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An enlisted airman’s journey to flight surgeon
Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Laura Barrera shares her journey from enlisted senior airman to a flight surgeon and emergency physician. She credits her success to the Uniformed Services University’s Enlisted to Medical School Preparatory Program, or EMDP2 — which charts a course for enlisted service members to become doctors, including challenging coursework, mentorship, and preparation for medical school.
Lapse in Federal Appropriations
The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status. Visit www.dha.mil/shutdown for more information.
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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Suicide can happen quietly and sometimes it’s the people closest to us who are struggling.
The Military Health System has many resources to support your mental health. Therapy is one tool proven to work. Whether it’s in-person, virtual, or group therapy, or other tools needed during a crisis — mental health support sustains military readiness.
Naval Health Research Center is a partner with the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program. The naval internship program places college and university students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics careers in U.S. Navy laboratories across the country, providing students mentorship and real-world research experience.
More than 40 Army Reserve Soldiers of the Staten Island, New York-based Northeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group and other direct reporting units from the Army Reserve Medical Command hierarchy took part in two concurrent rotations of the annual Medical Readiness Skills Sustainment Program for the Military, in three medical centers throughout the National Capital Region, from Aug. 3, 2025, through Aug. 30, 2025.
Medical personnel from the U.S., Japan and Australia worked side by side during exercise Yama Sakura 89 to keep troops healthy and mission-ready.
Yoann Le Breton, with Naval Medical Research Command , and Evelina Angov, with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, submitted a provisional patent application for an antimicrobial, non-antibiotic solution to wound care on July 17.
“Snakes Alive!” program immerses students in the realities of snakebite prevention and treatment across the globe.
U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise’s Operational Medicine Information Systems – Army developed and piloted a web-based application that eliminates key challenges associated with the deployment and maintenance of the current Health Assessment Lite Operations electronic health record platform.
Eddie S. Cain, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, and retired U.S. Air Force veteran, has been promoted to receiving supervisor at Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command, on Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Reportable Medical Events at Military Health System Facilities Through Week 27, Ending June 30, 2025
Absolute and Relative Morbidity Burdens Attributable to Various Illnesses and Injuries Among Non-Service Member Beneficiaries of the Military Health System, 2024
Absolute and Relative Morbidity Burdens Attributable to Various Illnesses and Injuries Among Active Component Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, 2024
Morbidity Burdens Attributable to Various Illnesses and Injuries Among Deployed Active and Reserve Component Service Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2024
Surveillance Snapshot: Telehealth Services Among Active Component Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2020–2024
Ambulatory Health Care Visits Among Active Component Members of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2024
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