This year marks a significant milestone for the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report as we celebrate its 30th anniversary. Throughout its three decades, MSMR has continuously improved its content with the goal of providing readers with unbiased, scientifically rigorous, evidence-based medical surveillance information on the current status, trends, ...

A sailor serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point credits his Boy Scout mentors for setting him on the path to serving in the U.S. Navy.

A new Department of Defense pilot program is easing health care headaches for U.S. civilian employees living in Japan.

A new biomarker-based tool developed by USU researchers aims to improve treatment decisions for complex extremity injuries in military and civilian patients.

U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Preventive Medicine Department of the Expeditionary Medical Facility at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, welcomed Japanese Self Defense Force medical personnel for a "mil-to-mil" public health exchange on Feb. 11, 2025.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Service Policy and Oversight visited Misawa Air Base, Camp Foster, and Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka to meet with installation and military hospital and clinic leadership and staff from April 7 to 11, 2025.

In a historic feat of teamwork, precision, and lifesaving expertise, members of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron played a critical role in the first successful evacuation of a cardiac arrest patient from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in more than 35 years.

Jasmine Biggs was awarded the Lt. Col. Karen Wagner Leadership Award on April 10. Biggs earned the award for her significant contributions, selfless service and commitment to the U.S. Army Medical Department mission.

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Holly Berkley, a Navy obstetrician-gynecologist assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, has been named the U.S. Navy’s Junior Winner of the Award for the Advancement of Women Physicians in Military Medicine, a national-level recognition honoring her years of leadership, advocacy, and commitment to ...

U.S Navy Capt. William Scouten concluded his two-year tenure at Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command Rota by relinquishing command to U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Mercado with a Change of Command Ceremony on April 11, 2025.

U.S. Army medical soldiers, assigned to the European Simulation Center at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, administered advanced combat medical skills training to Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel during an intense six-week training course held in the United Kingdom.

Chiropractor Carrie J. Belleson, with Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, served as the primary medical provider for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Foil Fencing Teams during the 2025 Senior World Cup. “It is always an honor to be part of Team USA and help these athletes perform at their best,” Belleson said. “These athletes dedicate their lives ...

Nutrition plays a critical connection between food, health, and mission readiness for service members and their families.

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 ...

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.