The U.S. Navy has finalized a strategic training plan for its next-generation operational medical technology, a critical step toward enhancing the health and readiness of Sailors and Marines across the globe.

Tripler Army Medical Center nurse leadership hosted a one-day summit on Feb. 27, to introduce the Joint Professional Practice Model, a comprehensive framework designed to elevate standards across key areas of nursing practice and operational readiness.

U.S. Sailors assigned to 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and U.S. Airmen assigned to the 18th Medical Group, 18th Wing, partnered to test joint life-saving capabilities during Exercise Beverly Midnight 26 at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, March 12, 2026.

U.S. Naval Hospital Guam has earned a 5-star rating in the TRICARE Inpatient Satisfaction Survey (TRISS) for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, the eighth time in the past three years the hospital has received the survey’s highest distinction.

Madigan Army Medical Center offers a full spectrum of women’s health services, including preventive screenings, contraception counseling, gynecologic care and specialty services. Annual well-woman exams, breast and cervical cancer screenings, menopause management and urogynecology care are available to eligible TRICARE beneficiaries.

The Defense Health Agency is launching a new Data Strategy to equip the warfighter and military medical leaders with a decisive edge.

The Naval Medical Forces Development Command and the Navy Medicine Operational Training Command (NMOTC) are mission driven and people powered.

Four Soldiers from Munson Army Health Center recently traveled to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, to complete specialized training and earn certification through the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation, expanding Fort Leavenworth’s capability to conduct hearing screenings that support medical readiness and environmental health.

Task Force Medical Soldiers with NATO’s Kosovo Force provided lifesaving medical training to local health providers at a clinic in the municipality of Obiliq/Obilić in Pristina, Feb. 24, 2026, reinforcing KFOR’s stabilization mission by improving local medical capabilities and building strong community partnerships.

Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness Anthony J. Tata urges those committed to military medical excellence to “get better every day so that we can serve the men and women in uniform, their families, and our department civilians.”

Backed by a newly awarded NIH/NIEHS R21 grant, the Uniformed Services University’s Dr. Regina Day explores the molecular mechanics of red blood cell lysis to prevent iron-associated systemic organ failure following radiation exposure.

Naval Health Research Center scientists spent six days this winter at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, California, doing research in the Sierra Nevada. Working in air temperature hovering at 19 degrees Fahrenheit and with water temperatures at 34 degrees, researchers are working to give U.S. warfighters the tools to win ...

Hospital Corpsmen from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River, joined by their counterparts from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Dahlgren and NMRTC Detachments Indian Head and Joint Base Andrews, recently participated in a comprehensive suture lab.

As Guardians work to maintain an advantage in an increasingly contested space domain, Air Force medical leaders hosted the inaugural Space Force Medicine Stakeholder Summit, Feb. 23-26, to align efforts to improve Guardian medical support.

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital is recognizing Patient Safety Awareness Week with team-focused training and activities designed to strengthen a culture of safety that supports both high-quality care and military readiness.