March 24, 2025

Monnet Bushner has been appointed WRAIR Command Sergeant Major

Pennsauken, NJ native, Army CSM Monnet Bushner has been appointed as Army Command Sergeant Major assigned to Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 110th Attack wing, MI.

March 18, 2025

WRAIR’s Sleep Research Center testing benefits of sleep headband for warfighters

The Department of Defense’s largest sleep research lab, the Sleep Research Center at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, is studying how new technology can help soldiers mitigate the negative effects of sleep loss.

March 14, 2025

WRAIR-AFRIMS hosts United States and Royal Thai Army Surgeons General in health security summit

On March 6 in Bangkok, Thailand, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command, and Lt. Gen. Kriengchai Prasongsukarn, Royal Thai Army Surgeon General, met with leaders from the RTA Medical Department and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research–Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences.

March 11, 2025

WRAIR's FRAME training empowers Hurricane Helene responders

In October 2024, service members responding to Hurricane Helene faced the difficult task of handling human remains. Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations was set to provide pre-exposure training to get those service members ready for the mission. Realizing the service members would need to also be trained in mental skills for handling this unique stressor, they turned to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research for support.

March 7, 2025

WRAIR-West collaborates with the Brazilian Army to optimize Warfighter readiness

Dr. Brad Fawver, research psychologist at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - West, presented preliminary results from an ongoing brain endurance training research project at the International Symposium on Physical Training in Rio de Janeiro.

March 6, 2025

WRAIR’s Sleep Research Center leads the most comprehensive study of sleep restriction ever attempted

Building on a storied legacy of pioneering sleep research, a collaboration among the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence—launched in April 2023—is undertaking the most comprehensive study of chronic sleep loss ever attempted.