Sept. 13, 2022

Members and families honor first-responders during 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Members, families and friends participated a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb event at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research to honor first responders, September 11, 2022. The event is meant to pay tribute to a FDNY firefighter by climbing or walking the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center. Participants had the option to go the

Sept. 13, 2022

Malaria vaccine candidate safe and immunogenic following first-in-human trials

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Researchers from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) report the malaria vaccine FMP013 antigen and ALFQ adjuvant combination appears safe and immunogenic for adults in the first-in-human evaluation results published in the Vaccine journal.Although malaria control efforts yielded steady progress over the past decade, instability

Aug. 12, 2022

WRAIR Holds "O" Day Carnival

SILVER SPRING, Md. — The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research held an annual organizational or "O" day, where hundreds of people turned out to dunk the command team in water, play basketball, eat good food and sweat it out with Zumba at Forest Glen Annex, Aug.12. O-Day is one of the many traditions in the Army where Soldiers, companies, battalions, brigades get

Aug. 10, 2022

SLEEP education, good leadership may help Army solve its sleeping problem

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. —  America has a sleeping problem – and for many service members, it’s even worse.• According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a third of U.S. adults report they usually get less than the recommended amount of sleep, which is seven to nine hours for adults 18 – 64.• The Army Public Health Center’s 2021 Health of the Force report

Aug. 1, 2022

New First Sergeant Assumes Responsibility

SILVER SPRING.Md — Master Sgt. Matthew Lewis assumed the first sergeant responsibilities at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research during a ceremony held on Aug. 1. He replaced 1st Sgt. Vincent Nunez who relinquished responsibility on June 3, during a Headquarters and Headquarters Company relinquishment of responsibility ceremony. HHC's first sergeant is

July 22, 2022

WRAIR hosts U.S. Army Deputy Surgeon General

SILVER SPRING, Md — Maj. Gen. Telita Crosland, U.S. Army Deputy Surgeon General, toured the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, July 22. She received an overview of WRAIR's science capabilities and ongoing studies. She also held a State of Army Medicine forum where she took questions from Soldiers and civilians.   

July 14, 2022

Team celebrates 247 years of the U.S. Army

SILVER SPRING, Md — The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research celebrates the 247th birthday of the Army, July 14, 2022.

June 23, 2022

WRAIR and partners develop Nigeria’s first-ever malaria slide bank

NIGERIA--Malaria has remained a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. According to the WHO World Malaria Report 2021, the number of confirmed cases of malaria in Nigeria increased five-fold between 2011 and 2020, with more than 21 million Nigerians having confirmed diagnoses of malaria in 2020.The national policy on malaria

June 1, 2022

Soldiers Compete in 2nd Annual Strongman/Strongwoman Event

SILVER SPRING — Soldiers from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research competed in the 2nd Annual Strongman and Strongwoman competition May 20, 2022. The event was hosted jointly by the unit Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Fort Detrick Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) network to promote camaraderie and physical fitness.

Feb. 9, 2022

WRAIR Scientist Recognized with Annual Distinguished Civilian Service Award

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Dr. Sheila Peel, Diagnostics and Countermeasures Branch director, was presented with the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award during a town hall at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Feb. 9, 2022. Brig. Gen. Anthony McQueen, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, commanding general, formally presented the award on behalf of the Secretary of Defense. The DCSA recognizes a small number of DoD civilian career employees for their service, professionalism, and significant impact to the DoD.