Travis Combest, an exercise therapist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, shares fitness tips to help service members and staff jump-start their “New Year, New Me” resolutions. The medical center supports the readiness and recovery of the nation’s warfighters through world-class health care, wellness, and education. (DOW photo by Ricardo J. Reyes)
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s National Military Audiology and Speech Pathology Center partnered with Defense Centers for Public Health – Aberdeen (DCPH-A) to advance hearing conservation and conduct hearing health research. Their successful partnership and research that linked service members’ hearing health to medical readiness earned the team the 2026 Safe-in-Sound Award for Innovation in Hearing Loss Prevention.
