More than 50 military and civilian leaders from across Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital gathered at the Warrior Training Facility at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana, Sept. 10-11 to examine how the organization’s structure, communication and processes support its workforce, patient care and readiness mission.

A new self-stabilizing hoist device helped an Oregon Army National Guard aircrew rescue an injured hunter from the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Sept. 12, marking one of the first live operational uses of the technology in the country.

During Pacific Partnership 2026, the humanitarian and disaster management mission’s medical line of effort personnel have bolstered host nations’ healthcare capacity and crisis readiness by hosting public health fairs, joint medical symposiums, and community outreach events, offering comprehensive health screenings and preventive care education in ...

When a medical crisis unfolds in an unfamiliar environment, a forward surgical team may have little time to understand local health threats, assess available resources or adapt to an unfamiliar medical system before patients begin arriving.

To prepare for multi-domain, contested environments of future near-peer conflicts, more than 130 Total Force medics integrated with combat warfighters and international partners during the nation’s largest live-fire exercise, Northern Strike Exercise 26-2, in Alpena, Michigan, Aug. 9-11.

U.S. Army Col. Dr. Christian Labra served as the guest speaker at the Ramstein Air Base 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2026. Addressing a crowd of more than 500 service members, civilians, and US and German first responders, Labra reflected on his motivation to serve and honored the sacrifices made during and after the 2001 attacks.

When thousands of swimmers flock to the emerald waters of Carters Lake each summer, water safety is paramount. Until recently, verifying that the lake's designated swim beaches met stringent federal and state water quality standards meant collecting water samples, driving them down to a contract laboratory in Calhoun, and waiting nearly a week for ...

25 years later, Longtime leaders at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress reflect on their 9/11 experiences and lessons learned.

Inside the high-precision laboratories of the U.S. Army Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment Activity, accuracy is measured in micro-tolerances and exact scientific standards. For Shanna, a health physics student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a summer rotation at the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command subordinate unit provided ...

Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the images of that day remain part of the nation’s collective memory. For Sandra Nunez-Lopez, the memories are also deeply personal.

A Uniformed Services University medical student and former emergency medical technician carries her firefighter father’s September 11 lessons into military medicine.

A medical exchange designed to share military practices became something more when U.S. and Angolan medical professionals found themselves working side by side to stabilize a critically burned patient at Hospital Militar Principal, Sept. 4.

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, recently held their 41st annual Surgery for Trauma Day, bringing together military, government and civilian healthcare experts to discuss evolving approaches to trauma care and surgical readiness. Nine speakers from various entities — including ...

The Department of War is expanding access through the Pilot Health Insurance Enhancement for DOW Civilian Employees in Japan, including eligibility for authorized dependents of DOW civilian employees. This expansion reaffirms the DOW’s ongoing commitment to ensuring high-quality healthcare access for civilian personnel and their families in Japan.

Reducing delays in specialty care and helping service members return to duty sooner are among the efforts that earned two Kenner Army Health Clinic nurse case managers recent People’s Choice Awards.