Medical • Page 5 of 16

Aug- 2025 -

29 August

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jan MorenoViloatoro, a mortarman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, rides aboard an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced) during a simulated raid as part of Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Interoperability exercise, at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune North Carolina, Feb. 2, 2025. The raid is one of several training events within MAGTF Interoperability, a course conducted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG). This course is designed to train and evaluate integrated elements of the 22nd MEU across a variety of full mission profiles in a simulated peer threat environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Nathan Mitchell)

US Army Researchers Link Genetic Marker to Stress Resilience in Soldiers

Experts at the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine may have found a genetic clue to why some soldiers handle extreme stress better than others.

29 August

Technology

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

MIT Develops New Battlefield Tools to Spot Brain Injuries ‘in Minutes’

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory is working on a trio of portable diagnostic tools designed to revolutionize how the military detects brain injuries and monitors cognitive health in the field.

18 August

Americas

U.S. Army Sgt. Marilyn Harris, assigned to 41st Field Artillery Brigade, listens for a pulse from a battalion aid station after an opposition forces attack during Saber Guardian 25, Cincu Training Area, Romania, June 13, 2025. The aid station enables rapid triage, treatment, and evacuation of casualties, ensuring readiness and lifesaving support in austere operational environments. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hunter Carpenter) Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.-based combat power in Europe and the Arctic region alongside Allies and partners, DEFENDER 25 brings U.S. troops together with forces from 29 Allied and partner nations to build readiness through large-scale combat training from May 11-June 24, 2025. DEFENDER 25 increases the lethality of the NATO alliance through large-scale tactical training maneuvers and long-range fires, builds unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment and leverages host nation capabilities to increase the U.S. Army’s operational reach. During three large-scale combat training exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—Ally and partner forces integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, demonstrating combined command and control structures and readiness to respond to crisis and conflict.

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Exercise Trains 1,000+ Joint, Allied Forces in Coalition Medical Ops

The US Army gathered more than 1,000 warfighters from its units, sister forces, and allied nations in Global Medic 25-02, the service’s largest annual joint medical exercise.

13 August

Americas

A medical team performs three-dimensional minimally invasive surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Photo by John Chew

Rojoef Manuel

Texas Firm’s Retractor Device Tops Pentagon-Funded Study for Battlefield Surgery

A study backed by the US Department of Defense has identified the Titan CSR from Texas-based Advanced Surgical Retractor Systems as the top-performing surgical retraction tool for forward-deployed military medical teams.

13 August

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

New Wearable for US Troops Packs 25 Mini-Detectors for Vitals, Hazard Tracking

US Special Operations Forces will soon get a new chest-worn sensor capable of tracking vital signs and detecting dangerous gases or chemicals, all at the same time.

13 August

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Ukraine Looks to Robotic Ground Vehicles for Medical Evacuations

Ukraine should increase the use of robotic ground systems for medical evacuations, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces stated.

8 August

Americas

Personnel at a DoD Warrior Games Field Event. Photo: 1st Sgt. Vannessa Josey/Joe Rogers/US Department of Defense

Rojoef Manuel

US Defense Seminar Explores Mind-Body Approach to Limb Injury Recovery

The US Defense Health Agency has staged a Federal Advanced Skills Training seminar highlighting the connection between mental health and limb injuries, emphasizing holistic recovery after long-term trauma.

Jul- 2025 -

24 July

Arms

Paratroopers have demonstrated the firepower that they could bring to bear during combat missions as the British Armys global response force. As the culmination of a course in support weapons skills, paratroopers staged a firepower demonstration on Salisbury Plain. A fast-moving scenario saw an advancing force of enemy armoured vehicles engaged and defeated with Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missiles, 81mm mortar, Grenade Machine Guns, Heavy Machine Guns and General Purpose Machine Guns. Paratroopers opened fire from both ground positions and while moving in RWMIK patrol vehicles. The five-week-long Support Weapons Cadres trained soldiers from Colchester-based 2nd and 3rd Battalions The Parachute Regiment to serve in their units specialist Machine gun, Mortar and Anti-tanks platoons. Soldiers were taught the practical skills to fire and maintain weapons in the field, and how to use firepower in different tactical scenarios.

Rojoef Manuel

British Soldiers at Risk of Brain Damage From Weapon Use

The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that thousands of British soldiers are potentially suffering from brain damage due to their own weapon systems.

18 July

Europe

Team demonstrates the CGX1 wearable cooling system. Photo: Cryogenx

Rojoef Manuel

British Startup’s Wearable Cooling Tech to Reduce Troop Heat Stress

London-based medical technology startup Cryogenx has secured 1.9 million euros ($2.2 million) in seed funding to accelerate the development of its proprietary cooling solution to reduce heat stress in military personnel.

18 July

Europe

Passenger train in Netherlands. Photo: Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Rojoef Manuel

Netherlands to Repurpose Train Cars for Battlefield Medical Use

The Dutch Ministry of Defence is negotiating the procurement of decommissioned train cars to convert them into mobile platforms for wounded troop transport.

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