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The 2025 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium kicked off in Nashville, Tennessee, Aug. 26, 2025 with Pat Flanders, chief information officer for the Defense Health Agency, and Thomas Hines, technical director, chief information security officer, Defense Health Agency, touching on the Department of Defense’s efforts to modernize the healthcare system, enterprise intelligence and data solutions, and IT modernization. The symposium focused on the theme, “Empowering Care, Enhancing Readiness: Harnessing Health IT Innovation.”

Military health leaders discuss ‘delivering smarter, integrated, data-driven health care’

Aug. 28, 2025

Mr. Pat Flanders, chief information officer for the Defense Health Agency, addressed more than 2,300 attendees Aug. 26 at the 2025 DHITS.


Are you moving to another location in the U.S.? Whether your sponsor has recently gotten permanent change of station orders, or you’re moving for personal reasons—there’s good news about moving with your TRICARE coverage.

Unlock Your Health by Understanding the TRICARE Prime Referral Process

Aug. 26, 2025

Sometimes, you may need specialty care that your primary care manager can’t provide. This is when your PCM will give you a referral.


A phlebotomist with the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine prepares to draw blood from a volunteer Soldier prior to physical training at Fort Rucker, Alabama, as part of a study being conducted by USARIEM’s Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division to identify biomarkers associated with heat stress during periods of intense physical exertion.

USARIEM Researchers Hunt for Biological Indicators of Heat Stress Risk

Aug. 26, 2025

Researchers hope to identify specific physiological characteristics of people who are able to withstand extreme heat stress during training.


A Model of the Human Brain is on the desk of Dr. Jovanna Gaines, 822nd Base Defense Squadron True North provider at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 25, 2024. Dr. Gaines emphasizes the importance of connecting with Airmen before they face mental health challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cade Ellis)

WRAIR launches “Pushups for the Mind.mil” app to improve warfighter performance

Aug. 26, 2025

The new app guides users on a path to improve their attention and performance.


A student assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School climbs up an obstacle during the evasion phase of Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape Level-C training (SERE) at Camp Mackall, North Carolina, March 21, 2020. Soldiers in SERE underwent intensive training in support of the Code of the Conduct, and were taught survival fieldcraft skills, techniques of evasion, resistance to exploitation and resolution skills along with critical life saving techniques for austere conditions that are key to survival and the ability to return with honor. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)

USARIEM Researchers Find Potential Genetic Marker for Resilience

Aug. 25, 2025

USARIEM researchers may have found a biomarker for stress adaptability, which could lead to new ways to treat stress disorders like PTSD.


The Defense Health Agency Usability Lab is looking for participants for a tricare.mil usability study. The DHA Usability Lab will hold several studies to get feedback on the website.

Share Your Thoughts on Tricare.mil in Upcoming Usability Study

Aug. 22, 2025

The DHA Usability Lab will hold several studies to get feedback on the website on such topics as content, navigation, visuals, and layout.


Hospitalman Cyerra Yazzie serves as a General Duty Corpsman aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point where she assists in patient care and helps train fellow staff members.

I Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: Hospitalman Cyerra Yazzie

Aug. 22, 2025

A sailor serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point was recently honored for her service to the communities surrounding the installation.


Spc. Raymond Torrisi, Rader U.S. Army Health Clinic, assists with hoist operations during the Fort Meade Medical Department Activity third quarter Best Leader Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 7.

From battlefield to bedside: Military medics bridge combat and clinical care

Aug. 22, 2025

Medics focus on military readiness in their everyday work during training, in clinic settings, and on the frontlines.


Heather Deckard, and daughters Abigail and Madison, check-in with 1st Lt. Jacqueline Hoppman, Army public health nurse, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center to receive vaccinations during the annual CRDAMC flu and COVID-19 event at the hospital.

Stay Protected: Keeping soldiers, veterans, families and communities healthy

Aug. 22, 2025

Vaccines are a simple and powerful way to keep yourself and your loved ones healthy.


Cmdr. Daniel Hammer, oral maxillofacial surgeon, and U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman (MI-01) pose for a picture Aug. 11 during a tour of the Defense Health Agency’s regional dental laboratory. Bergman was in San Diego to visit Naval Medical Center San Diego to learn how they support readiness, health care delivery, and the Maxillofacial Restoration Program, which is led by Hammer, an innovative initiative that is transforming dental readiness and patient’s lives. (DOD photo by Regena Kowitz)

Congressman Bergman’s Visit Highlights NMCSD's Advanced Maxillofacial Restoration Capabilities

Aug. 21, 2025

Bergman emphasized the important connection between dental rehabilitation and warfighter readiness.


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