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DOW extends health care supplement pilot for civilian employees in Japan
The Department of War today announced the extension of the Pilot Health Insurance Enhancement for DOW Civilian Employees in Japan, reaffirming the department’s commitment to improving access to medical care for its overseas workforce, and adding interpreter support.
Lapse in Federal Appropriations
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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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Patriot Medic 2025 took place August 6-12 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, and Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The multi-national exercise, led by the U.S. Air Force Reserve, included more than 9,000 personnel from all U.S. military services and international partners including Australian, British and Canadian forces.
U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella has completed a critical renovation of its medical logistics warehouse, strengthening safe and compliant healthcare delivery and ensuring uninterrupted support to U.S. and allied forces across the Fifth and Sixth Fleet.
Researchers at the Uniformed Services University are using fruit flies (Drosophila) to study the protective effects of dietary manganese against radiation exposure. This research could lead to new strategies for safeguarding the health of military personnel and civilians.
His journey took him from chasing championships to chasing vital signs, as U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Adrian Paschal shifted from athlete to service member, finding a new way to compete, this time against time itself.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gayle Ryan, Delaware National Guard's general surgeon, is at the heart of the Kosovo Forces Regional Command-East medical operations at Camp Bondsteel. She oversees medical readiness initiatives and emergency care for over 1,500 troops deployed throughout the region.
Heartbeats race and pulses rush as exhausted U.S. and British Army medics race to transport a simulated injured troop to a field hospital for medical care. Time is not on their side, and the seconds tick away. In the pouring rain, they sludge through the muck, solving every possible problem during their training that might keep them from saving a soldier's life.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, joined service members from five military branches and Defense Department civilians, Aug. 13 to participate in a first-of-its-kind "fitness check."
The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 17, 2025, marking the successful completion of Continuing Promise 2025. Comfort returned to NSN after a 79-day deployment, providing medical care, humanitarian assistance and strengthening relationships with partner nations in the Caribbean and South and Central America.
Scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases have successfully created a novel 3D bioprinted vascular liver tissue model, marking a significant advancement in biomedical research and biodefense applications.
In the aftermath of an active shooter Aug. 6 at Fort Stewart’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, five Soldiers were left wounded, putting Winn Army Community’s critical health care response to the test.
Staff serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point celebrated excellence in patient care and satisfaction Friday, Aug. 15 in the facility’s Patient Centered Medical Home.
In the military, physical endurance, mental sharpness and emotional resilience are essential to mission success. Yet, one of the most powerful tools to maintain these qualities—sleep—is often undervalued.
The Blast Overpressure Tool's library now includes blast exposure profiles for all 15 weapons systems designated as “Tier 1” by the Defense Health Agency in its landmark 2023 medical study of the health effects of blast exposure on service members.
Researchers at the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory’s Warfighter Performance Group have undertaken a research program called operator state monitoring to develop ways of reliably monitoring aviators’ cognitive functions in order to predict and mitigate those deficits--cutting-edge medical modernization that will improve warfighter survivability and readiness.
Two soldiers from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital became part of a small community of highly skilled U.S. Army medical professionals Aug. 11, earning the Expert Field Medical Badge during the Expert Infantry, Soldier and Field Medical Badge testing event hosted by the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk.
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