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The 2026 Military Health System (MHS) Conference will be held May 11 - 14, 2026 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN.

The theme of this year's conference is "Military Health: Delivering Readiness, Driving Innovation, and Strengthening Partnerships"

The MHS Conference is a four-day annual conference, sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Health Affairs. Conference attendees are comprised of government, military, and industry health care professionals. The conference provides a unique venue for knowledge sharing, innovative ideas, discussions of lessons learned, and the introduction of exciting new developments within the Military Health System. The MHS Conference offers Department of War (DoW) health care professionals and industry partners the opportunity to engage across the MHS as we work towards our vision of becoming the world's role model of an integrated health system.

With over 7,000 individual and corporate members, our chapter boasts the largest membership in the AFCEA International community. Our chapter is blessed with the hometown advantage of having the Pentagon in our back yard, the Nation's Capital right next door, and the backbone of the Internet at our center.  This means that our Monthly luncheons, IT Days, Breakfast and special events connect you with Government speakers that provide current policy and future program technology content with relevant business connections to meet your bottom-line goals.

We connect with our membership through a variety of meetings and events to enhance your experience and provide an ethical setting to connect with Government.  These include our popular monthly luncheons that run September through June featuring leading Government speakers on how information technology enables National Security and other relevant DOD topics.  We also hold larger one Day IT Day conferences featuring speakers on information technology from the Army, Navy, USMC, Air Force, DOD and other Federal agencies.  We also provide our members with more intimate settings to connect one on one with Industry  and Government leadership including: Small Business Breakfasts, Annual Golf Outing, Women in NOVA speaker series and our popular Young AFCEAN social events.

AFCEA Washington, DC's 19th Annual Military IT & Cyber Leadership Awards will recognize outstanding officers and enlisted service members across each of the services and the joint community for their significant contribution to the warfighter using information technology and cyber security. This event is a salute to our information technology and cyber security warfighters for their service and dedication and recognizes the contributions and sacrifices they have made in defending our nation.