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Team members with the Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office gather for a photo after the final day of exhibits during the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 6, 2025.

Operational Medical Systems team concludes support of DOD’s military health symposium in Florida

During the event, OPMED experts showcased the medical solutions they are developing through partnerships and agreements with DOD and private sector organizations.

Jericsa Rogers, a logistics management specialist with the Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office, speaks with attendees of the Military Health System Research Symposium during exhibit hours, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 6, 2025.

Future of expeditionary medicine on display during DOD’s health symposium in Florida

The Warfighter Expeditionary Medicine and Treatment project management office works to develop world-class medical devices and treatments for use during Large-Scale Combat Operations to save lives and return injured service members to the fight.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Stephen Crimmins, a product manager with Operational Medical Systems Warfighter Protection and Acute Care team, briefs attendees of the Military Health System Research Symposium during a Battlefield Pain Management stakeholder meeting, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 5, 2025.

WPAC Team Demonstrates Life-Saving Battlefield Medical Solutions

WPAC’s capabilities, which include blood products, disease prevention and treatment, diagnostics, and battlefield pain management, enable and empower combatant commanders and service members to focus on their warfighting mission during far-forward deployments and Large-Scale Combat Operations worldwide.

Jon Witt, acting chief of the Office of Research and Technology Applications with the Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office, speaks with attendees of the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 5, 2025.

Tech transfer team highlights capabilities during DOD's health symposium in Florida

ORTA, part of Operational Medical Systems within the Defense Health Agency, plays a crucial role in expediting official partnerships that bring lifesaving medical innovations from concept to battlefield application.

Capt. Franca Jones, commander, Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), speaks to attendees at the plenary session for the 2025 Military Health Research Symposium.

NMR&D Presents and Collaborates at MHSRS 2025

NMR&D activity at MHSRS will include over two dozen breakout session presentations, and almost a hundred research posters.

Karl Friedl, Ph.D., the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine’s Chief Physiologist, was presented with the Department of Defense’s premier Military Health System Research Symposium Distinguished Service Award

USARIEM’s Chief Physiologist Receives Distinguished Service Award at MHSRS2025

The Distinguished Service Award honors international partners, federal civilians, individuals in academia or senior U.S. active-duty military who have made career-long contributions towards the success of military medical research for the warfighter.

An Analyzer Traumatic Brain Injury device sits on display at the Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office exhibit during the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 5, 2025.

Brain health, readiness team highlights capabilities during DOD’s health symposium in Florida

MHSRS is a premier opportunity for WRPBH, part of the Defense Health Agency’s Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office, to showcase its current portfolio of medical products, devices, and treatments for a wide array of DOD, development industry, and academic stakeholders.

Team members with the Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office joined several hundred military and medical development industry experts today to kick off the Department of Defense’s annual four-day Military Health System Research Symposium.

OPMED Focuses on Collaboration

During the MHSRS event, OPMED experts will showcase the medical solutions they are developing through partnerships and agreements with DOD and private sector organizations.
Dr. Stephen Ferrara, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, presents the award for Outstanding Program Management (Team) to Andy Atkinson and Kendra Lawrence, Ph.D., during the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4, 2025.

OPMED Team Recognized at MHSRS

The award for Outstanding Program Management (Team) was announced August 4th, 2025 during the annual Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida.
Dr. Doug Jones and Dr. Tim Dunn, with Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), are interviewed by National Public Radio’s (NPR) Marketplace host Kai Ryssda.

Members of NHRC Warfighter Performance Department Receive Public Communication Award

This award is presented to recognize those who have made a major contribution to broadening the general public's awareness of Department of Defense-sponsored military medical research that impacts the warfighter.

Team members with the Operational Medical Systems Program Management Office stand for a photo during the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4, 2025.

Force Health Protection’s worldwide mission in focus during DOD’s health symposium

The four-day symposium is a premier opportunity for OPMED, part of the Defense Health Agency, to showcase its current capabilities for a wide array of defense, development industry, and academic stakeholders.

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