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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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From Marine Green to Navy Blue: 16-year Marine Corps Veteran Becomes Navy Medical Officer

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12/11/2024
U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Chantise Robinson recites the Navy’s Oath of Office during a commissioning ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2024. After serving 16 years, the New Orleans, Louisiana, native commissioned from an enlisted Marine to a Navy officer—signifying a unique bridge between two branches, combining seasoned leadership experience with a new opportunity to serve and lead in a broader capacity. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hailey Riddle-Chan)

Former U.S. Marine Corps master sergeant traded in her U.S. Marine green for U.S. Navy blue, commissioning as an officer into the U.S. Navy, marking a monumental turning point in her career on Dec. 6, 2024.

Brain Health Takes Center Stage at USU Symposium, Experts Call for Collaborative Action

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12/11/2024
USU scientists Dr. Paul Pasquina, Navy Cmdr. (Dr.) Kent Werner, and Dr. Jeff Leggit sitting in front of a screen

Uniformed Services University convened a Brain Health Symposium on December 5, 2024, to highlight the latest USU advancements in brain health research and its critical implications for military personnel.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Los Angeles County, California, due to Wildfire

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12/10/2024
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Los Angeles County, California, due to Wildfire

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Los Angeles County, California, may receive emergency prescription refills now through Dec. 20, 2024, due to the Franklin Fire.

Graduate Medical Education Selection Board Strengthens Military Medical Workforce

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12/10/2024
The annual Joint Graduate Medical Education Selection Board was held at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland the week of Nov. 18 – 22.

More than 500 health care leaders from around the Military Health System worldwide conducted the annual Joint Graduate Medical Education Selection Board at the Uniformed Services University from Nov. 18 to Nov. 22 to determine the future career paths of medical students and physicians applying for advanced training.

University of Southern Florida Welcomes Navy Leadership to Forge Stronger Medical Ties

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12/10/2024
University of South Florida President Rhea Law, and navy talent acquisition group Miami sailors pose for a photo making the USF Bulls mascot hand sign during a visit to the Tampa campus on Dec. 4, 2024. USF Navy Medicine leadership and NTAG Miami Sailors had the opportunity to engage with students, highlight the benefits of naval service, and strengthen their partnership. (Photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Natalia Murillo)

The University of South Florida hosted the U.S. Navy Surgeon General and Chief of U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Darin K. Via and sailors from Navy Talent Acquisition Group Miami on Dec. 4, 2024, bringing together leadership from both organizations to engage students, highlight the benefits of naval service, and build lasting partnerships across all campuses.

‘Warrior Medics’ Command Team: 'Take Care of Each Other During Holidays'

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12/10/2024
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael L. Yost, commanding general of Army Reserve Medical Command here, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jennifer Marrast Host, AR-MEDCOM deputy commanding general; U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Hilton, AR-MEDCOM senior enlisted advisor to the commanding general, and U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 LaTonya Pettigrew, the senior warrant officer advisor to the commanding general, all wished soldiers, civilians, and families a warm happy holidays and they extended their gratitude for all of the hard work the overall team has accomplished this past year.

The U.S. Army Reserve Medical Command team released its 2024 holiday message on Dec. 8 with a special emphasis on soldiers taking care of soldiers during the winter holiday season.

Warrior Care: A Marine Finds Community with Art

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12/9/2024
Warrior Care: A Marine Finds Community with Art

Lance Cpl Sara Vanegas is a Marine with the Wounded Warriors Batallion East at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. She is a talented artist who is finding community through her art and the Warrior Care Program. Learn more about the many resources and programs available at health.mil/warriorcare.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for 3 California Counties due to Earthquake

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12/6/2024
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for 3 California Counties due to Earthquake

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in three California counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Dec. 16, 2024, due to the earthquake.

