Oxycodone tabs and pill bottles

Aug. 20, 2026

Walter Reed, NCR Pain Initiative lead in integrating pain care, substance use disorder treatment

BETHESDA, Md. — Focused on improving pain management and avoiding substance use disorder (SUD), the National Capital Region (NCR) Pain Initiative at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center recently hosted the 2026 Combined Pain Care Skills Training and SUD Symposium.

Decoration

Aug. 20, 2026

Building readiness at Walter Reed through social wellness and resiliency

BETHESDA, Md. — For the military community and the staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, social wellness and resiliency are not only personal goals, but also a foundation of mission readiness. The definition of social wellness is the ability to build healthy relationships, connect with others, and create a sense of belonging in a community.

*Training* Navy Capt. Heather Kirk, NMRTC Cherry Point’s Director of Medical Services, center, instructs corpsmen on the proper procedure to insert an IV needle during a skills fair conducted Thursday, August 20, 2026, at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point. The Skills Fair evaluated the knowledge of corpsmen assigned to the facility and trained them on competencies and tasks expected of them in an operational environment.

Aug. 21, 2026

Training to Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: NMRTC Cherry Point Nurses, Corpsmen, Conduct Skills Fair

MCAS Cherry Point — Nurses and corpsmen serving aboard Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Cherry Point spent an August morning refreshing their proficiencies and learning about updates to their career fields.

FORT RILEY, Kan. — Dylan Banks, a U.S. Air Force veteran and fourth-year dental student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, performs a dental examination on a Soldier at Fort Riley Aug. 17, 2026. Banks is completing a clinical externship at the installation, gaining hands-on experience in Army dentistry. The partnership allows civilian students to learn how Army dental teams prioritize deployment readiness and provide high-quality, mission-driven care.

Aug. 21, 2026

A Future Dentist’s Lesson at Fort Riley

FORT RILEY, Kansas — UMKC dental student reflects on his rotation at Custer Hill and why Army dentistry offers a level of purpose that corporate medicine cannot match.

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