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DOW extends health care supplement pilot for civilian employees in Japan
The Department of War today announced the extension of the Pilot Health Insurance Enhancement for DOW Civilian Employees in Japan, reaffirming the department’s commitment to improving access to medical care for its overseas workforce, and adding interpreter support.
Lapse in Federal Appropriations
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. Visit www.dha.mil/shutdown for more information.
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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Through nearly two decades of Teaching Tools Workshops, Uniformed Services University Professor Dr. Sharon Juliano has empowered African educators to reimagine how neuroscience is taught, inspiring a generation of students across the continent.
Lt. Erin N. Snyder, an emergency medicine physician at Naval Medical Center San Diego, was selected as a finalist in the Fourth Annual Young Investigator Competition hosted by the Clinical Investigations Program Office under the Defense Health Agency Research and Engineering Directorate.
At the inaugural Joint Interagency Physician Associate Training Event, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the Surgeon General of the Army, presented COL Sharon L. Rosser, Commander of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine and Deputy Physician Associate Consultant to The Surgeon General, with the prestigious Surgeon General Physician Associate Recognition Award.
The Fairchild Air Force Base dental clinic has transformed over the past year, turning obstacles into opportunities through teamwork, innovation and a focus on patient care.
Patients have ranked the front desk staff at three U.S Naval Hospital Guam clinics as the “Best of the Best” in the Military Health System for patient experience and customer care, according to a recent Joint Outpatient Experience Survey quarterly report.
Many comparisons are made between the diet and nutritional needs of service members and those of serious athletes. However, service members face unique constraints and challenges in their operational environments that render those needs very different.
Naval Medical Center San Diego has become one of the first Military Treatment Facilities to adopt a cutting-edge new 3D-printing technology for producing waterproof casts. The technology, developed by ActivArmor, uses additive manufacturing to create breathable casts and splints that allow for improved treatment options with fewer limitations on patients’ activities.
The Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit 3 South Unit Practice Council launched the first Surgical Cardiac Advanced Life Support certification program at Brooke Army Medical Center Aug. 18-21, 2025.
The baby could lose her arm. That was the call to action that prompted two 96th Test Wing units to team up for a critical life flight mission July 23.
A team of five Soldiers from Medical Readiness Command, Europe will represent Army Medicine at the 2025 U.S. Army Best Squad Competition taking place at Fort Bragg, N.C. Oct. 2-15.
The American Genome Center at the Uniformed Services University drives genomic and proteomic analysis behind early ALS detection.
The Chiefs Mess at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton was deemed incomplete.
A Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal study, focusing on the effects of concussions and blast exposures, achieves 95% percent of its enrollment goal. The study tracks concussion and blast exposure effects on EOD technicians, with 1,908 participants enrolled since October 2022.
Ten years ago, the Department of Defense (now Department of War) and the NCAA launched a bold experiment in partnership: the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education program, better known as the NCAA-DOD Grand Alliance CARE Consortium.
The 59th Medical Wing, the U.S. Air Force’s largest medical wing and a cornerstone of military medicine, officially transitioned from Air Education and Training Command to the newly established Air Force Medical Command on Sept. 9, 2025.
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