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Beware of MHS GENESIS scam sites: Learn how you can protect your health information
February 6, 2026 — If you get care at a military hospital or clinic, the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal is your main tool for managing your care online. Unfortunately, scammers can create fake websites that look like official MHS GENESIS pages. These sites try to trick you into sharing personal or health information. The Defense Health Agency wants you to know how to spot these scam websites and what to do if you find one... MORE

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CDC issues nationwide health advisory on New World screwworm
February 6, 2026 — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a nationwide Health Alert Network Health Advisory on Jan. 20 to share information about the New World screwworm, or NWS, and the recent increase in animal cases in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which shares a border with Texas. Although no NWS infestations have been identified in people or animals in the U.S., there is potential for geographic spread... MORE

Image of parasitic fly on a leaf. Text reads: "NEW WORLD SCREWWORM. DHA Public Health."

AF Week in Photos
February 6, 2026 — This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force... MORE

JBSA to host Retiree Appreciation Day at WHASC
February 5, 2026 — In a salute to the enduring service of our nation's military retirees, Joint Base San Antonio 502d Air Base Wing will host a Retiree Appreciation Day at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Service Center, located at 1100 Wilford Hall Loop, JBSA-Lackland, from 8 a.m. to noon on March 7, 2026. All military retirees, from every branch of service, and their families are invited to attend this event... MORE

Joint Base San Antonio Retiree Appreciation Day 2026 flier.

MICC planners, 410th Contracting Support Brigade demonstrate new command relationship, synchronize support to the Army Western Hemisphere Command
February 4, 2026 — Leaders and staff of the Field Directorate Office Fort Sam Houston and the 410th Contracting Brigade held a tabletop exercise on Jan. 22, 2026, to discuss the transition of the 410th CSB from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command as part of ongoing Army transformation... MORE

MICC, ACC collaborate on innovative contracting solutions
February 4, 2026 — Leaders from the 419th Contracting Support Brigade, Mission and Installation Contracting Command, attended a leader professional development session Jan. 21, 2026, hosted by the Army Research Laboratory, focused on expanding the use of innovative contracting tools to meet emerging operational requirements... MORE

MICC and ACC collaborate on innovative contracting solutions

Army seeks Soldiers to become space operations specialists
February 4, 2026 — To meet the rising threats in missile defense and the space domain, the U.S Army is now accepting applications for its newest military occupational specialty, or MOS... MORE

NMFDC exceeds Tactical Combat Casualty Care training goals, enhancing joint force medical readiness
February 4, 2026 — Navy Medicine is bolstering the operational readiness of the joint force by accelerating the implementation of Tactical Combat Casualty Care across the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, ensuring warfighters have the critical life-saving skills needed on any battlefield... MORE

NMFDC Launches Free, Online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Course for DoN Personnel

San Antonio Battalion shines at National Recruiting Awards
February 4, 2026 — The San Antonio Recruiting Battalion showcased its exceptional talent at the Top Recruiter ceremony on Jan. 22, 2026, with four of the five honored Soldiers from 5th Recruiting Brigade hailing from its unit... MORE

Photo of 5th BDE Top Recruiters by Staff Sgt. Gerald Holman

AETC commander assesses T-7A program during visits to test, production sites
February 4, 2026 — Lt. Gen. Clark J. Quinn, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited industry and military partners involved in the development and production of the T-7A Red Hawk from Jan. 26-30... MORE

Lt. Gen. Clark Quinn, Air Education and Training Command commander, and Lt. Col. Jonathan Aronoff, 416th Flight Test Squadron T-7 lead test pilot, walk toward a T-7 Red Hawk.

Combat casualty care technology receives FDA breakthrough designation for the 'AI-GUIDE'
January 30, 2026 — The Defense Health Agency marked a major milestone in battlefield medicine after the FDA granted Breakthrough Device Designation to the AI-GUIDE system, an AI-enabled robotic ultrasound device developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The achievement reflects close collaboration among the DHA, 59th Medical Wing, 959th Medical Group, Brooke Army Medical Center, and MIT researchers to accelerate life-saving innovation for warfighters... MORE

Military medical personnel participate in a familiarization and validation demonstration of the AI-GUIDE system at the Fort Bliss Medical Simulation Center in El Paso, Texas

Check out the new TRICARE Dental Program premiums starting March 1
January 30, 2026 — Are you enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program? You should know that new premium rates will be in effect March 1, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2027. Take a look and find the premium rate you’ll be paying in the coming coverage year... MORE

Dental provider wearing white scrubs prepares tools for cleaning of patient in dental chair.

AF Week in Photos
January 30, 2026 — This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force... MORE

Airman inspecting the radar dome of an E-3

Determined, not defeated: A leader's perspective
January 30, 2026 — The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program hosted the South Central Warrior CARE Event at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas in January. More than 100 recovering service members and their caregivers attended the week-long event focused on introducing them to resources and skills they can use as part of their recovery... MORE

Col. Heath McKim (left) spends time with fellow recovering service members at AFW2's South Central Warrior CARE Event in and around Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Ahna Waarvik)

Air Force Marathon registration prices to increase Feb. 12
January 30, 2026 — As winter rolls by and race training picks up, Air Force Marathon participants can save on 2026 entry fees if registering by Feb. 11.  ... MORE

Travelers without REAL ID could pay $45 Fee for TSA’s ConfirmID beginning Feb. 1
January 30, 2026 — On Feb. 1, 2026, the Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, will introduce a new option to allow travelers without a REAL ID compliant license/ID or other acceptable form of identification to board commercial flights. The program requires travelers to complete an online form and pay a $45 fee to use TSA ConfirmID to attempt to verify the traveler’s identity. Verification of identity is not guaranteed... MORE

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Rebuilding the foundation: The Barracks Task Force, the future of DAF housing
January 29, 2026 — The DAF launched a Barracks Task Force to rapidly improve dormitory conditions, reinforcing its commitment to Airmen and Guardians’ quality of life and mission readiness... MORE

Air Force, Navy aircraft to fly over Super Bowl LX
January 29, 2026 — To commemorate America's 250th birthday, the Air Force and the Navy are conducting a joint flyover during Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, Feb. 8, 2026... MORE

Civilians are a Navy Medicine critical force enabler
January 29, 2026 — Civilian employees across the Navy Medicine Enterprise joined in-person and virtual town halls with the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery executive director on strategic developments and new programs, engagements to strengthen the community and the future direction of the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps at the Defense Health Headquarters, Jan. 23 and 26, 2026... MORE

260123-N-CH185-1002 (Jan. 23, 2026) FALLS CHURCH, Va. Dr. Michael B. McGinnis, executive director of U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and director of the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps, speaks during a town hall at Defense Health Headquarters, Jan. 23. With a community of more than 2,000 civilian employees in over 119 different occupations across the globe, the Navy Medicine Civilian Corps play a critical and foundational role in helping the Department of the Navy meet its mission and support our warfighters. (U.S. Navy photo by Kaylon Chladek)

Modernizing the Air Force's wallet: DFAS, GBG retire 50-year-old system, boosting financial security, saving taxpayers millions
January 29, 2026 — Imagine a government financial system born in 1972, built on technology older than the internet itself, still processing millions in taxpayer dollars daily. That was the challenge faced by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and the Business and Enterprise Systems Financial Systems Division... MORE