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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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June 20, 2025

Army Physician Serves Warfighters in Lifelong Mission

U.S. Army Capt. William Eisenhart

For U.S. Army Capt. William Eisenhart, a physician assistant currently deployed to Africa with 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, service has never been about a single uniform or title. It’s about impact.

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June 18, 2025

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Brings Music to Suicide Prevention

U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command Sgt. 1st Class Todd Freeman takes a break from an interview about his music to read a book with his children

Music has been part of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Todd Freeman’s life since he was 11 years old. In 2005 when he enlisted into the U.S. Army Reserve at 19 years old, there was no doubt in his mind about his military occupational specialty choice: music. Freeman’s military career led him into the Suicide Prevention Program at U.S. Army Civil Affairs and ...

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June 16, 2025

New Behavioral Health Training Program Helps Keep Warfighters on the Battlefield

Dr. Katie L. Nugent, a behavioral health epidemiologist at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Maryland, gives a presentation on Behavioral Health Guidelines for Medic Assessment and Response program

Last month, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth paused in front of a ballroom of service members and industry leaders at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa, Florida, and reminded them people matter more than equipment. In alignment with that focus on readiness, a new program is teaching combat medics to handle battlefield behavioral health crises. 

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June 13, 2025

Change of Command Marks New Chapter at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital

Col. Patrick W. Miller, commander of Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, speaks with Whitney Albright and Donna Howe, field representatives for U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.

In a ceremony steeped in U.S. Army tradition and heartfelt reflection, U.S. Army Col. Patrick W. Miller assumed command of Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital on June 11 at the Bayou Theater. He succeeds U.S. Army Col. Alisa R. Wilma, who led the hospital for the past two years.

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June 13, 2025

U.S. Navy Ship Comfort Arrives in Grenada for Continuing Promise 2025

 The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrives in St. George's, Grenada

The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived in St. George’s, Grenada, to provide a variety of medical treatments to include: dental, family medicine, internal medicine, optometry, nursing, pharmacy, biomedical repair, lab, radiology, X-ray and veterinary medicine as a part of Continuing Promise 2025, June 9, 2025.

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June 13, 2025

Navy Hospital Corps Distinction of Duty

There are 58 names prominently displayed on Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Heroes Wall of Honor

“I believe the main difference between hospital corpsmen and Army or Air Force medics is the scope of their responsibilities within the medical field. From my deployment experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, I observed that medics in the Army and Air Force are often trained to perform specific, limited tasks,” said U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman ...

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