TRICARE^® breast pumps for Fort Hood & Killeen families

It's Fort Hood. The post was renamed Fort Cavazos on May 9, 2023, and became Fort Hood again on June 11, 2025, this time honoring Col. Robert B. Hood, a World War I Distinguished Service Cross recipient. Your TRICARE breast pump benefit didn't change with the name, and we still ship to the same on-post addresses in ZIP code 76544.

TRICARE West. On January 1, 2025, Texas moved from the East Region (Humana Military) to the West Region, run by TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Breast pump coverage is the same in both regions, and Every Ounce works with TRICARE East and West, so your pump benefit follows you if you PCS.

Fill out our order form. We verify your TRICARE eligibility, request a prescription from your provider, bill TRICARE directly and ship a covered pump to your door at no cost to you. TRICARE covers one manual or standard electric pump per birth event, whatever your plan or your sponsor's status.

Yes. TRICARE accepts a prescription from any TRICARE-authorized doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or nurse midwife. That includes Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, its Killeen, West Killeen and Harker Heights Medical Homes, the Russell Collier Health Clinic and off-post OBs in Killeen or Temple. Just tell us who your provider is and we'll request it for you.

TRICARE covers a pump from 27 weeks of pregnancy, and you can get it before or after your baby arrives. Many moms order early so the pump is waiting at home when they leave the hospital. Use the pump timing calculator to find your date.

Yes. We ship to on-post homes in ZIP code 76544, including the Cavalry Family Housing neighborhoods, and to off-post addresses in Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Nolanville and the rest of Central Texas. Once your order is approved, you can expect your pump within a few days.

A TRICARE-covered standard pump costs you $0 when you order through Every Ounce, because we bill TRICARE directly. If you choose a deluxe pump with extras like app or Bluetooth controls or extended rechargeable batteries, TRICARE lets you pay the difference. We always tell you that amount before anything ships.

TRICARE (sometimes written Tri-Care) doesn't limit coverage to a brand or model. It covers a manual or standard electric pump, including portable pumps, and wearable pumps can qualify too; if a model has deluxe extras, you pay the difference. We carry 40+ pumps from 11 brands, including Spectra, Medela, Momcozy and Motif.

No problem. Your breast pump benefit works the same in TRICARE East and West, and we can ship to your new address. Share your moving date and new address when you fill out the form, or call us if your orders change after you apply.

Army Directive 2025-02 requires commanders to give lactating soldiers breaks at least every 2 to 3 hours, of at least 30 minutes each, and a private, lockable lactation space that isn't a restroom. Postpartum soldiers also get a 365-day deployment deferment. A portable or wearable pump can make duty days easier.

Yes. TRICARE covers 100 milk storage bags every 30 days after birth, 12 valves and membranes a year, 2 replacement bottles a year and more, from week 27 until 3 years after the birth. See the full supply schedule, and ask us to help with reorders.

If there's a medical need, like a premature baby in the NICU, your provider can request a hospital-grade pump through a TriWest referral and authorization. Tell us about your situation on the form and we'll help you with the next steps.

TRICARE covers up to 6 outpatient breastfeeding counseling sessions per birth event. Near post, Darnall's Women's Health Center lists lactation services, the Fort Hood WIC Clinic has peer counselors and lactation consultants for WIC families, the Texas Lactation Support Hotline answers 24/7 at 855-550-6667, and Every Ounce connects you with TRICARE-covered lactation care through our partners.

Yes, if you're TRICARE-eligible. The breast pump benefit applies whatever your plan or your sponsor's status, including TRICARE Reserve Select and retiree plans. Adoptive moms who plan to breastfeed and TRICARE-eligible daughters qualify too.

Yes. TRICARE covers one breast pump per birth event, so each new pregnancy or adoption qualifies for a new pump, along with its own 3-year window for supplies.

The Fort Hood Milk Depot at the Fort Hood WIC Clinic, across from Darnall, collects donor milk for Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin. The milk bank screens donors first (512-494-0800). Drop-offs are by appointment at 254-532-9800, option 2, and civilian donors need a visitor pass.

We're a Texas-based online supplier, so there's no walk-in store near post. Instead, we handle everything by phone, text and email and ship your pump to your door, on post or off. Most moms find that easier than a store trip with a newborn.

A real person from our team reaches out within 24 business hours. We're available Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central, and forms sent after hours are picked up the next business day.