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2025 Heroes of Military Medicine

2025 Heroes of Military Medicine



2025 Heroes of Military Medicine


U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Matthew Tadlock is presented the Hero of Military Medicine Award by U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Walter Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Development Command, and Joseph Caravalho, president and CEO of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine on May 8 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C. The annual Heroes of Military Medicine awards recognize outstanding contributions by senior leaders, medical professionals, and civilians working in the Department of Defense.

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  • Link to Photo: U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Maliq Webster, assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore, performs critical medical care on a simulated patient during a tactical combat casualty care training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on April 3, 2025. Facilities on Yokota can recreate maritime-specific environments through training elements like smoke effects and low-light conditions, which provide sailors with realistic, shipboard-relevant training. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samantha White)



    U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Maliq Webster, assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore, …

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    U.S. Army Col. (Dr.) Benjamin Donham is presented the Hero of Military Medicine Award by U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mary …

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  • Link to Photo: Military Health System Honors Personnel for Excellence in Health Care



    Recipients of the Military Health System Awards gather on April 30 at the 2025 MHS Conference held in Cleveland, Ohio. …

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    Military Health System Honors Personnel for Excellence in Health Care







  • Link to Photo: New Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs: ‘We’re a Force Multiplier for the Warfighter’



    In one of his first interviews as Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. Stephen Ferrara stated …

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  • Link to Photo: DOD’s Top Military Health Leader Gets Firsthand Look at Hospitals in National Capital Region



    Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, presents U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. …

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  • Link to Photo: arin Selnick (front center), the official performing the duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, listens to U.S. Navy Cmdr. Russel Jarvis (right), Walter Reed’s chief of facilities, explain the extent of the water damage in a mechanical room. On the left is Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. David Smith.



    Aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance due to underfunding in recent years led to flooding in January 2025 at …







  • Link to Photo: DOD Leaders Take Action to Fix Walter Reed Flooding, Maintenance Issues



    Dr. Steve Ferrara, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, personally visited Walter Reed National …







  • Link to Photo: ere, Darin Selnick (right), the official performing the duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, thanks Jenny Vazquez-Robles, a registered nurse in Walter Reed’s newborn intensive care unit



    Darin Selnick (right), the official performing the duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, …







  • Link to Photo: ere, Darin Selnick (right), the leader performing the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and Dr. Steve Ferrara (center), the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, listen to the director of Walter Reed, U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin (left), provide an update on the situation.



    Darin Selnick (right), the leader performing the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, …







  • Link to Photo: Tripler Hospital on Pearl Harbor Day and the Nurses Who Answered the Call



    World War II became real to many Americans on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, when 350 Japanese planes staged two air attacks on …







  • Link to Photo: Still from video interview of retired U.S. Army nurse (Maj.) Kathryn M. Doody taken on May 27, 2004, when she was 87 and donated to the collection of the Library of Congress. Doody detailed her experiences as an Army surgical nurse at Tripler Army Hospital on Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, 1941.



    Still from video interview of retired U.S. Army nurse (Maj.) Kathryn M. Doody taken on May 27, 2004, when she was 87 and …







  • Link to Photo: Air Force Wounded Warrior Care Fair and Day of Healing



    U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior staff, participants and supporters enjoy the music of Mango Warrior during the annual …







  • Link to Photo: Air Force Wounded Warrior Care Fair and Day of Healing



    Members of the band Mango Warrior perform at the annual Wounded Warrior Day of Healing event held at the National Harbor …







  • Link to Photo: DHA 11th Birthday



    Defense Health Agency Director, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland (far left) and Senior Enlisted Leader U.S. Air Force …

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  • Link to Photo: AUSA - Transforming Combat Ready Care



    Defense Health Agency Director, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland participated in a panel discussion on “Transforming …

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  • Link to Photo: AUSA - Transforming Combat Ready Care



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  • Link to Photo: Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs New Clinical Practice Guidelines to Improve Care for Patients with Tinnitus



    New clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of tinnitus from the Department of Veterans Affairs and …

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  • Link to Photo: Defense Health Agency Leaders Empowered to Lead Transformative Change to Improve Patient Experience



    U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Johnson engage in a dialogue with Symposium …

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  • Link to Photo: Nurses Week 2024



    U.S. Army Nurse Corps officer COL Pamela Dipatrizio participates in National Nurses Week events at the Defense Health …

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Last Updated: May 14, 2025

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