It is 1976. You are aboard the Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier USS America, slicing through the Mediterranean during high-stakes fleet exercises, when disaster strikes: a heavy wrench falls deep into the ship's massive turbine, completely disabling the vessel.

“A sick force can’t fight.” — Dr. Dale Smith, Uniformed Services University Historian. During the American Revolution, military medicine was already doing more than treating the wounded, it was keeping the Continental Army in the fight. In the second episode of the Military Medicine 250 video podcast, Peter J. Graves, from Military Health System ...

“It was a phenomenal system. It’s still a phenomenal system.” — Dr. Dale Smith, Uniformed Services University Historian From the Civil War battlefield to the skies over Vietnam, military medical evacuation has continually evolved to get wounded service members the care they need. In the third episode of the Military Medicine 250 video podcast, ...

It’s been a phenomenal success story for American medicine.” — Dr. Dale Smith, Uniformed Services University Historian Military medicine has a long history of innovation that reaches far beyond the battlefield and has shaped American medicine in ways many people do not realize. In the fourth episode of the Military Medicine 250 video podcast, ...

Michael Rhode goes into the archives, uncovering historical documents that highlight the distinguished service of Vice Adm. Alexander G. Lyle from his commission to the Navy Dental Corps to his Medal of Honor citation.

For 250 years, military medicine has pushed the boundaries of what’s possible to protect and care for those who serve. Military Health System leaders talk about the innovations, lessons and breakthroughs that continue to advance care on and off the battlefield.

Six military medicine personnel received the Medal of Honor for their lifesaving actions during World War I. Beginning July 28, 1914, the war defined modern military medicine, fueled by the medical heroes on the front lines.

Prominently displayed in the executive conference room at the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, is a portrait of Vice Adm. James Zimble, the Navy Surgeon General from 1987 to 1991. At first glance, you may not see anything unusual in the oil painting. Even if your eyes brush past it, the peculiar ...

America's founders began an experiment in self-government. USU President Dr. Jonathan Woodson says it is up to each generation—including the university’s newest graduates—to carry it forward.

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.

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 ...

As the Military Health System marks 250 years of military medicine, the Uniformed Services University educates and equips the force.

What was the most significant challenge early medical pioneers faced during the 1777-1778 winter at Valley Forge?

What new miracle substance did combat medics start carrying onto the battlefield to treat shock, saving thousands of lives before patients reached a hospital?

What was the first-ever mass medical mandate issued for the Continental Army by General George Washington to combat a deadly silent killer?