Attention TRICARE beneficiaries!  
You may experience busy signals when calling the military pharmacy prescription refill interactive voice response system – or prescription refill line – Jan. 26 to Feb. 5, 2026, as the system is updated.  
Each military pharmacy’s prescription refill line may be unavailable for about two hours. If you call the prescription refill line at this time, you will hear a busy signal. Please wait and call back to complete your refill later.  
You may still use the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal to refill your prescriptions.  
You may report issues to the DHA Global Service Center by calling 800-600-9332. 

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The 59th Medical Wing transitions from Air Education and Training Command to Air Force Medical Command on Sept. 9, 2025


59th Medical Wing Transitions to AFMEDCOM

The 59th Medical Wing transitions from Air Education and Training Command to Air Force Medical Command on Sept. 9, 2025. The wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas, is the Air Force’s largest medical wing and now falls under AFMEDCOM, a direct reporting unit established to centralize Air Force medicine and strengthen medical readiness. (Defense Health Agency graphic by Brian J. Valencia)

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Master Sgt. Anthony Eberly, 59th Medical Wing volunteer services coordinator, introduces volunteer Seong Riopel to the PACU/Same Day Surgery clinic staff at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas, Dec. 4, 2025.
Master Sgt. Anthony Eberly, 59th Medical Wing volunteer services coordinator, reviews information desk procedures with volunteer Sharon Disler at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas, Dec. 4, 2025.
The Bird respirator Mark 7 dates from the 1950s and was once a standard piece of equipment in hospitals.
Dr. Forrest Bird, pioneering aviator and inventor, in flight gear.
A SimX virtual reality headset rests on a table during a demonstration at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 5, 2025.
A display shows the virtual environment during a demonstration of SimX’s Virtual Reality Operational Medical Training at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 5, 2025.
Col. Tracy Bozung, 59th Medical Wing deputy commander works with Retired Col. Cheryl Lockhart, senior military advisor for SimX, during a demonstration of SimX’s Virtual Reality Operational Medical Training at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 5, 2025.
Volunteers with the 59th Medical Wing were recognized during the annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 1, 2025.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicole Bermudez-Beck, a physician assistant with the 559th Trainee Health Squadron, and her father, Lt. Col. Luis Bermudez, a dentist with the 59th Dental Squadron, pose for a photo.
Fifteen staff members from the U.S. Air Force's Wilford Hall Emergency Department team pose in front of an ambulance
Back of paramedic as he briefs Wilford Hall Emergency Department staff
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