The 6th FSS identification card office was named the highest performing Department of the Air Force team for the 2023 fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Foster)

Feb. 1, 2024

Headed To the Doctor? Bring Proof of Your TRICARE Coverage

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Are you preparing for a trip to the doctor’s office or the pharmacy? If so, make sure you have proof of your TRICARE coverage.

Smiling Soldier looking at a computer screen.

Feb. 1, 2024

BJACH Radiology Specialists Earns National Credentials

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Sgt. Jacob Loya, radiology specialist at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, passed the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists examination and earned his radiologic technician credentials on Jan. 31, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Jan. 31, 2024

Modernization, Innovation in NMCSD appointment scheduling

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The transition of Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) into the Military Health System (MHS) offers modernization and innovation opportunities in the delivery of health care. One such area NMCSD is embarking on is an effort to adopt and promote best practices in appointing services.

Jan. 31, 2024

Importance of Blood Donor Program Exemplified by NMCSD Lab Tech

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — During some medical crises a healthcare professional may also end up being a patient at the facility that they serve at. For Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) Chief Hospital Corpsman Charlene Green, that is exactly what transpired for her during the recent holiday period. Green, who serves as one of NMCSD’s Laboratory Department divisional leading chief petty officers, and who is a native from Brooklyn, New York, oversees all aspects of operation of the hospital’s advanced laboratory department — to include its blood related divisions.

Brigid Herrick, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's chief experience officer, speaks to Walter Reed’s medical support assistants and front desk staff during their inaugural Human Experience Re-imagined course at Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland, Jan. 24, 2024. The newly designed course which is the first-of-its-kind within the Military Health System, was designed and facilitated through the Chief Experience Office, offering five sessions between Jan. 18 and Jan. 31, focusing on improving both the experiences of health care workers and beneficiaries.

Jan. 31, 2024

The Human Experience is Re-imagined at Walter Reed

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — More than 100 Walter Reed staff members attended Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s first of its kind “Human Experience Re-imagined” training course, concluding the third training day on Jan. 31. The course was designed and facilitated through the Chief Experience Office, a first within the Military Health System. The newly launched monthly course kicked off with five sessions offered between Jan. 18 and Jan. 31.

Sailors and Civilians serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point trained to earn their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt aboard the facility in early February 2024. Staff underwent the training to prepare themselves to serve as “change-agents” and lead process improvement projects aboard the clinic by applying disciplined, data-driven approaches.

Jan. 30, 2024

Cherry Point Clinic Staff Train for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

MCAS Cherry Point — Sailors and Civilians serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point trained to earn their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt aboard the facility in early February 2024. Staff underwent the training to prepare themselves to serve as “change-agents” and lead process improvement projects aboard the clinic by applying disciplined, data-driven approaches.

MHS Patients Receive Earlier Cancer Diagnoses Than General U.S. Population.

Jan. 29, 2024

Earlier Cancer Diagnoses Inside Military Health System Inspire Public Confidence

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Researchers at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Murtha Cancer Center Research Program, and the Uniformed Services University (USU) recently published a groundbreaking, collaborative study indicating that cancer patients treated within the Military Health System (MHS) generally received earlier cancer diagnoses than privately insured or Medicaid patients.

Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, director, Defense Health Network Central, Defense Health Agency; director, San Antonio Market; commander, 59th Medical Wing; and the lead for Air Force Medical Agency Alpha, responds to a question about healthcare access for recruiters during a meeting at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 11, 2024.

Jan. 26, 2024

Leaders join forces to improve health care access for military recruiters, families

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 22, 2024 — To ensure the greatest outreach, the military often locates its recruiters and their families close to communities with eligible youth, but far from the peer support and healthcare resources of an installation. To help fill this gap in support, leaders from the Air Force Recruiting Service, Defense Health Agency and TRICARE, the military’s healthcare program, met Jan. 11 to discuss the unique challenges military recruiters face in remote locations, particularly from a healthcare standpoint, and to brainstorm solutions.

CRDAMC PAO

Jan. 26, 2024

First Coast Guardsmen to graduate CRDAMC IPAP program

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Coast Guardsmen, Lt. Mary Leon, and Lt. j.g. Ethan Etlinger, will be the first to graduate the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Interservice Physician Assistant Program in early February here at Fort Cavazos. The graduates praised the extraordinary dedication of CRDAMC’s leadership, doctors, nurses, and staff for the opportunity and education.

Airman, his wife, and twin infant daughters

Jan. 25, 2024

Explore What TRICARE Covers

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — TRICARE offers comprehensive coverage to help you get and stay healthy. Knowing what’s included in this coverage can help you make the most of your benefit and avoid unexpected costs.

Don’t forget to keep your family’s information up to date in DEERS!