The 82nd Airborne Division’s Critical Care Flight Paramedics Shape Future Medical Evacuation Aircraft Design

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12/6/2024
U.S. Army Flight Paramedics assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, train with and assess an in-flight casualty to better the design for the current aircraft that is being utilized for in-flight treatments. The 82nd Airborne Division has partnered with the Future Vertical Lift—Cross Functional Team and the Program Executive Office—Aviation to help future medevac operations by shaping the design of the medical cabin of the future long range assault aircraft. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Lilliana Magoon) 

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division provided essential feedback on the future medical evacuation cabin’s design within the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft requirements from Nov. 12 through Nov. 22. As part of a special user evaluation, Critical Care Flight Paramedics of 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade and  Combat Medics of 1st Brigade Combat Team, provided feedback and suggestions as their teams conducted various scenarios within the future MEDEVAC cabin technical demonstrator.

Tripler Hospital on Pearl Harbor Day and the Nurses Who Answered the Call

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12/5/2024
Tripler Army Hospital on or very near the Pearl Harbor Day attacks of Dec. 7, 1941, the “Day of Infamy” that launched the U.S. into World War II. Tripler was the largest hospital in the Territory of Hawaii. Army nurse Kathryn Doody was on call that day as she recounted in her video recollections. (Photo courtesy U.S. Army)

World War II became real to many Americans on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, when 350 Japanese planes staged two air attacks on the U. S. military in Pearl Harbor and surrounding bases on Oahu, Hawaii. The attacks that morning took the U.S. Armed Forces by complete surprise.

TRICARE Open Season Ends Dec. 10: Your Last Chance To Update Health Coverage for 2025

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12/5/2024
TRICARE Open Season Ends Dec. 10: Your Last Chance To Update Health Coverage for 2025

Time is running out to review and update your TRICARE health plan for 2025. TRICARE Open Season ends Tuesday, Dec. 10, marking your last day to enroll in a new plan or make changes to your health coverage.

Tripler Hospital on Pearl Harbor Day and the Nurses Who Answered the Call

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12/5/2024
Tripler Hospital on Pearl Harbor Day and the Nurses Who Answered the Call

World War II became real to many Americans on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, when 350 Japanese planes staged two air attacks on the U. S. military in Pearl Harbor and surrounding bases on Oahu, Hawaii. The attacks that morning took the U.S. Armed Forces by complete surprise.

Royal Australian Army Medical Corps officer Serves with Distinction at US Army Medical Center of Excellence

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12/5/2024
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Lt. Col. Nathan Smith, a family medicine specialist, examines a patient at the McWethy Troop Medical Clinic on Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Smith has served with the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence for two and half years participating in the U.S. Army Medical Department Exchange Program. During his time, he has worked at the Brooke Army Medical Center and the MEDCoE Fielded Force Integration Directorate. The exchange program has been running since the late 1970s. (Courtesy Photo)

Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Lt. Col. Nathan Smith, a family medicine specialist, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal during the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence quarterly awards ceremony on Dec. 3, 2024. Smith has served with MEDCoE for two and a half years participating in the U.S. Army Medical Department Exchange Program.

A Life Saved, A Limb Healed with Navy Undersea Medicine, Navy Divers

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12/5/2024
After suffering a harrowing injury which threatened both his life and limb, U.S. Navy Lt. Lyman Woollens, a family medicine physician assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton’s urgent care clinic, has started to receive extensive rehabilitation treatment under the guidance of U.S. Navy divers and Navy Medicine undersea medicine using the oldest certified dive chamber on Naval Undersea Warfare Center. The chamber for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, affectionally known as “The Whale,” improved his recuperation process. (Photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer). 

A routine cycling ride for a U.S. naval officer unexpectantly became a harrowing injury which threatened both his life and limb. Recovering from the ordeal was fraught with unknowns and uncertainties for U.S. Navy Lt. Lyman Woollens, a family medicine physician assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Urgent Care Clinic.

Tripler Hospital on Pearl Harbor Day - U.S. Army nurse (Maj.) Kathryn M. Doody

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12/5/2024
Still from video interview of retired U.S. Army nurse (Maj.) Kathryn M. Doody taken on May 27, 2004, when she was 87 and donated to the collection of the Library of Congress. Doody detailed her experiences as an Army surgical nurse at Tripler Army Hospital on Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, 1941.

Still from video interview of retired U.S. Army nurse (Maj.) Kathryn M. Doody taken on May 27, 2004, when she was 87 and donated to the collection of the Library of Congress. Doody detailed her experiences as an Army surgical nurse at Tripler Army Hospital on Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, 1941.

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