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Photo By Robert Hammer | Defense Health Agency Director Navy Vice Adm. Darin K. Via and Navy Force Master Chief PatrickPaul C. Mangaran, DHA command senior enlisted leader, discuss the operational framework to achieve the combat support agency’s mission of Total Force readiness at an All Hands meeting at Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, Oct. 7. By standardizing organizational processes, enhancing workforce readiness and agility, strengthening data-driven operations, and cultivating open communication, Via said the framework will guide the agency to accomplish his strategic priorities.

DHA reveals fiscal year 2027 operational framework to achieve combat support mission

Nov. 03, 2026

This framework directs resources to the agency’s most critical objectives while stopping unnecessary tasks that offer little value.


Photo By Robert Hammer | Navy Vice Adm. Darin K. Via, Defense Health Agency director, introduces retired Army Col. Matthew Clark as the next assistant director for the Defense Health Agency's research, development, and acquisition enterprise at Defense Health Headquarters, Sept. 22. Clark said his team will explore what the “force needs, when it needs it, and how their work supports that need,” in putting the most qualified staff and resources put behind the DHA’s highest priorities.

Strengthening acquisition, research efforts will support warfighter readiness

Nov. 03, 2026

We want our providers, warfighters, and beneficiaries to know we are listening, and we are learning from you.


Photo By Airman 1st Class Ashley Rowell | U.S. Airmen assigned to the 60th Surgical Operations Squadron pose for a group photo at David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 22, 2026. The squadron provides surgical care and medical support to active-duty service members, retirees and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Rowell)

David Grant Medical Center Receives national honor for surgical excellence

Nov. 03, 2026

As a hospital, we truly live by the Air Force core values of integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.


Courtesy Photo | The National Museum of Health and Medicine, in Silver Spring, Maryland, features a collection spanning more than 250 years of innovation and highlighting the symbiotic relationship between military and civilian healthcare. (National Museum of Health Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Preserving the past, informing the future: Inside the National Museum of Health and Medicine

Nov. 02, 2026

Our collection is a bridge connecting past lessons in military medicine to the innovations protecting warfighters today,


Photo By Rodolfo Arispe | Army Pvt. Angelina Doss was one of 55 role players transported to the Emergency Department for treatment during the San Antonio Mass Casualty Exercise and Evaluation Oct. 21 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The simulated exercise tested BAMC’s emergency readiness and surge capabilities. (DoW Photo by Rodolfo Arispe)

BAMC tests emergency readiness, patient influx capabilities during mass casualty exercise

Nov. 02, 2026

The exercise specifically covers participating hospitals' treatment processes, patient tracking abilities, and family reunification procedures.


Photo By Curtis Hill | Inpatient and Maternal Infant Services nursing staff at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton pose on Oct. 29, 2026, after the hospital received its fourth consecutive five-star score on the TRICARE Inpatient Satisfaction Survey (TRISS).

A year of excellence: Patients rate Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton perfect for 4 straight quarters

Oct. 29, 2026

Our patients tell us that the nurses show how much they care about giving them the best possible experience.


Courtesy Photo | TRICARE offers several health plan options. Each plan has different features related to provider choice, out-of-pocket costs, referrals, and pre-authorizations. Understanding these differences can help you choose the plan that best fits your healthcare priorities.

TRICARE Open Season 2026: Get to know your health plan options

Oct. 29, 2026

It's important to take the time to evaluate which one best aligns with your healthcare needs, lifestyle, and budget.


Courtesy Photo | Gary Rondeau, medical emergency manager for the military medical treatment facility at Barksdale Air Force Base, displays the Bossier City Fire Department’s Citizens Life Saving Award in his office on Sept. 1, 2026. Rondeau was recognized during a Bossier City Council meeting for his quick response and CPR administration that helped save the life of a fellow player during a medical emergency at an indoor pickleball facility. The honor marked the first time in 15 years the department presented the life-saving award.

Barksdale medical emergency manager honored after life-saving pickleball rescue

Oct. 29, 2026

Heroic actions are a powerful testament to the lifelong value of military medical training.


Photo By Lt. Sydney Wall | Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Dakota Amato, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command New England, prepares respiratory samples at Naval Health Clinic New England, Oct. 15, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Sydney Wall)

Naval Health Clinic New England recognized for support to global respiratory program

Oct. 29, 2026

The clinic helps safeguard the health of Sailors, Marines, their families, and the wider community.


Photo By Roan Smith | Dr. Chuong Do, an inpatient pharmacist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, poses for a portrait in front of a ScriptCenter prescription kiosk in the pharmacy department, Bethesda, Md., Oct. 26, 2026. Do was named the Defense Health Agency Inpatient Pharmacist of the Year and National Capital Region Inpatient Pharmacist of the Year. (DOW photo by Roan Smith)

Walter Reed inpatient pharmacist named DHA Pharmacist of the Year

Oct. 28, 2026

We keep patients safe, catch and solve problems early, and make sure our service members and their families get the best care possible.