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.
Regional Health Command Europe recently conducted its first-ever ‘virtual’ Global Health Engagement with their Polish military medical counterparts. The two-day virtual event was held Feb. 3-4 and consisted of briefings and presentations by subject matter experts from the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.

Feb. 9, 2021

Regional Health Command Europe conducts Global Health Engagement with Polish military medical counterparts

SEMBACH, Germany — Regional Health Command Europe recently conducted its first-ever ‘virtual’ Global Health Engagement with their Polish military medical counterparts. The two-day virtual event was held Feb. 3-4 and consisted of briefings and presentations by subject matter experts from the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.

Gabriele Harrison (right), host nation patient liaison supervisor and transfer coordinator, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, discusses care options with a patient during a patient encounter at LRMC.

Feb. 9, 2021

Host nation patient liaisons impact continuity of care

LANDSTUHL, Germany — To assist with the unnerving task of managing health care while overseas, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center employs multiple host nation patient liaisons to help Americans navigate through host nation health care.

U.S. Army Sgt. Eduardo Hiraldo poses for a photo.

Feb. 8, 2021

Maintaining good mental health through ongoing pandemic

SEMBACH, Germany — The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has created new challenges for everyone. Normal routines have been replaced by unfamiliar isolation and adjustments to home-life, work, and school.

Female service member giving a COVID-19 vaccine to a male service member.

Feb. 5, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination Options for the Selected Reserve Members (Including National Guard)

Falls Church, Va. — Are you a National Guard or Selected Reserve member with questions about how to get the COVID-19 vaccine? TRICARE has the answers you’re looking for.

A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine and a syringe sit on a table at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28, 2021.

Feb. 5, 2021

Regional Health Command Europe provides COVID-19 vaccine updates

SEMBACH, Germany — As Army Medical Treatment Facilities across Europe ramp up COVID-19 vaccine distribution to the U.S. military community, Regional Health Command Europe leadership is working hard to keep the community informed.

Army Spc. John Petersen, pharmacy technician, hands a prescription to a beneficiary at the Community Pharmacy in the Exchange at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Feb. 1. On average, new prescriptions take about 30 minutes to fill. For prescription refills customers generally wait about 2 minutes for pick up.

Feb. 3, 2021

Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy relocates to new Exchange

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Fort Sam Houston Community Pharmacy has moved into the new Army and Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) located at 2500 Funston Road on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the contact number remains the same: 210-295-9965. A virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held Feb. 16 at 8:30 a.m. on the Brooke Army Medical Center Facebook page (www.facebook.com/BrookeArmyMedicalCenter).

Lt. Cmdr. Jasmyne Irizarry, a perioperative nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, opens a sequential compression device for a patient prior to surgery.

Feb. 2, 2021

Naval Hospital Jacksonville designated “CNOR Strong”

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville has been recognized as a "CNOR Strong" (Certified Perioperative Nurse) facility by the Competency & Credentialing Institute.

Army Capt. Jennifer Moreno’s biography during a memorial march Nov. 20, 2020

Feb. 2, 2021

BAMC Behavioral Health interns honor fallen colleagues

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — A group of Soldiers from Brooke Army Medical Center recently honored some of their fallen colleagues by holding a pre-dawn 2 mile memorial road march on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The BAMC Psychology and Social Work interns and residents partnered with their counterparts from Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, to honor 13 Soldiers who were killed in action during wartime operations.

Military Health System MHS - Patient Portal: A new way to manage your health

Feb. 1, 2021

MHS GENESIS Patient Portal Gives You Secure Access to Healthcare Information

In today’s healthcare environment, patients and their healthcare teams are increasingly finding that directly messaging each other is an efficient and effective way to help manage patients’ healthcare needs.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kayla Blanchard, 39th Medical Group Immunization technician, administers a COVID-19 vaccination to Capt. Brent Luch, 39th Security Forces Squadron operations officer, during the initial series of vaccinations Jan. 8, 2021, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Prioritized DoD personnel are highly encouraged to take the vaccine to protect their health, their families, their community, and lower the public health risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)

Jan. 29, 2021

39th Medical Group vaccinates Incirlik against COVID-19

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- The first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, intended to inoculate essential leadership and first responders, was delivered to Incirlik Air Base via a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules on Jan. 7, 2021.

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