Naval Medical Forces Atlantic concluded the fourth and final installment of its fiscal year 2026 Expeditionary Medicine Operational Planning Team series at the U.S. Naval War College, advancing efforts to improve how Navy Medicine generates, resources, sustains and commands expeditionary medical forces for Fleet operations, Aug. 24-28, 2026.

The 86th Airlift Wing supported Exercise Saber Junction 26 with joint air mobility operations alongside Army and Marine Corps forces at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24-30.

Twenty-four U.S. Army medical professionals treated patients alongside Burundian counterparts at Kamenge Military Hospital, improving the lives of more than 600 patients in just two weeks.

U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka successfully completed its Joint Commission survey in June 2026, earning accreditation for all hospital services surveyed, and recognition for organizational best practices in patient safety, process improvement and clinical oversight.

For Airmen and Guardians, readiness means protecting their health wherever their day takes them, including on wooded trails, grassy training areas, field exercises and during time outdoors with family.

From drone operators and nuclear technicians to intelligence analysts and Navy divers, 25 active-duty service members are transitioning to military medicine. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has officially welcomed its newest Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program class.

As we observe Suicide Prevention Month, the statistics surrounding military suicides remain a sobering call to action. Suicide is a public health issue impacting our military community leaving lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, communities and military readiness.

The Department of War reissues policy to fortify the continuity of mental healthcare for service members during changes in their military career, such as transfer and separation. Through partnerships with the Department of Veterans Affairs and mental health assessment requirements, the policy facilitates meeting the mental health needs of warfighters ...

Staff with Naval Medical Research Unit SOUTH, alongside Peruvian counterparts, participated in the Military Tropical Medicine Field Mission August 2-14.

Medical Readiness Command, Europe is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 Europe Best Medic Competition held Aug. 28 – 30 at Breitenwald Range, Rhine Ordnance Barracks and Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The winners were announced during a ceremony on Aug. 31 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Heaton Auditorium.

This retrospective cohort study examined incidence of initial diagnoses of traumatic brain injury, insomnia, migraine headache, depressive or anxiety disorders, noise-induced hearing injury, and essential hypertension among U.S. active component service members, stratified by those who served in occupations at high risk for blast overpressure exposure ...

This report examines research that utilized the Department of War Serum Repository from 2013 through 2024, updating the findings of a 1985–2012 review.

This report compares the Department of War’s Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS) network influenza surveillance data to the World Health Organization’s Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) data.

This report describes the standardized process developed and applied by the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) to objectively investigate potential non-infectious disease clusters.

Navy Medicine leaders, Fleet representatives, and operational health IT experts convened to accelerate the fielding of medical information capabilities designed to support patient movement, medical logistics and force readiness across distributed maritime operations, August 24-28.