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.
Lawmakers Renew Bid to Honor US Cadet Nurses A bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act.
Medevac Crew Earns Valor Awards Following Harrowing Rescue Mission Five aircrew members received the Distinguished Flying Cross with valor during a ceremony officiated by Gen. Scott Miller.
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."
Most Vietnam Vets Make More Money in Retirement Than Non-Vets, New Study Finds There are nearly 15 million American males between the ages of 63 and 78. Approximately 5.5 million are Vietnam-era veterans.
VA Plans to Outsource All Compensation and Pension Exams In a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., said the plan was developed with no notice to Congress.
VA Says It Has Already Awarded More Than Half a Billion in 'Blue Water Navy' Claims Nearly half of the more than 69,000 claims for "Blue Water Navy" Agent Orange benefits have been processed.
Fort Sill Just Became the First Training Base to Get the New Army Greens Uniform About 200 soldiers going through Basic Combat Training at Sill were issued a full Army Green Service Uniform.
Navy Orders Aviation Stand-Down After Plane Crash Kills 2 in Alabama The operations halt follows a pair of recent crashes, including one that killed two military officers.
