Dec. 9, 2024

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Pastoral Care Staff Sponsor an Angel Tree

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Pastoral Care Staff spent the last few months working with the medical center’s staff to sponsor a Holiday Angel Tree. The toys for 16-year-olds and younger were collected and displayed in the command’s Chapel of Hope, and they will be distributed prior to Christmas.

Dec. 9, 2024

Hampton Roads Appointment Center Sees Significant Improvements in Customer Experience

Hampton Roads — In an effort to improve the customer experience for military healthcare beneficiaries in Hampton Roads, the Hampton Roads Appointment Center (HRAC) has implemented significant changes to its appointment system.

Dec. 6, 2024

Fort Cavazos Soldier wins U.S. Army Company Grade Social Worker of the Year

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Cpt. Jamie Webb, behavioral health officer and social worker, 36th Eng. Brig., received the Army Surgeon General’s 2023 Company Grade Social Worker of the Year award in a ceremony at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Nov. 25. The award honors a company grade social worker who demonstrates the strongest commitment to the core values of the Army, exhibits clinical expertise and serves as a versatile and resilient leader within the social work profession.

Dec. 5, 2024

Murtha Cancer Center hosts annual ‘Countering Multiple Myeloma Lecture Series’

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md — The John P. Murtha Cancer Center (MCC) at Walter Reed hosted its 2024 "Countering Multiple Myeloma Lecture Series" in November, providing educational updates and discussion concerning the latest advancements in treating the disease.

Dec. 5, 2024

TRICARE Open Season Ends Dec. 10: Your Last Chance To Update Health Coverage for 2025

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Time is running out to review and update your TRICARE health plan for 2025. TRICARE Open Season ends Tuesday, Dec. 10, marking your last day to enroll in a new plan or make changes to your health coverage.

Dec. 4, 2024

Teaming with small business to improve technology, save lives on battlefield

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The wing's Science & Technology team worked with a small business medical device innovator to enhance medical battlefield technology

Dec. 4, 2024

New Treatments for Epilepsy: What the Nation's Warriors Need to Know

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Epilepsy may be the orphan child of neurological disorders. Even though it affects more people (3.4 million in the U.S.) than multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, and cerebral palsy combined, it gets less federal funding per person than any of the others.

Dec. 4, 2024

EMF Kilo trains with 2nd Medical Battalion enhancing deployable skillsets

Sailors from Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo (EMF Kilo) and 2nd Medical Battalion participated in a localized joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability and knowledge for combined worldwide operations on Nov. 25, 2024, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

Dec. 4, 2024

“It is our duty to honor all our veterans past and present.” Cherry Point Couple Volunteers, Honors America’s Deceased Service Members

MCAS Cherry Point — An MCAS Cherry Point couple serving aboard the base’s medical clinic share a passion for honoring America’s deceased service members every holiday season.

Dec. 3, 2024

Reminder: TRICARE Regions Are Changing Jan. 1, 2025

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — There will be changes to the TRICARE regions in the U.S. on Jan. 1, 2025. While there will still be two TRICARE regions, six states currently in the East Region will move to the West Region. There are also some zip codes in four of these states that will be exceptions to the region changes.