Of the U.S. Special Operations Command's five "SOF truths," the first, "Humans are more important than hardware," was the most often repeated during the Special Operations Forces Week 2026 convention held this week in Tampa, Florida.

Lt. Alainna Crotty a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Antares Zongo, leading chief petty officer of the material management equipment division at Naval Medical Center San Diego, was named Defense Health Network Pacific Rim’s Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for fiscal year 2025. The recognition came as part of the Defense Health Agency’s annual ...

Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS), a component of the Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command, plays a critical role in developing highly specialized dental officers who support both clinical excellence and operational missions across Navy Medicine. Among these missions is forensic identification, an essential function in ...

Defense Health Agency Medical Logistics is celebrating Healthcare Technology Management Week, May 19-25, 2026.

Each day, the United States loses an average of one Soldier and 17 veterans to suicide.

USU’s ARMORR unites legacy military medicine programs to enhance warfighter performance, readiness, and combat casualty rehabilitation.

USU's MIRROR program leverages artificial intelligence, predictive modeling, and 3D printing to boost warfighter readiness.

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms recognized pharmacy technician Lydia M. Escalera as the command’s Junior Civilian of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026, honoring her dedication to patient care, operational readiness, and the everyday support she provides to Sailors, Marines, retirees, and beneficiaries across the ...

Col. Patrick Madigan, was known as the “Father of Army Neuropsychiatry,” strengthening how U.S. Army medicine provided mental health support for the force

Military Health System prioritizes skills sustainment, especially during times of peace, to prevent threats to medical readiness.

“Develop a digitally competent medical workforce” – states line of effort 3 in the Military Health System Digital Transformation Strategy, highlighting a key component to supporting force readiness. The MHS provides a wealth of educational offerings to train medical professionals in digital health solutions and informatics to enhance readiness and ...

USU’s 47th commencement recognized graduates entering military service across medicine, science, dentistry, nursing, and allied health.

Research Scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, and U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing participated in the Defense Health Agency’s annual Promote Professional Engagement amongst Military Laboratories Science Symposium held at the VelocityTX Innovation Center.

U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit EURAFCENT hosted a Global Emerging Infections Surveillance science engagement and site visit March 24–27 at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research.