Uniformed Services University faculty, staff, and researchers took part in the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium, Aug. 3–6 in Kissimmee, Fla.

In a continued effort to modernize medical capabilities and improve patient outcomes afloat, the U.S. Navy conducted a comprehensive assessment of the Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems (JOMIS) Clinical Data Provider (CDP) aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex.

Navy Medicine Research and Development (NMR&D) personnel arrived in Kissimmee on August 3 to kick off the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS).MHSRS, a four-day symposium running this year from August 3-6, is one of the largest military research conferences.

As Navy Medicine reflects on the 128 years of decorated Hospital Corps history, a profound shift in how the rating projects survival on the battlefield is taking place at the Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC).

While operating as a busy outpatient facility focused on primary care and fleet readiness, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River is building its own high-intensity training pipeline.

Navy Medicine has two new surgical technologists in the ranks. Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC), Detachment Camp Lejeune held a ceremony on July 23, 2026, honoring its latest students from the Surgical Technology Program (Phase II).

While participating nations gather for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) leads a critical new research initiative to safeguard Sailors' health and readiness.

For some children in South Texas, the impact of Operation Health and Wellness Nueces County 2026 became clear the moment they put on their first pair of glasses.

Groundbreaking military medical research was honored at 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 3. Individuals and teams researched a variety of warfighter health topics, including blood products in the field, warfighter vision readiness, and respiratory illnesses.

Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs Keith Bass opened the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 3, speaking about the importance of military medical research to “ensure that our warfighters receive the best possible care whenever and wherever they need it.” The symposium brings together top minds in ...

For 15 years, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Andy Archer lived with a relentless, everyday companion — a pounding headache.

A future Navy physician and portrait artist, EMDP2 student Shokoufeh Shadabi brings a painter's eye for observation to military medicine.

The AFMS, in coordination with the Department of War’s Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, has been developing front-line behavioral health support training offered to Air Force medics, mental health technicians, chaplains and other non-mental health personnel who adhere to clinical practice guidelines in forward and austere environments.

In a significant milestone for naval medical capabilities, Navy Medicine conducted its first Operational Readiness Evaluation, marking two historic milestones, the first ORE of an Expeditionary Medical Unit and the first afloat ORE for any Navy expeditionary medical team. This critical exercise is designed to test and validate the integration of ...

U.S. Air Force students participating in the Aeromedical Evacuation Patient Staging Course with the 937th Training Squadron learned how to safely prepare, secure, and transport patients aboard military aircraft during contingency and deployment operations at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis on June 22, 2026. The training teaches medical officers and ...