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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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Steel Airmen deliver critical mental health care during Operation Healthy Ellwood

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12/16/2025
Maj. Anthony Niederriter (top left) and Maj. Matthew Waller (top right), both 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron mental health nurses, pose for a photo with their behavioral health team

Two mental health nurses from the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron provided vital behavioral health support to the Ellwood City community during “Operation Healthy Ellwood,” an Innovative Readiness Training mission held July 23 to Aug. 1, 2025.

Behind the mask: Maxwell Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering flight drives readiness and health

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12/16/2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hector Mendez-Chavez, bioenvironmental engineering flight chief, Maxwell Medical Group, instructs Airman 1st Class Arely Ramirez-Munoz, bioenvironmental engineering technician, on how to set up and operate radiation detection equipment

The Maxwell Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering flight is working behind the scenes to optimize its processes while continuing to protect the health and readiness of personnel and their families at Maxwell and Gunter.

Department of War Top Doctor Visits Armed Forces Medical Examiner System

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12/16/2025
From left to right, U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Vojta, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences radiology department, U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Dryden, USUHS radiology department, Richard Breen, Military Health System Communications director, U.S. Army Col. Robert Heath, Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs military deputy, U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Rohrer, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System director, Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, Acting Assistant Director of Healthcare Administration for the Defense Health Agency, Dr. Eric Elster, USUHS School of Medicine dean, Dr. Andrew Sims, AFMES chief of staff, Dr. Vincent Ho, USUHS radiology department, pose for a photo

The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System received visitors from the offices of the Secretary of War for Health Affairs, the Defense Health Agency, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Dec. 12, 2025.

Sailor awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for life-saving response aboard commercial flight

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12/15/2025
Hospitalman Apprentice Skylar L. Foote, left, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, receives the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Capt. Donavon YapShing, executive officer of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka and deputy director of U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, during an awards ceremony.

Hospitalman Apprentice Skylar L. Foote, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during an awards ceremony Nov. 19, 2025, for her decisive actions that helped save a passenger’s life aboard a commercial flight.

Uniformed Services University Alumnus named to Forbes '30 Under 30' for battlefield innovations

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12/15/2025
Then-Army 2nd Lt. Brad Pierce (left), Maj. (Dr.) Laura Tilley (center), and 2nd Lt. Ryan Stevens (right) are co-inventors of the STEAM device for airway management

USU alumnus and Tripler Army Medical Center resident Capt. (Dr.) Bradley Pierce recognized for developing field-ready medical technologies that bridge the gap between engineering and combat casualty care.

Bridging data across continents Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Department of War laboratories pioneer remote bioinformatics support for genomic influenza surveillance

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12/15/2025
William Gruner, a molecular biologist with the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine 711 Human Performance Wing, and Pilar Mandujano, a laboratory technician with Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, prepare the Illumina MiSeq for genomic characterization of influenza virus samples.

A biodefense initiative spearheaded by teams from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Branch, and the Department of War Global Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Program at Defense Center for Public Health–Dayton, has established a flexible model for rapid pathogen characterization within the DOW.

Naval Medical Research Unit Europe, Africa, Central strengthens force health readiness with advancement in diarrheal disease treatment

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12/15/2025
Members of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT pose for a photo aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

This fall, a team of researchers and leadership with Naval Medical Research Unit EURAFCENT engaged with strategic U.S. military partners to improve surveillance of and refine treatment for infectious diarrheal diseases, a persistent operational challenge impacting warfighter health and lethality.

Army experts team with European partners on Arctic nutrition research

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12/15/2025
Military personnel walking in the snow

As the U.S. military and its adversaries shift focus to the Arctic, working with partner nations in cold-weather regions to make sure our warfighters can survive those extremes has never been more important.

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune recognizes DAISY Award winner and nominees

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12/15/2025
Registered Nurse Angela Williams, who works in Inpatient Mental Health at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, was awarded the DAISY Award

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune nurses are recognized for their dedicated, compassionate care through The DAISY Foundation. Seventeen nurses were recognized for their DAISY Award nominations in a ceremony on Nov. 24. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is a national recognition that honors nurses for their lasting impact on their patients.

NAS Pax River search and rescue dogs, Navy Corpsman complete rigorous qualification flight, enhancing combat readiness

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12/12/2025
Naval Aircrewmen from the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River "SAR Dogs" unit prepare a simulated crash site on a beach prior to a rescue evolution.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Arsides Garay, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River, has completed the rigorous L00A Joint Qualification Requirement (JQR), culminating in a successful final qualification flight.

