Dr. Lester Martinez-López, the Department of Defense’s assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, gets a close look at a field hospital tent at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity’s exhibit during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

Dr. Lester Martinez-López, the Department of Defense’s assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, visits the Naval Health Resource Center table during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

Heather Mahaney, with the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, gives a presentation titled, “Demographic Characteristics and Outcomes of Active Duty Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 2020 – 2023,” during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the Defense Health Agency's Public Health directorate, visits the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence booth on the exhibition floor during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, gets a close look at an insect specimen while visiting the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence booth on the exhibition floor during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the DHA’s Public Health directorate visit with officers from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the Defense Health Agency's Public Health directorate, visits the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence booth on the exhibition floor during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Dr. David J. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy and Oversight, and U.S. Army Col. Jennifer Gurney, talk during the Department of Defense’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

Dr. Lester Martinez-López, the Department of Defense’s assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, visits the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity’s exhibit during the Department of Defense’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 15.

Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, takes a closer look at the inside of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Ambulance Kit while visiting the exhibition hall during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the Defense Health Agency's Public Health directorate; U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Troy Brown, command senior enlisted leader to the DHA assistant director of support, and Donald Johnson, Defense Health Agency’s assistant director support/component acquisition executive, visit with officers from ...

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brandon Taylor, director of the Defense Health Agency's Public Health directorate, visits a field hospital tent while viewing exhibits by the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity at the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Dr. Lester Martinez-López, the Department of Defense’s assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, visits the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity’s exhibit during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

Shawn Eagle, with the department of neurological surgery at University of Pittsburgh, gives a presentation titled, ”Identifying Potential Neuroimaging Biomarkers of Early Trauma-Related Neurodegeneration in Military Personnel,” during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.

Heather Mahaney, with the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence, gives a presentation titled, “Demographic Characteristics and Outcomes of Active Duty Service Members with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 2020 – 2023,” during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, on Aug. 15.