In an era when battlefield disease was just as deadly as a bullet, Brig. Gen. Charles Tripler established organized and effective systems for battlefield sanitation and hygiene, surgical procedures, and U.S. Army recruit exams. His legacy carries on through high-quality care at Tripler Army Medical Center.

Retired U.S. Army Special Operation Forces Maj. Jonathan Turnbull, gravely injured in Syria, was medevaced for lifesaving care across the world. Through treatment with the Military Health System, he found recovery, mental health support, and adaptive sports — culminating in his participation for the 2026 Warrior Games.

Physicians, nurses, dentists, and other Military Health System professionals, along with several facilities, were honored at 2026 MHS with in Dallas, Texas, May 28. The honors highlighted meritorious achievements in a range of topics, including leadership, innovation, and advancements in warfighter healthcare.

Retired Army Capt. Florent Groberg shared his story of hope and recovery through Military Health System healthcare at the 2026 Military Health System Conference in Dallas, Texas, May 27. “We will never say thank you enough,” he said.

A unified vision of readiness was delivered to a capacity crowd by plenary speakers by Anthony J. Tata, undersecretary of war for personnel and readiness, and Keith Bass, assistant secretary of war for health affairs at the Military Health System Conference 2026 in Dallas, Texas, May 27.

Col. Patrick Madigan, was known as the “Father of Army Neuropsychiatry,” strengthening how U.S. Army medicine provided mental health support for the force

Military Health System prioritizes skills sustainment, especially during times of peace, to prevent threats to medical readiness.

“Develop a digitally competent medical workforce” – states line of effort 3 in the Military Health System Digital Transformation Strategy, highlighting a key component to supporting force readiness. The MHS provides a wealth of educational offerings to train medical professionals in digital health solutions and informatics to enhance readiness and ...

Known as the “Father of Gastric Physiology,” Maj. (Dr.) Williams Beaumont showed that scientific research and medical experiments can provide a better understanding of how the body functions, giving military doctors the ability to provide better, more effective, and adaptive care.

The Military Health System’s Mental Health Resource Guidebook is a digital, concise, and comprehensive guide for warfighters and families wherever they are in their mental health journey.

Military medical leaders, professionals, and civilians who advance warfighter health were recognized at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation’s Heroes of Military Medicine Awards for “laying the next foundation stones, and reinforcing the very groundwork of military medicine for generations to come,” said Keith Bass, assistant secretary of war for health ...

This month’s edition of the MSMR reportable medical event summary provides an overview of data for 2025 for both active component service members and Military Health System beneficiaries.

This annual report summarizes exertional hyponatremia case frequency, rates, trends, demographics, geographic locations, and specific military characteristics from 2021 through 2025 for U.S. active component service members.

This annual report presents summaries of heat stroke and heat exhaustion case counts, incidence rates, and locations from 2021 through 2025 for U.S. active component service members.

This annual report summarizes exertional rhabdomyolysis case frequency, rates, trends, demographics, geographic locations, and specific military characteristics from 2021 through 2025 for U.S. active component service members.