Military Health System

Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, deputy surgeon general and chief, Air Nurse Corps, delivers remarks during a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia for National Nurses Week, May 8, 2017. Ere More

Participants in Project Gemini, an exchange program between the Blinded Veterans Association and St. Dunstan’s to help slight impaired American and British veterans learn about new research and technology. The More

The 2012 Military Health System Conference is held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. The Military Health System aims to ensure the medical readiness of U.S. service mem More

Conference attendees during the morning plenary session of the 2012 Military Health System Conference, held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. The MHS aims to ensure the More

Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, director of Joint Chiefs of Staff, takes questions from conference attendees during a morning plenary session at the 2012 Military Health System (MHS) Conference, held at the Gaylo More

The winners of the "2012 Building Stronger Female Physician Leaders in the MHS" award with last year's senior award winner Col. Kelly Hughes, during the 2012 MHS Conference. The conference was held at the Gaylo More

The winners of the "2012 Building Stronger Female Physician Leaders in the MHS" award are pictured during the 2012 MHS conference. The conference was held at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in More

First year students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences conduct a road march through Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., May 7, 2012. The student's visit to the battlefield was punc More

Lieutenant General Patricia D. Horoho, 43rd surgeon general of the United States Army and Commander, US Army Medical Command, visits the Rose Barracks, Germany, Troop Medical Clinic and receives a tour from Li More

Rear Adm. Boris Lushniak, U.S. surgeon general, met with key leaders in the 1st Special Forces Group conference room on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 7. The Public Health Service officers embedded with More

Female physicians from across the military gather for a photograph during the Military Health System’s Female Physician Leadership Course Sept. 2, in Falls Church, Va. The two-day seminar focused on strengtheni More

The Color Guard enters at the beginning of the ceremony.

During USU’s 2016 White Coat ceremony, Army Col. (Dr.) Lisa Moores, USU’s associate dean for Student Affairs, and Dr. Art Kellermann, dean of USU’s F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, thank then Chief Diversit More

Theater Medical Information Program-Marine Corps, the Corps’ version of the joint medical software that supports medical providers in tactical environments, was put to the test this summer during the largest mi More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 26, 2016) – Kathleen Davitt, Naval Hospital Jacksonville nurse educator, demonstrates cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a sailor at the hospital. Davitt was selected as Military Health S More

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Rozalyn Love, left, an obstetrics and gynaecology (OB/GYN) Staff Physician with U.S. Naval Hospital Guam (USNH Guam) shows Lt. Suzanne Papadakos, a Staff Nurse with the USNH Guam Mother Bab More

U.S. Army Col. Bruce Rivers, staff ophthalmologist Fort Belvoir Community Hospital performs corneal cross-linking procedure on U.S. Military Academy West Point Cadet Saverio Macrina at Fort Belvoir, Va., Nov. 2 More

Members of the Puget Sound Military Health System and Population Health and Forecasting Coordinator, Dan Frederick, MD welcome Kristin Thorstenson, RN, to Naval Hospital Bremerton. Ms. Thorstenson is the first More

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (January 19, 2017) Belvoir Hospital's Department of Radiology performs the first Y-90 liver cancer treatment by a military facility in the mid-atlantic region. This palliative treatment it in More

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (February 10, 2017) The Belvoir Hospital opens the Department of Defense's only Adolescent Inpatient Behavioral Health unit February 10, 2017. The event was attended by military medicine lead More

Vice Adm. Raquel Bono describes how the Gateway Performance System could be used across the Military Health System at the 59th Medical Wing Gateway Academy in Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base More

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (March 16, 2017) The Warfighter Refractive Eye Surgery Program and Research Center at the Belvoir Hospital performs the first small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) procedure in the DoD, More

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 12, 2017) Female surgeons of the Belvoir Hospital take a moment to recreate a recent image from the New Yorker magazine as a display of pride and diversity. (Department of Defense photo More

(FORT BELVOIR, Va. (May 04, 2017)--Hundreds of service members at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital gathered before daybreak and celebrated their unique service cultures and bonds as one of the only two joint mil More

(FORT BELVOIR, Va. (May 04, 2017)--Hundreds of service members at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital gathered before daybreak and celebrated their unique service cultures and bonds as one of the only two joint mil More

