors during a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-certified spirometry training course

Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms completed National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-certified spirometry training on Feb. 26, expanding the command’s ability to detect occupational lung disease early and protect the respiratory health of service members and civilian personnel.

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