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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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Third-year medical students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences go through an exercise on the school's campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
Soldiers, from the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, are shown during a 19-hour flight from Alaska to Australia trying to get some sleep on the floor and seats of a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 15. Soldiers, who are deployed, average just three hours of sleep a night. (U.S. Army photo by David Vergun)
Petty Officer 2nd Class Shanna Colmenero, a U.S. Navy Corpsman with Shock Trauma Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 13, runs to open the rear of a medical aid vehicle during training to familiarize medical personnel with attending to casualties arriving on the flight line at Realistic Urban Training (RUT) Exercise. RUT is the final ground-based training requirement prior to deployment as the 13th MEU moves toward operating embarked at sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers)
There’s no hard-and-fast rule when it comes to how to breathe when you’re running, but there are a couple points to consider. Remember not to slouch when you run. Form also can affect how you breathe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Efrain Gonzalez)
Researchers at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center are leading a study to investigate ways to help Soldiers increase their cognitive resilience under stress. (Photo by Dr. Caroline Davis, NSRDEC Cognitive Science Team)
Royal Australian Air Force Cpl. Mia Woolley, medical technician, conducts a medical screening on Trica, a 1-year-old from Lila, Bohol province, Philippines, during the Health Services Outreach provided as part of the Pacific Angel Philippines mission. Efforts help multilateral militaries in the Pacific improve and build relationships across a wide spectrum of civic operations, which bolsters each nation’s capacity to respond and support future humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Oelrich)
Since April, the USNS Comfort has taken a team of U.S. military medical and construction personnel, private-aid organizations and partner-nation officials to 11 Latin American and Caribbean nations, treating more than 100,000 patients and performing community-assistance projects. (U.S. Navy photo)
A soldier scans a mountainside during a recent convoy logistics patrol in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. Service members in war zones are susceptible to traumatic brain injury. The 2015 Defense Centers of Excellence Summit highlighted the importance of integrated psychological health and TBI care across the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Burrell)
Medics lift a simulated patient into a truck after treating him during a medical evacuation exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Airmen and Soldiers from around the Kaiserslautern Military Community gathered for the three-part exercise to show visiting NATO officers the capabilities of the Air Force and Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski)
The Virtual Hope Box is a simple smartphone app that keeps positive messages and reminders always within reach.
Col. Randall Beatty, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron ophthalmologist and orbital oculoplastics specialist, operates on a trauma patient here who sustained extensive eye injures during a combat operation in Iraq.
Navy corpsmen in training hike towards their next objective during a Field Medical Service Technician Course exercise.
Clifford Jackson donates blood in honor of his friend at the Pentagon Blood Donor Center.
Staff Sgt. Alisha Slone, 359th Medical Group immunizations technician, immunizes Caiden Payne July 9, 2015, at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Clinic. August is Immunization Awareness Month and provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunizations, and focuses on encouraging all people to protect their health by vaccinating against infectious diseases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez/Released)
Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Mobile Field Surgical Team discuss the actions and supplies needed during a timed training scenario to help with familiarization training August 28, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
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