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.

If you have a scheduled appointment or other business at the MTF, please verify with your provider or applicable office within the MTF to ensure there are no changes in schedule. To learn how the lapse in appropriations affects your TRICARE benefit, visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown

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U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 18th Medical Group transfer a simulated patient onto a stretcher during a mass casualty scenario during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 14, 2025.

Jan. 14, 2025

BH 25-1: Airmen test emergency response

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 18th Medical Group and 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron delivered life-saving care during a large-scale mass casualty exercise in support of a routine readiness exercise, Jan. 14, 2025.

Official DOD Seal on white background

Oct. 7, 2024

DOD Announces Health Care Supplement Program Pilot for DOD Civilian Employees in Japan

PENTAGON — The Department of Defense (DOD) today announced a one-year pilot program to provide no-cost supplemental health support services to DOD civilian employees serving in Japan after a yearlong effort to identify and address concerns regarding access to medical care.

Guardian Wingman, a suicide prevention training program designed by a team at the Kadena Mental Health Clinic, aims to improve mental health management by building a community of Airmen equipped with the tools to support their fellow wingmen.

Aug. 20, 2021

Mental Health: It Takes a Village

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Guardian Wingman, a suicide prevention training program designed by the Mental Health clinic at Kadena Air Base, Japan, aims to improve mental health management by building a community of Airmen equipped with the tools to support their fellow wingmen.

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