Medical-surgical nursing staff completes bi-annual simulation training

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12/12/2025
Air Force 1st Lt. Rassel Kibigting, registered nurse on 2W, demonstrates proper tracheostomy care during the simulation skills fair

Medical/Surgical Section nursing staff at Brooke Army Medical Center participated in a simulation training skills fair Nov. 17-21.

Mission driven, people powered - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joel Barnes

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12/12/2025
1st Class Joel Barnes

The Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) is mission driven and people powered. Today, we highlight Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joel Barnes, the Lead Petty Officer for the Navy Medicine Training Support Command’s (NMTSC) Advanced Radiographer Program, Detachment Portsmouth.

Shoulder-to-shoulder: First Valkyrie blood transfusion training for United States, Philippine Marine Units in Palawan improves resiliency in battle

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12/12/2025
U.S. Navy Lt. Terrence Hamilton, right, a medical physician assigned to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Philippine Coast Guardsmen Seaman Second Class Jerome Devero, apply bandages to a simulated wound during a tactical combat casualty care

In battle, Marines know that if a serious wound doesn’t kill you, bleeding out could. As rounds crack overhead and the chaos of conflict ensues, the battle to get life-saving blood transfusions at the front lines is a difficult task. This challenge is magnified by the austere environments Marines operate from, such as remote expeditionary advanced bases in the Indo-Pacific, as well as the “tyranny of distance” from the point of injury to more advanced medical facilities.

United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay earns Navy Surgeon General's Health and Wellness Award

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12/11/2025
Navy Medicine Official Seal

U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay was recognized with the Navy Surgeon General’s Health Promotion and Wellness Blue-H Gold Star Award for excellence in advancing health and readiness among Sailors for the year 2024.

Uniformed Services University Study finds Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants provide cost-effective care for Military traumatic brain injury patients

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12/11/2025
Military personnel in the field

A recent study led by researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has found that nurse practitioners and physician assistants deliver care for mild traumatic brain injury in the Military Health System at significantly lower costs than primary care physicians , with no clear compromise in quality.

Steel Airmen deliver critical mental health care during Operation Healthy Ellwood

Article
12/16/2025
Maj. Anthony Niederriter (top left) and Maj. Matthew Waller (top right), both 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron mental health nurses, pose for a photo with their behavioral health team

Two mental health nurses from the 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron provided vital behavioral health support to the Ellwood City community during “Operation Healthy Ellwood,” an Innovative Readiness Training mission held July 23 to Aug. 1, 2025.

Behind the mask: Maxwell Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering flight drives readiness and health

Article
12/16/2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hector Mendez-Chavez, bioenvironmental engineering flight chief, Maxwell Medical Group, instructs Airman 1st Class Arely Ramirez-Munoz, bioenvironmental engineering technician, on how to set up and operate radiation detection equipment

The Maxwell Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering flight is working behind the scenes to optimize its processes while continuing to protect the health and readiness of personnel and their families at Maxwell and Gunter.

Department of War Top Doctor Visits Armed Forces Medical Examiner System

Article
12/16/2025
From left to right, U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Vojta, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences radiology department, U.S. Navy Cmdr. John Dryden, USUHS radiology department, Richard Breen, Military Health System Communications director, U.S. Army Col. Robert Heath, Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs military deputy, U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Rohrer, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System director, Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, Acting Assistant Director of Healthcare Administration for the Defense Health Agency, Dr. Eric Elster, USUHS School of Medicine dean, Dr. Andrew Sims, AFMES chief of staff, Dr. Vincent Ho, USUHS radiology department, pose for a photo

The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System received visitors from the offices of the Secretary of War for Health Affairs, the Defense Health Agency, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Dec. 12, 2025.

Sailor awarded Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for life-saving response aboard commercial flight

Article
12/15/2025
Hospitalman Apprentice Skylar L. Foote, left, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, receives the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal from Capt. Donavon YapShing, executive officer of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka and deputy director of U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, during an awards ceremony.

Hospitalman Apprentice Skylar L. Foote, assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during an awards ceremony Nov. 19, 2025, for her decisive actions that helped save a passenger’s life aboard a commercial flight.

