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But first, SOCOM must reverse a trend of “falling behind, not just linearly but exponentially.”

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announces his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key roles: Jenna Ben-Yehuda, Member, Board of

The Issue Biosecurity—protecting humans, animals, and plants from biological threats—is an essential government mission, the importance of which has been dramatically highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The government’s pandemic response has been enabled by the emerging bioeconomy, which provides core biosecurity capabilities that are essential to the success of the mission. The government’s engagement with the bioeconomy has grown in recent years, encompassing a range of agencies with a focus on laboratory and product safety and an emphasis on supporting research and development (R...

By Janet A. Aker, MHS Communications / Published May 18, 2021 U.S. Army General Gustave Perna credited “the true unsung heroes” of the COVID-19 pandemic, “the over 100,000 Americans who supported clinical trials, who made delivering hundreds of millions of vaccines possible.” Perna made his remarks virtually to the Henry Jackson Foundation “Heroes of Military Medicine” awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., where he was honored for his senior leadership of the COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics effort, May 6, 2021. (Courtesy of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the...

6 Fresh on the heels of a more than year-long effort to help combat the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Lt. Col. Michelle Colacicco-Mayhugh was honored as a 2021 Hero of Military Medicine award winner on May 6 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. The award, which recognizes outstanding contributions by individuals dedicated to advancing the ideals and reach of military medicine, is presented annually by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. Calling th...