U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guam Commanding Officer Capt. Joel M. Schofer officially transitioned leadership to Capt. James G. Demitrack during a change of command ceremony, March 27.

In collaboration with Service recruiting partners, U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command implemented a policy, “Conditions Unlikely to be Waived,” effective May 4, that stops processing for applicants with one or more of 28 medical conditions designated as unlikely to be waived by Service partners.

Keller Army Community Hospital staff and a Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) provider executed an initial round of Endocrinology Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) cases on April 15, 2026.

The U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery has announced that Lt. Jacob King of U.S. Naval Hospital Guam has been selected as the Navy Pharmacy Junior Officer of the Year for fiscal year 2025.

U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, Europe recently deployed a team of medical personnel to central France to observe the French led Orion 26 Exercise, the largest military exercise conducted by the French military since the Cold War. More than 12,500 mostly French troops took part in the three-month drill designed to prepare for high-intensity ...

The 137th Special Operations Wing is preparing for changes coming to the U.S. Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment, beginning July 1.

Three USU faculty members were recently recognized by the American College of Physicians for their elections to Mastership.

Keller Army Community Hospital has been recognized by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) as a Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety: Smoke Evacuation, earning the prestigious Go Clear Award.

The highly specialized aviation and test missions at Naval Air Station Patuxent River rely on a unique level of medical and scientific support, delivered directly by the Navy’s Medical Service Corps. Spanning 31 diverse specialties, the MSC operates across three core pillars: Healthcare Administration, Clinical Care, and Research and Applied Sciences

U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka hosted the first High-Level Disinfection and Sterile Processing workshop in mainland Japan April 14-17, expanding specialized reprocessing education for healthcare professionals across the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command region.

Seven Evans Army Community Hospital Soldiers put their medical and Soldier skills to the test in the Medical Readiness Command, West Best Medic/Best Squad competition April 20-23.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Eugene Bush, a hospital corpsman, was assigned to the 3rd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during the World War II Battle of Okinawa, a conflict in which the bravery he showed led him to receive the Medal of Honor

Military nursing in the United States grew from wartime necessity into a permanent arm of military medicine, shifting from improvised bedside support to a profession vital to keep service members healthy and lethal.

During the month of April, research engineers assigned to the Combat Casualty Care & Operational Medicine Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio, visited with dental and veterinary science instructors to test the usability of the Rugged Ozone Sterilization System Model M1.

At the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center, a steady cycle of high-fidelity training serves as the bedrock of readiness for Navy Medicine. Each month, the center puts multiple specialized medical teams through their paces, ensuring a continuous flow of certified and deployment-ready personnel to the fleet.