After being struck by a car, Madisyn Cardenas had a torn aorta, broken hip, pinky finger, pelvis, and clavicle; lacerated tongue; separated abdomen; kidney lacerations; colon tear; brain hematoma; and multiple cuts, bruises, and puncture wounds. “The scariest of all was a tear in my aorta that went undetected until my arrival at Brooke Army Medical ...

Soldiers assigned to the United States Army Air Ambulance Detachment- Yakima, 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, performed an aeromedical evacuation of a civilian near Navaho Peak, Washington, on Jun. 24.

One month after Typhoon Mawar lashed the U.S. territory of Guam with 140 mph sustained winds, recovery efforts are still underway to restore critical services.

On the week of June 12-19, the Tennessee Army and Air National Guard collaborated with the Bulgarian Military Medical Academy in a series of events as part of Thracian Sentry 23.

Since its inception, Marine Forces Special Operations Command prioritized missions such as foreign Internal defense. The command places a Marine Special Operations Company in a country and work with local partner forces to exchange ideas and practices. These efforts intent to and increase their ability to work independently to increase national and ...

The 88th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson Medical Center remains on the cutting edge of health care services and technology as a role model for other military medical centers worldwide.

Nurses and medical professionals from 24 allied and partner nations, including the U.S., converged at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa 2023 European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference, May 31 – June 2, to share medical knowledge and professional best practices with one another.

Members of the National Guard provided medical, dental, and optometry services to the Nez Perce Tribe and surrounding community of Lapwai, Idaho, May 16-18. The unit also provided behavioral health services to members of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and the surrounding community of Duck Valley, Nevada May 22-25.

The Virtual Medical Center at Brooke Army Medical Center will be recognized for four groundbreaking programs at the 2023 FORUM Information Technology Innovation Awards on June 7 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Space Force is implementing a holistic health approach for uniformed Guardians, including a voluntary two-year continuous fitness assessment study to assess and validate a new fitness concept using wearable devices for the service.

More than 2,000 senior U.S. Army leaders, military allies and partners, government representatives, and industry partners participated in the Association of the United States Army’s Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition 2023. A major theme was operationalizing the National Defense Strategy.

The 30-member team conducted enhanced shore-based activities at Erbil Air Base in Iraq, where they provided life, limb, and eyesight-saving care to the U.S. armed forces, Department of Defense, civilian contractors, and multi-national coalition forces. They also provided critical support to facilities in the Eastern Syria Security Area.

U.S. Air Force medical personnel are working with sister services to partner with the United Arab Emirates to build a hub for complex trauma, burn and rehabilitation capabilities in Abu Dhabi.

In the multi-domain battlefields of today and tomorrow, the U.S. Army’s supply priorities include more than the food, weapons, and cotton gauzes that have sustained American warfighters during past wars. A select team with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity—the U.S. Army’s premier medical development command—work each day to field the ...

Diagnostic imaging specialists are medical professionals that use imaging equipment and soundwaves to form images of many parts of the body, known as ultrasounds. They are trained to acquire and analyze these sonographic images so that doctors can diagnose and treat many medical conditions.