Lauren Hurtado, with the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego, presents her talk about why service members are hesitant in receiving vaccinations, including the COVD-19 vaccination. Her talk was titled “Examining Associations Between Perceptions of Leadership and covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Sailors,” during the DOD’s annual four-day 2023 ...

Military and civilian researchers ask questions of a speaker during the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 17 in Kissimmee, Florida.

U.S. Army Capt. Margeaux Auslander, presents her talk about why service members are hesitant about receiving vaccinations, including the COVD-19 vaccination. Her talk was titled “COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, Intentions, and Uptake among U.S. Soldiers: Trends over Time and Associations with Demographics Leader Behaviors, and Intentions to Leave Service, ...

The 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium opened with a morning plenary panel discussion on the theme “Casualty Care Across the Continuum: Operational Vignettes.”

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 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.

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.

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. 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 Naval Health Resource Center table 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.

Members of the Defense Health Agency research and engineering team welcome several senior leaders at their booth at the 2023 Military Health System Research Symposium on Aug. 16 in Kissimmee, Florida. Pictured are, from the left; U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Troy Brown, command senior enlisted leader to the DHA assistant director of support; U ...

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.