A history of medical transport and aeromedical evacuation is told through the pioneering work of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Norvell Walker Grant, the “grandfather” of the present-day Air Force Medical Service.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Select Kazia Marecheau, a Midcoast Maine native, has been selected for advancement to chief petty officer and for a direct commission into the Medical Service Corps after 15 years of naval service.

Military medics undergo intensive preparation that spans classroom instruction and field exercises. U.S. Army medics complete 16 weeks of training—six weeks earning their emergency medical technician certification, followed by 10 weeks of combat casualty care.

A sailor serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point was recently honored for her service to the communities surrounding the installation.

As the U.S. military observes Suicide Prevention Month in September there is a renewed focus on destigmatizing behavioral health care and promoting available resources for servicemembers and their families.

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has starkly demonstrated the vulnerability of traditional medical infrastructure to deliberate attack, prompting a remarkable adaptation in Ukrainian battlefield medicine.

During a visit to the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute, flight nurses from the Royal Thai Air Force received an education on the Preparatory Iraqi Nursing Course by Dr. Darrin Frye, chief science director, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio.

U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Embassy in Asuncion donated a fully equipped dental suite and 17,000 pairs of prescription eyeglasses to the Paraguayan Ministry of Health during a ceremony Aug. 13 at the Unidad de Salud de la Familia Tarumandy in Luque, Paraguay, during AMISTAD 2025.

Paraguayan and U.S. medical professionals joined forces during AMISTAD 2025, Aug. 9, 2025, to perform a complex six-hour reconstructive surgery, restoring both the face and the vision of a young man gravely injured in a violent robbery.

Embedded in medical specialty outpatient clinics at Walter Reed, Health Psychology Service staff members provide same-day access to care for beneficiaries with behavioral health challenges.

It's 6:15 a.m. when U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Allaiha Carrasquillo arrives at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a specialized center for traumatic brain injury care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Mindfulness training offers techniques to help students manage stress and enhance focus in demanding environments.

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Heartbeats race and pulses rush as exhausted U.S. and British Army medics race to transport a simulated injured troop to a field hospital for medical care. Time is not on their side, and the seconds tick away. In the pouring rain, they sludge through the muck, solving every possible problem during their training that might keep them from saving a ...

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gayle Ryan, Delaware National Guard's general surgeon, is at the heart of the Kosovo Forces Regional Command-East medical operations at Camp Bondsteel. She oversees medical readiness initiatives and emergency care for over 1,500 troops deployed throughout the region.