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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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Occupational Medicine, Industrial Hygiene Work Together to Protect DOD Workers

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5/17/2023
Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen industrial hygienist Emma Bieniek and U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Rohrer use a Q-Trak direct reading instrument to assess indoor air quality parameters at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. DCPH-A’s occupational medicine and industrial hygiene specialists work together to understand what issues Department of Defense civilian and military staff are facing in the various workplaces. (Photo by Graham Snodgrass, Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen)

One of the advantages of working in an organization like the Defense Centers for Public Health – Aberdeen are the synergies created by having professionals from multiple disciplines working together to support service member and government civilian worker health.

U.S. Air Force Medics Support US and UAE Medical Capabilities, Partnership, Readiness

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5/17/2023
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Erik DeSoucy, the U.S. Air Force Trauma Deputy Director for the trauma, burn, and rehabilitative medicine team, briefs fellow civilian and military medical experts at the first annual Emirates Military Health Conference in Abu Dhabi, in January 2023. The team’s mission is to advise, train, mentor and provide technical support to United Arab Emirates medical forces, the Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, and referral facilities within the medical network while enhancing capabilities that could someday benefit U.S. forces in the region. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Air Force medical personnel are working with sister services to partner with the United Arab Emirates to build a hub for complex trauma, burn and rehabilitation capabilities in Abu Dhabi.

Getting a New Prescription? Check TRICARE Formulary Search Tool

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5/16/2023
Getting a New Prescription? Check TRICARE Formulary Search Tool

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – You’re at a medical appointment and you’re getting a new prescription. Before your provider sends an electronic prescription or gives you a paper prescription, it may be helpful for you and your provider to look up the drug with the TRICARE Formulary Search Tool.

Medical Exercise Certifies Mission Ready Casualty Receiving Treatment Ship

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5/16/2023
U.S. Navy sailors from Fleet Surgical Team 6 treat a simulated patient aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in the operating room during a medical mass casualty drill. Sailors from USS Bataan and Fleet Surgical team 6 participated in an all-day medical training evolution to increase operational readiness. (Photo by U.S. Navy Mass Comm.  Spc. Seaman Apprentice Levi Decker)

Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Portsmouth enhanced a casualty receiving treatment and amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and conducted a three-day certification exercise as part of a continued commitment to mission readiness, March 21.

USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissions in Conch Republic Honoring Navy Nurses

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5/16/2023
The crew of the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) brings the ship to life during its commissioning ceremony in Key West, Florida. DDG 123 is the second U.S. Navy warship to honor Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, the first living woman to receive the Navy Cross for her leadership of the Navy Nurse Corps during World War I. (Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Huynh)

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), May 13 in Key West, Florida.

How COVID-19 Public Health Emergency’s End Affects TRICARE

Article Around MHS
5/16/2023
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The Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 expired at the end of May 11. You might be wondering what this means about the state of COVID-19 or if there are changes to your TRICARE coverage.

Walter Reed Celebrates U.S. Navy Nurse Corp's 115th Birthday

Article Around MHS
5/16/2023
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center celebrates the 115th Birthday for the U.S. Navy Nurse Corp. as part of WRNMMC’s National Nurse Week celebration. (DOD video by Ricardo J. Reyes)

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center celebrates the 115th Birthday for the U.S. Navy Nurse Corp. as part of WRNMMC’s National Nurse Week celebration. National Nurse Week is a weeklong event that celebrates and acknowledges nurses and the hard and selfless work they put in, in service of their patients.

Two Military Nurses Share Common Ground of Service, Education

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5/15/2023
Two Military Nurses Share Common Ground of Service, Education

Two military nurses may have taken different paths to their chosen profession, but their stories share common ground.

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Spotlights Careers in Nursing

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5/15/2023
U.S. Army nurses at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, are part of the U.S. Army’s ready medical force, capable of deploying, establishing, and maintaining medical support, like field hospitals, anywhere where it’s needed. Nurses Week, from May 6-12, is a time to recognize the contribution nurses make. (Photo by U.S. Army)

Across the nation, National Nurses Week is celebrated annually, May 6-12, and serves as an opportunity to spotlight what has been called the most trusted profession in the country.

DHA Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management Office Supports Workforce

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5/12/2023
The Defense Heath Agency Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management Office team comes together at a March 10 meeting at DHA headquarters. From front row, left to right: Tim Fahey, Director Tonja Ancrum, Luisa Gonzales, LaShunda Henry, and Mischele Anderson. Back row: Keith Gaiter, Darjan Karanfilovski, James Gilliam, and Reginald Diggins. EODM staff is dedicated to the need for clear and direct communication across the agency as DHA continues to grow exponentially. (Courtesy DHA Office of Internal Communications)

The DHA Equal Opportunity & Diversity Management Office wears many hats, but everything boils down to clear communication.

National Nurses Week - Cmdr. Mojica Feature Story

Article Around MHS
5/12/2023
Cmdr. Mojica poses with an Indonesian teacher and school children during a visit to SD 83 Elementary as a part of Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18), Apr. 5, 2018. PP18’s mission is to work collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase stability and security in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships across the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)

The Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) kicks off National Nurses Week, by honoring all nurses who have served or are currently serving across the DOD. National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale's birthday.

Military Nurses Provide Professional Insight to Students

Article Around MHS
5/12/2023
Nursing professionals from the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, and the 30th Medical Brigade recently joined forces to participate in a Health and Human Service Academy Career Fair at Ramstein High School, aiming to educate students about the rewarding career of nursing and the diverse opportunities it presents.  (Photo By John Ciccarelli)

Nurses from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (86th AES), 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, and the 30th Medical Brigade (30th MED BDE) participated in a Health and Human Service Academy Career Fair at Ramstein High School to educate students about nursing and the career opportunities it offers, May 4.

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Spotlights Careers in Nursing

Article Around MHS
5/12/2023
U.S. Army nurses at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, are part of the U.S. Army’s ready medical force, capable of deploying, establishing, and maintaining medical support, like field hospitals, anywhere where it’s needed. Nurses Week, from May 6-12, is a time to recognize the contribution nurses make. (Photo by U.S. Army)

Nurses Week is celebrated annually, from May 6-12, across the nation, serving as an opportunity to spotlight what has been called the most trusted profession in the country.

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Celebrates DHA Nurses Everywhere

Article Around MHS
5/12/2023
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center nurses model military and civilian nursing uniforms from many different eras during a ceremony that kicked off Nurses Week April 5. (Photo By Rodney Jackson)

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center wraps up a week of celebration honoring past and current nurses during a fun-filled week April 5-11.

USAMMDA Team Equips a Worldwide Force

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5/11/2023
Leaders with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity and Regional Training Site-Medical stand for a group photo during a hospital conversion fielding at Fort Gordon, Georgia, on March 7. USAMMDA’s Force Sustainment Directorate, which worked for more than a year to coordinate the hospital center shipment, is responsible for the wholesale procurement, production, fielding, sustainment, and recovery of medical sets, kits, and outfits.  (Photo by Rick Bower, U.S. Army)

In the multi-domain battlefields of today and tomorrow, the U.S. Army’s supply priorities include more than the food, weapons, and cotton gauzes that have sustained American warfighters during past wars. A select team with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity—the U.S. Army’s premier medical development command—work each day to field the latest and most advanced medical equipment and treatments available to protect and preserve the lives of America’s warfighters preparing for tomorrow’s conflicts.

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