Health Care

The Branch Medical Clinic Iwakuni is a tenant activity of the Marine Corps Air Station. It is organized as a remote organizational element of U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka. The clinic is easy to access from all areas of the Marine Corps Air Station. It is very important to ensure that your family members transfer their enrollment to TRICARE Prime Overseas upon arrival. If your family members do not transfer their enrollment, they will revert to TRICARE Select for their health care coverage 90-days after the report no later than date, if arriving with sponsor. If the spouse/family member arrives in country after the sponsor, the spouse/family member will have 90-days from their arrival date to transfer their enrollment to TRICARE Prime Overseas. To enroll, stop by the TRICARE Service Center, located on the fourth floor of the Branch Medical Clinic. Call 011-81-827-255-8307 or DSN 315-255-8307 and you will be provided with information about the TRICARE Overseas Program.

When you move, TRICARE moves with you. No matter where you go in the world, TRICARE is there before, during and when you get to your next duty station.

There are steps you need to take to make sure changes to your TRICARE coverage go smoothly. Understand that when you move, you may have to use a different TRICARE option. Visit TRICARE Moving to learn more.

Before you move, you should take care of any routine medical needs, including immunizations, and fill your prescriptions so you have enough while traveling. If you need care during your move, visit TRICARE Getting Care When Traveling to learn what to do.

Filling prescriptions while traveling

You should refill prescriptions before traveling. But if you run out of a prescription drug while traveling, visit TRICARE Filling Prescriptions When Traveling.

Getting dental care while traveling

Getting dental care while traveling depends on your location and whether you are a service member or family member.

• If you are an active-duty service member within the United States or in U.S. territories, and near a military installation, you may be able to get emergency dental care at the dental treatment facility, or DTF, if available. If not, contact the TRICARE Active Duty Dental Care Program before you see a dentist and tell the contractor about your move. You will need to get an authorization before you see a dentist. The Active Duty Dental Care Program will work with you, so you can get care from a local network dentist.
• If you are an active-duty service member at an overseas location, call the TRICARE overseas regional call center to get authorization before you see a civilian dentist.
• If you are an active-duty family member within the United States, in U.S. territories or at an overseas location, you can find out if any nearby military dental treatment facility treats active-duty family members. If you're enrolled in the TRICARE dental program, call the TRICARE dental program contractor or visit their website to find a provider. You will need to get an authorization before you see the dentist.

With permanent change of station orders, ask for a copy of your medical and dental records from your military treatment facility and the dental treatment facility. Do this at least one month before your PCS date. The MTF should also transfer a copy of your record and any family records to your new duty station or you may be able to hand carry them to your new duty station.

If you want someone else to be able to get medical or dental information on you or your family while you are moving, you need to complete a DD Form 2870, "Authorization for Disclosure of Medical or Dental Information."

For more information on getting copies of medical records, visit TRICARE Request Copies of Medical Records.

Installation Clinic

The Branch Medical Clinic is a tenant activity of the Marine Corps Air Station. It is organized as a remote organizational element of U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokosuka 550 miles away and is managed by an Officer in Charge.

The clinic is located in Building 111 and is accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

TRICARE Pacific

It is very important to ensure that your family members transfer their enrollment to TRICARE Prime Overseas upon arrival.

If your family members do not transfer their TRICARE Prime enrollment they will revert to TRICARE Select for their health care coverage 90 days after the report no later than date, if arriving with the sponsor If the spouse/family member arrives in country after the sponsor, the spouse/family member will have 90-days from arrival date to transfer their enrollment to TRICARE Prime Overseas.

To enroll stop by the TRICARE Service Center in the clinic and you will be provided information about the TRICARE program.

We also encourage you to update DEERS with your new address information. DEERS uses home addresses to send out information on health benefits and to verify entitlement to health care.