Oct. 24, 2022

HQDA NCO of the Year calls BJACH, JRTC home

FORT POLK, La. — Sgt. Garrett Paulson, combat medic from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, returns to the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana as the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer of the Year following the inaugural Best Squad Competition Sept. 29 through Oct. 7 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Oct. 21, 2022

“Don’t Curse a Hard Day:” Cherry Point Community Celebrates Chief Petty Officer Pinning

MCAS Cherry Point — The Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point community celebrated a milestone in the careers of five sailors during a ceremony Friday, October 21.

Oct. 21, 2022

Community Wellness Day at Kimbrough

FORT MEADE, Md. — Kimbrough is holding a Community Wellness Day with a focus on Diabetes Wellness that is open to all eligible Kimbrough-enrolled beneficiaries Saturday, November 5.

Oct. 20, 2022

Time to get your flu vaccine

Fort Hood, Texas — The flu is unpredictable, and the flu season is typically October through May every year, so Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center prepares for the season all year long and is encouraging the community to not take this season lightly and to get the flu vaccine.

Oct. 20, 2022

Giving blood became a lifetime passion to help people

Fort Hood, Texas — With his 2-year-old son, Jacob, in the hospital and needing blood because of a rattle snake bite, Robert Boswell’s blood was iron deficient, and he couldn’t donate. A technician in the Texas National Guard at the time, he had finished a stint in the Navy in the 1960s, served in Vietnam, and moved his family to Texas. “Back then rattlesnakes were everywhere,” Boswell said. When the insurance company sent him the bill, they paid for everything accept the blood the toddler had received.

Oct. 20, 2022

Blood donors recognized for commitment to help others

Fort Hood, Texas — Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and the Robertson Blood Center hosted the annual Blood Donor Recognition Ceremony at the Lone Star Conference Center on Fort Hood, Oct. 14.

Oct. 20, 2022

COMING SOON: New clinic and pharmacy hours

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River and its pharmacy will be changing hours, effective Oct. 28 and 31, respectively.

Oct. 19, 2022

Can Your TRICARE Coverage Work With Other Health Insurance?

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Are you a TRICARE beneficiary? Do you have other health care coverage in addition to your TRICARE plan? You may have employer-sponsored coverage or government health care plans. Or perhaps you have purchased additional coverage through private providers. Students may have health care coverage through their school. These additional plans are known as other health insurance (OHI). If you have OHI, it’s important to know how you can use it with TRICARE.

Oct. 17, 2022

PET/CT Scans Now Provided

Fort Bragg, North Carolina — Womack Army Medical Center's Nuclear Medicine Services will now provide PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) scans for service members, retirees, and their families, until October 1, 2023. In the past, these services were referred to the network locations outside of Womack. PET/CT scans are used mostly to detect the stages of cancer, the effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. WAMC offers this service to create ease and access to patient care. For additional questions, please speak to your provider.

Oct. 14, 2022

Pediatric CCAT mission helps save critically ill child

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A team from Brooke Army Medical Center recently flew to Guam to transport a critically ill boy to