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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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Airmen assigned to 168th Medical Group, Alaska Air National Guard, engaged in an advanced, rigorous, combat casualty care exercise designed to sharpen their skills in delivering lifesaving care under hostile conditions at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2025.
Uniformed Services University leaders joined a high-level forum to address the shortage of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and identify solutions for the Military Health System.
The Defense Health Agency launched a new online, interactive tool, findDHA, which allows users to search for DHA locations around the globe.
The 56th Air Refueling Squadron took off from Altus Air Force Base in support of the joint medical exercise “Vapor Trails” at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 21, 2025.
Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms has been awarded the Blue-H Award at the Gold Star level for the 14th consecutive year, a recognition from the Navy Surgeon General that highlights excellence in health promotion and wellness across Navy Medicine.
The 436th Medical Group at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, recently led a groundbreaking virtual health initiative to support two other Defense Health Network Central military treatment facilities.
In a quiet room turned makeshift battlefield, corpsmen at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay leaned over training mannequins and volunteers, practicing one of the most critical lifesaving skills in combat trauma care: administering a whole blood transfusion in the field.
Exercise tests 375th Medical Group readiness for public health emergencies. The 375th Air Mobility Wing Inspector General office recently collaborated with A6A Associates to conduct a full-scale public health emergency exercise at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
In a new initiative to expand the specialty of Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist education, two Uniformed Services University faculty members have laid the groundwork for a first-of-its-kind aeromedical focus.
Suicide can happen quietly and sometimes it’s the people closest to us who are struggling.
Getting ready for a blood test often means fasting, but that doesn’t mean you should stop drinking water. In fact, staying hydrated is one of the best ways to prepare.
The Military Health System has many resources to support your mental health. Therapy is one tool proven to work. Whether it’s in-person, virtual, or group therapy, or other tools needed during a crisis — mental health support sustains military readiness.
Naval Health Research Center is a partner with the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program. The naval internship program places college and university students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics careers in U.S. Navy laboratories across the country, providing students mentorship and real-world research experience.
Medical personnel from the U.S., Japan and Australia worked side by side during exercise Yama Sakura 89 to keep troops healthy and mission-ready.
More than 40 Army Reserve Soldiers of the Staten Island, New York-based Northeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group and other direct reporting units from the Army Reserve Medical Command hierarchy took part in two concurrent rotations of the annual Medical Readiness Skills Sustainment Program for the Military, in three medical centers throughout the National Capital Region, from Aug. 3, 2025, through Aug. 30, 2025.
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