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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alyssa Scruggs, 20th Medical Group pharmacy technician, poses for a Weasel of the Week portrait at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 13, 2025. The Weasel of the Week program, run by 20th Fighter Wing leadership, recognizes members for their commitment, performance, and dedication to the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mariana Tafur)

Know your TRICARE pharmacy options and learn where you can fill prescriptions

Aug. 18, 2026

TRICARE’s pharmacy options give you several convenient and affordable choices.


Benjamin Trautner, a 12-year-old student at Southampton Middle School in Bel Air, Maryland, practices his bug pinning skills during the 2nd annual Bug Camp hosted by Defense Health Agency-Public Health, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, July 1, 2026. Middle school students from Pennsylvania and Maryland learned about entomology’s public health role in protecting service members from insect-borne disease. (Defense Health Agency-Public Health photo by Rachel Stershic).

Professional tools, real-world science: Bug Camp inspires future STEM leaders

Aug. 17, 2026

We need to identify mosquitoes and ticks so we can keep our service members safe, no matter where they are deployed.


Senior leaders with the Defense Health Agency tour the Research, Development, and Acquisition/Component Acquisition Executive office (AD-RDA/CAE) display during the Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, Florida, Aug. 4, 2026. MHSRS is the premier military meeting that focuses specifically on the unique medical needs of the deployed Warfighter. The symposium provides a venue for presenting new scientific knowledge resulting from military-unique research and development. (Defense Health Agency Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Future of battlefield medicine showcased at 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium

Aug. 14, 2026

The MHSRS is the premier military or civilian meeting that focuses specifically on the unique medical needs of the deployed warfighter.


Do you have an upcoming trip overseas? Whether you’re traveling for work or for fun, TRICARE covers you worldwide. Understanding how your TRICARE plan works when you go abroad helps you be prepared if any health issues arise.

Traveling overseas? Here’s how TRICARE travels with you

Aug. 13, 2026

Understanding how your TRICARE plan works when you go abroad helps you be prepared if any health issues arise.


Rear Adm. Tracy Farrill, director of Defense Health Agency’s Office of Warfighter Health Advantage and the Military Health System Digital Functional Champion, moderates a panel of service surgeons general and senior leaders from the services’ medical commands at the 2026 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 11. On the panel were: Dr. Michael McGinnis, executive director of U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery; Air Force Brig. Gen. Gwendolyn Foster, chief of Air Force Nurse Corps; Army Brig. Gen. Jonathan Taylor, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Medical Command; and Army Maj. Gen. Clinton Murray, Joint Staff Surgeon.

Data, technology, people vital for warfighter health advantage, says Defense Health Agency director

Aug. 13, 2026

DHITS focused on how DHA is “transforming data, technology, and people into decisive combat support advantage through innovation and modernization."


Good news for the U.S. military community in Japan: navigating your healthcare just got easier! The recently-released Japan Patient Guidebook is a comprehensive tool designed for all local TRICARE beneficiaries and includes additional information for Department of War civilians who do not have TRICARE coverage. Inside, beneficiaries will find useful information for enrollment in Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS), understanding the TRICARE plan, finding a Military Medical Treatment Facility, making appointments, accessing online resources, ordering medication and more.

Introducing the Japan Patient Guidebook for the military community

Aug. 13, 2026

The Japan Patient Guidebook is a one-stop resource for the military community to get the information they need to access reliable, world-class medical care.


Surgical and Critical Care Physician Assistant Residents (from left to right): Capt. Ralph Pangilinan, Capt. Jordyn Peacock, and Capt. Nykole Turner and Program Director Maj. Elissa Flynn

Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center launches new physician assistant residency program

Aug. 12, 2026

Mastering advanced procedural skills, the graduates will be prepared to care for military personnel operating in austere environments.


Faymarie Brown, Kaylah Smith and Sandra Patrick of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s Pediatric Specialty Clinics celebrate receiving the Military Health System’s (MHS) Joint Outpatient Experience Survey (JOES) “Best of the Best” award, June 2026. The MHS’s JOES “Best of the Best” award is a quarterly performance report spotlighting top-performing military medical clinics, individual healthcare providers, and support staff. (DOW photo by Christopher Smith)

Patients rate Walter Reed’s front desk teams among the best

Aug. 11, 2026

Front desk staff at Walter Reed's pediatric and specialty clinics earned top honors in the Military Health System's Joint Outpatient Experience Survey.


SAN DIEGO (Aug. 11, 2026) – Leadership and staff from Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego Branch Medical and Dental Clinics gather for a group photo in front of the ceremonial steel beam during the structural steel topping out and beam-signing ceremony at MCRD San Diego, Aug. 11. Featured center is Bruno, MCRD San Diego's official mascot. The ceremony marked a major milestone in the construction of the new, state-of-the-art Branch Health Clinic, which is progressing ahead of schedule to deliver world-class healthcare facilities and support readiness for recruits, Marines, and Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Contributed)

NMCSD, partners celebrate "topping out" ceremony for new MCRD San Diego Branch Health Clinic

Aug. 11, 2026

The new clinic is designed to be a state-of-the-art environment that unifies care and enhances medical readiness.


U.S. Marine Cpl. Taylor W. Torrence spends a moment with his partner, Eesther, in the hangar bay of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), while waiting to depart for a training mission as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at sea, Sept. 2, 2016. A critical medical breakthrough for military working dogs has earned top honors during the recent Military Health System Research Symposium in Kissimmee, Florida. The Canine Freeze-Dried Plasma (cFDP) Integrated Product Team earned the MHSRS Program Management Award in recognition of its exceptional collaboration in securing the first-ever Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a cFDP product. Operating under the Warfighter Protection and Acute Care (WPAC) Program Management Office—a component of the Defense Health Agency’s Assistant Director for Research, Development and Acquisition/Component Acquisition Executive office—the IPT successfully navigated complex manufacturing and regulatory hurdles to deliver a shelf-stable, life-saving product for the Department of War's (DoW) four-legged warfighters. (Defense Health Agency Photo Illustration by T. T. Parish/Released)

Defense Health Agency team wins program management award for securing FDA clearance of canine plasma

Aug. 11, 2026

Military Working Dogs are invaluable strategic assets across the Joint Force, providing explosive detection, search and rescue, and critical combat support.