Story by Lori Newman Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, March 5, 2025 – The Nuclear Medicine Clinic at Brooke Army Medicine Center added a nurse navigator to assist patients and physicians with specialized treatments. Samantha Green, registered nurse, will provide patient education, work with physicians to organize […]
Story by Senior Airman Seleena Muhammad-Ali 48th Fighter Wing ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — The pharmacy plays a critical role in supporting the 48th Fighter Wing mission by ensuring service members and their families at RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, and RAF Feltwell receive essential medications and pharmaceutical care. Charged with providing life-saving medications and […]
Story by Lt.Cmdr. Alicia Sacks U.S. Naval Hospital Rota Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Rota, which is collocated with Naval Hospital Rota, serves as a critical medical and logistical support hub for U.S. and allied forces where readiness and deployment support are paramount. As the only military treatment facility within Spain, the command […]
Story by Paul Mann 117th Air Refueling Wing The battlefield is constantly evolving, requiring service members to adapt to ever-changing and challenging situations through continual training. This is especially true for Aerospace Medical Service Technicians – the Air Force’s field or combat medics – who must be prepared to provide critical care in high-pressure environments. […]
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 […]