A call to restore U.S. military medical supremacy

A sailor carries a simulated casualty on a litter while maneuvering through an obstacle course at Camp Gilbert H. Johnson, North Carolina, March 3, 2025 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Channah Chilton)

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee recently asked how our struggling Military Health System (MHS) would respond to a large-scale conflict with a peer enemy. As I testified, to meet this looming threat, the MHS needs urgent intervention to get back to its singular focus on lifesaving combat care.