Image of Members of the 15th Medical Group practice the transfer of patients during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 25 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on July 24, 2025. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual U.S. Transportation Command exercise that tests the Defense Department's ability to coordinate large-scale military patient movement from the Indo-Pacific region to medical facilities within the United States.

Sept. 11, 2025

The 15th Medical Group, USTRANSCOM, and Partners Test Critical Medical Evacuation Capabilities

DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY — The 15th Medical Group supported U.S. Transportation Command's annual Ultimate Caduceus exercise recently, testing the Defense Department's ability to coordinate large-scale military patient movement from the Indo-Pacific region to medical facilities within the United States.

Brig. Gen. YR Summons Defense Health Network West, Director, and Medical Readiness Command West, Commanding General, looks back on almost 200 years of Army medical history on Fort Leavenworth during a tour of the facility Sept. 3. Photos of the post’s previous medical commanders displayed in the command hallway date back to 1827.

Sept. 11, 2025

MRC/DHN West Leaders Visit Munson Army Health Center

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Leaders from Defense Health Network, West and Medical Readiness Command, West visited Munson Army Health Center Sept. 3-5 to meet with Soldiers, civilian employees, and leaders, and to observe Munson’s medical mission in action.

Harney Sports Complex staff John Boyer and Matt Price use CPR masks from a first aid kit to administer rescue breathing during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training at Munson Army Health Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Aug. 29. CPR masks improve the effectiveness of rescue breaths by providing a proper seal, ensuring a clear air way, and protects the rescuer from germs, viruses, and blood-borne pathogens from the victim.

Sept. 11, 2025

Munson Army Health Center provides AED/CPR training on Fort Leavenworth

Fort Leavenworth — More than 20 Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation employees on Fort Leavenworth recently participated in Automated External Defibrillator training at Munson Army Health Center, gaining certification and confidence to respond in the event of a cardiac emergency.

Fifteen months of persistence paid off Sept. 5 as Dr. Scott Saxe, IACH podiatrist, stood with hospital leaders and logisticians to welcome the long-awaited DUOLITH SD1 shockwave therapy device. Imported from Switzerland, this state-of-the-art system gives Soldiers and families a powerful new option for treating stubborn injuries such as plantar fasciitis—right here at Fort Riley.

Sept. 11, 2025

Shockwave Therapy Lands at Fort Riley

FORT RILEY, Kansas — IACH recently acquired the DUOLITH SD1 shockwave therapy system, a state-of-the-art medical device that expands treatment options for musculoskeletal injuries common among Soldiers and families.

The National Capital Region Pain Initiative Program Office team poses at the annual Pain Care Skills Training and Substance Use Disorder Care event in Washington, D.C. The training promotes readiness, restoration of function and relief of pain, while reducing the misuse of opioids. (DOD photo by Roan Smith)

Sept. 11, 2025

Walter Reed Leads the Way in Integrating Pain and Substance Use Disorder Care

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center recently hosted a Pain Care Skills training and Substance Use Disorder Care event in Washington, DC. For the first time they merged two traditionally separate annual events with the intent to gather international experts and military professionals with a shared goal: improving pain management for service members, veterans and war-impacted civilians.

Maj. Patrick Mescher, M.D., and Maj. Connor Venrick, M.D., both recent graduates of the John A. Feagin, Jr. Sports Medicine Fellowship, are two members of Keller’s Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research team that contributed to the six abstracts that were accepted for presentation at the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) Annual Meeting.

Sept. 10, 2025

Keller has six projects accepted for presentation at SOMOS meeting

KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, N.Y. — The Keller Army Community Hospital Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research team received notification that six abstracts were accepted for presentation at the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) Annual Meeting in December. SOMOS provides a forum for presentation of research papers in a collegial setting and the interchange of medical knowledge as it relates to the practice of orthopaedic surgery in the military.

Service member smiles with arms crossed in an office.

Sept. 10, 2025

Explore Available Counseling and Mental Health Services

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Are you a service member, family member, or survivor? Your TRICARE benefit covers a variety of mental health services. But did you know there are other counseling services available to you? This article explores what services you can access if you need support.

The 59th Medical Wing transitions from Air Education and Training Command to Air Force Medical Command on Sept. 9, 2025

Sept. 10, 2025

59th Medical Wing transitions to Air Force Medical Command

Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas — The 59th Medical Wing, the U.S. Air Force’s largest medical wing and a cornerstone of military medicine, officially transitioned from Air Education and Training Command (AETC) to the newly established Air Force Medical Command (AFMEDCOM) on Sept. 9, 2025.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Orestes, director for Education, Training, and Research (DETR), poses for a photo at a research program award ceremony at Walter Reed, May 22, 2025. The annual event brings together top researchers across the Department of Defense to showcase advances in health care and military science.

Sept. 10, 2025

Walter Reed performs DOD’s first Transoral Robotic Laryngectomy

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — First-of-its-kind in the Department of Defense (DOD), a surgical team at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center successfully completed a Transoral Robotic Laryngectomy to remove a patient’s non-functioning larynx—a technique rarely performed worldwide.

U.S. Army Col. (Dr.) Paul Hwang, director for surgery at Walter Reed, stands next to the microsurgical system used at the medical center for perform a successful breast reconstruction. The system allowed surgeons to reconnect very small blood vessels, usually done by hand and a large microscope, making the vessel connection more accurate and lessening the chances for possible complications, including collapse and clotting. (Graphic image by Roan Smith)

Sept. 9, 2025

Walter Reed surgeons use microsurgical robot in successful breast reconstruction

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Surgeons at Walter Reed continue to use innovative approaches to providing presidential-level care to beneficiaries of the Military Health System.

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