The mission of the Office of Warrior Care Policy (WCP) is proactively support wounded, ill, and injured Service members in their recovery and reintegration or transition to civilian life.
Programs and Services
For more information on Warrior Care Policy, visit the Warrior Care Blog.
Service Wounded Warrior Programs
![Image Block with Logo for Army Warrior Transition Command](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/General%20Images/Warrior%20Care%20Policy/Block_WTC.ashx)
![Image Block with Logo for Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/General%20Images/Warrior%20Care%20Policy/Block_MCWWR.ashx)
![Image Block with Logo for Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/General%20Images/Warrior%20Care%20Policy/Block_NWW.ashx)
![Image Block with Logo for U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Program; Care Beyond Duty](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/General%20Images/Warrior%20Care%20Policy/Block_AFWW.ashx)
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10/27/2016
![Warrior Care in the 21st Century](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Spotlight_WC21.ashx?mw=120)
Senior defense leaders and representatives from 14 nations kicked off the second annual Warrior Care in the 21st Century Symposium
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10/26/2016
![Dr. Karen Guice, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, provided remarks at the first day of the second annual Warrior Care in the 21st Century Symposium in Tampa, Florida. “We fight together and we heal together,” she said of the collaborative approach and engagement that was represented by attendees. “Sharing our approaches and our research in solving the kind of problems that lead to innovative ways to address and solve each one together – this work never stops. Now is not the time to become complacent or reduce our focus, nor is it the time to limit investments.” (Courtesy photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/DSC_0033a.ashx?mw=120)
Karen Guice, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, along with James Rodriguez Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Office of Warrior Care Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense provided opening remarks for attendees
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10/19/2016
![November is Warrior Care Month](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/WC%20month.ashx?mw=120)
Each November the Army honors wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and their families by commemorating Warrior Care Month
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10/17/2016
![National flags representing the 13 countries who attended the 2015 Warrior Care in the 21st Century symposium were on display at last year's event in Bethesda, Maryland](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/7_Warrior%20Care%2021st%20Cen.ashx?mw=120)
Established in 2015, the Warrior Care in the 21st Century coalition simplifies global sharing of warrior care best practices and lessons learned
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9/27/2016
![A soldier at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s traumatic brain injury clinic in Alaska takes a cognitive hand-eye coordination test on a driving stimulator.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/DCoE%20SummitTBI%20Trackphoto.ashx?mw=120)
Dealing with the repercussions of a TBI, many find aspects of adjusting back into their communities difficult
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9/23/2016
![Defense Health Agency director Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono delivers keynote address to attendees of the Paralyzed Veterans of America’s ‘Mission:ABLE’ awards ceremony in downtown Washington, DC.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/BonoABLEAwardsphoto.ashx?mw=120)
DHA director Vice Adm. Bono lauds the efforts of award recipients at the Paralyzed Veterans of America’s (PVA)‘Mission: ABLE’ awards ceremony and says advocacy groups help DHA serve disabled veterans.
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9/13/2016
![After 2003, a large number of injured service members, their children and families arrived to the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center and they needed Operation BRAVE Families help. (U.S. Army photo)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/OBF%20%20preventive%20care%20story.ashx?mw=120)
As a part of the injured service member’s care team, OBF receives information about who arrives to the hospital, whether they have children, how many, and if the children are at WRNMMC with the parent or not
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7/27/2016
![Staff Sergeant Anthony Mannino Jr. competed in the cycling event during the 2016 Warrior Games in West Point, New York. By the end of this year’s competition, he came home with silver medals in three events: wheelchair basketball, shot put and discus. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Patrick Onofre/Released)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/NICoE%20Warrior%20Games%20photo.ashx?mw=120)
After struggling with a TBI for years, Staff Sgt. Anthony Mannino Jr. credits his therapy sessions at NICoE in helping him focus on training for the 2016 Warrior Games.
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7/19/2016
![The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a directorate of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., helps active duty, reserve, and National Guard members and their families manage their traumatic brain injuries and accompanying psychological health conditions through diagnostic evaluation, treatment planning, outpatient clinical care, and TBI research.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/NICoE.ashx?mw=120)
The National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a directorate of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, helps active duty, reserve, and National Guard members and their families manage their traumatic brain injuries
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6/29/2016
![Dr. Karen Guice, acting assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, addresses the National Academies of Sciences Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence in Washington, D.C., June 27, 2016.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Guice%20NAS.ashx?mw=120)
Service members are surviving their battlefield injuries better than ever before. During a panel session at the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Karen Guice, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, explained how a new system is making sure government agencies are in synch when those wounded warriors go for medical treatment.
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6/14/2016
![Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band, is a twelve-member all genre cover band, who have been delivering lively performances to service members and veterans at military bases and festivals across the globe since 2003 (Courtesy photo from the Gary Sinise Foundation)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/Lt%20Dan.ashx?mw=120)
Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band are scheduled to perform during the 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games closing ceremony and concert Tuesday, June 21, at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York
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6/14/2016
![The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161031111101im_/https://www.health.mil/~/media/MHS/Photos/WG.ashx?mw=120)
From June 15 – 21, 2016, more than 250 athletes are gathering at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York for the sixth annual Department of Defense Warrior Games.
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