Ensuring the health and readiness of our service members, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Perez, a military nurse with the 62nd Medical Squadron, provides critical support at the annual flu line at the McChord Theater.

March 26, 2026

McChord Clinic Ensures Wing Readiness Throughout 2025

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA — The 62nd Medical Squadron wrapped up 2025 with a 100 percent deployment health readiness rate, ensuring Airmen were medically prepared to support the 62nd Airlift Wing’s global mobility mission.

Pregnant woman sits in a doctor's office chair while speaking to a standing woman

March 26, 2026

Expecting a baby? Learn about TRICARE’s maternity care options

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Pregnancy can be an exciting time. But it’s also a highly personal experience. Your maternity care choices can make a meaningful difference throughout pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum recovery. TRICARE covers a range of maternity care services and provider types. This coverage gives expecting mothers options while ensuring access to care.

Official portrait of Lt. Cmdr. Larry Gunter.

March 26, 2026

NMRTC Camp Lejeune nurse awarded Military Health System (MHS) Nursing Leadership Excellence Award

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC. — The 2025 Military Health System (MHS) Nursing Leadership Excellence Award in the Mid-Grade Military category has been awarded to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune’s Lt. Cmdr. Larry Gunter.

Protein, Dairy and Healthy Fats Vegetables and Fruits Whole Grains

March 26, 2026

Fueling the Force: Nutrition’s Role in Readiness

Bethesda, Md. — Fueling the body properly is essential to maintaining strength, endurance, and resilience across the force. According to experts at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the Consortium for Health and Military Performance, or CHAMP, at the Uniformed Services University (USU), “nutrition is a mission-critical component of warrior readiness driving physical performance, cognitive function and mental resilience.”

The Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Medical Center, part of the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, provides care for Veterans across the region and continues to partner with Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center to help expand access to care, enhance training opportunities, and improve care coordination between the two systems.

March 26, 2026

CRDAMC, Central Texas VA Expand Partnership to Boost Care for Veterans and Service Members

FORT HOOD, Texas — Veterans and service members across Central Texas are seeing the impact of a growing partnership between Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System. By working together, the two organizations are making it easier for patients to get the care they need, while also giving military medical trainees real-world experience caring for those who have served.

Outside Building 19, America Zone, near the bust of the medical center’s namesake, U.S. Army Maj. Walter Reed, is a set of four black marble walls with 81 names of medical Medal of Honor recipients etched in gold on them.

March 26, 2026

Walter Reed recognizes Medal of Honor recipients

BETHESDA, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) salutes its heroes and their families every day by providing them with presidential care but each year, on March 25, a special group of heroes is recognized – those who have earned the nation’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor (MoH).

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