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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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Continuum of mental health care for warfighters, families: Support is always there for you

Article
12/10/2025
No one fights alone infographic

The military offers a variety of mental health support, therapies, advice lines, and telehealth to help service members address and succeed in their unique military lifestyle challenges.

Mental health expert: ‘We all need help sometimes’

Article
12/10/2025
Mental health expert: ‘We all need help sometimes’

When she found it hard to reconnect with family after a deployment, this military commander and mental health professional realized she too needed a helping hand.

Maximizing Military readiness through medical standards, analytics and research

Article
12/9/2025
Maximizing Military Readiness Through Medical Standards, Analytics and Research

In 2025, the Military Health System celebrates 30 years of providing data-driven evidence to help military leaders understand health trends and make informed decisions about who can serve and how to keep the force healthy and ready to win the fight

An enlisted airman’s journey to flight surgeon

Article
12/8/2025
An enlisted airman's journey to flight surgeon

Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Laura Barrera shares her journey from enlisted senior airman to a flight surgeon and emergency physician. She credits her success to the Uniformed Services University’s Enlisted to Medical School Preparatory Program, or EMDP2 — which charts a course for enlisted service members to become doctors, including challenging coursework, mentorship, and preparation for medical school.

Former U.S. Air Force air traffic controller now reaches new heights as family doctor

Article
12/1/2025
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.

Lifelong dream: A U.S. Army mother’s journey from medic to doctor

Article
11/21/2025
Lifelong dream:  A U.S. Army mother’s journey from medic to doctor

Army Capt. (Dr.) Kristan Baird was a medic deployed in Afghanistan. Once home again, juggling family life and figuring out what’s next, she decided to become a military doctor. Her journey began in the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program, or EMDP2, at the Uniformed Services University.

Department of War extends health care supplement pilot for civilian employees in Japan

Article
9/29/2025
Department of War extends health care supplement pilot for civilian employees in Japan

The Department of War today announced the extension of the Pilot Health Insurance Enhancement for DOW Civilian Employees in Japan, reaffirming the department’s commitment to improving access to medical care for its overseas workforce, and adding interpreter support.

Researchers push forward in breakthrough brain health study

Article
9/25/2025
MRI brain scans

A long-term joint study between the NCAA and the U.S. military is testing biomarkers that may reveal how the brain responds to concussions, repeated head impacts, and other health risk factors.

Artic medicine: Military medical readiness in extreme environments

Article
9/22/2025
Artic medicine: Military medical readiness in extreme environments

Preparing U.S. military forces for future conflicts means ensuring that military medical teams can provide care anywhere at any time, even in one of the harshest and most isolated places on Earth – the Arctic.

A decade of impact: 10 Years of U.S. military partnership with the NCAA improves concussion research and care

Article
9/17/2025
A decade of impact: 10 Years of U.S. military partnership with NCAA improves concussion research and care

Ten years ago, the Department of Defense (now Department of War) and the NCAA launched a bold experiment in partnership: the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education program, better known as the NCAA-DOD Grand Alliance CARE Consortium.

Groundbreaking Explosive Ordnance Disposal concussion study nears enrollment goal

Article
9/17/2025
Groundbreaking Explosive Ordnance Disposal concussion study nears enrollment goal

A Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal study, focusing on the effects of concussions and blast exposures, achieves 95% percent of its enrollment goal. The study tracks concussion and blast exposure effects on EOD technicians, with 1,908 participants enrolled since October 2022.

Beyond the battlefield: Drone warfare's impact on health — from amputations to PTSD

Article
9/16/2025
Beyond the battlefield: Drone warfare's impact on health — from amputations to PTSD

Panelists from Ukraine’s military health system, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the Indo-Pacific Command, the Joint Trauma System, and civilian health care organizations discuss the changing nature of warfare as drones present new advantages and risks on the battlefield. Panelists urged the research community to apply new urgency to developing technologies, techniques, and trainings to adjust to this new reality.

Harnessing the power of AI governance for warfighter readiness

Article
9/15/2025
Harnessing the power of AI governance for warfighter readiness

Military health leaders stressed the significance of governance to securely innovate and adopt digital health care tools at the 2025 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee, in August 2025.

Evans Army Community Hospital’s heritage honors courageous Vietnam medic through high-quality care

Article
9/8/2025
Evans Army Community Hospital’s heritage honors courageous Vietnam medic through high-quality care

Army Spc. Four Donald “Doc” Evans was the first Vietnam medic posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He died treating and dragging the wounded to safety while in a firefight on Jan. 27, 1967. Evans Army Community Hospital on Fort Carson honors him by excelling in award-winning, patient-centered care.

Get support from the Military Health System 'at the moment you need it most'

Article
9/3/2025
Get support from the Military Health System ‘at the moment you need it most’

The Military Health System has many resources to support your mental health. Therapy is one tool proven to work. Whether it’s in-person, virtual, or group therapy, or other tools needed during a crisis — mental health support sustains military readiness.

