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Welcome to the Trending Topics page of the Pulse of Army Medicine. Dive into these articles to gain valuable insights into the current state of Army Medicine, explore innovative solutions to operational challenges, and discover new ideas shaping the future of military healthcare. Each article is easily accessible, offering knowledge that will enhance your professional growth and understanding of the evolving medical landscape within the Army.

The Multimodal Imperative: Modernizing Patient Movement in Contested Environments 7/31/2026

Army Medicine must modernize casualty evacuation for Large-Scale Combat Operations by merging MEDEVAC and CASEVAC into a unified, multimodal Patient Movement for...

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How Mobile Must Medicine Become? Lessons from Project Iron Steed: Rethinking Medical Mobility in Large Scale Combat Operations 8/12/2026

Mobility is survivability in large-scale combat operations. Project Iron Steed explores mobile dental platforms that reduce setup time, cut logistics burdens, an...

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Veterinary Abbreviated Injury Scale: A New Frontier in K9 Trauma Care 8/9/2026

This article outlines the Veterinary Abbreviated Injury Scale (V-AIS), a standardized trauma coding system for Military Working Dogs that mirrors the human AIS t...

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The Need for the Integration of Preventative Medicine in Multinational Large-Scale Combat Operations: Lessons From Talisman Sabre 2025 7/31/2026

Lessons from Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 on integrating U.S. Army preventive medicine into multinational large-scale combat operations. Examines the 61st MED DE...

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The Human Domain as a Decisive Line of Effort: Integrating Behavioral Health into Operational Design in Large-Scale Combat Operations 7/26/2026

CPT Sarah Duff argues today's Behavioral Health Officers must evolve into clinicians, command advisors, and trainers to meet Large-Scale Combat Operations demand...

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Preserving Combat Power: Executing Combat and Operational Stress Control in Large-Scale Combat Operations 7/26/2026

Examines how Combat and Operational Stress Control (COSC) must function as an integrated operational capability in Large-Scale Combat Operations through nine syn...

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Conserving The Fighting Strength: What the Modern Battlefield Demands of the Behavioral Health Officer 7/26/2026

CPT Sarah Duff argues today's Behavioral Health Officers must evolve into clinicians, command advisors, and trainers to meet Large-Scale Combat Operations demand...

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Genetic Diseases in Children of U.S. Military Service Members: Data Strategies Current Therapies, and Leveraging Federal Resources for Global Impact 7/28/2026

Genetic diseases affect many military families, yet relocations and care gaps hinder diagnosis and treatment. A proposed TRICARE-based databank, expanded therapy...

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Budgeting For Expendable Medical Materiel In The Operating Force 7/13/2026

How to budget for Army Class VIII medical materiel using GCSS-A data. This article breaks down the 'BOM to budget' method, with a real MES Combat Medic example, ...

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Closing the Clinical Readiness Gap: Mandating a Transition-to-Practice Program for 68C Soldiers in Support of LSCO 7/8/2026

Army 68C Practical Nursing Specialists face inconsistent clinical readiness without a standardized transition-to-practice program. A structured model mirroring t...

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Sensing, Shielding and Protecting the Force: Medical as a Linchpin of CBRN Defense 7/1/2026

Explores how military medicine is becoming central to CBRN defense in future large-scale combat operations, highlighting USAMRDC innovations like DRAGON MEDIC di...

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Annual Physical Therapy-Led Musculoskeletal Screening As a Medpros Requirement: Closing a Combat Power Preservation Gap for Multidomain Operations 6/22/2026

Annual physical therapy-led musculoskeletal screening could close a major Army readiness gap. With MSK injuries driving most non-deployability, adding a MEDPROS-...

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Home Station to Hospitalization: 32 Bed Field Hospitals APS Draw, Deployment and Validation 5/31/2026

The 528th Field Hospital validated a 32-bed APS field hospital during Orient Shield 2025 in Japan, integrating trilateral forces, treating 150+ patients, and dem...

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LSCO in USINDOPACOM Theater: A Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment Deployment 6/9/2026

Proposes converting surplus AAVs into forward surgical suites and CASEVAC platforms to support amphibious LSCO operations in the Indo-Pacific, addressing gaps in...

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Closing the Gap: A Combined Lyophilized Product Strategy for Forward Resuscitation 6/8/2026

Forward combat medical units face rising risk as evacuation delays and blood shortages increase in large-scale conflicts. A combined lyophilized plasma and plate...

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