The U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps celebrates its 77th anniversary on July 1, 2026. From assisting in medevac during World War II to serving in military hospitals and clinics across the Military Health System today, discover the Nurse Corps’ decades-long commitment to the health and safety of Airmen and Guardians.

This brief annual summary presents trends in telehealth service use among members of the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces, using Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS) outpatient and demographic records from January 2021 through December 2025 and identifies the 10 most frequent diagnoses addressed via telehealth.

This annual summary quantifies the impacts of various illnesses and injuries among members of the active component of the U.S. Coast Guard in 2025, employing the same disease classification system and morbidity burden measures as in the general active component burden analysis report.

This annual summary documents the nature, numbers, and trends of conditions of medical evacuations from U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command in 2025, with comparisons to the prior four years.

This annual summary utilizes data from the Theater Medical Data Store (TMDS) to document service member health care encounters during deployments to four theaters of operation, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Central Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command, where large concentrations of U.S. service members are deployed without access to ...

This annual summary documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and distributions of hospitalizations, or inpatient care, among members of the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces, based on standardized records from U.S. military and civilian medical facilities worldwide.

This annual summary quantifies the impacts of various illnesses and injuries among members of the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces, using a disease classification system and morbidity burden measures derived from the Global Burden of Disease Study.

This brief annual summary documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and distributions of various illnesses and injuries among members of the reserve component of Coast Guard, based on standardized records from U.S. military and civilian medical facilities worldwide.

This brief annual summary documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and distributions of various illnesses and injuries among members of the reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces, based on standardized records from U.S. military and civilian medical facilities worldwide.

This annual summary documents health care services provided by the Military Health System to beneficiaries of service members in 2025, including family members, retirees, and family members of retirees.

This brief summary documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and distributions of various illnesses and injuries among recruit trainees of the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2025, based on standardized records from U.S. military medical facilities.

This annual summary documents the frequencies, rates, trends, and distributions of ambulatory visits, or outpatient care, among members of the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces, based on standardized records from U.S. military and civilian medical facilities worldwide.

Across the globe, as U.S. Naval forces project power and maintain maritime security, a highly specialized and often unseen element ensures these warfighters are protected. For the medical component of these global operations, the foundational logistical backbone is provided by the Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command.

Defense Health Agency Director Vice Adm. Darin K. Via has formally established regional centers of excellence to deliver premier specialty care supporting critical warfighting capabilities.

Friendship, or "amistad" in Spanish, brought more than 20 National Guard medical professionals from throughout the U.S. to Paraguay, but this is more than a cultural exchange. The seasoned practitioners are sharing thousands of hours of clinical experience with Paraguayan medical professionals while also offering care to locals during Exercise Amistad ...