Military medicine has a long and celebrated history. We apply lessons from our past to improve the care of military personnel and their families today and in the future. New surgical techniques, powerful painkillers, antibiotic drugs, and triage and evacuation procedures have revolutionized military medicine.
In this section, you'll find featured stories and information about the history of military medicine.
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5/19/2023
The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought primarily by carrier-based planes across this marginal sea off the northeast coast of Australia from May 4 to 8, 1942. Throughout the battle, U.S. Navy medical personnel serving shipboard played important roles keeping sailors in the fight while providing life-saving medical care under the severest of conditions. These are some of their stories.
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4/10/2023
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is slated to host a week-long celebration, open to all Department of Defense cardholders, marking 70 years of selfless service and military medicine in Germany, from April 11-14.
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4/3/2023
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, the Navy’s 39th Surgeon General, celebrates the culmination of 40 years of active duty service at a retirement ceremony at the Uniformed Services University.
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4/3/2023
She just wouldn't take "no" for an answer, and that's how this wife and mom made history as the first female pilot-physician in the Air Force.
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3/31/2023
Twenty years later, hospital corpsmen share memories of their deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Find out how those experiences shaped their their chosen Navy Medicine professions, in their own words.
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3/30/2023
National Doctors Day is March 30 to honor physicians for their dedication and contributions to the health and wellbeing of society and the community in which they serve.
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3/28/2023
Meet some of the pioneers of women in military medicine and how they changed the course of American medical history.
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3/17/2023
It was on March 3, 1871, that 153 U.S. Navy physicians were officially recognized as a staff corps to parallel their professional status with other naval officers. That date was readily acknowledged 152 years later on March 3, 2023, at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton with an anniversary celebration for Navy Medical Corps officers assigned to the command.
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3/6/2023
Newly promoted U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi gives credit to family, mentors, and friends as she becomes the first female medical service corps active duty service member to be promoted to Two-Star General.
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2/28/2023
Nearly 80 years later, the battle of Iwo Jima is remembered as a memorial to the fallen, their service, and the sheer grit and resilience of those Navy corpsmen who answered the call.
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2/27/2023
The Ireland Army Health Clinic, in Fort Knox, Kentucky, was recently awarded The Join Commission Gold Seal accreditation in both ambulatory services and behavioral health and human services. The primary care home was also awarded an additional certification.
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2/14/2023
Completing four years of renovations calls for a ceremony! Find out more about the inauguration of the Fort McNair U.S. Army Health Clinic and its rich history—dating back to the Civil War era.
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2/13/2023
At military medical facilities all over the world, there's a good chance that a beneficiary will be treated by female physicians, but it wasn't always like that. Feb. 3 is National Women Physician Day. We'll take a look at how Naval Medical Center San Diego is honoring the history of women in military medicine and their role in how far medicine has come along.
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2/8/2023
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital team members gathered to observe the 122nd anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps. The observance was more poignant because it was held in a hospital named for one of the most revered nurses in the history of the Army.
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12/2/2022
The Visiting Nurse Program of Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) organization provides specialized care to the communities they serve around the world. Founded on November 25, 1922 when Nell Watson was hired as the first visiting nurse at the Parris Island Branch Auxiliary, the program celebrated its centennial anniversary Nov. 25, 2022.
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Article Around MHS
5/19/2023
The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought primarily by carrier-based planes across this marginal sea off the northeast coast of Australia from May 4 to 8, 1942. Throughout the battle, U.S. Navy medical personnel serving shipboard played important roles keeping sailors in the fight while providing life-saving medical care under the severest of conditions. These are some of their stories.
Article Around MHS
4/10/2023
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is slated to host a week-long celebration, open to all Department of Defense cardholders, marking 70 years of selfless service and military medicine in Germany, from April 11-14.
Article Around MHS
4/3/2023
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, the Navy’s 39th Surgeon General, celebrates the culmination of 40 years of active duty service at a retirement ceremony at the Uniformed Services University.
Article Around MHS
4/3/2023
She just wouldn't take "no" for an answer, and that's how this wife and mom made history as the first female pilot-physician in the Air Force.
Article Around MHS
3/31/2023
Twenty years later, hospital corpsmen share memories of their deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Find out how those experiences shaped their their chosen Navy Medicine professions, in their own words.
Article Around MHS
3/30/2023
National Doctors Day is March 30 to honor physicians for their dedication and contributions to the health and wellbeing of society and the community in which they serve.
Article Around MHS
3/28/2023
Meet some of the pioneers of women in military medicine and how they changed the course of American medical history.
Article Around MHS
3/17/2023
It was on March 3, 1871, that 153 U.S. Navy physicians were officially recognized as a staff corps to parallel their professional status with other naval officers. That date was readily acknowledged 152 years later on March 3, 2023, at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton with an anniversary celebration for Navy Medical Corps officers assigned to the command.
Article Around MHS
3/6/2023
Newly promoted U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paula Lodi gives credit to family, mentors, and friends as she becomes the first female medical service corps active duty service member to be promoted to Two-Star General.
Article Around MHS
2/28/2023
Nearly 80 years later, the battle of Iwo Jima is remembered as a memorial to the fallen, their service, and the sheer grit and resilience of those Navy corpsmen who answered the call.
Article Around MHS
2/27/2023
The Ireland Army Health Clinic, in Fort Knox, Kentucky, was recently awarded The Join Commission Gold Seal accreditation in both ambulatory services and behavioral health and human services. The primary care home was also awarded an additional certification.
Article Around MHS
2/14/2023
Completing four years of renovations calls for a ceremony! Find out more about the inauguration of the Fort McNair U.S. Army Health Clinic and its rich history—dating back to the Civil War era.
Article Around MHS
2/13/2023
At military medical facilities all over the world, there's a good chance that a beneficiary will be treated by female physicians, but it wasn't always like that. Feb. 3 is National Women Physician Day. We'll take a look at how Naval Medical Center San Diego is honoring the history of women in military medicine and their role in how far medicine has come along.
Article Around MHS
2/8/2023
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital team members gathered to observe the 122nd anniversary of the Army Nurse Corps. The observance was more poignant because it was held in a hospital named for one of the most revered nurses in the history of the Army.
Article Around MHS
12/2/2022
The Visiting Nurse Program of Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) organization provides specialized care to the communities they serve around the world. Founded on November 25, 1922 when Nell Watson was hired as the first visiting nurse at the Parris Island Branch Auxiliary, the program celebrated its centennial anniversary Nov. 25, 2022.
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Last Updated: May 16, 2023