(FORT BELVOIR, Va. (May 10, 2017)--Army Sgt. Elizabeth Marks tours the Belvoir Hospital and speaks with staff members during National Nurses Week. May 10, 2017. Sgt. Marks is a gold medal winning Paralympian an More

(FORT BELVOIR, Va. (May 10, 2017)--Country music singer and songwriter Lee Brice performs at Fort Belvoir for an invitation-only backyard BBQ May 11, 2017. The event was held to benefit the Intrepid Fallen Her More

(FORT BELVOIR, Va. (June 6, 2017)--Washington, D.C. National Guard Lakota pilots provide transportation for a photography flight over the National Capital Region June 6, 2017. (Department of Defense photos by R More

(FORT BELVOIR, Va. (June 13, 2017)--Air Force Maj. Will Bynum, a senior faculty member in the Belvoir Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program advises Lt. Marybeth Ray on a simulated implant procedure June 13 More

WASHINGTON, DC (July 3, 2017)--Performers, support staff and attendees gather on the Capitol grounds for dress rehearsal of the annual "A Capitol Fourth" concert July 3, 2017. “A Capitol Fourth” is a free annua More

Title graphic created for Naval Health Research Center news story about adenovirus vaccine efficacy at the 2017 Military Health System Research Symposium. (U.S. Navy graphic by Regena Kowitz/Released)

170827-N-UJ980-113 KISSIMEE, Fla. – (Aug. 27, 2017) Scientists from the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) attended the 2017 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), the Department of Defense’s annua More

Title graphic created for Naval Health Research Center news story about meningococcal disease surveillance presented at the 2017 Military Health System Research Symposium. (U.S. Navy graphic by Regena Kowitz/Released)

Title graphic created for Naval Health Research Center news story about long-term health outcomes for combat-injured amputees presented at the 2017 Military Health System Research Symposium. (U.S. Navy graphic More

Title graphic created for Naval Health Research Center news story about the relationship between training requirements, fitness, and musculoskeletal injures presented at the 2017 Military Health System Research More

Military Health System's Suicide Prevention Month Campaign Image

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (September 8, 2017)--Military and civilian team members from throughout the region participate in a full-scale Mass Casualty Exercise (MASCAL-EX) as part of Operation Capital Shield at the B More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (December 2, 2017)-- U.S. Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams serves as the guest speaker for the National Capital Region's Holiday Ball hosted by the Belvoir Hospital December 2, 2017 More

High school science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers tour the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) to see a working research lab in action and gain insights to take back to the classroom to ins More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (January 12, 2018)-- Team members from around the region join to witness the Belvoir Hospital's Command Senior Leader Transfer of Authority Ceremony at Thurman Hall January 12, 2018. In the More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (January 28, 2018)-- Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Talena Epling proudly serves in her role as a Belvoir Hospital board-certified lactation consultant, a rarity among enlisted service members. More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (February 2, 2018)-- The Military Health System congratulates Dr. John R. Minarcik of the Ophthalmology clinic at the Belvoir Hospital on his selection as the Best of the Best 2017, Joint Ou More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (March 7, 2018)-- Second Lady Karen Pence pays a visit to the Belvoir Hospital's Intrepid Center One to meet with center care providers and visit a family enrolled in the Art Therapy program More

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- (March 13, 2018)-- Soldiers of the Belvoir Hospital's U.S. Army Troop Element-South proudly take the oath of re-enlistment in the Rotunda of the National Archives March 13, 2018. The Belvoir More

Jay Heaney, left, deputy department head for the warfighter performance laboratory at the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) welcomes Congressman Scott Peters, second from right, from California’s 52nd congres More

Congressman Scott Peters, from California’s 52nd congressional district, holds a town hall during a visit to the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC). Peters toured the facilities to learn about research conduct More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (May 2, 2018)-- Realistic training is on full display as Belvoir Hospital medical residents participate in a tactical combat casualty course May 2, 2018. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (May 4, 2018)-- Hundreds of service members at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital gathered before daybreak and celebrated their unique service cultures and bonds as one of the only two joint mi More

ARLINGTON, Va.-- (May 6, 2018)--Standing tall at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery May 6, 2018, (Department of Defense photos by Reese Brown)

ARLINGTON, Va.-- (May 6, 2018)--Standing tall at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery May 6, 2018, (Department of Defense photos by Reese Brown)

