Story by Staff Sgt. Jacob Dunlap 123rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment HOHENFELS, Germany — Combat medics and medical personnel with the 501st Aviation Battalion, 1st Armored Division honed their skills in point-to-point blood transfusions May 18, 2025 during Exercise Combined Resolve 25-2 in Hohenfels, Germany. The training scenario focused on rapidly providing blood to soldiers […]
Story by Maristela Romero Air Force Medical Service In a combat zone, a single weapon discharge can unleash a force powerful enough to rattle the brain – without leaving a single visible mark. These invisible blast overpressure injuries, along with more severe traumatic brain injuries, are at the center of a growing Department of Defense […]
Story by Terry Goodman Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs/Military Health System Digital transformation continues to have a significant impact on the way people live and work at a rapid pace, and its influence on health care is no exception. As artificial intelligence capabilities become more widespread and sophisticated, the Department […]
Story by Michelle Stewart Defense Health Network Central The Defense Health Agency announced May 5 that three military hospitals from Defense Health Network Central earned an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2025. The 81st Medical Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.; the 673rd Medical Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; and Brooke Army Medical […]
Story by Derrik Noack U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command USMEPCOM just launched the first AI-generated summary tool for military applicant Health Information Exchange encounters, another major step forward in transforming its medical prescreening process. The tool, part of ongoing innovations led by the command’s Innovation Facilitation Team (IFT), is designed to simplify one of the […]
Story by Michelle Stewart Defense Health Network Central In a show of support and recognition for the outstanding work of military and civilian medical professionals, Defense Health Network Central leadership visited Keesler Medical Center on May 6 to meet with the 81st Medical Group team and reinforce their vital role in supporting the health and […]
Story by Airman 1st Class Iain Stanley 23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Recently the 71st Rescue Squadron from Moody Air Force Base collaborated with the 908th Aero-Medical Evacuation Squadron for simulated patient triage and treatment at Maxwell Air Force Base, Al, May 1, 2025. The 908th AES and 71st RQS used this […]
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer Benedict Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton Land, sea and air assets of the U.S. military assigned in the Pacific Northwest came together to hone life-saving techniques and strategies during a joint scenario-based field Tactical Combat Casualty Care exercise, May 15, 2024. Navy Medicine Readiness […]
Story by Maj. Marie Denson U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa ANZI, Morocco – Inside a green canvas military tent, U.S. Air Force Maj. Kyle Sansom, assigned to the 151st Medical Group, Utah Air National Guard, prepares to perform a tooth extraction. The medical tent is part of a fully operational field hospital established […]
Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe LANDSTUHL, Germany – The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LMRC) Blood Services Program partnered with the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany May 14-15 to provide real and simulated blood products in support of the Defender Europe 25 Exercise. The theater-wide exercise, hosted by U.S. […]