Military Health System prioritizes skills sustainment, especially during times of peace, to prevent threats to medical readiness.

Col. Patrick Madigan, was known as the “Father of Army Neuropsychiatry,” strengthening how U.S. Army medicine provided mental health support for the force

USU’s 47th commencement recognized graduates entering military service across medicine, science, dentistry, nursing, and allied health.

In the Navy, the title of “Doc” isn’t just given; it’s earned through blood, sweat, and unwavering commitment to the Sailors and Marines under a hospital corpsman’s care. For then Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert C. Murphy, that commitment was tested in the chaotic waiting room of a foreign hospital where he had to fight not just for his patient’s ...

U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit EURAFCENT hosted a Global Emerging Infections Surveillance science engagement and site visit March 24–27 at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research.

Research Scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, and U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing participated in the Defense Health Agency’s annual Promote Professional Engagement amongst Military Laboratories Science Symposium held at the VelocityTX Innovation Center.

Soldiers sit shoulder-to-shoulder, processing grief, confusion and shock while leaders search for the right way to support their formations. Then the mental health team from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital arrives — providers, mental health specialists and, often, a black Labrador retriever named Sunny.

The Air Force Medical Service has a long history supporting manned spaceflight including NASA’s early Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. Recently, two Air Force physical therapists supported NASA’s Artemis II astronauts through pre-flight conditioning and rehabilitation following their historic 10-day mission around the moon.

Leaders from the Department of the War convened at the Hampton Roads Convention Center for the annual Holistic Health and Fitness Symposium, held May 12-14. The event brought together experts from the five readiness domains, Army senior leaders, industry, and academia to share lessons learned and best practices for enhancing warfighter readiness.

Lt. Ian Gabriel Mojica, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, was recognized as the command’s Officer of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026 for his leadership and contributions to operational mental health care supporting Sailors, Marines, and beneficiaries.

Army Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan was drafted into military service as a combat medic Aug. 29, 1968, and served in South Vietnam from March 1969 to March 1970. However, it was the bravery he displayed at 22, during a three-day battle, that led to him receiving the Medal of Honor nearly 50 years later.

From daily operational readiness support to unexpected community relations assistance to surprising Armed Force Day recognition, such has been the standard of late for Navy Lt. Erica Fallon.

A historic win highlights tri-service collaboration and the critical role of military graduate dental education in operational readiness.

U.S. Air Force medical leaders gathered in Garmisch this week for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Surgeon General annual tabletop exercise.

Military and civilian medical personnel at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam recently participated in specialized obstetrics and gynecology training focused on advancing maternal-fetal medicine capabilities and improving patient care outcomes.