Hitting the ground running, Dr. Stephen Ferrara, the acting assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, visited military hospitals and clinics in the National Capital Region, sharing his priorities of the Military Health System.

Thirty-five Air National Guard and 10 Reserve component airmen executed a surge initiative to address severe backlogs at military entrance processing stations across the United States throughout 2024.

The 459th Airlift Squadron, 374th Medical Group, and Naval Hospital Yokosuka collaborated for casualty evacuation training at Yokota Air Base on Feb. 20. The training focused on emergency airlift support via UH-1N Huey during certain medical situations, testing both squadrons’ response to potential real-world scenarios.

This study identifies the incidence of the two tick-borne diseases, Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, that are most frequently diagnosed within the Military Health System among active component U.S. service members and evaluates the correlation between temperature and incidence of each tick-borne disease.

This study reports the prevalence of non-medical risk factors, also known as social determinants of health, among active component U.S. service members and assesses the relationship between these factors and suicide ideation or attempts between 2018 and 2022. This study documents, for the first time, the frequency of diagnosis for non-medical risk ...

This month’s edition of the MSMR Reportable Medical Events at Military Health System facilities feature provides an overview of annual data for 2024 for active component U.S. service members and their beneficiaries.

This Surveillance Snapshot provides an overview of the 2024-2025 mid-season analysis of influenza vaccine effectiveness against medically-attended ambulatory influenza infections among active component U.S. service members.

Dr. Stephen Ferrara, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Heath Affairs, issues a statement on the transition of the Director of the Defense Health Agency.

The U.S. Navy recognized U.S. Navy Lt. Aidan Stubbs, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Rota, as the Junior Navy Optometrist of the Year for her exceptional leadership, innovation, and dedication to vision readiness—an essential component of operational effectiveness.

In recognition of his leadership and expertise, U.S. Navy Lt. Emmanuel Dadzie has been named as Navy Medicine’s 2024 Junior Health Information Technology Officer of the Year. As the chief informatics officer at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, Dadzie has been instrumental in modernizing the command’s IT systems, enhancing ...

The Fontaine Troop Medical Clinic and the Fort Johnson Department of Public Health will relocate to Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital on April 1, a move aimed at improving patient care and efficiency while saving the Defense Health Agency nearly $19 million in long-term maintenance costs.

In Minnesota’s harsh winter conditions, 70 airmen from 37 Air National Guard wings participated in a cold weather operations course at Camp Ripley. Three aerospace medical technicians, or medics, and a physician assistant were on hand, 24/7, to provide mobile medical support.

Tripler Army Medical Center is leading the way in training combat medics, enhancing their skills and improving their ability to provide prologoned casualty care under field conditions.

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune earned reverification as a Level III Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma.

The 2025 update to the Clinical Practice Guideline on the Rehabilitation of Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation, a collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense with oversight through the Defense Health Agency’s Office of Evidence Based Practice, was released in January 2025. The guideline offers important ...