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Your comprehensive TRICARE Open Season checklist: Prepare for Nov. 11
November 5, 2024 — TRICARE Open Season is right around the corner. This year, it runs from Nov. 11 to Dec. 10. Follow this detailed checklist to ensure you’re fully prepared... MORE

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Summit connects mission support leaders, focuses on Great Power Competition
November 5, 2024 — More than 170 leaders from Air and Space Forces installations gathered in San Antonio from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 for the annual Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Mission Support Leadership Summit. With a focus on mission support in Great Power Competition, the summit provided a platform for attendees to learn about AFIMSC initiatives and engage in open dialogue to discuss trends and issues affecting their missions... MORE

Royal Thai Air Force nurses visit 59th Medical Wing
November 4, 2024 — The 59th Medical Wing hosted five Royal Thai Air Force nurses for a professional exchange in September and October 2024, offering them an immersive experience in U.S. Air Force healthcare practices... MORE

Royal Thai Air Force nurses pose with U.S. Air Force personnel aboard a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas Sept. 9, 2024.

Alamo Wing civic leaders visit western bases
November 4, 2024 — Col. Douglas C. Jeffrey IV, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, and 16 civic leaders from the Greater San Antonio area, conducted a civic leader tour to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and March Air Reserve Base, California, on Oct. 23-24... MORE

Greater San Antonio area civic leaders pose for a group photo with 433rd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen before a civic leader tour mission at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 23, 2024.

Nineteenth Air Force commander receives pilot training immersion
November 4, 2024 — Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder, Nineteenth Air Force commander, toured the 14th Flying Training Wing, 14th Operations Group from Oct. 21-24 for an immersion tour of Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparations for the new T-7A Red Hawk bed down facilities, and to discuss the future of the next generation of pilots. ... MORE

37th Training Wing holds third quarter awards ceremony
November 4, 2024 — The 37th Training Wing third quarter awards ceremony was held in the Defense Language Institute English Learning Center auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Oct. 25.   ... MORE

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43rd Flying Training Squadron welcomes new commander
November 4, 2024 — Col. Anthony Straw, 340th Flying Training Group commander, presided over a change of command ceremony where Lt. Col. Thomas Collins relinquished command of the 43rd Flying Training Squadron to Lt. Col. William Parrott on Oct. 23, 2024, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi... MORE

DOD senior leaders emphasize reoptimizing for GPC, ready Airmen for future fight
November 4, 2024 — The 56th Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium gathered Air Force and Joint Force leaders, civic leaders, industry representatives and more than 1,000 current and former Airmen from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, 2024, to underscore the critical role of the U.S. Air Force in a rapidly shifting global landscape. ... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall addresses 1,000 Airmen, community leaders and industry partners during the 56th Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium, Nov. 1, 2024, Grapevine, Texas. He discussed the U.S. Air Force's efforts to repoptimize for Great Power Competition and the need to modernize the force to better posture the Department of Defense to more effectively deter China. Summer 2025 stands as a testing ground for reoptimization as the Air Force and Air Mobility Command conduct major exercises in the Pacific, including Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC), Mobilty Guardian 2025, and several others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams)

CSAF addresses the future of integrated capabilities at AFMC senior leader conference
November 4, 2024 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin highlighted the significance of integrating various airpower assets and functions to create a more cohesive and agile force during the AFMC Senior Leader Conference... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin

Settlement of Estate
November 4, 2024 — The Commander regrets to announce the death of Army Sgt. 1st Class David Troutman, assigned to Delta Detachment, Medical Readiness Battalion, Brooke Army Medical Center who passed away on Oct. 24, 2024. ... MORE

Recruitment rises 12.5% despite ongoing challenges
November 1, 2024 — The Defense Department's armed services branches recruited 12.5% more people in fiscal year 2024 than in the year prior despite a challenging and disinterested recruiting market... MORE

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Breast cancer strikes again for one cancer survivor
November 1, 2024 — After beating breast cancer in 2022, retired Air Force Master Sgt. Danielle Griffith thought she was good – until she wasn’t... MORE

New Airmanship 200 curriculum to enhance technical training
November 1, 2024 — The 82nd Training Wing Chaplain Corps recently hosted a conference at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, to introduce Airmanship 200, a groundbreaking curriculum set to launch across Air Education and Training Command bases. The initiative aims to enhance technical training by incorporating critical life skills that will shape Airmen into Air-Minded Warriors, prepared for both professional and personal challenges... MORE

Dr. Brian Davis, 2nd Air Force chief training officer, meets with military training leaders and instructors across Air Education and Training Command about implementing Airmanship 200

Around the Air Force: Letter to Airmen, INDOPACOM Trip, and Enlisted Development and Education
November 1, 2024 — In this week’s look around the Air Force, Air Force Chief of provides updates in his latest letter to Airmen, the CSAF and CMSAF visit Indo-Pacific allies and leaders, and the DAF introduces a new enlisted development and education policy... MORE

In this week’s look around the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin provides updates in his latest letter to Airmen, the CSAF and CMSAF visit key allies and leaders in the Indo-Pacific, and the Department of the Air Force introduces a new enlisted development and education policy. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Air Force selects 503 in chief master sergeant promotion cycle; list posts Nov. 7
November 1, 2024 — Air Force officials selected 503 Air Force senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,275 eligible for a selection rate of 22.1 percent in the 24E9 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities... MORE

Deputy Defense Secretary highlights DOD's commitment to responsible AI use
November 1, 2024 — Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks spoke about the Defense Department's commitment to being a world leader in forging sound ethical policies for military use of artificial intelligence during a forum in Washington... MORE

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Barracks Wi-Fi 'mission essential,' defense leader says
November 1, 2024 — DOD has directed the military services to carry out a series of pilot projects to advance an effort to provide free wireless internet connectivity to service members living in military barracks... MORE

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MICC surpasses small business goals for tenth consecutive year
October 31, 2024 — In fiscal 2024, small business experts within the Mission and Installation Contracting Command once again surpassed contracting objectives in every socioeconomic category, marking a decade of consistent achievement... MORE

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NMFDC discusses innovation, technology at annual conference
October 31, 2024 — Command teams from across the Naval Medical Forces Development Command region came together to improve processes and propose innovative ideas to better develop and deliver naval medical forces to the U.S. Navy at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from Oct. 22-23, 2024. ... MORE

Capt. Lisa Gittleman, Naval Medical Forces Development Command-Reserves, addresses attendees at this year's Naval Medical Forces Development Command annual commander's conference at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 22-23, 2024. The conference brought NMFDC Region leaders together to discuss how the can leverage innovation and technology to better develop and deliver trained medical forces to the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Malcolm McClendon)

AFIMSC task force helps bases recover from hurricanes Helene, Milton
October 31, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center activated its newly established Task Force Agile Mission Support for the first time to help rapidly recover Air and Space Force installations affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton... MORE

AFIMSC establishes emergency response task force to support bases