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Former U.S. Air Force air traffic controller now reaches new heights as family doctor
Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Lindsay Slimski has never let life’s challenges stop her from achieving her dreams of pursuing medicine. She shares her story of resilience in the face of challenges, and her unique approach to becoming a military doctor through the Uniformed Services University’s Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program.
Lapse in Federal Appropriations
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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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Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine may have found a genetic marker for adaptability to stress – a discovery that could potentially open the door to new methods for helping Warfighters manage stress more effectively and perhaps even to therapies for treating stress-induced trauma such as post-traumatic stress disorder
A history of medical transport and aeromedical evacuation is told through the pioneering work of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Norvell Walker Grant, the “grandfather” of the present-day Air Force Medical Service.
As the U.S. military observes Suicide Prevention Month in September there is a renewed focus on destigmatizing behavioral health care and promoting available resources for servicemembers and their families.
A sailor serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point was recently honored for her service to the communities surrounding the installation.
Military medics undergo intensive preparation that spans classroom instruction and field exercises. U.S. Army medics complete 16 weeks of training—six weeks earning their emergency medical technician certification, followed by 10 weeks of combat casualty care.
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Select Kazia Marecheau, a Midcoast Maine native, has been selected for advancement to chief petty officer and for a direct commission into the Medical Service Corps after 15 years of naval service.
Embedded in medical specialty outpatient clinics at Walter Reed, Health Psychology Service staff members provide same-day access to care for beneficiaries with behavioral health challenges.
Paraguayan and U.S. medical professionals joined forces during AMISTAD 2025, Aug. 9, 2025, to perform a complex six-hour reconstructive surgery, restoring both the face and the vision of a young man gravely injured in a violent robbery.
During a visit to the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute, flight nurses from the Royal Thai Air Force received an education on the Preparatory Iraqi Nursing Course by Dr. Darrin Frye, chief science director, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio.
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has starkly demonstrated the vulnerability of traditional medical infrastructure to deliberate attack, prompting a remarkable adaptation in Ukrainian battlefield medicine.
U.S. Southern Command and the U.S. Embassy in Asuncion donated a fully equipped dental suite and 17,000 pairs of prescription eyeglasses to the Paraguayan Ministry of Health during a ceremony Aug. 13 at the Unidad de Salud de la Familia Tarumandy in Luque, Paraguay, during AMISTAD 2025.
Mindfulness training offers techniques to help students manage stress and enhance focus in demanding environments.
Are you pregnant or did you recently have a baby? TRICARE covers certain breast pumps and supplies and breastfeeding counseling at no cost for new mothers.
It's 6:15 a.m. when U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Allaiha Carrasquillo arrives at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a specialized center for traumatic brain injury care at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Patriot Medic 2025 took place August 6-12 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, and Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The multi-national exercise, led by the U.S. Air Force Reserve, included more than 9,000 personnel from all U.S. military services and international partners including Australian, British and Canadian forces.
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