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Military Working Dog retirement ceremony honors service to U.S. Air Force
June 16, 2026 — The 802d Security Forces Squadron hosted a retirement ceremony for Military Working Dogs CCoolahan and PPuritan at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 5, 2026. MWDs CCoolahan and PPuritan retired after a combined 15 years of service to the U.S. Air Force and the 802d SFS... MORE

Operation HOOAH preps kids for family members’ military deployments
June 16, 2026 — Military children from across Joint Base San Antonio stepped into the combat boots of their family members during Operation HOOAH, held June 11, 2026, at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

For Calantoc family, Warrior Games week marks competition, recovery and a new chapter
June 16, 2026 — In 2024, Calantoc was still learning how to move through adaptive sports with speed, skill and confidence. This year, competing with Team Army at the 2026 Warrior Games, he returned with experience, a stronger voice on the court and a deeper understanding of what recovery can become when family, teammates and purpose move with him... MORE

Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gene Calantoc returns a shot during a pickleball match at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, June 13, 2026.

Air University expands Agile PME opportunities across the Total Force
June 16, 2026 — Air University expanded its Agile professional military education effort during fiscal year 2026, delivering developmental education opportunities to 315 officers across five locations while allowing participants to remain connected to their units and mission requirements. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Joseph Janik, mobilization assistant to Air University commander, speaks to attendees during Agile Air War College event at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 10, 2026.

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment tours JBSA-Lackland facilities
June 15, 2026 — The Honorable Michael Borders, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on June 5 as part of an immersion tour to observe installation operations, infrastructure initiatives and mission capabilities across the base... MORE

SAF/IE Borders tours JBSA-Lackland MWD and BMT facilities

Team Navy to showcase resilience, strength at Warrior Games
June 15, 2026 — Thirty Sailors and Coast Guardsmen are representing Team Navy at the 2026 Warrior Games in San Antonio, Texas, through June 20, competing in adaptive sports such as wheelchair basketball, swimming, and cycling. ... MORE

A new digital frontline: How IPPS-A is revolutionizing the U.S. Army Reserve
June 12, 2026 — For decades, the Army's personnel and pay process was a labyrinth of paperwork and disconnected databases, leading to frustrating delays and a lack of visibility for Soldiers and commanders alike... MORE

Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS‑A)

Army reduces PCS moves to boost readiness and family stability
June 12, 2026 — The Army is significantly reducing scheduled Permanent Change of Station moves — cutting more than 12,000 relocations in FY26 and over 13,600 in FY27... MORE

Families That PCS Together, Stay Together

DAF senior leaders explain, justify sizable budget boost in Senate hearing
June 12, 2026 — DAF senior leaders presented a unified front to a Senate subcommittee justifying a historic budget request for fiscal 2027... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach, center right, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman testify during a budget hearing before the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 9, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Team Army athlete reflects on meaning behind wearing uniform at 2026 Warrior Games
June 12, 2026 — For Chief Warrant Officer 3 Cody Edgerton, a first-time Warrior Games athlete assigned to Fort Stewart, Georgia, the Team Army uniform represents far more than an opportunity to compete. It represents a lifetime of service, sacrifice and the people who stood beside him through some of life's most difficult moments... MORE

Team Army competitors carry equipment and gear issued for the 2026 Warrior Games in San Antonio, Texas, June 10, 2026.

Avoiding the Walker Dip: Military health professionals must ‘train how you’re going to fight’
June 12, 2026 — The Military Health System is actively spearheading initiatives to ensure doctors, nurses, medics and other health professionals sustain and enhance vital medical skills to keep service members at peak readiness... MORE

944th Fighter Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen carry a simulated patient onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during medevac training at Goodyear Phoenix Airport, Goodyear, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2024. The exercise, conducted with Arizona Army National Guard personnel, prepares both units for the large-scale Exercise Desert Hammer 25-1 in November. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Orozco)

TRICARE offers home delivery for prescription drugs
June 11, 2026 — TRICARE has an easy way for prescription drugs to come right to your doorstep: TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery. It's a convenient and simple way to get up to a 90-day supply of your prescriptions... MORE

