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We are a Combat Support Agency. Everything we do—clinical care, education, training, logistics, research, information systems, and enterprise management—exists for one reason: generate and sustain warfighter readiness.

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Dr. David Smith, Defense Health Agency acting deputy director, poses with military medical professionals who participated in DHA’s 5th Annual Clinical Investigations Program Young Investigator Competition at National Harbor, Maryland, March 3.

Warfighter readiness at the forefront of Young Investigator Competition

March 24, 2026

Presentations and awards were delivered at the 2026 AMSUS, Annual Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, March 3.

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As of March 23, 2026, U.S. service members and civilian employee personnel can gain direct access to their career-long environmental and occupational exposure data through the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record.
Know your exposure story
March 24, 2026

Military to provide access to individual occupational and environmental exposure records.

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MHSRS 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium
2026 Military Health System Research Symposium
March 24, 2026

Submit your research or nominate outstanding health care work.

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Technician hooking up a bag of blood to an IV pole
Partnerships with foreign blood programs increase warfighter readiness, combat support
March 12, 2026

Partnerships with foreign blood programs increase warfighter readiness, combat support

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Upcoming Events

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April 2026 Limb Trauma Educational Series flyer
April 22, 2026

EACE Limb Trauma Educational Series April 2026

The Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence is holding its monthly series, focusing on residual limb health.

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NMHM Lecture Series: A Lecture by Dr. Paul L. Kimmel, with a picture of a slice of a brain
May 03, 2026
Medical Museum Lecture Series May 2026

Join NMHM for a lecture on kidney failure and its treatments.

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Military and civilian personnel in an exhibit hall, talking
May 18, 2026
ProPEL 2026

ProPEL 2026 — "Promoting Professional Engagement Among Military Medical Laboratories for Warfighter Success"

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