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Pentagon considering COVID booster mandate for all troops

Defense Department officials are reviewing whether to make a coronavirus booster shot mandatory for all active-duty and reserve troops, but have not

Air Force says nearly 8,500 miss deadline for COVID-19 shots

Nearly 8,500 active duty members of the Air Force and Space Force have missed the deadline for getting COVID-19 vaccinations, including 800 who flatly

New plan scales back massive cuts in military medical billets

Defense and service leaders have racheted down the number of military medical billets they plan to cut at military treatment facilities, and spread

Military Health System Transformation

We’re transforming the MHS to improve the readiness of our forces and the health care we provide to our warfighters, retirees and their families.

New Markets, MHS Transformation and You: What Does it All Mean?

The Military Health System's transformation is quickly accelerating as the Defense Health Agency launched 10 new markets in locations across the

Storm Brewing over Departure of US Military’s Medical School President

A growing chorus of supporters of the U.S. military's medical school are questioning the decision not to renew the current president's contract and

This veteran-run company is streamlining the way vets access care

Each year about 200,000 service members separate or retire from the military, many without clear employment plans for the future. Among key issues

CRDAMC recognized by Military Health System for innovation in health care practices

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center emergency department and primary care medical teams earned recognition from the Military Health System Clinical

DLA delivers flu vaccine to warfighters in the southern hemisphere

The Defense Logistics Agency received 87,980 doses of a flu vaccine April 28 intended to support warfighters in the southern hemisphere to meet

U.S. Naval Hospital Naples Makes History with Unit Bravo Strike

U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Naples earned the first ever unit “Bravo Strike” April 30, 2021, recognizing work performance and Signature Behaviors for

Army doctor receives Astronaut device

During a small ceremony, an Army astronaut receives one of the rarest military uniform devices. Col. Andrew R. “Drew” Morgan received the Army

Janssen COVID-19 vaccine returns to Military Health System

Doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine are now available to those in the Military Health System eligible and authorized to receive COVID-19

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