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Twenty-five years of the TriService Nursing Research Program has resulted in a significant increase in the development of new knowledge specific to military nursing. Supporting military and Department of Defense civilian nurses through evidence-based policies and procedures is one of the primary goals of nursing leadership across all services. Nursing research is an extremely important part of military medicine and our professional nursing practice. We invest in our Military Nurse Scientists to discover methods to improve nursing practice and define areas where nurses can positively influence patient outcomes. We use data to drive decisions that affect and advance nursing care in all environments to include the deployed settings. As pointed out by Dr. Trego, a career in nursing research varies from the civilian nurse scientists because of the organizational structure and priorities of our leaders. This presents opportunities and direction to these military nurse scientists to tailor their research to meet the needs of a specific population and to support the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who serve in our military. We strive as the Army Nurse Corps to support and develop our nurse scientists by providing leadership and mentorship as we build a team of researchers to expand and disseminate the knowledge gained from the time, effort, and money invested in a project. This builds a solid foundation and support system for the novice military nurse scientist as well as stimulate additional research projects as we progress in a high reliability organization. Military also have unique experiences to draw on that our civilian counterparts typically do not. The