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Nov- 2025 -

20 November

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bradon Kennedy, a rifleman with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, throws an M67 training grenade during a live-fire range as part of MEU Exercise 26.1 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 27, 2025. During MEUEX, BLT 3/5 conducted company-level training, live-fire ranges and battle drills, employing various weapon systems to maintain mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Trent A. Henry)

UTA Research Targets Muscle Repair for Blast-Injured Troops

The University of Texas at Arlington has launched a study to protect and regenerate muscle tissue damaged by blast injuries, a common hazard for military personnel.

5 November

Europe

Soldiers from number 3 Company carry the log during the race. The Coldstream Guards dig in on Windsor Great Park. Physical prowess and an unshakeable will to succeed are vital requirements for Guardsmen in the British Army. To test themselves the infantry soldiers of the Coldstream Guards take on the tough physical and mental challenge of a log race in Windsor Great Park. While it may look like a walk in the park, the task of carrying a 100kg metal “log” around a 3,000-metre course is one of the most difficult trials that a soldier faces. Teams of 12 personnel are required to shepherd their load over undulating, boggy terrain at full speed – only six pairs of hands are allowed to hold the weight any one time.

Rojoef Manuel

UK Reveals 13,000+ Troops Medically Unfit for Frontline Duty

The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that 13,113 members of the British Armed Forces are currently unfit for frontline service.

Oct- 2025 -

22 October

Americas

A U.S. Soldier assigned to 41st Field Artillery Brigade acts as a simulated casualty 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

DARPA Seeks ‘Smart Blood’ to Boost Warfighter Endurance

DARPA has issued a solicitation for modified red blood cells that improve troop performance and survival in extreme environments.

15 October

Europe

Rojoef Manuel

Rheinmetall to Supply Mobile Armored Field Hospitals for German Military

Rheinmetall has signed a $348.6 million deal to build mobile, armored field hospitals for the German Armed Forces.

Sep- 2025 -

23 September

Europe

Soldiers with the German Forces Joint Medical Service conduct vehicle preventive maintenance checks and services to ensure movement readiness during Exercise Allied Spirit in Hohenfels, Germany, Mar. 14, 2024. This multinational training exercise gathered medical units from the U.S. Army Reserve, the 30th Medical Brigade, and German partners to provide NATO Role 2B field operational capabilities including evacuation, triage and resuscitation, treatment and holding of patients until they can be returned to duty or evacuated, emergency dental treatment, emergency surgery and essential post-operative management. The 7th Mission Support Command is the U.S. Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistics and sustainment resources in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa missions across the theater. For more stories and information on the 7th Mission Support Command, follow us on Facebook @7thMSC. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Spc. Kirsti Beckett)

Rojoef Manuel

Germany Readies to Treat 1,000 Daily Casualties if NATO-Russia War Erupts

Germany is drafting medical plans to care for up to 1,000 wounded soldiers a day if a major war with Russia were to break out, the country’s top military doctor said.

19 September

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

US Marines Keep Tagup AI in the Fight to Power Battlefield Medical Logistics

The US Marine Corps has extended its contract with Massachusetts-based defense tech firm Tagup to keep using its artificial intelligence-powered platform Manifest for medical logistics.

Aug- 2025 -

29 August

Americas

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)

Rojoef Manuel

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.

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