In a significant move toward greater transparency and health care empowerment, the Military Health System is urging service members to "Know Your Exposure Story." Starting March 23, 2026, U.S. service members and civilian employee personnel have direct access to their career-long environmental and occupational exposure data.

Pregnancy can be an exciting time. But it’s also a highly personal experience. Your maternity care choices can make a meaningful difference throughout pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum recovery. TRICARE covers a range of maternity care services and provider types. This coverage gives expecting mothers options while ensuring access to care.

Do you need to get care at a military hospital or clinic overseas? How you get care depends on whether you live overseas or if you’re just visiting. This article explains how to get care at an overseas military hospital or clinic in both situations.

Health care costs can feel confusing—but they don’t have to be. TRICARE uses specific terms to describe what you pay and how your benefit works. You may see these terms on your explanation of benefits after getting care. Understanding them helps you plan ahead and avoid unexpected costs.

The visiting team included Captain Janiese A. Cleckley, the commanding officer of NMRTC Twentynine Palms and director of Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms with 26 years of senior medical executive experience, and Master Chief Richard A. Moreno, command master chief, whose operational and enlisted leadership perspective brought depth to discussions on readiness, patient care, and joint opportunities. As one of Navy Medicine’s key readiness platforms supporting the Marine Corp’s largest training installations in the country, NMRTC Twentynine Palms shares a mission closely aligned with WACH: delivering safe, high-quality care while sustaining operational readiness.

Weed Army Community Hospital’s Emergency Room and Operating Room teams stepped into a training environment built to test their skill, speed, and coordination under pressure. Using the high-fidelity Cut Suit surgical simulation system, staff worked through some of the most challenging trauma scenarios with hands-on and hyper-realistic training designed to feel just like the real thing.

Weed Army Community Hospital proudly announces its 2025 Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: SPC Larry Johnson and SGT Richard White, two soldiers whose performance, perseverance, and teamwork reflect the very best of the Army profession.   Selected after a demanding multi-day competition that tested physical endurance, tactical skill, confidence under pressure, and leadership ability, both Soldiers shared their reflections on what pushed them, what prepared them, and what this moment means for their futures.

Weed Army Community Hospital receives its first Leapfrog Top General Hospital Award for 2025, recognizing exceptional patient safety, quality, and military health readiness.