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 tricare.mil/shutdown.

About Us

Volunteer Services

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The 59th Medical Wing Volunteer Service Office is responsible for maintaining a quality volunteer support system which augments the staff and positively enhances the total scope of exemplary patient care at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center during peacetime, wartime contingencies and national emergencies.

Benefits of Volunteering


WHASC volunteers save the clinic more than $1,000,000 annually.
However, the benefits from volunteering are more than monetary: 
• Make important networking contacts
• Learn or develop skills, gain work experience
• Teach your skills to others, enhance your resumé
• Build self-esteem and self-confidence
• Improve your health
• Meet new people
• Feel needed and valued
• Make a difference in someone's life
• Improves the likelihood that children will volunteer as an adult
 

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