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TRICARE Open Season 2026

TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 9

Oct. 15, 2026

Learn about your TRICARE plans now—whether you’re enrolling for the first time or making changes to fit your needs.

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Photo By Roan Smith | Dr. Chuong Do, an inpatient pharmacist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, poses for a portrait in front of a ScriptCenter prescription kiosk in the pharmacy department, Bethesda, Md., Oct. 26, 2026. Do was named the Defense Health Agency Inpatient Pharmacist of the Year and National Capital Region Inpatient Pharmacist of the Year. (DOW photo by Roan Smith)

Walter Reed inpatient pharmacist named DHA Pharmacist of the Year

Oct. 28, 2026

We keep patients safe, catch and solve problems early, and make sure our service members and their families get the best care possible.

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Hospital corpsmen and staff at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms practice safely transferring patients without the use of elevators during the 2026 Great California ShakeOut earthquake preparedness exercise Oct. 15, 2026. The exercise reinforced emergency response procedures and the hospital's ability to maintain patient safety during a seismic event. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Jones, NMRTC/NH Twentynine Palms public affairs officer).

Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms participates in 2026 Great California ShakeOut

Oct. 19, 2026

The annual exercise serves as a reminder of the importance of individual and family preparedness during natural disasters.

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Garland Hayward, DoW Quality Assurance Laboratory production management, and Tiffany Lavin, Forensic Toxicology specimen processor, prepare open proficiency samples in the DoW Quality Assurance Laboratory (QAL) at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System on Dover Air Force Base, Sept. 24, 2026. Each month, the team prepares open and blind proficiency samples. Open samples tell laboratories what they are being asked to test, while blind samples resemble specimens from a collection site without revealing that the QAL prepared them. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Henry)

The lab behind the standard: Ensuring trust in DOW drug testing

Oct. 16, 2026

The DOW Quality Assurance Laboratory works to ensure the established standards are met through proficiency testing, inspections, and certification.

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Douglas B. Cooper, a clinical neuropsychologist for the San Antonio Military Medical Center’s Traumatic Brain Injury Service, explains how different areas of the brain are affected by brain injuries during an interview at the center in San Antonio. Cooper is the team lead on the Study of Cognitive Rehabilitation Effectiveness, dubbed the SCORE trial, which is examining cognitive rehabilitation therapy’s value as a treatment for service members with mild TBI. (DOD photo by Linda Hosek)
Nov. 03, 2026

TBICoE Education Series: Translating 15 Years of Research on TBI Recovery and Family Impact

This training will cover traumatic brain injury among service members and veterans who served during the global war on terrorism.

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Clinical Communities Speaker Series Healthcare Innovations: Catalyzing the Future of Patient Care Delivery
Nov. 05, 2026

CCSS Healthcare Innovations: Catalyzing the future of patient care delivery

Learn how innovation is driving new approaches to military healthcare, from improving patient care and outcomes to supporting a more ready and resilient force.

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Tour the National Museum of Health and Medicine on Veterans Day
Nov. 11, 2026

Medical Museum Veterans Day Tour

Join NMHM for a tour of the museum on Veterans Day.

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