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 tricare.mil/shutdown.

About Us

About Us

U. S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan is the referral center for the entire western Pacific area of operations.  It is jointly staffed by active duty Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel, as well as U. S. civilian and Japanese Master Labor Contract employees.  The hospital serves a beneficiary population of 47,000 active duty personnel, family members, civilian employees, contract personnel, and retirees on Okinawa and provides referral services for 189,000 beneficiaries in the Pacific.

U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan is also responsible for the management of six Branch Medical Clinics on the island.  These clinics are located at Camp Schwab, Camp Hansen, Camp Courtney, Camp Foster, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, and Camp Kinser. 

U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan strives to offer superior services and uncompromising quality care to Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, family members and all others entrusted to our care.

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