DHA
A Message from the Acting DHA Director
Teammates,
I am honored to assume the responsibility as the acting Director of the Defense Health Agency. The DHA’s mission as a critical enabler of military readiness does not change. Supporting the warfighter is our #1 priority, and your professionalism, teamwork, and support will continue to ensure service members are fit to fight tonight and provide high quality, safe care to all our beneficiaries.
DOD leaders have begun the process of looking at candidates to serve as the 5th Director of the DHA with the intent to announce a nominee as soon as possible.
I share your collective passion for our mission and our critical support to the warfighter along with their families and all our beneficiaries. Our strength lies in our unity and our commitment to excellence. Please continue to focus on priority tasks and support each other as we navigate through this period of transition.
I look forward to working with all of you during this period and am grateful for your service. Thank you.
Very respectfully,
Dr. Dave Smith
Acting Director
Defense Health Agency
A Message from the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs—DHA Director Transition Announcement
Colleagues,
This morning, Army Lieutenant General (LTG) Dr. Telita Crosland, the fourth Director of the Defense Health Agency (DHA), is beginning her retirement. I want to thank LTG Crosland for her dedication to the nation, to the Military Health System, and to Army Medicine for the past 32 years.
I have designated Dr. David Smith, the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, as the Acting Director of the DHA while the Department conducts the normal nomination process. Dr. Smith is a steady hand with decades of experience in the Military Health System in and out of uniform. I ask everyone to support Dr. Smith and the entire DHA team as we stabilize and strengthen our system serving the most lethal fighting force on the planet. Dr. Smith’s biography is available on Health.mil.
I am confident the DHA will continue to improve health care in support of our beneficiaries and rise to meet complex security challenges worldwide. Thank you for all you do for the Department of Defense and our great nation.
Respectfully,
Stephen Ferrara, M.D.
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
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