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (May 9, 2018)-- CASEVAC unit conducts training exercise at the Belvoir Hospital Helipad May 9, 2018. The Belvoir Hospital is a 120-bed, 1.3 million-square-foot military community hospital t More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (June 18, 2018)-- U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Fry assumes the position of hospital director from Col. Jason Wieman during a transfer of authority ceremony at Fort Belvoir's Thurman Hall June 18, More

WASHINGTON, D.C..-- (July 3, 2018)-- Actor and producer John Stamos hosts as national recording artists perform at the 2018 A Capitol Fourth rehearsals at U.S. Capitol, West Lawn on July 3, 2018 in Washington, More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (July 11, 2018)-- Sailors of "Team Belvoir" stand proudly while being pinned during a Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP) Ceremony July 11, 2018. The MAP authorizes Commanding Officers to More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (August 1, 2018)--Members of the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company make entry into a manhole behind the Belvoir Hospital and extract simulated patients during a training exercise Augus More

During the 2018 Military Health System Research Symposium, Army Capt. (Dr.) Alyson Kil, a student at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, presents her research on infection control and prev More

Thomas P. McCaffrey (front), Defense for Health Affairs principal deputy assistant secretary, speaks to Airmen and civilians during a town hall meeting regarding the integration of the Military Health System, S More

Army Maj. Gabriela Niess, chief of managed care division, (standing) at Madigan Army Medical Center, leads a demonstration with Madigan department representatives. The panel demonstrated how they utilize the De More

Medical students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) rejoice as they learn whether they “matched” to their preferred specialty and residency after graduation on December 12, 2018. More

As 2019 begins, it is again time to reflect on significant events that occurred at Regional Health Command-Pacific last year. Similar to previous years, RHC-P and its subordinate units contributed to the Army’s More

Hospital Commander, Col. Anthony McQueen welcomes Defense Health Agency's Transitional Intermediate Management Organization Director, Maj. Gen. Ronald Place to BACH. Place came to speak with McQueen and hospit More

Ensign Cat Woodard, a third-year medical student at the Uniformed Services University, participates in a field exercise known as Gunpowder.

Dr. Laura Brosch, a retired Army colonel and the new Assistant Vice President for Research Initiatives and Compliance at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), left, meets with Dr. Petr More

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Bill Canull administers passive stretching to Pfc. Paige Shriey's hand as part of her occupational therapy treatment. This technique More

Eileen Itamoto-Gaza, left, certified lymphedema therapist, Tripler Army Medical Center, helps to manage and treat lymphedema symptoms using a new nighttime compression sleeve for Heidi Kane, right, military spo More

FORT BELVOIR, VA.-- (April 17, 2019)-- Administrative Professionals from all over the Belvoir Hospital take a moment to represent the great work they do every day during National Administrative Professionals W More

Best-selling author of the pregnancy and parenting "What to Expect" book series, Heidi Murkoff, answers a question during a Centering Pregnancy session at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, May 6. Centering P More

The week of May 6, 2019, was National Nurses Week, and “Nurses are Superheroes” is the theme of the 2019 Military Health System Nurses Week. The American Red Cross hosted the Military Health Systems annual Nat More

Hospital-Corpsman 2nd Class Alexandria Carr with the Medical Readiness and Training Command Effects Cell prepares a civilian role-player to simulate a battlefield casualty in support of Global Medic at Fort McC More

During a breakout session at the 2019 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), Melissa Malavemaria, a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and former hospital corpsman, presented findings from an analysis More

Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-Dayton) scientists and science support staff attending the 2019 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in Kissimmee, Florida, Aug 19-22.

