Oct. 12, 2023

Choosing Between TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select

Falls Church, VA — Want to learn more about choosing between TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select during TRICARE Open Season? Then join us for “Choosing Between Prime and TRICARE Select” webinar on Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. ET to learn more about this year’s open season.

Oct. 12, 2023

Walter Reed’s Murtha Cancer Center Hosts Breast Cancer Awareness Summit 2023

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s Murtha Cancer Center hosted “Breast Cancer Summit 2023,” part of a nationwide conversation to improve outcomes for the more than 280,000 women diagnosed each year with breast cancer in the United States.

Oct. 11, 2023

Meet Annie Ancelmo, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit’s MVP Housekeeper

Tripler Army Medical Center — Patients and staff who have spent time in Tripler Army Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit all know and love Annie Ancelmo. The housekeeper has worked at the hospital for 32 years, ensuring a clean and safe environment for some of the hospital’s most vulnerable patients: ill or premature newborn babies.

Oct. 11, 2023

Kimbrough Cares October 2023

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — Digital newsletter provides news and events happening at Kimbrough.

Oct. 11, 2023

Womack Army Medical Center is currently experiencing technical difficulties

We regret to inform you that the WAMC phone system is currently experiencing technical difficulties.

Oct. 11, 2023

Airman, Soldiers Graduate from Interservice Physician Assistant Program at Walter Reed

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Although the paths that Air Force Capt. Grace Kim and Army 1st Lts. Demetre Harris and David Owunna took to achieve their shared dream of becoming physician assistants (PAs) differed, all donned their white lab coats as the military’s newest PAs during their graduation from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) on Sept. 29 at Walter Reed.

Oct. 11, 2023

Annual Retiree Health Fair returns to Fort Novosel

Fort Novosel, AL — Retirees and their Families are invited to attend the Fort Novosel Retiree Health Fair on Friday, October 27 from 8:00 a.m. to noon at Yano Hall on Fort Novosel. Lyster Army Health Clinic will host the annual health fair for the military retiree community. Retirees will be able to talk with medical professionals, receive their flu vaccination (pending its arrival), and have mini health evaluations such as blood pressure checks. Lyster Army Health Clinic along with other agencies will have displays to educate Retirees on disease management, physical therapy, nutrition, volunteer opportunities, and other health and wellness related topics. The Retiree Health Fair will also feature several on-post agencies including the Defense Commissary Agency (DECA), Exchange, Staff Judge Advocate, and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) programs. Participants will have educational opportunities including resources for veteran services and more.

Oct. 10, 2023

Walter Reed First in DOD to Offer Innovative, Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy Procedure

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is proud to announce a revolutionary new surgical technique for hysterectomy patients. The vNOTES (vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) procedure is now available at the facility and is performed by Dr. Candice Jones-Cox, Director, Women’s Health Services.

Oct. 10, 2023

Fort Johnson military medical treatment facility has new senior NCO

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, has a new senior enlisted advisor following a 10 a.m. change of responsibility ceremony, Oct. 5, in the Bayou Theater at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana.

Oct. 10, 2023

Caring for military working dogs’ dental health

Fort Novosel, AL — How do dentists prepare for patients at Brown Dental Clinic at Fort Novosel? If it’s a four-legged patient, then you’ll see a collaboration between the installation’s dental and veterinary teams. Recently, Capt. Blakely McCormick, DMD, from Brown Dental Clinic joined Capt. Jacquelynn Watson, DVM, from the Fort Novosel Veterinary Clinic, for the semi-annual dental exams and cleanings on the military working dogs (MWD) at Fort Novosel.