The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
Our military hospital remains open and we’re continuing to provide healthcare services. Scheduled appointments and procedures are proceeding as planned, and new appointments continue to be booked. For the latest information regarding TRICARE benefits during this period, please visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown

Please be assured, our commitment to providing exceptional care to you remains our highest priority.
Dr. Sarah Arron, a California-based dermatologist who recently served two years as president of the International Transplant-Skin Cancer Collaborative, discussed skin cancer in organ transplant recipients during the 2022 Murtha Cancer Center Skin Cancer Summit, held virtually June 2.

June 21, 2022

Skin Cancer Summit Focuses on Prevention, Detection, Treatment

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — The Murtha Cancer Center (MCC) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center hosted its 2022 Skin Cancer Summit virtually, followed by skin cancer screenings for Military Health System beneficiaries in Outpatient Dermatology Clinic at WRNMMC on June 2.

Mr. Stephen Roy serves as the Facilities Manager at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, located in Eastern North Carolina aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Roy began working at Naval Hospital Cherry Point on Aug. 10, 1982 and later at the clinic after its construction and occupation in 1994.

June 21, 2022

“I Wasn’t Born Rich or Good Looking. So I Had to Work Somewhere, and I kind of Like it Here”

MCAS Cherry Point — Later this year, a General Schedule civilian employee with the Department of Navy will celebrate 40 years of service to the Marines and Sailors of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

BJACH partners with Cabrini for respiratory training

June 21, 2022

BJACH partners with Cabrini for respiratory training

FORT POLK, La. — Respiratory specialists from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, recently completed training at CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Independence Day

June 17, 2022

Independence Day Holiday Hours

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — Friday, July 1: Training Holiday, Closing at 1200 Monday, July 4: Holiday Observed, Closed Sick Call and Pharmacy services also close during clinic closures.

Juneteenth Holiday

June 17, 2022

Juneteenth Holiday

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — Monday, June 20: Juneteenth Holiday, Closed Sick Call and Pharmacy services also close during clinic closures.

Back to School Physical

June 17, 2022

School Sports Physicals Update

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — Please schedule Sports Physical Appointments with your PCM as soon as possible as appointments in the late Summer and Fall will be limited due to our new Electronic Health Record transition to MHS GENESIS. Central Appointment Line: 800-261-7193

Change of Command

June 17, 2022

Lyster Army Health Clinic welcomes new commander

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — Lt. Col. Garrett Holt assumed command of the Lyster Army Health Clinic from Lt. Col. Danielle Rodondi during a change of command ceremony at the Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker on June 7. The audience was much different from when Lt. Col. Rodondi first accepted command in June 2020 in a virtual ceremony during the height of the COVID pandemic with just ten persons in attendance at the museum. During Tuesday’s event, community leaders, colleagues, family, and friends gathered to watch the time honored tradition, the Change of Command Ceremony.

June 17, 2022

BH Welcome Packet

Carlisle Barracks, PA — To view our Behavioral Health Welcome packet, click HERE.

Marine Centered Medical Home Hadnot Point, a new clinic aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, will bring health care closer to approximately 7,000 Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Division

June 17, 2022

New clinics bringing health care closer to Marines, Sailors

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — Active duty service members aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune will soon have closer options for their health care needs. Since 2013, the Defense Health Agency has worked closely with Navy and Marine Corps counterparts to visualize and build Marine Centered Medical Homes (MCMH). These state-of-the-art clinics are scheduled to open throughout the next few years.

Smiling people running

June 16, 2022

Continuous Glucose Monitors Now Available as a TRICARE Pharmacy Benefit

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — If you use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), you’re in luck. TRICARE Pharmacy Program now covers two brands of CGMs. These are the Abbott FreeStyle Libre 2 and the Dexcom G6. Previously, CGMs were only available as durable medical equipment (DME) under the TRICARE medical benefit. CGMs continue to be covered as a DME medical benefit, but they’re also now available as part of your pharmacy benefit.

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