Continuum of mental health care for warfighters, families: Support is always there for you

Article
12/10/2025
No one fights alone infographic

The military offers a variety of mental health support, therapies, advice lines, and telehealth to help service members address and succeed in their unique military lifestyle challenges.

Mental health expert: ‘We all need help sometimes’

Article
12/10/2025
Mental health expert: ‘We all need help sometimes’

When she found it hard to reconnect with family after a deployment, this military commander and mental health professional realized she too needed a helping hand.

Maximizing Military readiness through medical standards, analytics and research

Article
12/9/2025
Maximizing Military Readiness Through Medical Standards, Analytics and Research

In 2025, the Military Health System celebrates 30 years of providing data-driven evidence to help military leaders understand health trends and make informed decisions about who can serve and how to keep the force healthy and ready to win the fight

An enlisted airman’s journey to flight surgeon

Article
12/8/2025
An enlisted airman's journey to flight surgeon

Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Laura Barrera shares her journey from enlisted senior airman to a flight surgeon and emergency physician. She credits her success to the Uniformed Services University’s Enlisted to Medical School Preparatory Program, or EMDP2 — which charts a course for enlisted service members to become doctors, including challenging coursework, mentorship, and preparation for medical school.

Former U.S. Air Force air traffic controller now reaches new heights as family doctor

Article
12/1/2025
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.

Lifelong dream: A U.S. Army mother’s journey from medic to doctor

Article
11/21/2025
Lifelong dream:  A U.S. Army mother’s journey from medic to doctor

Army Capt. (Dr.) Kristan Baird was a medic deployed in Afghanistan. Once home again, juggling family life and figuring out what’s next, she decided to become a military doctor. Her journey began in the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program, or EMDP2, at the Uniformed Services University.

Department of War extends health care supplement pilot for civilian employees in Japan

Article
9/29/2025
Department of War extends health care supplement pilot for civilian employees in Japan

The Department of War today announced the extension of the Pilot Health Insurance Enhancement for DOW Civilian Employees in Japan, reaffirming the department’s commitment to improving access to medical care for its overseas workforce, and adding interpreter support.

Researchers push forward in breakthrough brain health study

Article
9/25/2025
MRI brain scans

A long-term joint study between the NCAA and the U.S. military is testing biomarkers that may reveal how the brain responds to concussions, repeated head impacts, and other health risk factors.

Artic medicine: Military medical readiness in extreme environments

Article
9/22/2025
Artic medicine: Military medical readiness in extreme environments

Preparing U.S. military forces for future conflicts means ensuring that military medical teams can provide care anywhere at any time, even in one of the harshest and most isolated places on Earth – the Arctic.

A decade of impact: 10 Years of U.S. military partnership with the NCAA improves concussion research and care

Article
9/17/2025
A decade of impact: 10 Years of U.S. military partnership with NCAA improves concussion research and care

Ten years ago, the Department of Defense (now Department of War) and the NCAA launched a bold experiment in partnership: the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education program, better known as the NCAA-DOD Grand Alliance CARE Consortium.

Groundbreaking Explosive Ordnance Disposal concussion study nears enrollment goal

Article
9/17/2025
Groundbreaking Explosive Ordnance Disposal concussion study nears enrollment goal

A Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal study, focusing on the effects of concussions and blast exposures, achieves 95% percent of its enrollment goal. The study tracks concussion and blast exposure effects on EOD technicians, with 1,908 participants enrolled since October 2022.

Beyond the battlefield: Drone warfare's impact on health — from amputations to PTSD

Article
9/16/2025
Beyond the battlefield: Drone warfare's impact on health — from amputations to PTSD

Panelists from Ukraine’s military health system, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the Indo-Pacific Command, the Joint Trauma System, and civilian health care organizations discuss the changing nature of warfare as drones present new advantages and risks on the battlefield. Panelists urged the research community to apply new urgency to developing technologies, techniques, and trainings to adjust to this new reality.

Harnessing the power of AI governance for warfighter readiness

Article
9/15/2025
Harnessing the power of AI governance for warfighter readiness

Military health leaders stressed the significance of governance to securely innovate and adopt digital health care tools at the 2025 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee, in August 2025.

Evans Army Community Hospital’s heritage honors courageous Vietnam medic through high-quality care

Article
9/8/2025
Evans Army Community Hospital’s heritage honors courageous Vietnam medic through high-quality care

Army Spc. Four Donald “Doc” Evans was the first Vietnam medic posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He died treating and dragging the wounded to safety while in a firefight on Jan. 27, 1967. Evans Army Community Hospital on Fort Carson honors him by excelling in award-winning, patient-centered care.

Get support from the Military Health System 'at the moment you need it most'

Article
9/3/2025
Get support from the Military Health System ‘at the moment you need it most’

The Military Health System has many resources to support your mental health. Therapy is one tool proven to work. Whether it’s in-person, virtual, or group therapy, or other tools needed during a crisis — mental health support sustains military readiness.

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