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. Army Col. Chad Haley, MD, Keller Army Community Hospital Chief of surgery poses for a photo in the physical therapy room at the 87th Medical Group on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Feb. 3, 2022. In coordination with KACH, a military orthopedic surgeon will be traveling to Joint Base MDL once a month to evaluate patients in need of potential surgical and postoperative care. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ariel Owings)

Feb. 7, 2022

JB MDL partners with US Army to expand orthopedic care

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — The 87th Medical Group has teamed up with Keller Army Community Hospital located at West Point, New York to bring advanced orthopedic care to service members assigned to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

U.S. Navy Sailors load their bags onto a commercial bus outside of the Joint Readiness Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 6, 2020. They are in transition from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to New York City to help combat the spread of COVID-19. U.S Northern Command, through U.S. Army North is providing military Support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities in need. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jake Carter)

June 22, 2021

Medic Pride: 87th MDG participates in whole-of-government FEMA tasking

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Between the months of March and May, Airmen from the 87th Medical Group were dispatched to the Roosevelt Park COVID vaccination distribution site, located in Gary, Indiana.

Registration website eases COVID vaccination process

March 23, 2021

Registration website eases COVID vaccination process

As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes increasingly available, the 87th Medical Group has been working around-the-clock to vaccinate the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community.

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