The National Disaster Medical System conducted a full-scale exercise on Nov. 13, 2024, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, featuring the 155th Air Refueling Wing’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package Detachment-1. The exercise brought together local, state and federal agencies to simulate a large-scale ...

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

When Information Systems Technician U.S. Navy 1st Class Maria Edwards, 41, got a stage three breast cancer diagnosis in 2022, her life was upended. The process for medical retirement from the Navy began while she underwent chemotherapy. Then another complication came up: her mother who came to Hawaii to care for Edwards, soon got her own cancer ...

As the U.S. Air Force Medical Service continues its transformation to meet the evolving needs of airmen and Guardians, the U.S. Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen John DeGoes outlined his vision for implementing four AFMS strategic imperatives ensure their health and medical readiness.

Public Health Command Europe soldier always wanted to be a physical therapist, but life took a turn when she decided to join the U.S. Army while getting her master’s degree in her late twenties.

Have you considered changing your family’s TRICARE health plan for 2025? Now is your opportunity: TRICARE Open Season starts Nov. 11 and runs through Dec. 10.

COVID-19, flu, and RSV vaccines are safe. Our Defense Health Agency primary care chief explains the safety data behind the vaccines and debunks myths and disinformation about what happens when you get these shots.

More than 300 U.S. military medical leaders, healthcare providers and civilian medical counterparts from across Europe, Africa and the continental United States took part in the 2024 Health and Readiness Symposium held Nov. 5 - 8 in Garmisch, Germany.

Growing up around veterans and a military family influenced U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class David Doyle’s decision to walk into a military recruiter’s office with the aspiration to become what he envisioned as a child. The occupation he was assigned, though, was not one he envisioned—but it led him down a path to where he is today; the 1st ...

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Ventura County, California, may receive emergency prescription refills now through Nov. 17, 2024, due to the Mountain Fire.

When a Command Assessment Program candidate collapsed, her doc was right behind her - literally. Sgt. Minjin Choi, a licensed practical nurse from the 531st Field Hospital and currently at Fort Knox supporting CAP, was running with her, enabling Choi to catch the candidate as she passed out and immediately give aid.

With 2025 just around the corner, you may be starting to consider your family’s health needs for next year. There may be changes to your TRICARE health plan costs starting Jan. 1, 2025. Depending on your plan, these costs may include enrollment fees, premiums, cost-shares, and copayments.

The 2024 Commander, Navy Region Southwest 4th Annual Warrior Care Event was held at the Admiral Baker Clubhouse, Nov. 7. The event honored the strength and resilience of Wounded Warriors and cherished the dedicated support organizations and families who stand by them.

The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in three Arkansas counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Nov. 15, 2024, due to tornado damage.

The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in six Missouri counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Nov. 15, 2024, due to storm damage.