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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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Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Robert Miller, former surgeon general of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, kicks off the Joint Trauma System Strategic Leadership Transition conference in San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 13. During the conference, outgoing JTS director, U.S. Army Col. (Dr.) Jennifer Gurney, middle, handed over the reins to the new JTS chief, U.S. Air Force Col. (Dr.) Valerie Sams. Miller encouraged participants to reflect on how far the JTS progressed under Gurney’s leadership, and how confident the organization should be to meet new challenges with Sams at the helm. (Department of War photo courtesy of Joint Trauma System)

DHA's Joint Trauma System welcomes new chief, aligning focus

Sept. 16, 2026

Joint Trauma System ensures warfighters are fully supported from the point of injury through rehabilitation.

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Navy Vice Adm. Darin Via, director of the Defense Health Agency, speaks with emerging military healthcare leaders at the 2026 Tri-Service Chapters Annual Scientific Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, Aug. 26. Opening the meeting, Via stressed the role of medical leaders in combat power and delivery of warfighter medical readiness: “You all will save more lives on the future battlefield … you will keep more fighters in the fight, and that is how we will win the war.”

Data is Defense Health Agency's ‘North Star’ delivering decisive warfighter support

Sept. 08, 2026

To achieve our North Star, DHA should be synchronized and data-driven to deliver decisive warfighter support.

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The Defense Health Agency’s Cryopreservation Demonstration Program, a three-year pilot created to reimburse certain costs for sperm or egg freezing, aims to give eligible service members options for family planning when facing the unique demands of military service.

Cryopreservation Demonstration Program launches, allowing flexibility in warfighter family planning

Sept. 08, 2026

Military service has an impact on how people build their families, with deployments and long separations affecting when troops decide to have children.

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A U.S. Air Force technical sergeant, 172nd Airlift Wing, marshals an aircraft at Karup Air Base, Denmark, June 18, 2026. The wing was recognized as one of 13 military programs for their commitment and innovation in outstanding suicide prevention efforts to save lives at the 2026 Suicide Prevention Recognition Ceremony Sept. 2 at the Pentagon, presented by Defense Suicide Prevention Office. The programs’ “efforts and resourcefulness create changes that will leave a positive impact on military members and their families,” said Dr. Alicia Matteson, acting director of DSPO. (Photo by Master Sgt. Sarah McClanahan)

13 military programs to be honored for outstanding suicide prevention efforts

Aug. 28, 2026

These units and organizations are recognized for exceptional leadership in suicide prevention, peer connectedness, and enhancing unit readiness.

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Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Tyler Gould, from Fort Worth, Texas, gives a typhoid shot to a patient aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19).
Sept. 16, 2026

Immunization Essentials Course: September 2026

A virtual two-day course that trains healthcare personnel in vaccine policy, vaccine safety, and effectiveness.

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TBICoE Education Series: Invisible Impact — Blast Overpressure and Total Force Fitness
Sept. 18, 2026

TBICoE Education Series: Blast Overpressure — A Panel Discussion

This discussion brings together leaders in the field of blast overpressure to address its effects on service members, military operations, and long-term health.

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Medical Museum Teddy Bear Clinic 2026
Sept. 19, 2026

Teddy Bear Clinic 2026

Bring your kids to the NMHM's Teddy Bear Clinic!

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