The Defense Health Agency developed this digital toolkit to help you communicate with beneficiaries about the COVID-19 vaccine. The assorted print, digital, and social media graphics should be used locally to generate awareness among populations.

In this time of unprecedented global health challenges, frontline responders like U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Tipton stand out as beacons of hope and resilience. Tipton, a critical care nurse practitioner with the 125th Fighter Wing of the Florida Air National Guard, received the Surgeon General’s Medallion from Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy, the U.S. ...

The passion for learning, growth, and excellence propelled registered nurse 1st Lt. Hannah Melkun, who is in her final year of the United States Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing, to become involved in research. She was then selected by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology to represent Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) at the ...

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kristine Timmerman, a nurse at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, simply says she became a nurse “to serve.” That sentiment is shared among many of the nurses at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center who ensure that the surgical journey of each patient at “The President’s Hospital” is as comfortable and ...

Each year the Armed Services YMCA presents the “Angel of the Battlefield Award” to a heroic enlisted medical professional from each branch of the Armed Services. For 2023, the Army recipient of this award was U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ta'Quesha Abson, currently at the Medical Readiness Brigade, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

In the corridors of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), a nurse quietly goes about her duties, but the story of her journey is nothing short of extraordinary.

Are you preparing to spend time with friends and family this holiday season? Now is a good time to make sure you and your loved ones are up to date with COVID-19, flu, and RSV vaccines.

Growing up, The Hunt for Red October, a thrilling 1990s cinematic adventure starring Alec Baldwin as CIA analyst Jack Ryan, captured the attention and imagination of U.S. Navy Lt. Claire Burke, who briefly flirted with the idea of becoming an intelligence analyst before pursing her naval nursing career.

Updated COVID-19 vaccines are now available for people ages 6 months and older. Here’s how to get the updated vaccine at no cost.

The fall and winter months tend to be the time when most people are sick with respiratory illnesses, like the cold, flu and COVID-19, though these can happen anytime of the year.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandi Branch, 374th Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Clinic flight commander, is one of only 37 people from 22 countries that received the Florence Nightingale Medal this year from the International Red Cross—the highest recognition of medical service a nurse can be awarded for extraordinary courage, devotion, service, and ...

U.S. Army Major Abigail Cooper’s many injures as a child led her to a career in health care that has culminated with her being assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as the nursing service chief.

The Defense Health Agency recognized Women’s Equality Day, the celebration of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, on August 10 with a virtual presentation about the history of women in military medicine.