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Researchers at the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory’s Warfighter Performance Group are using USAARL’s NUH-60FS Black Hawk Flight Simulator – the world's only full-motion, full-visual aeromedical research flight simulator – to conduct research into operator state monitoring, a program aimed at developing ways of reliably monitoring aviators’ cognitive functions in order to predict and mitigate fatigue, cognitive overload, and distraction during missions.

USAARL Researchers Help Aviators Fight Fatigue

Aug. 12, 2025

USAARL researchers are developing ways to monitor aviators' cognitive functions to improve their survivability and readiness.


Sgt. Robert B. Brown from Fayetteville, N.C. with Regimental Combat Team 6, Combat Camera Unit watches over the civilian Fire Fighters at the burn pit as smoke and flames rise into the night sky behind him

New Burn Pit Exposure Training and Clinical Toolbox Available

Aug. 12, 2025

The VA launched a redesigned registry after extensive feedback showing veterans found it too challenging to enroll in the program.


Walter Reed Army Medical Center prosthetic technician Jared Scott McClure works to remove the test socket from the plaster cast of a patient’s residual limb. How well he does his job determines the fit and function of the permanent socket, and, ultimately, how well the servicemember performs with their prosthetic. Defense Dept. photo by Fred W. Baker III

Ordering prosthetic components, made easy

Aug. 11, 2025

DHA and the VA DLC joined forces nearly a decade ago to revolutionize the way clinicians order prosthetic limb components.


Two Soldiers from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital became part of a small community of highly skilled Army medical professionals Aug. 11, earning the Expert Field Medical Badge during the Expert Infantry, Soldier and Field Medical Badge testing event hosted by the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk.

Challenged, Tested, Triumphant: BJACH Soldiers Earn EFMB

Aug. 11, 2025

Soldiers must also complete the TCCC Lane, a timed scenario requiring them to treat and triage three simulated casualties in the correct sequence.


The 139th Medical Group teamed up with experts from the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California to practice emergency simulations and sharpen their medical skills, July 15th, 2025. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Audrey Chappell)

Digital tools give Military Health System medics real-world skills before the battle

Aug. 08, 2025

Tools such as AI and digital simulation support how the military trains its medical workforce to repeat each task until it feels natural.


Leaders, scientists, and staff from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and its forward directorates WRAIR-AFRIMS, WRAIR-Africa, WRAIR-EME, and WRAIR-West attend MHSRS 2025. Photo taken by Paul Lagasse, staff writer at MRDC.

WRAIR showcases research that protects force health and global health at MHSRS 25

Aug. 08, 2025

At MHSRS this year, representatives from WRAIR moderated 2 breakout sessions, gave 18 talks, and presented more than 40 posters.


Team members with the Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office gather for a photo after the final day of exhibits during the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 6, 2025.

Operational Medical Systems team concludes support of DOD’s military health symposium in Florida

Aug. 07, 2025

OPMED experts showcased the medical solutions they are developing through partnerships and agreements with DoD and private sector organizations.


Entomologists with Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen work with campers who traveled from Maryland, Virginia and New York for the inaugural Bug Camp held July 14 to 18 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Inaugural Bug Camp brings real-world science to young students at Aberdeen Proving Ground

Aug. 07, 2025

The camp gave students the opportunity to work alongside entomologists using professional-grade equipment and real-world research techniques.


 The Honorable Dan Driscoll presented coins to several Winn Soldiers and civilians for their role in providing emergency medical care to five injured Soldiers after a shooting incident on the installation Wednesday, Aug. 6.

SECARMY recognizes Winn Army Community Hospital Team for lifesaving response

Aug. 07, 2025

The Honorable Dan Driscoll presented coins to several Winn soldiers and civilians for their role in providing emergency medical care to five injured soldiers.


Jon Witt, acting chief of the Office of Research and Technology Applications with the Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office, speaks with attendees of the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 5, 2025.

Tech transfer team highlights capabilities during DODs health symposium in Florida

Aug. 06, 2025

ORTA plays a crucial role in expediting official partnerships that bring lifesaving medical innovations from concept to battlefield application.


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