Story by Andrea Jenkins Air Forces Southern VIEUX FORT, Saint Lucia – The arrival of the Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) mission 2025 has brought a wave of relief to the island nation of St. Lucia. The mission, which began Feb. 24, represents a collaboration between U.S. Air Force medical professionals and their St. […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Do you get health care at a military hospital or clinic? When you need care, patient safety should never be a concern. You deserve to know how well your military hospital or clinic protects you and your family from preventable harm. Military hospitals consistently earn top […]
Story by Zeke Gonzalez Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Building on a storied legacy of pioneering sleep research, a collaboration among the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence—launched in April 2023—is undertaking the most comprehensive study of chronic sleep loss ever attempted. […]
Story by Riley Eversull Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune graduated five new physician assistants from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) on Feb. 28, 2025. The event held at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune included a commencement ceremony for the graduates, with each physician assistant being sworn in as a […]
Story by Jennifer Goulart Naval Medical Forces Atlantic NORFOLK, Va. – For Gavin Wente, the comptroller for Navy Medicine Forces Atlantic (NMFL), a lifetime of service has always been about one mission–saving lives. From his early days as a lifeguard on the beaches of Myrtle Beach, to search and rescue missions in the Coast Guard, […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – In future large-scale combat operations, mass casualty events involving burns could pose challenges for critical care physicians due to a lack of burn beds and insufficient numbers of adequately trained personnel. Researchers at the Institute of Surgical Research Organ Support and Automation […]
Story by Keisha Frith Womack Army Medical Center FORT BRAGG, NC—Womack Army Medical Center primary care and outlying clinics implemented My Military Health in December, enhancing patient flexibility for better health management. In February they delivered more than 4,200 scheduled virtual visits. “People engage in our care system not so that they can get an […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Alicia Campbell 6th Air Refueling Wing MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A sense of urgency emboldens their movement as they trudge through the muddy waters to reach their wounded. Amid exhaustion and upheaval, these service members come alive. Operation Blue Horizon is a Navy Reserve-led joint-service exercise that allows […]
Courtesy Story U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay Courtesy story by Ashley Craig, Navy Office of Community Outreach MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Petty Officer 3rd Class Brendan Szafranski, a native of Cary, Illinois, recently advanced in rank while serving aboard U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay at U.S. Naval […]
Story by Elaine Sanchez Defense Health Network Central HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico — The 49th Medical Group is taking medical readiness training to the next level to enhance military medics’ ability to deliver lifesaving care on the battlefield. The group has transformed its MEDIC-X training from a series of task-driven stations to interactive, […]