Knowledge of injury causes is essential for prevention. This article describes causes of injury for all U.S. service members, from 2016 through 2019, and identifies variations in injury cause coding over time, and by branch of military service, type of health care visit and facility, and diagnosis category.

This report details the steps taken to develop a timely, accurate, and comprehensive Navy fleet disease and injury surveillance capability, utilizing ESSENCE (Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics), including the successes and challenges that will guide further refinement and expansion of this tool.

Nearly 30 resources developed by the Uniformed Services University’s Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress have been translated into various languages, expanding accessibility to global audiences in need of mental health support during disaster response efforts.

In the frigid early morning on the Alaskan frontier, the 11th Airborne Division conducted a medical evacuation rehearsal near Delta Junction, Alaska, on Jan. 18, 2025. The rehearsal comes only days before the start of JPMRC 25-02, the Army’s newest Combat Training Center, focusing on operations in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions.

During a December 2024 first-of-its-kind, tabletop exercise on responding to biological incidents, the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases’ objective was to evaluate gaps in how forces identify and respond to biological incidents, and to discuss improving biological threat preparation and prevention, early warning, response, ...

Augustine Akagri was a Warrant Officer Class II in the Ghana Armed Forces with 15 years of combat medical experience and a Ghana Jungle Badge. He believed he was ready for any challenge—until he faced the U.S. Army Combat Fitness Test in subzero temperatures. The resilience skills he had learned during a session with U.S. Army Chaplain Capt. Allen ...

In August 2024, the Marines with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment were practicing daytime land navigation at Camp Talega on Camp Pendleton. U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Billy Bui then received a call to help with an unresponsive Marine.

The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in San Diego County, California, may receive emergency prescription refills now through February 1, 2025, due to the Center Fire.

Retired U.S. Navy captain and decorated physician welcomes new role to “accomplish together as we continue to advance the health and readiness of our force.”

The transition to clerkships week at the Uniformed Services University represents a pivotal milestone for second-year medical students as they prepare to embark on the clinical phase of their education. A highlight of this critical week is the Surgical Skills Lab, an immersive two-day training event designed to equip students with fundamental surgical ...

U.S. Army Reserve Private First Class John Faire was among 2,500 soldiers who were spread out across the gym—binding wounds and offering first aid during a recent daylong medical readiness exercise carried out alongside Italian Military Red Cross personnel.

The wind was crisp as Marines stood in formation, with family and friends coming together in the winter morning. As the medal, the countenance of George Washington set in violet, was pinned over U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer 2 William Faffler’s heart, his wife and children by his side.

The Defense Health Agency today announced TRICARE beneficiaries in the West Region have until Friday, Feb. 28, to update their payment information with TriWest Healthcare Alliance, the new West Region contractor, and pay their premiums or risk losing coverage.

The Defense Health Agency has extended the payment deadline for West Region beneficiaries who pay for TRICARE coverage via bank electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card. You now have until Friday, Feb. 28 to provide your payment information to TriWest.

In a historic first for the Air Force Medical Service, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General selected Stephen M. Mounts as the U.S. Air Force deputy surgeon general on Nov. 1, 2024. Mounts is the first civilian to assume the role in the organization’s 75-year history.