Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Apprentice Gabriela Y. Avecillas as the command’s Blue Jacket of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026, honoring her dedication to patient care, compassion for military families, and contributions to operational readiness through maternal and newborn health services.

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Jacksonville, and its training units, have earned the Navy Surgeon General's Blue H — Health Promotion and Wellness Award for 2025, which is 14 consecutive years of earning this award.

Munson Army Health Center Radiology Specialist Staff Sgt. Nicholas Cagle was recognized for exceptional leadership, earning the Sergeant Major of the Army Leon Van Autreve Leadership Award at the U.S. Army Medical Noncommissioned Officer Academy Senior Leader Course, Fort Sam Houston, April 24.

The Defense Health Agency announced today that 15 military hospitals received an “A” for Spring 2026, with three hospitals earning consecutive “A” grades for the past five Safety Grade cycles.

Few figures have shaped modern nursing as profoundly as Faye Glenn Abdellah—a visionary leader, pioneering researcher, and founding Dean of the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. A retired Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service, Abdellah’s influence extended far beyond ...

U.S. Air Force medical and support personnel, in partnership with the Saint Lucia Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, officially launched the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 2026 mission during an opening ceremony at the Millennium Heights Medical Complex, April 27.

Naval Medical Center San Diego successfully connected with hundreds of local healthcare professionals during a civilian hiring fair on April 29, resulting in over 20 on-the-spot tentative job offers and hundreds of other potential candidates to fill critical medical positions.

Airmen from the 944th Fighter Wing traveled north from Luke Air Force Base to Camp Navajo May 1-3 for Desert Hammer 26-2, the latest evolution of the wing’s ongoing readiness training designed to build battlefield skills, test mission-essential tasks and prepare Citizen Airmen for operations beyond home station.

A U.S. Navy occupational therapist is improving access to care, strengthening inpatient services, and advancing joint medical readiness through hands-on training and clinical excellence.

U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guam Commanding Officer Capt. Joel M. Schofer officially transitioned leadership to Capt. James G. Demitrack during a change of command ceremony, March 27.

In collaboration with Service recruiting partners, U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command implemented a policy, “Conditions Unlikely to be Waived,” effective May 4, that stops processing for applicants with one or more of 28 medical conditions designated as unlikely to be waived by Service partners.

Keller Army Community Hospital staff and a Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) provider executed an initial round of Endocrinology Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) cases on April 15, 2026.

The U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery has announced that Lt. Jacob King of U.S. Naval Hospital Guam has been selected as the Navy Pharmacy Junior Officer of the Year for fiscal year 2025.

U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, Europe recently deployed a team of medical personnel to central France to observe the French led Orion 26 Exercise, the largest military exercise conducted by the French military since the Cold War. More than 12,500 mostly French troops took part in the three-month drill designed to prepare for high-intensity ...

The 137th Special Operations Wing is preparing for changes coming to the U.S. Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment, beginning July 1.