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Dr. Mark Rubertone, the chief of functional information technology support for the Defense Health Agency’s Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, receives the Department of War Distinguished Civilian Service Award during a ceremony Dec. 3, 2025, in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes. He was presented with his award by Dr. Merlynn Carson, left, senior advisor and chief of staff for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness, and right, DHA Public Health deputy director Sean Friendly.

‘Deep sense of service’ drives public health expert to protect warfighters

Dec. 12, 2025

Dr. Mark Rubertone received the Department of War’s Distinguished Civilian Service Award during a ceremony Dec. 3, 2025.

Seaman Jenel Usi, from San Francisco, poses for a photo during a Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Fleet Engagement Team event onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo.

Continuum of mental health care for warfighters, families: Support is always there for you

Dec. 10, 2025

The military offers a variety of support, therapies, advice lines, and telehealth to help service members address and succeed in their unique challenges.

William Gruner, a molecular biologist with the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine 711 Human Performance Wing, and Pilar Mandujano, a laboratory technician with Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, prepare the Illumina MiSeq for genomic characterization of influenza virus samples. (Defense Health Agency Public Health photo by Lindsay Morton, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Global Emerging Infections Surveillance Branch)

Bridging data across continents: Pioneering remote bioinformatics support

Dec. 10, 2025

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Department of War laboratories pioneer remote bioinformatics support for genomic influenza surveillance.

Mandalay Singleton (right), Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory past accounting technician, provides instruction to Reouven Berdugo (left), Israel Defense Forces Genomic Laboratory for Casualty Identification director, on the Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) workflow in the AFDIL of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 20, 2025.

AFDIL partners with IDF Genomic Laboratory

Dec. 09, 2025

With SNPs, kinship analysis can be performed using distant family members, not just close or maternally related individuals.

Health conditions due to ovarian dysfunction cause significant morbidity for female service members and contribute to reduced readiness and increased military health care spending, according to medical encounter data from the Defense Medical Surveillance System.

Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed: Leaders in ovarian disease treatment, research

Dec. 08, 2025

The division also offers access to research and innovative therapies that may improve outcomes and increase cure rates for ovarian disease and cancer.

Army Spc. Grant Dickerson poses for a photo with Cmdr. Daniel Hammer, left, maxillofacial surgeon and director of the Maxillofacial Restoration Program at Naval Medical Center San Diego, and Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Moreno, oral maxillofacial surgery residency program assistant director, before he undergoes a jaw-in-a-day surgery. Dickerson had the surgery to remove a tumor that had destroyed two-thirds of his lower jaw and rebuild the damaged portion. (DoW photo by Regena Kowitz)

The new face of readiness: One Soldier’s story of restoration and return to duty

Dec. 04, 2025

The tumor in Army Spc. Grant Dickerson's jaw threatened not only his health, but his ability to continue serving in the Army.

Fall 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A

18 military hospitals receive Leapfrog's highest Hospital Safety Grade

Dec. 03, 2025

The Leapfrog Group is a national, independent organization focused on health care quality.

In the critical MASCAL exercise, 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Ostrowski, RN (left) confidently supported Pfc. Sharleeza Cross, LPN (right) as she performed needle decompression on a casualty. Meanwhile, 2nd Lt. Kayla Solberg (back) efficiently provided care to another injured individual.

Womack clinical nurse transition programs unite for excellence

Dec. 02, 2025

The groundbreaking collaboration empowers new practical nurse specialists.

Mammography along with monthly self-breast exams and annual breast exams by a health-care provider can help detect breast cancer at an early stage improving survivorship.

Summit at Walter Reed highlights latest in breast cancer research, treatment

Dec. 02, 2025

The event focused on new discoveries and compassionate care shaping the future of breast cancer research and treatment across the Military Health System.

Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen recognized Maj. Harrison Sarpong, chief of pharmacy, for his excellence in health care at Brig. Gen. Crawford F. Sams Health Clinic at Camp Zama, Japan, on Sept. 25.

Brig. Gen. Teyhen Visits MEDDAC-J to Strengthen Medical Readiness in Japan

Dec. 02, 2025

The visit focused on strengthening support for Soldiers and families and assessing ongoing efforts to enhance medical readiness across the region.

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