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A U.S. Army Soldier holds up a mass rapid COVID-19 test sample during testing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 3, 2020. The pilot test for the oral swabs will help the Department of Defense evaluate the alternate method’s effectiveness, impact and mass testing capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Monica Roybal)

June 5, 2020

JBLE conducts mass coronavirus testing

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS,Va. — Joint Base Langley-Eustis is conducting mass rapid oral fluid COVID-19 testing of roughly 2% of its population—approximately 7,800 joint, active duty personnel—over a three-day period, June 3 through 5.

A dental assistant with the 319th Medical Group, demonstrates proper sanitary procedure by putting on a face mask at the medical treatment facility at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.

Jan. 28, 2020

Coronavirus: What providers, patients should know

WASHINGTON — With news of the contagious and potentially deadly illness known as novel coronavirus grabbing headlines worldwide, military health officials say that an informed, common sense approach minimizes the chances of getting sick.

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director, speaks to patients and personnel from the Langley Hospital at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 29, 2019, about changes for the military hospitals and clinics across the country.

May 30, 2019

Tidewater transitions to Defense Health Agency

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director, visited Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, May 29, 2019, to discuss changes for the military hospitals and clinics across the country. As part of the Military Health System’s transformation starting Oct. 1, 2019, the Defense Health Agency is assuming control of all Tidewater-area military hospitals and clinics including Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, McDonald Army Health Center and the U.S. Air Force Langley Hospital at JBLE.