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U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research teammates Lt. Col. Brian Kirkwood, left, a comprehensive dentist and chief Artificial Intelligence officer with Organ Support and Automation Technologies team, engineer Carlos Bedolla, and science lead Dr. Jose Salinas pose with the prototype of an AI-enhanced ultrasound nerve block device developed by USAISR in partnership with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, during a demonstration at the VelocityTX biotechnology incubator in San Antonio, Texas, in November 2024.

U.S. Army Teams Up on AI Tool for Nerve Block Anesthetics

Feb. 13, 2025

Teams are working to develop a new device for providing regional pain control in trauma patients while they are still at or near the point of injury.


U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. J. Brett Ryan

Lackland Dentist Wins Award for Excellence in Research

Feb. 12, 2025

Ryan’s leadership and dedication have elevated oral health care standards within the Department of Defense.


U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sebastian d'Alton poses for a photo in front of the Italian Alps at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Feb. 5, 2025.

Face of Defense: Airman Helps Save Skier's Life

Feb. 12, 2025

In the world of pararescue, muscle memory plays a critical role.


Making an inpatient point…Lt. Barbara Kent, Pediatric Clinic department head and Navy Nurse Corps officer, guides staff nurses through the What’s Wrong with the Room training module during Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Skills Fair, designed for critical multidisciplinary skill sustainment. Nurse Corps officers assigned to the main hospital, from the branch health clinics located on Naval Base Kitsap and Naval Base Everett, civilian registered nurses and hospital corpsmen were provided five training modules, Feb. 11, 2025, designed to refresh their proficiency levels which in an ambulatory care setting like NHB they might not use as much as they used to (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

Nurses and Corpsmen Enhance Multidisciplinary Skills at Naval Hospital Bremerton

Feb. 11, 2025

Navy Nurse Corps officers... must perform a minimum of 144 hours per year of clinical sustainment competency.


A dentist with a smiling patient in the chair

Learn How To Get Care From Dental Specialists With the TRICARE Dental Program

Feb. 11, 2025

The TDP, administered by United Concordia, offers a wide range of specialists in CONUS and OCONUS locations.


Two military personnel holding an award and smiling

Walter Reed Recognizes Nursing Team Members with DAISY Awards

Feb. 11, 2025

An estimated 5,800 health care facilities and schools of nursing in all 50 states and 38 countries and territories participate in the DAISY Award program.


The 65th Medical Brigade hosted senior leaders from the Republic of Korea Army on Feb. 6 for a briefing and static display walk-through at the 135th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment. The visit highlighted the ongoing partnership between U.S. and ROK medical forces and their efforts to modernize battlefield medical capabilities. Photo courtesy of Cpl. Yum Jin-young, 65th Medical Brigade.

65th Medical Brigade Hosts Republic of Korea Army Leaders for Medical Capabilities Overview

Feb. 11, 2025

The visit highlighted the ongoing partnership between U.S. and ROK medical forces and their efforts to modernize battlefield medical capabilities.


Then-Paramedic Evan Komorowski (right) and a supervisor working the medical detail for the 2022 Harvard Commencement ceremony. (Photo credit: Evan Komorowski, USU)

Saving Lives on the Streets Was Just the Beginning

Feb. 11, 2025

Third-Year Uniformed Services University medical student parlays emergency medical services experience into a career in Military Medicine.


Biomimetic Robotic Architecture for Intelligent Systems and Tissue-Oriented Research and Modeling (BRAINSTORM) uses a brain-on-a-chip platform to evaluate the effects of sublethal doses of a chemical exposure on cognitive neural activity over time by measuring electrical changes in neural activity following exposure to the CB agent. (Image by AFRL)

Brain Boost

Feb. 11, 2025

The deliberate release of a CB agent on the battlefield poses a risk to the operational effectiveness, readiness, and lethality of the Joint Force.


Walter Reed National Military Medical Center building

Walter Reed Well on the Road to Recovery

Feb. 10, 2025

Repairs from water damage began immediately, with teams prioritizing patient safety to ensure no harm came to patients in or near the impacted areas.