Training Oversights Could Leave Military Medics Unprepared for Combat, Report Finds The U.S. armed forces have 73,000 medical personnel who need to be ready to provide care in combat theaters at any time.
It's Raining Blood: Air Force Tests New Way to Resupply Battlefield Medics The Air Force, in April, practiced parachuting 350-milliliter bags of blood secured in a cooler out of a C-145A Skytruck.
Today's Military Doctors Are Still Learning Lessons from the Battle of Antietam "During their first year of medical school, USU students are taken on a field trip to the Antietam National Battlefield."
As Army Calls on Medics to Return to Service, Congress Considers New Skills Reserve The initiative now lies with Congress to move on the report.
Corpsmen May Need Skills to Keep Patients Alive Well Past 'Golden Hour' in Future Fights Officials with North American Rescue, which creates the lifelike TOMManikin, are pushing new tools for training medics.
WWII Cadet Nurses Could Become Honorary Veterans Legislative proposals would grant them discharges and an honorary title, but not full veterans' benefits.
Retired Military Surgeons General to Congress: Intervene on Medical Billets "As former Army, Navy, and Air Force surgeons general, we strongly assert the need for Congress to table these cuts."
Army Medical Researchers Want Head-Up Displays for Combat Medics The effort is designed to use augmented reality to guide a medic to perform advanced procedures.
Green Beret Medic 'Deserves' Medal of Honor, Team Members Say "Ron slapped me across the face and said 'wake up, you are not going to die today.' And I knew ... I was going to make it."
Troops' Lives Could Be Saved by Blood Boxes That Fit in Humvees, Drones New storage containers that can keep blood fresh for up to three days could change battlefield medicine.
77 Years After Battle's End, Okinawa Wants US Base Reduced Okinawa is marking the 77th anniversary of the end of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.
Army Officer Overseeing Safety Gets Prison Sentence After Private's Death on Firing Range An Army officer was found negligent and sentenced to four months in prison for failing to follow safety procedures at a Fort...
VA Employee Caught on Camera Beating, Kicking Veteran Patient in Head The employee, a patient advocate at a VA clinic in Atlanta, was arrested in April and charged with assault.
Soldier 'Sextortion' Cases Surged During the Pandemic, Army Statistics Show In 2022, Army CID says that it has already received 61 reports of sextortion nearing the year's midpoint.
Inflation Bonuses for Troops Make it into Sweeping Defense Bill Bonuses to help low-paid service members cope with rising consumer prices are a step closer to reality.
