Col. Sharon Rosser Receives the 2024 Surgeon General Physician Associate Recognition Award. ‘It’s our duty to provide.’

Col. Sharon Rosser Receives the 2024 Surgeon General Physician Associate Recognition Award. ‘It’s our duty to provide.’

Story by Maddi Langweil Medical Research and Development Command Her days were filled with hours of studying, attending classes, fulfilling Army duties and caring for her family of four—an arduous life Col. Sharon Rosser had to become a physician associate for the Army, but today it’s remembered as a steppingstone to earning her the 2024 […]

MEDCoE holds 2025 Best Medic Competition, names top team

MEDCoE holds 2025 Best Medic Competition, names top team

Story by Bryan Lunn U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence   JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence announced the winners and concluded the 2025 Best Medic Competition with an awards ceremony on Dec. 4, 2025, at Blesse Auditorium. The four-day competition was held on both JBSA-Fort Sam […]

A Year in Review – Medical Readiness Command, Europe, Enhances Combat Readiness, Strengthens Partnerships in 2025

A Year in Review – Medical Readiness Command, Europe, Enhances Combat Readiness, Strengthens Partnerships in 2025

Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe SEMBACH, Germany – Medical Readiness Command, Europe (MRC,EUR) significantly advanced medical combat readiness and solidified partnerships with allied and host-nation forces throughout 2025, officials announced. The command spearheaded multiple initiatives across Europe and Africa, ensuring U.S. Army medical assets are prepared for large-scale combat operations while simultaneously […]

Defense Health Agency-Public Health launches inaugural course to standardize radiation safety training across military hospitals and clinics

Defense Health Agency-Public Health launches inaugural course to standardize radiation safety training across military hospitals and clinics

Story by Douglas Holl Defense Health Agency Defense Health Agency-Public Health has launched its first-ever Medical Radiation Safety Officer course to ensure a consistent standard of safety for patients and staff across its global network. The course, which brings together service members and civilians for 40 hours of specialized training, was developed to address a […]

Daisy Award ceremony highlights outstanding, compassionate nursing care

Daisy Award ceremony highlights outstanding, compassionate nursing care

Story by Gino Mattorano Evans Army Community Hospital Evans Army Community Hospital hosted its quarterly Daisy Award Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, to recognize nurses for the kind, compassionate care they provide to patients. Three individual winners were selected from among 55 nominees. Patients and/or peers submitted nominations for the quarterly award, which recognizes […]

CDMRP Advances Breast Cancer Care for Military Members and their Families

Courtesy Story Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs The Breast Cancer Research Program plays a leading role in the fight against breast cancer by funding innovative research that will bring an end to the disease. Female breast cancer accounted for the highest cancer incidence ratefor the ten leading cancers among active-duty members of the military between […]

Public health team drives readiness at Tyndall

Public health team drives readiness at Tyndall

Story by Airman 1st Class Amanda Alvarez 325th Fighter Wing TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Public Health flight within the 325th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron plays a quiet but essential role in keeping Tyndall’s mission running. The team works to prevent illness, monitor health risks and support every unit on base so Airmen […]

Walter’s Way: Proactive Booking to Improve Specialty Care

Walter’s Way: Proactive Booking to Improve Specialty Care

By Roan Smith WRNMMC Office of Command Communications BETHESDA, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is making it easier for patients to schedule specialty care appointments with a new system called proactive booking. This new method is a more efficient and simplified process designed to get patients seen faster. Launched in September 2025 […]

Maxillofacial Program at NMCSD Restores Form, Function, and Readiness

Maxillofacial Program at NMCSD Restores Form, Function, and Readiness

Story by Regena Kowitz Defense Health Network Pacific Rim SAN DIEGO – Behind the doors of an operating room at Naval Medical Center San Diego, a team of medical and dental professionals are redefining what’s possible in the treatment and restoration of patients with life-altering head and neck injuries. The Maxillofacial Restoration Program team at […]