Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Roger Brooke’s educational leadership and excellence led to his namesake at Brooke Army Medical Center on Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. The hospital carries his legacy through a wealth of specialty services, multiple centers of excellence, and nationally recognized, world-class warfighter care.

Medical evacuation from the battlefield have evolved from wagons to mobile intensive care units to efficiently evacuate injured service members — getting service members treatment sooner, saving lives, and getting the warfighter back into the fight.

Senior military medical leaders gathered onstage at the 2026 Military Health System Conference, in a resounding display of mission alignment and collaboration to discuss the path forward in warfighter readiness.

The U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps celebrates its 77th anniversary on July 1, 2026. From assisting in medevac during World War II to serving in military hospitals and clinics across the Military Health System today, discover the Nurse Corps’ decades-long commitment to the health and safety of Airmen and Guardians.

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Alexander T. Augusta faced challenges as he worked towards military medical excellence. His unprecedented impact on wartime care, hospital leadership, public health, and medical education paved the way for those behind him. Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center honors its namesake through high-quality, award-winning healthcare ...

Retired Army Capt. Florent Groberg intercepted a suicide bomber, later receiving the Medal of Honor. The 2026 Military Health System Conference keynote speaker shares his story of recovery, and how the support of medical professionals and a fellow wounded warrior helped him transform his hardest moments into a new mission.

Registration opens June 29, 2026, at noon Eastern for the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium — the Department of War’s premier scientific meeting focused on the unique medical needs of the deployed warfighter. This year’s symposium will take place Aug. 3–6, 2026, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida, ...

Keith Bass, assistant secretary of war for health affairs, outlines his strategic priorities for the Military Health System, with funding and staffing at the top of the list to optimize warfighter readiness.

From 2019 to 2026, the U.S. Army fitness test evolved from the three-event Army Physical Fitness Test to the six-event Army Combat Fitness Test, and finally to the five-event Army Fitness Test, which became the official test of record on June 1, 2025. Key shifts included adopting age/gender-normed scoring, replacing leg tucks with planks, removing the ...

In an era when battlefield disease was just as deadly as a bullet, Brig. Gen. Charles Tripler established organized and effective systems for battlefield sanitation and hygiene, surgical procedures, and U.S. Army recruit exams. His legacy carries on through high-quality care at Tripler Army Medical Center.

Retired U.S. Army Special Operation Forces Maj. Jonathan Turnbull, gravely injured in Syria, was medevaced for lifesaving care across the world. Through treatment with the Military Health System, he found recovery, mental health support, and adaptive sports — culminating in his participation for the 2026 Warrior Games.

Physicians, nurses, dentists, and other Military Health System professionals, along with several facilities, were honored at 2026 MHS with in Dallas, Texas, May 28. The honors highlighted meritorious achievements in a range of topics, including leadership, innovation, and advancements in warfighter healthcare.

Retired Army Capt. Florent Groberg shared his story of hope and recovery through Military Health System healthcare at the 2026 Military Health System Conference in Dallas, Texas, May 27. “We will never say thank you enough,” he said.

A unified vision of readiness was delivered to a capacity crowd by plenary speakers by Anthony J. Tata, undersecretary of war for personnel and readiness, and Keith Bass, assistant secretary of war for health affairs at the Military Health System Conference 2026 in Dallas, Texas, May 27.

“Develop a digitally competent medical workforce” – states line of effort 3 in the Military Health System Digital Transformation Strategy, highlighting a key component to supporting force readiness. The MHS provides a wealth of educational offerings to train medical professionals in digital health solutions and informatics to enhance readiness and ...