Ashish S. Vazirani, acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, launched the 2024 Military Health System Conference—back after a decade-long hiatus—with a powerful message of personal anecdotes, and his commitment to changing the system to stabilize, strengthen and modernize the MHS. Addressing over 2,100 of personnel from across ...

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The first day of the 2024 Military Health System Conference brought together more than 2000 thought leaders across the MHS to discuss the future of military medicine.

“The MHS is quite simply the lifeblood of the men and women who go into harm's way to defend the nation,” says Department of Defense leader.

After a decade-long hiatus, the Military Health System Conference is returning and being held in Portland, April 8 – 12, with the theme, “Future of Military Medicine: Integrated, Innovative, Ready.”

This video compilation for the 2024 Military Health System Conference 2024 highlights the mission and exceptional resources of the Defense Health Agency.

Military Health System Conference 2024 sizzle reel

On Dec. 6, 2023, the Deputy Secretary of Defense signed a memo directing the stabilization of the MHS, adding the capacity to reattract beneficiaries, improve access to care in military hospitals and clinics, and increase opportunities to sustain military clinical readiness for our medical forces.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. Lester Martinez-López, believes that every decision he has made, or that was made for him throughout his life, led him to being nominated by President Joe Biden in 2022 to his current position as the head of the Military Health System.

“The Military Health System is changing … changing how we organize to counter threats that surround us, how we deliver care on the battlefield or at home, and how we leverage the tools and technologies of this digital age to better service our patients,” said Defense Health Agency Director U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland in a recent message to ...

Donald Johnson, the new Defense Health Agency assistant director support/component acquisition executive, has jumped full force into supporting DHA Director U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland’s vision for the Military Health System.

“My priorities as a combat support agency are about health of the force, and the redesign of our health care system is about health of our patient,” said U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Crosland. “And as an agency, it's about health of our people.”

The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron embarks on the U.S. Air Force’s first-ever AE paramedic-led flight in charge of an all-enlisted medical crew.

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