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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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Infrascanner

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5/15/2017
Mark Urrutic, project officer for Family of Field Medical Equipment Team at Marine Corps Systems Command, uses an Infrascanner to locate a simulated hematoma on a mannequin's skull. The Infrascanner is a portable, medical diagnostic device that provides early detection of intracranial hematomas-or bleeding within the skull-in the field, potentially saving lives and improving casualty care and recovery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Mark Urrutic, project officer for Family of Field Medical Equipment Team at Marine Corps Systems Command, uses an Infrascanner to locate a simulated hematoma on a mannequin's skull. The Infrascanner is a portable, medical diagnostic device that provides early detection of intracranial hematomas-or bleeding within the skull-in the field, potentially saving lives and improving casualty care and recovery. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Immunization Healthcare Branch Nurse

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5/12/2017
Immunization Healthcare Branch nurse practitioner Ann Morse (left) speaks to Sailors about immunizations at a health fair. The Health Fair was part of a long-range plan to improve the overall health and wellness of Sailors.(U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Mckensey Smith)

Immunization Healthcare Branch nurse practitioner Ann Morse (left) speaks to Sailors about immunizations at a health fair. The Health Fair was part of a long-range plan to improve the overall health and wellness of Sailors.(U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Mckensey Smith)

Wreath Laying

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5/11/2017
Several military nurses participated in laying a wreath at the Nurse's Memorial in Section 21 of Arlington National Cemetery, May 8, 2017, as part of National Nurses Week. (U.S. Army photo by C. Todd Lopez)

Several military nurses participated in laying a wreath at the Nurse's Memorial in Section 21 of Arlington National Cemetery, May 8, 2017, as part of National Nurses Week. (U.S. Army photo by C. Todd Lopez)

Nunn Family

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5/11/2017
This year, the Nunns will be celebrating Mother’s Day with four-year-old daughter Sabella and the newest addition to the family, four-month-old son Gideon. (Courtesy photo)

This year, the Nunns will be celebrating Mother’s Day with four-year-old daughter Sabella and the newest addition to the family, four-month-old son Gideon. (Courtesy photo)

Wreath Laying at Nurses Memorial

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5/11/2017
Several military nurses participated in laying a wreath at the Nurse's Memorial in Section 21 of Arlington National Cemetery, May 8, 2017, as part of National Nurses Week. (U.S. Army photo by C. Todd Lopez)

Navy Capt. Deborah Roy, deputy chief of nurses for the Navy; Air Force Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, the deputy surgeon general for the Air Force and chief of the Air Force Nursing Corps; Col. Sandra McNaughton, the senior nurse executive at the Army's Office of the Surgeon General; and Air Force Col. Deedra Zabokrtsky, director of Air Force Nursing, participated in laying a wreath at the Nurse's Memorial in Section 21 of Arlington National Cemetery, as part of National Nurses Week. (U.S. Army photo by C. Todd Lopez)

Sergeant Marks: Paralympian

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5/10/2017
Retired Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho (left) shares the spotlight with Sgt. Elizabeth Marks in March at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., after Marks was inducted into the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame. (Courtesy photo)

Retired Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho (left) shares the spotlight with Sgt. Elizabeth Marks in March at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., after Marks was inducted into the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame. (Courtesy photo)

Thunderbird launch

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5/10/2017
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds maintenance professionals, wearing hearing protection, watch  Thunderbird 5 taxi out during the Wings of Freedom Open House and Air Show performance, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Auditory injury is an invisible condition that is often viewed as an unavoidable, acceptable consequence of military service, but service-related hearing loss is largely preventable. Most hearing protection, if worn properly during noise-hazardous conditions, is effective in preventing hearing loss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Stan Parker)

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds maintenance professionals, wearing hearing protection, watch Thunderbird 5 taxi out during the Wings of Freedom Open House and Air Show performance, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Auditory injury is an invisible condition that is often viewed as an unavoidable, acceptable consequence of military service, but service-related hearing loss is largely preventable. Most hearing protection, if worn properly during noise-hazardous conditions, is effective in preventing hearing loss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Stan Parker)

Military nurses honored during ceremony at Defense Health Headquarters

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5/10/2017
(l-r) Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force deputy surgeon general and chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps; Army 1st Lt. Kelsey Lane, Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital; Air Force 2nd Lt. Jeffery Reimer, Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital; Navy Lt. Cmdr. Melissa Troncosco, student nurse and Ph.D. candidate at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Army Sgt. Elizabeth Marks, winner a gold medal in swimming at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio; and Navy Rear Adm. Colin Chinn, acting deputy director for the Defense Health Agency, took part in a cake cutting during a ceremony honoring military nurses during National Nurses Week at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, May 9, 2017.

