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BAMC posts holiday pharmacy hours
December 8, 2022 — Brooke Army Medical Center has released the holiday hours for all their pharmacy locations... MORE

DAF Civilian Development nomination call window opens Jan. 17
December 8, 2022 — The applicant window for the AY24 Department of the Air Force Civilian Developmental (CD) Nomination Call will open Jan. 17, 2023. Interested civilians should begin prepping their applications now. Once the application window opens, submit the application package through MyVECTOR no later than Feb. 17, 2023. ... MORE

U.S. military readiness goes beyond just China, Russia 
December 8, 2022 — The Defense Department is ready to meet threats beyond those posed by China and Russia, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for force readiness said... MORE

JBSA legal offices available to assist families with special education needs
December 7, 2022 — Joint Base San Antonio legal offices are now ready to assist with special education law matters, ensuring military families, as well as retirees, understand their children’s right to a free and appropriate public education... MORE

Person in wheelchair reaching for book in library.

METC instructor inducted into college's Athletic Hall of Fame
December 7, 2022 — Air Force Staff Sgt. Moneque English, a diagnostic imaging instructor in the Medical Education and Training Campus radiologic technologist program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, was recognized for her contributions to the Columbus State University track and field and cross-country teams by being inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame during a ceremony Oct. 1, 2022... MORE

METC Instructor inducted into college Athletic Hall of Fame

Future Soldier Preparatory Course pilot program helps thousands of future Soldiers
December 7, 2022 — When the Army announced the Future Soldier Preparatory Course pilot program this summer, the hope was to help eligible Americans overcome academic and physical fitness barriers to service... MORE

AETC officials design, educate force on new ‘Ready Airman Training’
December 7, 2022 — The reality of Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN, the deployment model for presenting Airmen and airpower in support of the joint force, is well on its way only two months into Initial Operational Capability. One of the keys to ensuring the readiness necessary to sustain the model has been the implementation of Ready Airman Training, initiated Oct. 1, 2022... MORE

U.S. Air Force graphic for Ready Airman Training with a photo and text. RAT is designed to train Airmen undergoing the reset, prepare and ready phases of AFFORGEN and has been shaped through efforts of Air Education and Training Command experts during 2022.

Sixteenth Air Force command chief visits 181st Intelligence Wing
December 6, 2022 — Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce Jr., Sixteenth Air Force command chief, visited Hulman Field Air National Guard Base in Terre Haute, Indiana, Oct. 18, 2022. He was greeted by Air Force Col. Charles Goad, 81st Intelligence Wing commander... MORE

DAF announces 2022 Air Force Design Award winners
December 6, 2022 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently announced the winners of the 2022 Air Force Design Awards, recognizing four facilities that demonstrate excellence in design, sustainability and energy efficiency. ... MORE

Department of the Air Force releases 22E9, 22S9, 23S8 promotion cycle statistics
December 6, 2022 — Air Force officials have selected 514 senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant, out of 2,526 eligible, for a selection rate of 20.34 percent in the 22E9 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities... MORE

Rank insignias of Air Force chief and Space Force's senior and chief master sergeant on blue background

433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent retires
December 5, 2022 — Chief Master Sgt. Pedro Saenz, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, retired from the Air Force Nov. 5 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland after more than 35 years of military service... MORE

Lt. Col. Michael Webb, former 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, presents a certificate of retirement to Chief Master Sgt. Pedro Saenz, 433rd AMXS superintendent, during a ceremony at hangar 826 on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 5, 2022. Saenz began his Air Force career in 1987 as a hydraulics mechanic working on the F-111D Aardvark combat aircraft at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. He retired with over 35 years of military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Wich)

USMEPCOM, recruiting partners streamline waiver process
December 5, 2022 — When an applicant qualifies for military service at a MEPS, they sign their contract, take the Oath of Enlistment, and go home not as an applicant but as a future service member enrolled in their service’s Delayed Entry Program, or DEP. If an applicant is medically disqualified at a MEPS, they go home without entering the DEP even if they are likely to receive a waiver for their disqualifying medical condition. ... MORE

New Air Force recruits tour a C-130H Hercules at Dobbins Air Reserve Base

MISSION MONDAY: Air Force Combat Arms Program
December 5, 2022 — Jason Seibel and the Combat Arms Training and Development Team are responsible for developing and authoring all small arms and light weapons courses of fire, and lesson plans for the Department of the Air Force enterprise. This includes training on every weapon from a pistol to the Mk19 grenade launcher. ... MORE

960th Cyberspace Wing command chief retires
December 5, 2022 — Chief Master Sgt. Billie Baber, 960th Cyberspace Wing command chief, retired Nov. 4 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, after 26 years of military service... MORE

Col. Richard Erredge, 960th Cyberspace Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Billie Baber, 960th CW command chief, bow their heads for the invocation during a retirement ceremony, Nov. 4, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Baber retired after dedicating 26 years to military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Adriana Barrientos)

World gets first look at B-21 Raider
December 3, 2022 — As the first strategic bomber in more than three decades, the Air Force's B-21 will serve as the backbone of America's bomber force, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said... MORE

A B-21 Raider aircraft is unveiled with blue and white lights in the background.

DOD begins hiring 'prevention' workforce
December 1, 2022 — The Department of Defense is working to create the healthy climates necessary to address a range of problematic and harmful behaviors, including suicide. This will be accomplished, in part, with a new and dedicated workforce focused on community-based prevention... MORE

TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select: How to decide
December 1, 2022 — Are you thinking about your health care options for 2023? TRICARE Open Season, which runs until Dec. 13, might be your only chance all year to make changes to your current health coverage or enroll in a TRICARE Prime option, including the US Family Health Plan, or TRICARE Select... MORE

Month of the Military Family: Husband, wife enlist, graduate Basic Military Training together
November 30, 2022 — November is Month of the Military Family and is designated as a time to acknowledge the service and sacrifices made by military members and their families. For Airmen 1st Class Alex Waters and Melissa McCabe, those sacrifices are being made as both service members and military family members... MORE

Airmen First Class Melissa McCabe and Alex Waters see each other for the first time and share a hug after completing Basic Miliary Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air National Guard courtesy photo)

COPD affects approximately 16 million Americans, making breathing difficult
November 30, 2022 — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, makes breathing difficult for the 16 million Americans who have this disease. Millions more people suffer from COPD but have not been diagnosed and are not being treated. Although there is no cure for COPD, it can be treated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... MORE

COPD makes breathing difficult for the 16 million Americans who have this disease. Millions more people suffer from COPD but have not been diagnosed and are not being treated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

DAF selects Airmen, Guardians for promotion in 22E9, 22S9, 23S8 cycles; lists post Dec. 6th
November 30, 2022 — Air Force officials have selected 514 Air Force senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant, out of 2,526 eligible, for a selection rate of 20.34% in the 22E9 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities... MORE

Graphic with the rank insignias of grades E9, S9, and S8.