Champions in military medicine were honored by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation with their 2026 Heroes of Military Medicine awards. These individuals demonstrate commitment to innovation and heroism in military health.

Leaders from across the U.S. Army, international partners, industry, and academia descended on the Hampton Roads Convention Center from May 12th through May 14th for the annual Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) Symposium.

For the fifth consecutive cycle, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earned a Leapfrog “A” Hospital Safety Grade, this for Spring 2026, Defense Health Agency officials announced May 6.

Medical Readiness Command, Europe (MRC, EUR) bid farewell to its commanding general and welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony May 13 at Sembach Kaserne, Germany.

USU’s 2026 Graduate Education Awards Ceremony honors the quiet endurance and vital discoveries of military medicine’s rising scientists, health professions educators, clinical psychologists, and public health professionals.

Maj. Erika B. Page, an emergency medicine physician assigned to the Arizona Army National Guard’s 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, was the U.S. Army Honoree at the 2026 Hero of Military Medicine Award that is sponsored by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for her leadership, courage and medical expertise during combat operations and humanitarian service.

Military medical leaders, professionals, and civilians who advance warfighter health were recognized at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation’s Heroes of Military Medicine Awards for “laying the next foundation stones, and reinforcing the very groundwork of military medicine for generations to come,” said Keith Bass, assistant secretary of war for health ...

The Philippine Air Force and U.S. Air Force, alongside partners from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, and Royal Canadian Air Force, conducted multilateral medical training during Exercise Balikatan 2026 to advance patient movement capabilities, foster interoperability and expand expeditionary medical care experience.

Cmdr. Vince Deguzman, a Navy Medical Service Corps officer and the director for clinical support services at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, was recognized April 20, 2026, as one of two healthcare leaders with the 2026 Federal Healthcare Executive Award.

The 60th Medical Group at David Grant USAF Medical Center is enhancing mission readiness and returning time to Airmen through a new Continuous Medical Readiness model that consolidates required medical tasks into a single day.

An intensive care unit patient was crashing. Blood pressure dropping, oxygen levels falling, the ventilator struggling to keep pace. The monitors were going off. A nurse cut through the room, adjusting drips, troubleshooting equipment, calling for backup.

Just minutes into an interview with Chief Master Sgt. Virginia Holmgren the senior enlisted leader for the 124th Medical Group, there was a knock at the door.

The latest news from around the Military Health System for the week of May 11-15, 2026, includes nationally recognized scores for military hospitals, a U.S. Navy audiologist’s efforts to protect hearing, and a U.S. Armed Forces partnership that’s strengthening relationships between the U.S., Africa, and global allies.