FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Washoe County, Nevada, may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 22, 2024, due to the Gold Ranch Fire.

The U.S. Senate confirmed U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John J. DeGoes as the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General on July 31, 2024. In this position, he will also serve as the principal advisor on all health and medical matters for the U.S. Space Force.

Deputy Secretary of Defense: “The health and wellbeing of our Service members and civilian personnel are crucial to maintaining the U.S. military's status as the most capable and ready fighting force in the world.”

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in New Jersey may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 20, 2024, due to Tropical Storm Debby.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in the city and borough of Juneau, Alaska, may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 19, 2024, due to flooding.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Puerto Rico may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 20, 2024, due to Tropical Disturbance 1.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in four Oklahoma counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 21, 2024, due to flooding.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE expanded the number of Ohio counties in which beneficiaries may receive emergency prescription refills due to storm damage. In addition, the date has been extended for some counties.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in New York may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 20, 2024, due to Tropical Storm Debby.

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Washington County, Oregon, may receive emergency prescription refills now through Aug. 20, 2024, due to the Lee Falls Fire.

It’s not too much of an imaginative stretch to envision a historical correlation between a military treatment facility and Navy Medicine’s more distinctive health care corps.

For Ensign April M. White, becoming a Navy Medical Service Corps officer began during her initial duty station as a hospital corpsman.

U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay welcomes Lt. Trey Ketchum to the optometry team.

Active duty U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army personnel sourced from 15 locations around the globe arrived to Filadelfia, Paraguay, on July 29, 2024, in support of AMISTAD24, the first ever active duty-led U.S. military medical assistance mission in the country.

Martin Army Community Hospital is embarking on an exciting new venture to transform how patients receive care. Selected as one of five military medical treatment facilities by the Defense Department, MACH is assisting the Defense Health Agency design and implement a new healthcare model for military medicine.