Public Health Command-Pacific News

Fighting the Dual Threat: Tackling Resistant Vectors and Superbugs on Military Deployments
Soldier food prep for Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS) program
June 23, 2026 - Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet.  U.S. Army Force Health Protection measures are in place to protect soldiers from the diseases they carry.  But mosquitoes aren’t alone in their risk to soldiers' health and...

Public Health Command-Pacific Hosts Third Veterinary One Health International Military Symposium
Third Veterinary One Health International Military Symposium
June 8, 2026 - The Veterinary One Health International Military Symposium, held April 13-17, 2026, brought together more than 80 military veterinarians from the United States and partner nations throughout the Indo-Pacific. The event...

Exercise Balikatan, the largest annual bilateral military exercise between the Philippines and the United States
Group Photo Balikatan 2026
May 13, 2026 - The U.S. Army, alongside Philippine and Japanese partners, recently conducted multiple defensive live- and dry-fire exercises that centered around Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems weaponry during this year’s Balikatan 2026...

Kwajalein Atoll to assist with a series of public health inspections
Kwajalein Atoll Health Inspections
May 11, 2026 - Kwajalein Atoll to assist with a series of public health inspections...

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Regional Health Command-Pacific News

From MASCAL to Campaign Medicine: Aligning Field Hospital Training with LSCO Reality
Abstract Field Hospital (FH) training over the past two decades has been heavily shaped by counterinsurgency operational ...
Why Field Hospitals Collapse in LSCO — and How Commanders Prevent It
Examines why Field Hospitals fail in LSCO and how disciplined command decisions, acceptance control, and endurance-focuse...
Military Working Dog Receives Life-Changing Surgery Through Innovative Partnership
In a remarkable display of collaboration and medical expertise, a Military Working Dog (MWD) named Dino Z012, a Marine Co...
Medical Readiness Command, Pacific Hosts Senior Leaders Readiness Forum in Alaska
FORT WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA – Medical Readiness Command, Pacific (MRC, P) recently held its Senior Leaders Readiness Forum (S...
Medics Push Physical and Mental Limits at Medical Readiness Command, Pacific’s “Best Medic Competition”
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Soldiers from across the U.S. Army demonstrated their resilience and medical expertise during the Med...

U.S. Army Public Health Center News

Battling the invisible enemy: The rise in severe heat illness
As the military braces for another summer, new data reveals a concerning trend in the ongoing battle against heat illness...
Your service, your history: Department of War expands access to personal exposure records
The Department of War is taking steps to ensure each service member’s history of potential health exposures is not just d...
Stronger, faster, smarter: Hard data behind U.S. Army's physical fitness revolution
As the physical demands of modern warfare have evolved, so has the U.S. Army’s approach to building a more lethal and dur...
Stink bugs are coming: Invasive species have few natural predators in Maryland
By Amanda Stout, Entomological Sciences Division lab manager, Defense Health Agency-Public Health Have you noticed the te...
Invisible threats: New tick-borne dangers found on U.S. military installations
Rare but dangerous viruses carried by ticks no bigger than a sesame seed are being detected on and around U.S. military i...

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