From left, Munson Army Health Center Deputy Commander for Nursing Col. Gwendolyn O’Keefe, Public Health Nurse 1st Lt. Kennedy Reeves and Primary Care Nurse Lisa Anderson-Pauly help kick off Nurses Week festivities on Fort Leavenworth with a ceremonial cake cutting, May 6.
Across the Defense Health Agency, military and civilian nurses serve side-by-side in clinics, hospitals, and medical centers in a variety of specialties, working together to provide high-quality care to patients while supporting medical readiness. Military treatment facilities like Munson also serve as readiness platforms where military nurses maintain the clinical skills needed to support operations downrange — from frontline medical care, to emergency and surgical support, hospital-level care in theater and definitive care and rehabilitation outside the combat zone.
Nurses week is observed each year May 6 to 12, concluding on the birthday of Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820), who is recognized as the founder of modern nursing.
| Date Taken: | 05.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.06.2026 15:00 |
| Photo ID: | 9666531 |
| VIRIN: | 260506-O-OT285-1101 |
| Resolution: | 2322x2903 |
| Size: | 1.22 MB |
| Location: | FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, US |
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