Dr. Trego, a Certified Nurse-Midwife and Nurse Scientist, retired from the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in 2015 after 25 years of Active Duty Service. As a recognized nurse expert on the health of military women, Trego was recently selected as the 2018-2019 Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence at the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). During her time in the Service, she partnered with international military, nursing, and non-governmental organizations to conduct research, program evaluations, multidisciplinary education, and conferences to improve both women’s healthcare and the nursing profession in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Middle-Eastern nations. Her program of research includes the development of a theoretical framework for assessing the impact of the military ecosystem on women’s health, investigation into the attitudes women have towards gynecologic issues during deployment, educational interventions to improve women’s health during deployments, and the implementation of a community-based program for improving military women’s health while operating in austere environments.