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.
If you have a scheduled appointment or other business at the MTF, please verify with your provider or applicable office within the MTF to ensure there are no changes in schedule. To learn how the lapse in appropriations affects your TRICARE benefit, visit tricare.mil/shutdown.
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Aug. 16, 2021

Monoclonal antibody treatment can help some COVID-positive patients

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center doctors are working with the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council to

Photo By Tech. Sgt. Duane Duimstra | Staff Sgt. Mikayla Wilson, 114th Aircraft Maintenance crew chief, goes through launch procedures during the readiness exercise Aug. 9, 2021, Joe Foss Field, S.D. The readiness exercise is designed to enhance the warfighter ethos of mission-type orders, independent decision making, and risk management at the lowest competent level by testing the 114th Fighter Wing’s ability to set up an alert sight and generate combat airpower on short notice. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Duane Duimstra)

Aug. 13, 2021

114th Fighter Wing 2021 Readiness Exercise

The 114th Fighter Wing executed a unique two-week Readiness Exercise (RE) that tested their ability to stand up an Aerospace Control Alert (ACA) sight, test Agile Combat Employment (ACE) skills on short notice, and facilitate Multi-Capable Airmen (MCA) training at Joe Foss Field, S.D. and the surrounding area from Aug. 3-13, 2021.

Aug. 12, 2021

Frequently Asked Questions about Pre-Travel COVID-19 Tests (Updated 13 August 2021)

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Almost all international travel requires a COVID-19 test within 3 days of departure. When in doubt,

Photo By Armando Perez | A technician checks out the tanks of one of Arizona’s first ion-exchange water filtration systems near Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Installation of the system has resulted in PFOS/PFOA levels below the Environmental Protection Agency’s lifetime health advisories in drinking water supplied to more than 1,600 addresses outside of Luke AFB. (Courtesy photo)

Aug. 12, 2021

Air Force Installs System to Protect Drinking Water Near Luke AFB

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center has completed installation and testing of a water filtration system that reduces Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate from drinking water near Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to levels below the Environmental Protection Agency’s lifetime health advisories.

Aug. 11, 2021

Back to School

Ruby R. Tan MD — Grocery aisles are starting to show school lists and supplies, now with extra bins for hand sanitizers and (designer) masks. Health clinics hustle for the completion of State Pre-participation Sport and School Physical Forms, now with a question #43: “Have you ever had a COVID-19 diagnosis?” These changes foretell uncustomary school times ahead and remind us of ways to keep students and faculty healthy. As my patients return to school this year, I remind them to S.H.I.E.L.D.— an acronym I created to summarize recent CDC back-to-school guidelines and benefit families with returning in-person students.

Photo By 2nd Lt. Taylor Ferry | Airman 1st Class Ella Valley, an Airmen Against Drunk Driving volunteer, on her way to pick up an Airman who called the AADD hotline July 18, 2021, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. AADD is a free program available to Hill military members, civilian and contractor employees on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Taylor Ferry)

Aug. 11, 2021

Hill’s Airmen Against Drunk Driving is Operational Once Again

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The Airmen Against Drunk Driving program here is up and running after a brief hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BACH nurses train neonatal resuscitation for certification

Aug. 10, 2021

New Southwest Kentucky Market strengthens DoD’s medical readiness while supporting high quality healthcare

Aug. 6, 2021 — The Defense Health Agency (DHA) formally established the Southwest Kentucky Market, a critical milestone in once-in-a-generation Military Health System reform efforts to improve the readiness of the force and the health care service provided to warfighters, retirees and military families, on July 26, 2021. Southwest Kentucky Market will enable greater collaboration across military hospitals and clinics in the Southwest Fort Campbell, Kentucky region to strengthen the medical readiness of service members and enable these facilities to deliver better care and a better patient experience.

Sailors at NMRTC Lemoore frocked in a small ceremony.

Aug. 10, 2021

Sailors Frocked at NMRTC Lemoore

NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE — Six Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore were frocked and promoted to the next higher rank during a ceremony at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore as friends, family and co-workers watched.

TRICARE Young Adult Program Fact Sheet

Aug. 10, 2021

Can Your Young Adult Maintain TRICARE Coverage After 21? Learn How With TYA Fact Sheet

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Is your son or daughter turning 21 or graduating from college soon? If so, it may be a good time to look into TRICARE Young Adult (TYA). Now, why is TYA so important? Adult dependent children lose regular TRICARE coverage once they turn 21, or 23 if enrolled in college.

Members of the 555th Forward Surgical Team rush a simulated trauma patient to surgery during training

Aug. 10, 2021

BAMC takes on additional trauma patients to ease COVID burden

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center is taking on additional trauma patients to help ease the rapidly

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