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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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Month of the Military Child - Staff Sgt. Igor Pacheco

Article Around MHS
5/1/2024
This photo illustration was created to highlight Month of the Military Child support from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System at Dover Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Deven Schultz)

At first you think everything takes forever; school, growing up, saving enough money for that first car. So many trials that feel like they’ll never end. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, time seems to find a way to speed up; almost too fast. For me, that’s how it feels being a parent.

Medical Refocus Boosts Air National Guard Unit’s Readiness Standings

Article Around MHS
4/30/2024
military personnel administers vaccine

Two years ago, the 108th Wing ranked at the bottom out of 93 Air National Guard organizations in individual medical readiness standings, but with the implementation of a refocus initiative, they are now in the top 20.

Giving Life: How Living Organ Transplants Work for Service Members, Veterans, and Their Donors

Article Around MHS
4/29/2024
organ transplant service teams at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in surgery

Giving the gift of life to others through organ donation is one of the most selfless things a person can do. Many people think that's something you do only after you die, but doctors encourage donors to do so while they're still alive—and donations are badly needed.

Writer Reflects, Recommends Giving Back During National Volunteer Week

Article Around MHS
4/29/2024
Jean and Baker Graves plant a tree

Volunteering isn’t a job title, it’s a pay grade.

Walter Reed and Leaders from National Capital Region Defense Health Network Conclude Inaugural Joint Financial Assistance and Recovery Mission Seminar

Article Around MHS
4/29/2024
Army Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen addresses a training seminar

Leaders from the Defense Health Agency, the National Capital Region Defense Health Network, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center concluded a four-day training seminar, the Joint Financial Assistance and Recovery Mission, held at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence on April 15 – 18, 2024.

Maxwell Air Force Base Operational Support Team Opens Centralized Training Center

Article Around MHS
4/29/2024
military personnel in physical fitness session

The Operational Support Team at the 42nd Air Base Wing announced in early April that it had not only met its goal of becoming fully operational, but has also opened a new centralized resiliency center.

Landrum Joins Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Rehab Team, Brings Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

Article Around MHS
4/29/2024
Capt. Shelby Landrum works on a patient

Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital will begin offering a new type of physical therapy to Soldiers and their Families beginning May 1, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana.

Fort Johnson Dental Health Activity Celebrates National Prosthodontics Awareness Week

Article Around MHS
4/29/2024
Spc. Brandon Wade smiles in the mirror

National Prosthodontics Awareness Week is April 21-27, 2024. Soldiers stationed at the Joint Readiness Training Center have prosthodontic care available to them at the Chesser Dental Clinic, Fort Johnson, Louisiana.

Researchers and Guard Physicians Set Their Sights on Mitigating the Impact of Blast Exposures

Article Around MHS
4/26/2024
Military personnel and civilian researchers at a training at Fort McCoy

Red Arrow soldiers from the 1-120th Field Artillery Battalion and 1-105th Cavalry Squadron were visited by a team of civilian researchers and Wisconsin National Guard surgeons on April 9, 2024, during their training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to discuss a study to measure blast exposure and evaluate associated effects among soldiers during routine training.

Full Military Pharmacy Operations Restored After Change Healthcare Cyberattack

Article
4/25/2024
Full Military Pharmacy Operations Restored After Change Healthcare Cyberattack

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia —The Defense Health Agency announced military pharmacies have returned to normal operations after a cyberattack on the nation’s largest commercial prescription processor, Change Healthcare.

National Guard and Reserve Members: Explore Plan Options With This TRICARE Handbook

Article
4/25/2024
National Guard and Reserve Members: Explore Plan Options With This TRICARE Handbook

Are you a National Guard or Reserve member looking to learn more about your TRICARE plan options? The TRICARE Choices for National Guard and Reserve Handbook is a great place to start.

Patients Rate Walter Reed Providers High

Article Around MHS
4/25/2024
U.S. Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Gregory Chesnut

Four Walter Reed doctors and a specialty care clinic are listed among the Military Health System’s Joint Outpatient Experience Survey Best of the Best in its first quarter of fiscal year 2024 report recently released by MHS officials.

Program Manager Continues Serving Military Members, Families, After Almost 40 Years

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4/24/2024
Program Manager Continues Serving Military Members, Families, After Almost 40 Years

Retired U.S. Navy Corpsman continues to serve military members and their families throughout the Military Health System.

U.S. Army Surgical Detachment Works Alongside Papua New Guinea Doctors, Patients

Article Around MHS
4/24/2024
military personnel get briefed on O.R. procedures

U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Ann Marie Yastishock visited Port Moresby General Hospital and saw the work of U.S. Army doctors, nurses, and medical specialists who are sharing best practices, learning, and helping patients as part of a U.S. Army surgical rotation.

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Graduate School Ranks High Among Top U.S. Schools

Article Around MHS
4/24/2024
Students in the Army-Baylor MHA-MBA graduate program discuss human resources simulation experiences.

U.S. News and World Report ranks several programs at the Fort Sam Houston-based U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence highly in their most recent report on the best graduate health schools.

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