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.
Air Force Senior Airman Kasey Ginn, medical technician, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Army Capt. Christine Kasprisin, physical therapist, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 26.

Jan. 28, 2021

San Antonio Military Health System starts next phase of COVID vaccine rollout

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The San Antonio Military Health System is starting the next phase of the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout -- expanding the scope of who is eligible to get vaccinated against the virus. Phase 1b includes beneficiaries age 75 and older, personnel who perform critical national capabilities, personnel preparing to deploy to locations outside of the U.S., and frontline essential workers.

Jan. 28, 2021

Profiles in Nursing

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Once a Soldier, always a Soldier. Civilian Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Ida Richards works at the Consolidated Troop Medical Clinic (CTMC). The New Orleans native wasn’t always a nurse. In her prior Military career, Richards was a 92A, Automated Logistical Specialist.

Jan. 28, 2021

WRNMMC’s 3D MAC Director Earns Industry Achievement Award

Bethesda, MD — 3D printing in health care has taken off, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) has one of the most skilled and capable medical application centers (MAC), producing more than 1,000 products annually for beneficiaries and supporting military medicine. Peter Liacouras, heads the five-person 3D MAC team, which is part of WRNMMC’s Department of Radiology. Liacouras recently received the 2020 SME Industry Achievement Award, which recognizes individuals and teams for accomplishments impacting the additive manufacturing industry, or any industry through the application of additive manufacturing technologies.

Soldier medics in training in the Gladiator program at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Jan. 26, 2021

Gladiator program helps ensure student medics’ readiness

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Once they complete basic training, Army medics receive an array of training to ensure they are ready to deploy around the world at a moment’s notice. The new Gladiator program, which was initiated by the Soldiers in Training Physical Therapy Clinic on Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, is designed to improve the physical readiness of Soldier medics throughout their training. “Gladiator begins with initial screening by senior drill sergeants, identifying Soldiers who need a physical therapy evaluation for new or lingering injuries from Basic Combat Training,” said Army Maj. Nicole Brown, the officer in charge of Outpatient Physical Therapy at the Capt. Jennifer Moreno Clinic on JBSA Fort Sam Houston. “Soldier medics are then either medically cleared or placed into the new Gladiator program where they take part in rehabilitative physical training.”

Capt. Ashley Jefferson-Watts, a clinical nurse and officer in charge of the primary care clinic at U.S. Army Health Clinic Grafenwoehr, prepares a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

Jan. 26, 2021

Medical command Soldier reflects on time as Army nurse

SEMBACH, Germany — The U.S. Army Nurse Corps anniversary on Feb. 2 celebrates Army nurses who have served honorably in a variety of situations, from war to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, as well as in times of peace.

Corpsman Up! – Navy ‘doc’ reiterates importance of blood donations

Jan. 25, 2021

Corpsman Up! – Navy ‘doc’ reiterates importance of blood donations

ASBP is the military’s only blood donor program for service members, their families, retirees, veterans, and local communities worldwide, helping those in critical need. Both whole blood and COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma (CCP) from those who have recovered from COVID-19 remain in high demand. All 21 donor centers adhere to CDC guidelines to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Dark haired woman in black clothing in front of American Flag.

Jan. 22, 2021

Delgado-DeWaele receives leadership award

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska — A member of the Medical Department Activity-Alaska operations section has received the Capt. John R. Teal Leadership Civilian Award for 2020.

Pfc. Patrick Cross, biomedical electronics technician for Medical Department Activity – Alaska fixes a leak in a pneumatic tourniquet from the physical therapy department. Cross is part of a team that works to ensure medical equipment functions properly for safe patient care

Jan. 22, 2021

Behind the medicine: medical maintenance

FORT WAINWIRGHT, Alaska — At the conclusion of a medical appointment, the provider and their support staff often receive the compliments or disapproval from a patient, but whether the appointment went well or not, often begins before the patient ever enters the room.

BAMC celebrates MLK with virtual presentation

Jan. 21, 2021

BAMC celebrates MLK with virtual presentation

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a live virtual presentation on BAMC’s Facebook page Jan. 14. The Baptist minister and activist became the spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.

Jan. 21, 2021

USNH Okinawa Will Begin COVID-19 Vaccinations for All MHS beneficiaries and SOFA status members Age 75 and Older

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Starting on Monday, January 25th, from noon to 3:30 pm, MHS beneficiaries and SOFA status members

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