June 25, 2026

Protect your hearing. Protect your brain.

FORT POLK, La. — Growing evidence suggests hearing loss may increase the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.

June 25, 2026

6 military hospitals and clinics recognized as Centers of Excellence

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Specialty Care Centers of Excellence are designed to enhance warfighter medical readiness and improve healthcare quality for all.

June 3, 2026

Navigating change with purpose: inTransition supports mental health resilience

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The program helps active duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, veterans, and retirees maintain mental health resilience during transitions.

May 26, 2026

Invisible threats: New tick-borne dangers found on U.S. military installations

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Rare but dangerous viruses carried by ticks no bigger than a sesame seed are being detected, and a proactive public health program is giving us the early warning we need to stay safe.

May 5, 2026

Your service, your history: Department of War expands access to personal exposure records

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Throughout their military careers, service members accumulate a unique history of deployments and on-the-job experiences. The Department of War is taking a landmark step to ensure each service member’s history of potential health exposures is not just documented but also in their hands.

April 21, 2026

Unseen guests in your kitchen: A military family's guide to decrease forever chemicals like PFAS, microplastics

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Military families become highly skilled at rapid pack-out and quickly establishing new living space. Each new house becomes a home, and the kitchen is its heart. But what if some of the most common, durable items in that kitchen are introducing unseen guests to your family's table? We're talking about microplastics and a class of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. These substances are widespread, but with a little know-how, you can significantly reduce your family's exposure and make your kitchen an even safer haven.

April 8, 2026

Betting your future: Is gambling a threat to your career and well-being?

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — When a service member is struggling, the signs can often point to familiar stressors like anxiety, depression, or sleep problems. But according to military mental health experts, these symptoms can mask a deeper, often hidden issue: problem gambling. As access to online betting and new, unregulated prediction markets grows, this quiet threat poses a direct risk to the financial stability, mental health, and overall readiness of the force — prompting the Department of War to take a closer look. 

March 31, 2026

Train your thoughts: JBA fosters mental resiliency with MindGym

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Completing mission after mission can be stressful for a lot of military members. The military mission requires not only physical readiness and training, but also mental – an aspect that can be more challenge for service members to train on their own. That’s where the Lumena MindGym comes in. 

March 27, 2026

Know your exposure story: military to provide access to individual occupational and environmental exposure records

UNITED STATES — 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.

March 4, 2026

Commentary: National Nutrition Month provides opportunity to focus on how nutrition impacts performance, mission readiness

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — From basic training to deployment, and from family life to retirement, good nutrition is a force multiplier.