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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.

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Military Health System Leaders Talk Combat Care and Digital Health Transformation at AUSA Annual Meeting

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10/29/2024
Three Military Health System senior leaders on a panal

Military Health System leaders talk combat ready care at 2024 AUSA meeting.

Airmen, Soldiers Team Up: Strengthen Joint Interoperability with Black Hawk Helicopter Training

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10/25/2024
944th Fighter Wing airmen carry a simulated patient onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during medevac training at Goodyear Phoenix Airport, Goodyear, Arizona, on Oct. 19, 2024. The exercise, conducted with Arizona Army National Guard personnel, prepared both units for the large-scale Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1 in November 2024. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexis Orozco)

Airmen of the 944th Fighter Wing joined forces with the Arizona Army National Guard on October 19, 2024, at Phoenix Goodyear Airport for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter training. The exercise is a crucial step toward preparing for next month’s Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1 in southern Arizona.

USA Olympic Team Chiropractor Treats Service Members at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms

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10/24/2024
Carrie J. Belleson, a chiropractor at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, California, displays her United States Olympic Team flag. Belleson has been part of the medical staff for USA Olympic teams, including USA Swimming and USA Fencing, since 2019. When she is not traveling the world providing chiropractic care for Olympic athletes, Belleson spends her time treating Marines and Sailors at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms. Marines and Sailors strive to maintain a state of readiness, which includes taking care of their musculoskeletal health. Belleson typically treats cases of spinal pain when working with active-duty service members. (Photo by Christopher C. Jones, Twentynine Palms public affairs officer). 

Chiropractor Carrie J. Belleson spends her days balancing the unique medical needs of two high-performing groups — those trained for the battlefield and those competing in global sports arenas.

Deployable Medical Unit Officially Changes Name to 1st Global Field Medical Laboratory

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10/24/2024
Soldiers from the 1st Global Field Medical Laboratory attend a training session on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Oct. 23. To better reflect its global mission, the 1st Area Medical Laboratory was renamed the 1st Global Field Medical Laboratory on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Oct. 16. (Photo by Marshall R. Mason/U.S. Army)

A deployable U.S. Army medical laboratory officially changed its name to reflect its global laboratory mission. The 1st Area Medical Laboratory was renamed the 1st Global Field Medical Laboratory on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Oct. 16.

Q&A: What To Know as TRICARE Open Season Begins Nov. 11

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10/24/2024
Woman wearing glasses sits in front of laptop screen. Text reads: "TRICARE Open Season 2024: Nov. 11-Dec. 10"

TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 11—that’s just a few weeks away. If you’re a TRICARE beneficiary, this is the time when you can enroll in a health plan or change health plans for coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2025. You can make these changes through Tuesday, Dec. 10.

Military Health System Using Mobile Apps for Warfighter Readiness

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10/24/2024
A mobile app open on a phone

Defense Health Agency Mobility creates and supports mobile apps that help increase the availability and access to services and information to increase warfighter readiness and the health and safety of their family members.

Feeling dizzy? Get Treated to Get Back in the Game

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10/24/2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Emily Lee (left), 59th Medical Wing audiologist, checks the ear of fellow audiologist Capt. Jacqueline Anderson at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, May 2, 2024.

While balance disorders can affect almost anyone, service members are at greater risk for certain types of inner ear damage that can affect balance.

TRICARE Claim Form Updated To Assist in Processing Overseas Claims

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10/23/2024
Man wearing sweater sits outside with paperwork

If you’ve submitted a claim for reimbursement, then you may be familiar with the TRICARE claim form, Patient’s Request for Medical Payment (DD Form 2642). In September 2024, this form was updated to include fields that’ll make it easier when filing claims for care received overseas.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Puerto Rico due to Invest AL94

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10/21/2024
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Puerto Rico due to Invest AL94

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Puerto Rico may receive emergency prescription refills now through Oct. 27, 2024, due to Invest AL94.

TRICARE Enrollment Freeze and Scheduled milConnect and Beneficiary Web Enrollment Outage Beginning Oct. 25: What To Know

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10/21/2024
TRICARE Enrollment Freeze and Scheduled milConnect and Beneficiary Web Enrollment Outage Beginning Oct. 25: What To Know

It’s almost time for TRICARE Open Season, which begins Nov. 11. That means you should check your information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System as soon as possible. There will be a global TRICARE enrollment freeze from Oct. 25 to 27, and limitations to the Beneficiary Web Enrollment self-service portal between Oct. 28 and Dec. 31.

TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Chaves County, New Mexico, due to Flooding

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10/21/2024
TRICARE Authorizes Temporary Prescription Refill Waivers for Chaves County, New Mexico, due to Flooding

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Chaves County, New Mexico, may receive emergency prescription refills now through Oct. 30, 2024, due to flooding.

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Hosts Ceremony, Recognizes Passing of "Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act"

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10/21/2024
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, speaks at the ceremony recognizing the passing of the “Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act.” The event was held at Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2024. Members of various veteran organizations and associations representing the “Dustoff” Crews” were in attendance. The event highlighted the historic recognition of the aircrews who flew directly into danger to save lives. (Photo by Jose Rodriguez)

On Sept. 26, 2024, President Joe Biden signed the “Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act” into law. This gold medal recognizes the pilots, crew chiefs and medics who “served honorably during the Vietnam War aboard helicopter air ambulances.”

USU Celebrates Military Women's Health Research Initiative

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10/21/2024
Seileen Mullen, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, emphasized the importance of collaboration among the Department of Defense, the White House, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. (Photo by Robert Hammer, DHA Communications)

On October 16, 2024, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences hosted the Military Women’s Health Research Initiative Celebration, bringing together leaders from the Department of Defense, Veterans Health Administration, the White House, and key military health stakeholders.

Routine Mammogram Gives Munson Army Health Center Nurse a Fighting Chance

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10/21/2024
Michelle Grant, a public health nurse at Munson Army Health Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, checks co-worker, Karen King, in for her flu shot, Oct. 9. Grant is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer and shared her journey so that others understand the importance of regular mammograms. (Photo by Maria Christina Yager/Munson Army Health Center Public Affairs)

After a routine mammogram last March, a radiologist informed a Munson Army Health Center nurse that they found a mass in the breast tissue and ordered diagnostic imaging. Ultimately, results from a biopsy confirmed cancer.

Why Simulated Training Exercises Matter

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10/21/2024
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 932nd Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment perform a simulated wound assessment on a patient as the first step in developing a comprehensive plan of care during a collective training exercise at Fort Cavazos, Texas, Oct. 21, 2024. These CTEs reinforce their skill sets to bolster U.S. Army medical capabilities and ensure soldier proficiencies with lifesaving measures. (Photo by U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Veronica Van Doran)

Simulated training exercises are instruction and applied exercises that prepare an organizational team such as a squad, aircrew, battalion, or multi-service task force to accomplish required military tasks as a unit. These exercises include successfully relocating a forward surgical detachment trauma center where the surgeons, nurses, medics and operating room specialists would perform simulated triage, advanced trauma life support, and coordinating follow-up care with surgical and intensive care or inpatient services.

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