The latest news from around the Military Health System for the week of May 4-8, 2026, includes the National Intrepid Center of Excellence leading in care for service members with brain injuries, Uniformed Services University medical student competes in an Ironman Triathlon, and an important award for the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center.

This Nurses Week, we honor the skill, compassion, and resilience of Military Health System nurses who keep care moving forward every single day and recognize the vital role they play in readiness, healing, and saving lives.

The evacuation practice was performed at Guardian Response, an annual exercise conducted by the 87th Training Division and its partners to demonstrates the readiness and interoperability of Army, National Guard, Army Reserve, and civilian agencies supporting domestic disaster response.

The highly specialized aviation and test missions at Naval Air Station Patuxent River rely on a unique level of medical and scientific support, delivered directly by the Navy’s Medical Service Corps. Spanning 31 diverse specialties, the MSC operates across three core pillars: Healthcare Administration, Clinical Care, and Research and Applied Sciences

U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka hosted the first High-Level Disinfection and Sterile Processing workshop in mainland Japan April 14-17, expanding specialized reprocessing education for healthcare professionals across the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command region.

Seven Evans Army Community Hospital Soldiers put their medical and Soldier skills to the test in the Medical Readiness Command, West Best Medic/Best Squad competition April 20-23.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Eugene Bush, a hospital corpsman, was assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during the World War II Battle of Okinawa, a conflict in which the bravery he showed led him to receive the Medal of Honor

Military nursing in the United States grew from wartime necessity into a permanent arm of military medicine, shifting from improvised bedside support to a profession vital to keep service members healthy and lethal.

Whether in clinics, field sites or training environments, preventative medicine specialists keep the force healthy and ready by testing water, tracking disease trends, and safeguarding food, air and living conditions.