Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – Researchers at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases are testing a promising new biological threat detection method in high-fidelity training scenarios, demonstrating its suitability for use in the field so that it can someday fill a crucial biosurveillance capability […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – As the U.S. Army celebrates its 250th Birthday this month, Defense Health Agency Research & Development-Medical Research and Development Command commemorates its long and storied history of ensuring the nation’s Warfighters have the advanced treatments, trauma care solutions, and life-saving medical devices […]
Story by Gustave Rehnstrom Winn Army Community Hospital Lt. Col. Lucas Groves assumed command of Tuttle Army Health Clinic from Lt. Col. Rebecca Sinclair during a ceremony June 5 at Truscott Air Terminal, emphasizing the clinic’s pivotal role in sustaining medical readiness across one of the Army’s most operationally active regions. “Tuttle Army Health Clinic […]
Story by Elliott Page Naval Medical Research Command The landscape of bacterial health threats is ever evolving and poses a significant risk to the readiness of the U.S. military, whose members are frequently exposed to bacteria through combat injuries and deployments to overseas locations. Navy Medicine Research & Development (NMR&D) is engaged in bacteriophage therapy […]
Story by Zeke Gonzalez Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Dr. Jennifer Grossman, business development manager of the Pilot Bioproduction Facility at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, presented on the capabilities of the PBF at the annual World Vaccine Congress conference held in Washington D.C., April 2025. The PBF is a cGMP-compliant facility […]
Story by Zeke Gonzalez Walter Reed Army Institute of Research The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research – Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences conducted disease surveillance in support of exercise No Sick Soljia from 28 March to 14 April in Wewak, Papua New Guinea. No Sick Soljia is an annual exercise conducted by […]
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Story by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Dearstone 134th Air Refueling Wing The 134th Medical Group has officially formed two full Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT), with plans already underway to develop a third team. This achievement comes nearly three years after the group was initially approached about establishing these specialized teams, a task that has […]
Story by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa ACCRA, Ghana — Twenty-seven U.S. medical professionals from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LMRC), Dental Health Activity Rheinland-Pfalz, Public Health Command Europe and the North Dakota National Guard concluded a medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) on May 23, 2025 in Accra, Ghana as part […]
Story by Christopher Delano Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune promotes a culture of excellence through building great people, leaders, and teams who exemplify clinical excellence, academic distinction, and outstanding leadership across all levels of professional practice. Major recognition of that excellence came during the 2025 Military Health System Conference in […]