Uniformed Services University Alumnus named to Forbes '30 Under 30' for battlefield innovations

Article
12/15/2025
Then-Army 2nd Lt. Brad Pierce (left), Maj. (Dr.) Laura Tilley (center), and 2nd Lt. Ryan Stevens (right) are co-inventors of the STEAM device for airway management

USU alumnus and Tripler Army Medical Center resident Capt. (Dr.) Bradley Pierce recognized for developing field-ready medical technologies that bridge the gap between engineering and combat casualty care.

Bridging data across continents Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Department of War laboratories pioneer remote bioinformatics support for genomic influenza surveillance

Article
12/15/2025
William Gruner, a molecular biologist with the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine 711 Human Performance Wing, and Pilar Mandujano, a laboratory technician with Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, prepare the Illumina MiSeq for genomic characterization of influenza virus samples.

A biodefense initiative spearheaded by teams from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Branch, and the Department of War Global Respiratory Pathogen Surveillance Program at Defense Center for Public Health–Dayton, has established a flexible model for rapid pathogen characterization within the DOW.

Naval Medical Research Unit Europe, Africa, Central strengthens force health readiness with advancement in diarrheal disease treatment

Article
12/15/2025
Members of Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) EURAFCENT pose for a photo aboard Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

This fall, a team of researchers and leadership with Naval Medical Research Unit EURAFCENT engaged with strategic U.S. military partners to improve surveillance of and refine treatment for infectious diarrheal diseases, a persistent operational challenge impacting warfighter health and lethality.

Army experts team with European partners on Arctic nutrition research

Article
12/15/2025
Military personnel walking in the snow

As the U.S. military and its adversaries shift focus to the Arctic, working with partner nations in cold-weather regions to make sure our warfighters can survive those extremes has never been more important.

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune recognizes DAISY Award winner and nominees

Article
12/15/2025
Registered Nurse Angela Williams, who works in Inpatient Mental Health at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, was awarded the DAISY Award

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune nurses are recognized for their dedicated, compassionate care through The DAISY Foundation. Seventeen nurses were recognized for their DAISY Award nominations in a ceremony on Nov. 24. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is a national recognition that honors nurses for their lasting impact on their patients.

NAS Pax River search and rescue dogs, Navy Corpsman complete rigorous qualification flight, enhancing combat readiness

Article
12/12/2025
Naval Aircrewmen from the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River "SAR Dogs" unit prepare a simulated crash site on a beach prior to a rescue evolution.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Arsides Garay, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River, has completed the rigorous L00A Joint Qualification Requirement (JQR), culminating in a successful final qualification flight.

Medical-surgical nursing staff completes bi-annual simulation training

Article
12/12/2025
Air Force 1st Lt. Rassel Kibigting, registered nurse on 2W, demonstrates proper tracheostomy care during the simulation skills fair

Medical/Surgical Section nursing staff at Brooke Army Medical Center participated in a simulation training skills fair Nov. 17-21.

Mission driven, people powered - Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joel Barnes

Article
12/12/2025
1st Class Joel Barnes

The Naval Medical Forces Development Command (NMFDC) is mission driven and people powered. Today, we highlight Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Joel Barnes, the Lead Petty Officer for the Navy Medicine Training Support Command’s (NMTSC) Advanced Radiographer Program, Detachment Portsmouth.

Shoulder-to-shoulder: First Valkyrie blood transfusion training for United States, Philippine Marine Units in Palawan improves resiliency in battle

Article
12/12/2025
U.S. Navy Lt. Terrence Hamilton, right, a medical physician assigned to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Philippine Coast Guardsmen Seaman Second Class Jerome Devero, apply bandages to a simulated wound during a tactical combat casualty care

In battle, Marines know that if a serious wound doesn’t kill you, bleeding out could. As rounds crack overhead and the chaos of conflict ensues, the battle to get life-saving blood transfusions at the front lines is a difficult task. This challenge is magnified by the austere environments Marines operate from, such as remote expeditionary advanced bases in the Indo-Pacific, as well as the “tyranny of distance” from the point of injury to more advanced medical facilities.

United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay earns Navy Surgeon General's Health and Wellness Award

Article
12/11/2025
Navy Medicine Official Seal

U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guantanamo Bay was recognized with the Navy Surgeon General’s Health Promotion and Wellness Blue-H Gold Star Award for excellence in advancing health and readiness among Sailors for the year 2024.

Uniformed Services University Study finds Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants provide cost-effective care for Military traumatic brain injury patients

Article
12/11/2025
Military personnel in the field

A recent study led by researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has found that nurse practitioners and physician assistants deliver care for mild traumatic brain injury in the Military Health System at significantly lower costs than primary care physicians , with no clear compromise in quality.

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