U.S. Army Col. Michael Weber, commander, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, interacts with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jason Johnson (background on monitor), director of surgical services, Expeditionary Medical Facility Dj More

Maj. Benjamen Wilson briefs participants on the Patient Reception Area of the Puget Sound Federal Coordinating Center National Disaster Medical System's exercise Wednesday Nov 6th at McChord Field on Joint Bas More

Michele Brailo, a critical care nurse at Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) in Honolulu, Hawaii, was awarded the Military Health System Federal Civilian Nursing Leadership Excellence Award during the AMSUS annu More

Army Lt. Col. Eric Garges, MD recieved the William Gorgas Preventive Medicine Award during the AMSUS annual meeting awards banquet earlier this month in Washington, D.C. The AMSUS Annual Meeting is for military More

Col. John Staley and other awardees pose with Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, U.S. Army Surgeon General, on December 5, 2019, at the 2019 AMSUS Annual Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. The AMSUS Annual Meeting is More

Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee Payne, assistant director for Combat Support, Defense Health Agency, center, and Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Marks, command surgeon, Air Mobility Command, left, tour the medical warehous More

Airman 1st Class Sterling Smith shares what motivates him as a warehouse technician at the 59th Medical Logistics and Readiness Squadron.

A truck is loaded with debris from the old parking lot of the Wilford Hall Medical Center Feb. 14, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The hospital was dedicated in 1957 and served as one of the De More

On Feb. 14, 2020 thirty-six U.S. service members graduated from the Operation Cincinnati SMART program. The SMART Program is an on-going military-civilian partnership program that allows Soldiers and other ser More

Kelly Blasko, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and the lead for mobile health clinical integration at the Defense Health Agency Connected Health branch. She shares what providers can do to pace themselves and More

FORT BELVOIR, VA. (April 22, 2020)-- Team members of the Belvoir Hospital's 7 Medical/Telemetry Unit prepare for the start of a new day April 22, 2020. The unit recently converted many of its daily operations More

Its National Therapeutic Recreation Week. Learn how recreation can help wounded, ill, or injured service members through our Military Adaptive Sports Program #MASP

In July the Military Health System is celebrating Health Innovation Month by highlighting some of the advances made in our fight against COVID-19.

In July the Military Health System is celebrating Health Innovation Month by highlighting some of the advances made in our fight against COVID-19.

Hospital commander Col. Patrick T. Birchfield applies a cloth face covering before meeting with members of his team. Department of Defense policy requires all individuals on DoD property, installations, and fac More

Officers from the Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi Wardroom took time out today to hand out popsicles and frozen treats to Sailors and other members of the clinic staff as a show of appreciation for their har More

Lt. Alex Biggs, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi’s staff Judge Advocate donates blood during an Armed Services Blood Program blood drive at the station’s Catalina Club. The three-day blood drive was held to col More

Research assistant, Kayla Enochs, directs BACH physical therapist Dr. Lee Webb, to raise his leg during a physical therapy session demonstrating exercises performed by Soldiers enrolled in a research study at B More

A Cuddle Cot is a portable in-room cooling unit that lets families who have experienced a stillbirth keep their baby at the bedside during their hospital stay giving families extra time to say goodbye. The syst More

Christine Yuhas, a registered nurse currently serving as the Infection Prevention and Control Nurse at Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi, was recently selected as this year’s winner of the Military Heath Syste More

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Commander Col. Patrick T. Birchfield (left) listens as Army Medicine Chief of Staff and Chief of the Army Medical Department Civilian Corps Mr. Richard Beauchemin praises the More

Oscar Bocanegra, Director of the Civilian Human Resources Directorate, receives the William H. Kushnick Award from Richard Beauchemin, Chief of Staff, and Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, U.S. Army Surgeon General and More

Chief Hospital Corpsman Koleea Flagg, the Command Suicide Prevention Coordinator at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Corpus Christi speaks to Sailors, Marines and civilian base employees about suici More

Col. Maggie Jones, deputy chief of nurses, Air Force, Col. Sandra McNaughton, senior nurse analyst, Defense Health Agency, Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, deputy surgeon general and chief, Air Nurse Corps, and Capt. De More

Participants in Project Gemini, an exchange program between the Blinded Veterans Association and St. Dunstan’s to help slight impaired American and British veterans learn about new research and technology. The More

First year students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences receive a lesson in Civil War medicine during a road march through Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., May 7, 2012. The stude More

Captain Brian P. Cahill, 2nd Cavalry Regimental Nurse, briefs Lieutenant General Patricia D. Horoho, 43rd surgeon general of the United States Army and Commander, US Army Medical Command about the implementati More

Rear Adm. Boris Lushniak, U.S. surgeon general, met with key leaders in the 1st Special Forces Group conference room on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 7. The Public Health Service officers embedded with More

Lt. Gen. Lynn receives award from Lt. Gen. Douglas Robb on behalf of DISA.