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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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FOC Robb Prince

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10/2/2015

Air Force Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Douglas J. Robb, director of the Defense Health Agency, watches as Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Terry Prince attaches the Meritorious Unit Award streamer to DHA’s unit flag in Falls Church, Va., Oct. 1, 2015. The award ceremony coincided with DHA's second anniversary and the organization achieving full operating capability. DoD photo by EJ Hersom

A promise of the future as DHA achieves full operating capability

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10/1/2015

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (left), Air Force Lt. Gen. Douglas Robb, DHA director, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Edward Vottero, interim DHA senior enlisted advisor cut the cake during the celebration marking the agency's achievement of full operating capability. The DHA was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award from Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter for exceptionally meritorious achievements since Oct. 1, 2013. (DoD photo by Kevin Dwyer)

Woman Running

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10/1/2015

Women can take actions to live a healthy life, including maintaining a healthy weight and exercising for a least 30 minutes for at least five days a week. (Courtesy photo)

ANDREWS SUMMIT

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9/30/2015

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James listens to a question from Lt. Col. Lisa Bader, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa behavioral health consultant, during the Suicide Prevention Summit at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 24, 2015. James spoke and listened to questions from the attendees after her speech. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Stanfield)

MERCY RETURNS HOME 15

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9/30/2015

A daughter greets her mother after hospital ship USNS Mercy returns to homeport at Naval Base San Diego. Mercy completed a nearly 5-month deployment in support of Pacific Partnership 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Coffer)

Suicide PrevAwareness is Key

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9/29/2015

The complex issue of suicide and suicide prevention involves not only mental health professionals, but the community at large. The best advice to friends, families and loved ones who are concerned about someone at risk: be aware, be vigilant and never be timid about talking to that person about his or her feelings.

BAKONY COMBAT

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9/29/2015

Army Spc. Sam Loniello, a combat medic assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment instruct two Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 25th Infantry Regiment, Hungarian Defense Forces how to properly apply a tourniquet during a first aid class. The two armies are conducting Exercise Brave Warrior at Bakony Combat Training Centre, Veszprem, Hungary. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn)

DAWN BLITZ

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9/28/2015

Sailors carry simulated casualties to be transferred to a medical facility during a mass casualty drill at Exercise Dawn Blitz. The exercise tested Sailors’ and Marines’ technical proficiency and ability to work in unison amidst an increasingly stressful and chaotic environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rosalie Chang)

5210 Basketball

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9/28/2015

Kianna McWaite, left, 10, and Anthony Underwood, right, 10, fight for a rebound during the semi-final game of a basketball tournament. The two-day tournament concluded the week-long basketball camp. Research has shown that obese children are more likely to be overweight or obese as adults. Children should get at least 1 hour of physical activity per day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Stroud)

TECH ROLE 3

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9/28/2015

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott Hatch, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group biomedical equipment technician and Craig Joint Theater Hospital facility manager, performs maintenance on a blood testing machine at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

Robots

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9/25/2015

One day, unmanned vehicles, similar to but larger than this small unmanned ground vehicle, may roll onto battlefields to rescue injured Soldiers, said the commander of the Army Medical Department Center and School. (U.S. Army photo by Stephen Baack)

EMT Rodeo

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9/25/2015

Air Force Medics from Langley Air Force Base, Va., pull a simulated patient to safety at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M. Twenty-one teams of elite Emergency Medical Technicians from 22 installations across the Air Force convened at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., for two days of competition. Throughout the rodeo, teams were required to execute lifesaving missions under the critical eye of expert evaluators, demonstrating accurate techniques and effective implementation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shelby Kay-Fantozzi)

OWF

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9/24/2015

Darryl Champagne spoke to Wounded Warriors about his experience as a former Operation Warfighter Intern for Joint Staff J7 at the Wounded Warrior Intern Awareness Day recently in Suffolk, Va. (Courtesy photo)

Joe Knows

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9/24/2015

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Tracy Krauss, a nurse at Belvoir Community Hospital, preps Cmdr. Joe for another day at the hospital. (Courtesy photo by Reese Brown)

Charlie Med

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9/24/2015

Army medics with Company C, 106th Support Battalion, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, carry a litter patient from the ambulance to the Troop Medical Clinic while participating in a mass casualty event during an Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Tynes)

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