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New behavioral health training program helps keep warfighters on the battlefield
June 9, 2025 — A new program teaching combat medics to handle battlefield behavioral health crises is part of the Defense Department's sweeping readiness push... MORE

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DOD Brain Health Initiative helps protect service members
May 29, 2025 — Monitoring brain health is essential for service members, as exposure to blast overpressure can lead to brain injuries that impair critical cognitive and motor functions, ultimately impacting operational effectiveness and long-term well-being. ... MORE

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Sixteen military hospitals, including BAMC, receive Leapfrog's highest safety grade
May 20, 2025 — Sixteen military hospitals, including Brooke Army Medical center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, received an "A" rating in the latest safety grade assessment by the Leapfrog Group, a national, independent organization focused on health care quality... MORE

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Military health care increases force lethality, readiness
April 15, 2025 — For the Military Health System, readiness is a strategic imperative to ensure warfighter dominance, survivability and resilience, said Stephen Ferrara, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs... MORE

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Around the Air Force: More Air Force, Space Force priorities, flexible spending accounts
March 14, 2025 — In this week’s look Around the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David Allvin describes his strategy for defending the homeland and meeting the nation’s security priorities, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman outlines the USSF’s path to ensure space superiority, and enrollment opens for a new Health Care FSA benefit... MORE

In this week’s look Around the Air Force, Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin describes his strategy for defending the homeland and meeting the nation’s security priorities, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman outlines the Space Force’s path to ensure space superiority, and enrollment opens for a new Health Care Flexible Spending Account benefit for service members.

DOD offers health care flexible spending account to service members
March 3, 2025 — Service members can sign up for the new Health Care Flexible Spending Account and put as much as $3,300 in pretax earnings into an account each year, which can be spent on qualifying health care expenses... MORE

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DOD prepares invitation to bring back troops separated for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
February 14, 2025 — The Defense Department plans to invite service members who were involuntarily separated from service for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine back into uniform at the same rank they held when they separated... MORE

DOD officials underscore long-term commitment to suicide prevention
November 15, 2024 — The Defense Department remains committed to long-term, sustained efforts to prevent suicide throughout the total force, Pentagon officials said... MORE

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Medical leaders provide update on DOD's health care focus
October 16, 2024 — All service members and their families deserve quality care, better access to treatment centers, health care providers and mental and physical well-being, the director of the Defense Health Agency said... MORE

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Get the facts about mental health and security clearances
October 4, 2024 — Seeking mental health support does not pose a risk to gaining or keeping a national security clearance and can help you resolve underlying mental health issues that could negatively affect you, your family or your career... MORE

An airman holds up a handmade blue sign reading "Be kind to your mind" with a "#mentalhealthawareness" hashtag.

DOD provides resources to ensure holistic support for those impacted by suicide
August 1, 2024 — The Defense Department remains committed to supporting and guiding members of the military community who have been affected by suicide as part of its holistic approach to suicide prevention and intervention... MORE

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Next stop: 2024 DOD Warrior Games
April 16, 2024 — Last month, the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program went back home to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to host the 2024 Air Force & Marine Corps Trials. More than 100 warrior athletes competed for a spot to represent Team Air Force during the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior Games, happening June 21-30, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. ... MORE

It is with great pleasure we announce Team Air Force who will compete at the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior Games in June at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Shawn Sprayberry)

CSAF: DOD FY25 budget request aligns with message to Joint Force
April 10, 2024 — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., explained during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing April 9 how the Defense Department's fiscal year 2025 budget request aligns with his message to the joint force. The chairman's message focuses on three expectations: giving primacy to the honing of warfighting skills; modernizing the joint force and leading aggressively with new concepts and approaches; and recognizing trust as the foundation of the military profession... MORE

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Health survey will be used to provide better care, assess readiness
March 14, 2024 — The Defense Department is now fielding the 2024 Health Related Behaviors Survey to nearly 250,000 randomly selected active-duty service members. ... MORE

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DOD remains committed to protecting health of service members, learning from effects of COVID-19
March 11, 2024 — Four years removed from the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a pair of Defense Department health officials testified that DOD remains committed to protecting service members' health, while also continuing to monitor and learn from the effects of COVID-19. ... MORE

A soldier wearing a mask holds the COVID-19 vaccine.

DOD amends assisted reproductive services policy for severely ill and injured active duty service members
March 11, 2024 — DOD amended its policy covering assisted reproductive technology services to expand access for severely ill and injured active duty service members... MORE

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For service members, access to mental health care streamlined under Brandon Act
January 23, 2024 — The Brandon Act has greatly simplified and sped up the process of helping service members get mental health treatment if they need it... MORE

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Military Health System stabilization: Rebuilding health care access critical to patient's well-being
January 23, 2024 — The Defense Department is on a mission to get the right people into the right military hospital or clinic at the right time — both medical staff and patients. ... MORE

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Defense Department taking action with Warfighter Brain Health Initiative
December 20, 2023 — The Department of Defense is leading a coordinated effort between operational and medical communities to learn more about brain injuries and their effects on the warfighter as part of its Warfighter Brain Health Initiative... MORE

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Deputy Defense Secretary underscores DOD's commitment to suicide prevention
September 7, 2023 — The Defense Department remains relentlessly committed to the health and welfare of the total force, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said... MORE

Col. Daniel Voorhies, 341st Missile Wing vice commander, holds a sign reading, “You Matter” for Airmen entering the installation Sept. 9, 2022 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.