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The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center is an online educational platform with more than 50,000 resources covering 60 medical topics. The Virtual Education Center puts the power in your hands to research health topics before you talk to your provider.

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The Defense Health Agency’s Virtual Education Center is an online educational platform with more than 50,000 resources covering 60 medical topics. The Virtual Education Center puts the power in your hands to research health topics before you talk to your provider.

TRICARE Open Season is Nov. 11–Dec. 10, 2024. TRICARE Open Season lets you change your healthcare plan for next year. Changes you make during this time start on Jan. 1, 2025. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, new T-5 regional contracts will take effect in the U.S.

TRICARE Open Season 2024

TRICARE Open Season is Nov. 11–Dec. 10, 2024. TRICARE Open Season lets you change your healthcare plan for next year. Changes you make during this time start on Jan. 1, 2025. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, new T-5 regional contracts will take effect in the U.S.

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TRICARE News and Updates

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TRICARE Open Season 2024: A Message from Chief Johnson

The Defense Health Agency's Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Master Sgt. Tanya Y. Johnson, provides a message about TRICARE Open Season 2024.

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TRICARE Now Covers Hearing Aids for Children of Military Retirees

TRICARE has recently expanded its hearing aid coverage to include eligible children of retired service members. This new coverage results from a new statute. It aims to improve access to life-changing medical technology and help eligible children of retired service members get the hearing aids they need.

"OPEN SEASON IS HERE!"

TRICARE Open Season 2024 Is Here

TRICARE Open Season is Nov. 11–Dec. 10, 2024. Open season applies to you if you're enrolled in or eligible for TRICARE Prime, the US Family Health Plan, or TRICARE Select.

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TRICARE Open Season 2024 Begins: Learn if You Need To Take Action

Have you considered changing your family’s TRICARE health plan for 2025? Now is your opportunity: TRICARE Open Season starts Nov. 11 and runs through Dec. 10.

78th Medical Group News and Updates

Robins Air Force Base, Ga.- Members of the 78th Medical Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia process first responders who are receiving their first COVID-19 vaccinations Jan. 7, 2021.

Story by Kisha Johnson

The 78th Medical Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, began delivering COVID-19 vaccinations inside the base clinic Jan. 7.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Members of the 78th Medical Group celebrate inside the clinic’s atrium at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, March 1, 2021.

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Members of the 78th Medical Group celebrate inside the clinic’s atrium at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, March 1, 2021.

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Karen Harrison, 78th Medical Group Troop Clinic medical support assistant, catches up on other tasks in between helping Airmen at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, March 3, 2021.

Story by Kisha Johnson

In order to fly, fight, and win, Airmen are the most important asset in the Air Force.

DOD Safe Helpline

DOD Safe Helpline

Defense Suicide Prevention Office

Links to 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

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