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The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
Our military clinic remains open and we’re continuing to provide healthcare services. Scheduled appointments and procedures are proceeding as planned, and new appointments continue to be booked. For the latest information regarding TRICARE benefits during this period, please visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown

Please be assured, our commitment to providing exceptional care to you remains our highest priority.

TRICARE Open Season

Time for TRICARE Open Season! Compare plans and keep or change your current coverage.
If you’re eligible, you may enroll in dental and vision coverage during Federal Benefits Open Season.
Changes you make during this time will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

TRICARE Open Season runs from Nov. 10–Dec. 9, 2025.
Federal Benefits Open Season runs from Nov. 10–Dec. 8, 2025.

TRICARE Open Season 2025

TRICARE Open Season Time for TRICARE Open Season! Compare plans and keep or change your current coverage. If you’re eligible, you may enroll in dental and vision coverage during Federal Benefits Open Season. Changes you make during this time will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. TRICARE Open Season runs from Nov. 10–Dec. 9, 2025. Federal Benefits Open Season runs from Nov. 10–Dec. 8, 2025.

Federal Benefits Open Season

Great health care is more than just appointments and treatments. With My Military Health, you’ll enjoy a simpler health care experience – with more opportunities for virtual care. Powered by advanced digital tools, My Military Health helps you engage in your health when, where, and how you need to. Learn more about DHA's New Model of Care!

My Military Health: Improving the Patient Experience

Great health care is more than just appointments and treatments. With My Military Health, you’ll enjoy a simpler health care experience – with more opportunities for virtual care. Powered by advanced digital tools, My Military Health helps you engage in your health when, where, and how you need to. Learn more about DHA's New Model of Care!

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.

Visit our new Virtual Education Center!

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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TRICARE News and Updates

TRICARE Open Season starts today, Nov. 10: Learn if you should take action

TRICARE Open Season begins today, Nov. 10! Starting today, you have the opportunity to make changes to your TRICARE plan. This year’s open season lasts through Tuesday, Dec. 9. This is your annual chance to sign up for a health plan or change your coverage. Any changes you make will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Learn your 2026 TRICARE health plan costs

As 2025 comes to a close, now is the time to start thinking about your family’s health care options for next year. You should know that your TRICARE health plan costs will change starting Jan. 1, 2026. Depending on your plan, these costs may include enrollment fees, premiums, cost-shares, and copayments.

Prepare for flu season: Get vaccinated with TRICARE

With children back in school and temperatures dropping, flu season is quickly approaching. Although most respiratory illnesses share common symptoms, the flu is more serious than the common cold. It can lead to hospitalization and even death in severe cases. Flu season generally runs through fall and winter, and one of the best things you can do to protect your health is get a flu vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the flu vaccine for all people aged 6 months and older (with rare exceptions).

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TRICARE Open Season 2025: Understanding your TRICARE health plan options

Have you ever wondered about the differences between the various TRICARE plans? With TRICARE Open Season 2025 right around the corner, now is a perfect time to learn about TRICARE’s wide range of coverage options. Knowing the differences will ensure the right coverage for you and your family members.

22d Medical Group News and Updates

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New simulation lab comes to 22nd Medical Group

The 22nd Medical Group unveiled a new simulation lab to provide Airmen with hands-on training for future emergency situations Nov. 30, 2022.

Airmen from the 22nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron pose with the Air Force Aerospace Team of the Year plaque outside of the 22nd Medical Group building, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, July 13th, 2022.

22nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron wins Air Force Team of the Year

The 22nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron won the Air Force Aerospace Team of the Year award for 2021 at the Society of U.S.Air Force Flight Surgeons luncheon during the 92nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association May 23, 2022, in Reno, Nevada.

McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, is the first base to install the newest version of ScriptCenter as of December 2020. The machine allows all active duty, retirees and dependents to pick up prescription refills 24/7. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexi Bosarge)

ScriptCenter helping patients with 24/7 prescription refills

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. – Twenty-four hour access to the prescription refills is now available to patients after the 22nd Medical Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, added an electronic cabinet system called the ScriptCenter.

Tanker medics from McConnell AFB are fighting COVID-19 in St. Paul

Tanker medics from McConnell AFB are fighting COVID-19 in St. Paul

Approximately 25 tanker medics from McConnell Air Force Base 22nd Medical Group help make life-saving vaccines readily available to the American people.

DOD Safe Helpline

DOD Safe Helpline

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Links to 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

DoD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

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