Military Health System

This annual summary documents health care services provided by the Military Health System to beneficiaries of service members in 2025, including family members, retirees, and family members of retirees.

A unified vision of readiness was delivered to a capacity crowd by plenary speakers by Anthony J. Tata, undersecretary of war for personnel and readiness, and Keith Bass, assistant secretary of war for health affairs at the Military Health System Conference 2026 in Dallas, Texas, May 27.

This study combined two sources of medical data to classify nicotine and tobacco use among U.S. active component service members as exposures delineated by recent use or history of any use.

The Military Health System launched the Modified Waiver Payment Program March 9, 2026, to give eligible civilian, non-beneficiary patients financial relief for care at a military hospital or clinic. MHS officials said the program aims to reduce financial harm and create a fairer system for patients.

This initiative aims to learn directly from patients to help shape clinical practice guidelines for treatment across military and veteran communities.

Leadership through change was a key theme during Army Medical Logistics Command’s operational update to senior leaders at the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command on Jan. 29.

Inside Tyndall’s physical therapy clinic, recovery often begins with more than a stretch or exercise. Here, Airmen find a team dedicated not only to healing injuries but to restoring confidence and keeping the mission moving.

This study employed multiple forecasting methods in an effort to predict future Lyme disease and tick bites among U.S. Military Health System beneficiaries, with comparisons to actual outpatient encounter data.

The Department of the Air Force announced its Culture of Fitness initiative to transform the way Airmen and Guardians approach physical fitness and readiness. The initiative aims to reinvigorate a holistic culture of well-being that empowers Airmen and Guardians to be more dominant, agile and lethal through physical fitness.

This report presents an updated summary of the health care burdens documented in 2024 among non-service member beneficiaries of the Military Health System, which provides comprehensive health care to a diverse and heterogeneous population of family members and military retirees from all branches of military service.

This study addresses an important gap in epidemiological data on 11 arboviruses present in Papua New Guinea by providing updated serology data from 185 Papua New Guinea military personnel.

The Department of Defense is dedicated to safeguard the brain health of service members, with all branches implementing prevention strategies and assessments to mitigate the impact of blast overpressure. Ongoing research, particularly regarding potential thresholds for acute and chronic low-level BOP exposure, aims to enhance operator effectiveness ...

The Department of Defense's Warfighter Brain Health Initiative aims to identify changes in cognitive performance to provide an opportunity for interventions to restore deficits and enhance cognition or "thinking skills."

Pioneering research conducted at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research may soon enable care providers to assess the risk of a patient more quickly and accurately using data collected from ordinary digital cameras. Imaging technology stemming from this research aims to improve the survivability of combat casualties.

This editorial discusses women’s health research initiatives funded by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, a funding organization within the Defense Health Agency that supports research on more than 90 diseases, conditions, and topics directed by Congress.