Army News

Army units in South Korea conducted joint training on the medical evacuation of military working dogs
July 30, 2026 — U.S. Army units in South Korea conducted joint training on the medical evacuation of military working dogs... MORE

Army veterinary personnel carried out a complex emergency surgery
July 29, 2026 — Army veterinary personnel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord carried out a complex emergency surgery that saved a military working dog and returned it to duty... MORE

Army veterinary personnel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord carried out a complex emergency surgery

Soldiers assigned to Veterinary Readiness Operations San Diego conducted critical animal care and food protection support
July 27, 2026 — Soldiers assigned to Veterinary Readiness Operations San Diego conducted critical animal care and food protection support at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, CA... MORE

Soldiers carried out veterinary support operations focused on the care and readiness of horses used at the training center.

Army veterinary personnel at Camp Zama hosted a joint training event focused on tactical combat casualty care for military working dogs
July 27, 2026 — The Camp Zama branch of Veterinary Readiness Activity, Japan, led the K-9 Tactical Combat Casualty Care training with participation from U.S. Navy military working dog handlers from Naval Air Facility Atsugi and veterinary professionals from a local Japanese clinic... MORE

Army Veterinarians Adapt to Large-Scale Operations
July 24, 2026 — The Army’s growing integration of veterinary and medical capabilities in the Indo-Pacific took center stage at the 2026 LANPAC Symposium... MORE

Veterinary Readiness Activity Anderson Guam performed an emergency splenectomy on POA
July 16, 2026 — Veterinary Corps officers assigned to Veterinary Readiness Activity Anderson Guam performed an emergency splenectomy on POA... MORE

Emergency splenectomy on a privately owned dog

U.S. Army officer completed specialized training to operate portable chemical detection systems
July 15, 2026 — A U.S. Army officer completed specialized training to operate one of the military’s most advanced portable chemical detection systems... MORE

Fighting the Dual Threat: Tackling Resistant Vectors and Superbugs on Military Deployments
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 well-being... MORE

Public Health Command-Pacific Hosts 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 focused on advancing the One Health approach, which emphasizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health in military and global health systems... MORE

Exercise Balikatan, the largest annual bilateral military exercise between the Philippines and the United States
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... MORE