(l-r) Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force deputy surgeon general and chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps; Army 1st Lt. Kelsey Lane, Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital; Air Force 2nd Lt. Jeffery Reimer, Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital; Navy Lt. Cmdr. Melissa Troncosco, student nurse and Ph.D. candidate at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Army Sgt. Elizabeth Marks, winner of a gold medal in swimming at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio; and Navy Rear Adm. Colin Chinn, acting deputy director for the Defense Health Agency, took part in a cake cutting during a ceremony honoring military nurses during National Nurses Week at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, May 9, 2017.

DoD VA collaboration

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5/9/2017
The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, located 40 miles north of Chicago, is a first-of-its-kind facility staffed with uniformed nurses from the Navy, and serves nearly 67,000 eligible beneficiaries. Navy Lt. Nathan Aranas (left) and Christine Barassi-Jackson (right) work side-by-side at the center. Aranas is an active duty Navy registered nurse and Barassi-Jackson works as a registered nurse with the Veteran’s Affairs. (Courtesy photo)

The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, located 40 miles north of Chicago, is a first-of-its-kind facility staffed with uniformed nurses from the Navy, and serves nearly 67,000 eligible beneficiaries. Navy Lt. Nathan Aranas (left) and Christine Barassi-Jackson (right) work side-by-side at the center. Aranas is an active duty Navy registered nurse and Barassi-Jackson works as a registered nurse with the Department of Veterans Affairs. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Waldrop)

MIST masks

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5/9/2017
MIST Program participants engage in traditional and nontraditional therapies, such as creating symbolic masks. The MIST Program offers holistic treatment to service members with traumatic brain injuries and other traumatic conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Suzanne Ovel)

MIST Program participants engage in traditional and nontraditional therapies, such as creating symbolic masks. The MIST Program offers holistic treatment to service members with traumatic brain injuries and other traumatic conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Suzanne Ovel)

Wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery

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5/9/2017
Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg (left), Air Force deputy surgeon general and chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps, and Hollyanne Milley (right), a registered nurse and wife of Gen. Mark Milley, Army Chief of Staff, stand by the wreath placed at the Nurses Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery May 8, 2017.

Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg (left), Air Force deputy surgeon general and chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps, and Hollyanne Milley (right), a registered nurse and wife of Gen. Mark Milley, Army Chief of Staff, stand by the wreath placed at the Nurses Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery May 8, 2017. (MHS photo)

Navy Nurse Michelle Kane

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5/8/2017
Most people define military nurses as medical professionals who provide care to service members, retirees, and family members, at home and around the globe. But that definition doesn’t go far enough.  One nurse, Navy Capt. Michele A. Kane, seems to have done it all. (Courtesy photo)

Most people define military nurses as medical professionals who provide care to service members, retirees, and family members, at home and around the globe. But that definition doesn’t go far enough. One nurse, Navy Capt. Michele A. Kane, seems to have done it all. (Courtesy photo)

Heroes of Military Medicine

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5/5/2017
Dr. David Smith, currently performing the duties of the assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, speaks during the Heroes of Military Medicine dinner in Washington, D.C., May 4, 2017.

Dr. David Smith, currently performing the duties of the assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, speaks during the Heroes of Military Medicine dinner in Washington, D.C., May 4, 2017.

Theresa Prince

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5/5/2017
Theresa Prince, a civilian nurse practitioner and Air National Guard assistant to the Air Force Nurse Corps chief, said that her two careers, while different, have provided her with valuable skills and experiences that help her as a nurse and leader (Courtesy photo from Theresa Prince)

Theresa Prince, a civilian nurse practitioner and Air National Guard assistant to the Air Force Nurse Corps chief, said that her two careers, while different, have provided her with valuable skills and experiences that help her as a nurse and leader (Courtesy photo from Theresa Prince)

U.S. Air Force Col. Theresa Prince

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5/5/2017
U.S. Air Force Col. Theresa Prince is pinned her star, by retired Brig. Gen. Jim Chow and her husband Ken, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina, Nov. 7, 2015. (U.S. Air Froce photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago)

U.S. Air Force Col. Theresa Prince is pinned her star, by retired Brig. Gen. Jim Chow and her husband Ken, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, South Carolina, Nov. 7, 2015. (U.S. Air Froce photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago)

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