A Message From the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness

Welcome to the Force Health Protection and Readiness Magazine, a quarterly publication designed specifically to update America’s military men and women, and their families, on important issues affecting the health and safety of those who serve.

Past issues of FHP&R have addressed such timely topics as burn pit emissions and the dangers of particulate matter, how the Department’s new inTransition program is helping Service members as they move between health care providers and on to new locations, and how the new Defense Centers of Excellence is improving vision care and research.

In this edition of Force Health Protection and Readiness, you will learn how new techniques such as Surgical Restoration and Regenerative Medicine are giving new hope to wounded warriors, why seasonal flu vaccination is important, and how the Department’s emphasis on Human Performance Optimization is improving the health, safety and performance of Service members at home and abroad.

As always, our writers and staff hope you will consider Force Health Protection and Readiness a key resource for the latest in health news and information, and we welcome your questions, comments, and ideas for stories of interest to our subscribers. Please let us hear from you at FHPwebmaster@tma.osd.mil. And in the meantime, stay healthy and stay safe!

Larry Sipos