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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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Entomologist Augments Warfighter Research Across Indo Pacific Region

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7/13/2023
U.S. Navy Lt. Thomas McGlynn, a medical entomologist at the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, poses for a photo with Malaysian commissioned and noncommissioned officers, Malaysian public health officials, and researchers from the University of Malaysia Sabah during their training in Johor Bahru, Malaysia on Feb. 9. (Photo: U.S. Navy Lt. Nicholas Johnston)

Naval Medical Research Unit 2 was established during World War II in Guam to conduct applied research in support of force health protection and has operated intermittently since 1955. Currently, NAMRU-2 is located in Singapore and acts as the center of a hub-and-spoke research model in multiple southeastern Asian countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Mongolia, and Laos.

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Welcomes Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs During First Overseas Tour

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7/13/2023
The Honorable Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez (left), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD for Health Affairs), visits with volunteers at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), during a tour of the hospital with Col. Theodore Brown, LRMC commander, as part of a larger visit to Europe, July 10, 2023. (U.S. Army Photo by William Beach)

During his first overseas tour, the Honorable Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD for Health Affairs), visited Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), as part of a larger visit to Europe, July 10, 2023.

Senior Noncommissioned Officer of Year Credits Team, Spouse for Achievement

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7/12/2023
Senior Noncommissioned Officer of Year Credits Team, Spouse for Achievement

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Douglas Rozelle has been “aiming high” since 1983 when his parents, Dana and Larry, now retired U.S. Air Force master sergeants, welcomed him into the world at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Later, his career took a different path because of his manager at a local pharmacy.

Defense Health Agency’s Top Noncommissioned Officer ‘Aims High’

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7/12/2023
Defense Health Agency’s Top Noncommissioned Officer ‘Aims High’

When Daniel Fisher walked into the U.S. Air Force recruiting office in Sylva, North Carolina, nine years ago, he was lost with no sense of direction or purpose. After graduating Swain County High School in 2007, he was taking college classes and driving a truck when he decided to enlist. He never looked back.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for 23 Texas Counties due to Storm and Flood Damage

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7/12/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for 23 Texas Counties due to Storm and Flood Damage

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in 23 Texas counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 21 due to storm and flood damage.

Department of Defense Stateside Deployment of MHS GENESIS Complete

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7/12/2023
Department of Defense Stateside Deployment of MHS GENESIS Complete

The stateside rollout of the MHS GENESIS electronic health record was completed on June 3, 2023.

'Going to the Soldier Recovery Unit was Probably the Best Thing to Happen in My Army Career'

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7/12/2023
U.S. Army Maj. Tori Camire and her children who are her biggest fans. Camire says she was sent from Korea to Joint Base Lewis-McChord Soldier Recovery Unit in January of 2022 for the medical evaluation board process due to behavioral health issues. She wants others who struggle with mental health to know there is help through Army Recovery Care Program.

No soldier wants to hear Medical Evaluation Board. It happens. For U.S. Army Maj. Tori Camire, a U.S. Army judge advocate general officer, those words helped her work through the process in the Army Recovery Care Program.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Grant County in Washington due to Baird Springs Fire

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7/11/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers  for Grant County in Washington due to Baird Springs Fire

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Grant County, Washington may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 21 due to the Baird Springs Fire.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Six New York Counties due to Flooding

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7/10/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Six New York Counties due to Flooding

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in six New York counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 20 due to flooding.

Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center Welcomes New Leader

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7/10/2023
The passing of the unit colors takes place during at transfer of directorship ceremony held at the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center at Fort Belvoir on July 5. Pictured from the left are U.S. Army Col. Elba Villacorta, the new director of the ATAMMC, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Anne Swap, former director of the National Capital Medical Directorate, and U.S. Army Col. Kathy Spangler, outgoing director of the ATAMMC.

U.S. Army Col. Elba M. Villacorta was named July 5 as the new director of Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center, formerly known as Fort Belvoir Community Hospital.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Vermont due to Flooding

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7/10/2023
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Vermont due to Flooding

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Vermont may receive emergency prescription refills now through July 20 due to flooding.

Leaders Uncase Colors for the Medical Readiness Brigade in the National Capital Region

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7/10/2023
Outgoing commander U.S. Army Col. Sabrina Thweatt, of the Medical Readiness Brigade, National Capital Region, commends soldiers of the unit and welcomes U.S. Army Col. Kevin Mahoney (right) as its new commander during a redesignation and change of command ceremony. The event was held on June 30 on Naval Support Activity Bethesda, home to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. (Photo: Bernard Little, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center)

Troop Command, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was redesignated the Medical Readiness Brigade, National Capital Region, during a ceremony June 30 at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, which also saw the leadership of the unit change hands.

Airmen Strengthen Medical Partnerships Through International Education and Training

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7/10/2023
U.S. Air Force Lt. Vasileios Pastamentzas, Hellenic Air Force flight surgeon, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ra'fat Rahim Rahayfeh Habashneh, head of aerospace medicine for the Royal Medical Services in Jordan Armed Forces, stand in front of a Soyuz spacecraft at NASA. The two partners attended the Advanced Aerospace Medicine for International Medical Officers course. (Courtesy photo)

Personnel from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine are facilitating a six-month education and training course for international students, supporting medical readiness and enhanced interoperability between the United States and partners.

Camp Lejeune Family Medicine Residency Program Graduates 11 Physicians, 10 Interns

Article Around MHS
7/10/2023
On June 30, 2023, the Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Family Medicine Residency Program graduated 11 physicians who will now transfer to their next duty stations to continue family medicine care. This year marks the 12th consecutive year for a 100% pass rate for the graduates. (Photo: U.S. Marine Cpl. Zeta Johnson)

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Family Medicine Residency Program graduated 11 physicians and 10 interns on June 30, 2023. For the 12th consecutive year, the graduating class received 100% pass rates on their Family Medicine Certification Examinations given by the American Board of Family Medicine.

DHA Comptroller Health Certification Program Will Build Talent Pool

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7/8/2023
DHA Comptroller Health Certification Program Will Build Talent Pool

Defense Health Agency’s new comptroller certification looks to attract officers who want to move into financial management at military treatment facilities.

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