Take charge of your health: men’s preventive services covered by TRICARE
June 11, 2026 — When’s the last time you went to the doctor for a check-up? Now’s a great time to check in on your health and learn about the men’s health and preventive services that TRICARE covers. TRICARE covers a range of screenings and services designed to keep you healthy at every stage of life... MORE

Three service members smile while walking together

NMTSC Sailor named 2025 Shore-Based BMET of the Year
June 11, 2026 — U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kevinjay Flores, an instructor assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Command at Joint base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, was named the 2025 Shore-Based Biomedical Equipment Technician of the Year by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery on June 5, 2026... MORE

260504-N-KC192-1041 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 4, 2026) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kevinjay Flores, center, assigned to the Medical Education and Training Campus, is presented the Shore-Based Biomedical Equipment Technician of the Year Award by Dr. Michael McGinnis, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) executive director, during the 2026 Medical Logistics Symposium held on board Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, May 4, 2026. Flores was recognized for training the next generation of technicians, strengthening the technical readiness and reliability of equipment supporting deployed medical forces. The Navy Medicine Logistics Symposium aims to maintain a common operating picture and update the Medical Logistics community regarding the fiscal year 2026 Navy Medicine Campaign Order and the Navy MEDLOG goal to build a logistics system that delivers ready operational units to support the Naval Strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Levi Decker)

JBSA conservation law enforcement officers seek public's assistance in identifying person of interest at JBSA-Camp Bullis
June 9, 2026 — Joint Base San Antonio conservation law enforcement officers are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest observed in a restricted training area at JBSA-Camp Bullis during the 2025 government shutdown... MORE

Person in hunting gear from trail camera

Army Reserve Medical Command, Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel medical logistical relationship crucial for success
June 9, 2026 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in and around the organizational umbrella of the Pinellas Park, Florida-based Army Reserve Medical Command have been synchronizing efforts with the U.S. Air Force to conduct pre-check inventory packing, or PCIP, and transportation of medical materiel and other relevant supplies with the Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel, or TLAMM, at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex this past year... MORE

AR-MEDCOM, TLAMM medical logistical relationship crucial for success

Twin senior enlisted leaders bring 50 years of combined service to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
June 9, 2026 — Raised side by side in the Deep South, twin siblings never expected their military careers to bring them to the same installation. Now, for the first time in more than two decades, U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Vanessa Green and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Vincent Green are serving together, just a mile apart at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

Twins, U.S. Navy Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Vanessa Green, senior enlisted leader, education and training, Naval Medical Forces Development Command, and U.S. Army Environmental Command Command Sgt. Maj. Vincent Green pose for a photo, Dec. 5, 2025. For the first time in more than two decades, the siblings are serving together, just one mile apart, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. (Courtesy photo)

Teen prodigy Phoenix Juneau Austin prepares for his future as a U.S. Air Force Officer
June 9, 2026 — At just 16-years-old, Phoenix Juneau Austin is drawing comparisons to the fictional teen genius “Doogie Howser” from the 1990s television series. Unlike his television counterpart, however, Austin’s ambitions reach far beyond the classroom. Driven by a deep passion for military service, he is actively preparing to become a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force, specializing in cybersecurity and/or acquisitions... MORE

Phoenix Juneau Austin strengthens his arms and core during a workout at a local gym in Long Beach, California, April 29, 2026. Austin is preparing for the physical demands of the Air Force Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. (Courtesy photo by Dave Austin)

Air University examines partnerships behind homeland defense
June 9, 2026 — A military installation loses power. A communications network goes down. A drone appears over critical infrastructure... MORE

Hegseth commemorates 82nd anniversary of WWII Allied Invasion at Normandy
June 8, 2026 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to the Normandy American Cemetery in France for the second consecutive year, where he delivered remarks honoring the approximately 160,000 Allied troops — 73,000 of them Americans — who landed at Normandy on June 6, 1944... MORE

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth salutes as other civilians hold their hands over their hearts while standing outdoors.