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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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Check the TRICARE Network Provider Directories Ahead of 2025

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12/11/2024
Check the TRICARE Network Provider Directories Ahead of 2025

If you get care outside of a military hospital or clinic, it’s important to understand your civilian provider options. TRICARE’s new regional contracts, which begin Jan. 1, 2025, will affect the TRICARE provider networks in the U.S. You’re now able to check the network provider directories for both the East Region and West Region.

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.

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.

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.

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.

U.S. Air Force Medical Leaders, Air Force Medical Command Leadership Synchronize Medical Readiness Efforts

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12/4/2024
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason J. Lennen, director of policy and resources at the Office of the Surgeon General, sets the scene for accelerating change regarding the Air Force Medical Command transition during the Air Force Medical Service’s annual Senior Leadership Workshop held at the National Conference Center, Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 4, 2024. (Photo by Megan Hearst/U.S. Air Force)

U.S. Air Force medical leaders held discussions on generating a medically ready force and health care operations under the new organizational framework of the Air Force Medical Command during the Air Force Medical Service’s annual Senior Leadership Workshop, Dec. 4, 2024.

Reminder: TRICARE Regions Are Changing Jan. 1, 2025

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12/3/2024
Reminder: TRICARE Regions Are Changing Jan. 1, 2025

There will be changes to the TRICARE regions in the U.S. on Jan. 1, 2025. While there will still be two TRICARE regions, six states currently in the East Region will move to the West Region. There are also some ZIP codes in four of these states that will be exceptions to the region changes.

Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center Wins 2024 Digital Health Transformation Award

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12/3/2024
Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center Wins 2024 Digital Health Transformation Award

The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center, managed by the DHA Medical Simulation and Training Program Management Office, was awarded a 2024 GOVTECH CONNECTS Digital Health Transformation Award.

Military Health Expert Explains how Strength is Relative to Body Weight

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12/2/2024
Military Health Expert Explains how Strength is Relative to Body Weight

Each military service selects its physical fitness tests to meet its unique mission needs. All services’ fitness tests include measures of aerobic fitness, such as a timed run, and muscular health, such as the push-up. Depending on the service, the fitness test can include sprinting, carrying weighted items, or deadlifts.

Wounded Warriors Heal Through Music, Comedy, and Visual Arts

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12/2/2024
Air Force Wounded Warrior Care Fair and Day of Healing

The National Capital Region played host to wounded warriors from around the world participating in a week-long event celebrating comradery and recovery—starting with the Air Force Wounded Warrior Care Fair and Day of Healing in National Harbor, Maryland, on Nov. 18, 2024.

A Caregiver's Work is Never Done

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12/2/2024
The Peko family at Worlds of Fun Amusement Park June 10, 2023. Since suffering a stroke in 2022, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jack Peko has relied on his wife, Gloriah, as his primary caregiver. (Courtesy Photo)

No one truly knows the life of a caregiver until they end up in that position themselves. “This is my full-time job now because of Jack’s stroke. I had to quit my job to be a full-time caregiver. I am the caregiver-in-chief now,” chuckles Gloriah Peko, who is celebrating nine years of marriage with her soldier husband, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jack Peko. He suffered a stroke due to a brain tumor on Nov. 3, 2022.

Building a Sailor Navy Aerospace Medical Technician and Aerospace Physiology Technicians Now Receiving Transferable College Credits

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12/2/2024
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jocelyne Palacios-Martinez poses for a photo after her graduation from the Aviation Physiologist Technician course at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Aug. 22. Students of the course now receive transferrable college credit through the Uniformed Services University and their College of Allied Health Sciences. The Navy Medicine Operational Training Command is the U.S. Navy’s leader in operational medicine and trains specialty providers for aviation, surface, submarine, expeditionary, and special operations communities. (Photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Russell Lindsey) 

Professional development for U.S. Navy sailors in an increasingly competitive talent market requires innovation, attention to detail, and professional insight as to what is going to be attractive to the rising stars of tomorrow—not only in the fields of medicine for naval officers but also for the enlisted ranks that support and execute the mission.

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