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That\u2019s despite nearly a decade of intensive efforts to address and prevent heat injuries through awareness, training and deployment of body-worn devices that can flag symptoms of heat risk before they turn deadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But that may not be a bad thing, according to an epidemiologist who coauthored the latest report. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey data, published in June in the Pentagon\u2019s Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, shows that heatstroke cases are up from 471 to 518 from 2024 to 2025. It\u2019s a significant climb from 2023, which had 407 heatstroke cases. While cases dropped slightly in 2022 and 2023 from 2021\u2019s total of 459 cases, 2025 was the worst year for heatstroke since 2018. That year, which saw 578 heatstroke cases \u2014 an alarming peak for documented data \u2014 helped prompt the founding of the Army Heat Center and other structural changes to protect troops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year\u2019s reported heatstroke cases were also notable in that there was a steep increase in hospitalizations, both those reported by the Defense Department health system and those only reported at a later point by troops. Reported hospitalizations were up from 132 to 173; while those initially unreported were up from 198 to 228. The cases that received ambulatory care at the scene were down, from 141 to 117.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Alexis Maule, who works at the Defense Health Agency-Public Health Disease Epidemiology branch in Aberdeen, Maryland, said that the rise in hospitalizations might be interpreted as a positive trend. While the increase in heatstroke could be a sign, she said, that early signs of heat exhaustion are being missed in the field, it could also mean that dangerous symptoms are being flagged and diagnosed more consistently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are two hallmark symptoms that distinguish heat stroke from heat exhaustion. Those are a core temperature equal to or above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, and a change in mental status, whether that be extreme confusion, delirium, and in some cases, loss of consciousness,\u201d Maule told Military Times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo it\u2019s possible that the increase in heat stroke identification is related to an increase in field medics or other medical providers in the field acquiring core temperatures prior to service members being seen by medical providers in a healthcare facility, or accurately assessing individuals\u2019 changes in mental status and noting that prior to their transport to medical care,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Total heat illness diagnoses saw a slight decline in 2025, with 2,751, down from 2,859 in 2024. The Marine Corps and Air Force saw steep reductions in heat exhaustion cases that appear to account for the difference. What\u2019s less clear is whether any of the interventions the military has taken in recent years are having their desired effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army and Marine Corps in 2024 debuted the wearable Heat Illness Protection System, or HIPS, using the devices at specific training events and locations such as Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, to monitor troops\u2019 vitals and flag \u201cwobbles\u201d that could predict danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Army Heat Center Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/technology\/2026\/03\/new-science-heat-changing-future-soldiering\/411996\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">Lt. Col. Dave DeGroot said<\/a> at a forum focused on heat injury prevention that the devices could detect heatstroke as much as 12 minutes sooner than conventional observation methods. But not every unit and formation is using the devices. It\u2019s also likely that more years of data are needed to discern the impact of new prevention efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To that end, the Marine Corps earlier this month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2026\/07\/22\/marines-release-updated-heat-cold-injury-safety-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">released new interim guidance<\/a> on heat and cold injury prevention that stressed data collection and rigorous reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe do see fluctuations in data every year, so that\u2019s why it\u2019s important to not only look at the current year that you\u2019re reporting on,\u201d Maule said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe reality is that the military has to continue to train warfighters in all environmental conditions, you know, 365 days a year, and the surveillance data tries to provide commanders with an objective and highly specific picture of the magnitude and severity of the threat of heat illness. 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