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METC, armed services host Military Medicine Career Fair
October 24, 2024 — The Medical Education and Training Campus, in conjunction with the Navy Medical Training Support Center, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, and Air Force 59th Training Group, hosted the first-ever collaborative Military Medicine Career Fair/Recruiting Event at the Fort Sam Houston Community Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on Oct. 11... MORE

METC, Services Host Military Medicine Career Fair

502nd Air Base Wing MWD handlers hone emergency care skills
October 23, 2024 — U.S. Air Force military working dog handlers assigned to the 502nd Air Base Wing treated canine medical training manikins during pre-deployment emergency veterinary care skills training at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on Oct. 15, 2024... MORE

AFIMSC Portrait: Senior Master Sgt. Eugene P. Scott
October 23, 2024 — AFIMSC Portrait highlights Senior Master Sgt. Eugene P. Scott, senior enlisted leader for mission operations at Air Force Services Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

AFIMSC portrait graphic with official photo and AFIMSC shield

PHOTO: 'Taj' illuminated for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 23, 2024 — Building 100, also known as the Taj, is illuminated at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, on Oct. 18, 2024. The Taj is lit purple in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, bringing awareness to an issue that impacts civilian and military communities regardless of age, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or nationality... MORE

Honorary commanders visit JBSA mission partners
October 23, 2024 — Honorary commanders and 502nd Air Base Wing Airmen toured 560th Flying Training Squadron facilities during a mission partner tour at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, on Oct. 4, 2024. The tour provided local civic leaders an inside look at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph training operations and communities, building connections and fostering collaboration between JBSA and San Antonio community leaders ... MORE

How vehicle maintenance Airmen keep the ‘birds in the sky’
October 23, 2024 — Gilded in fog from the Pacific Ocean, Port Hueneme, California, houses the 346th Training Squadron where Airmen get their hands dirty while learning vehicle maintenance... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maurice Kelly, a vehicle maintenance instructor assigned to the 346th Training Squadron, shows Airmen assigned to multiple vehicle maintenance units, the parts of a Halvorsen 25K Cargo Loader at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico, June 5, 2024.

DOD remains engaged in hurricane response, recovery efforts
October 23, 2024 — The Defense Department continues to be engaged with interagency partners in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the White House, state and local governments, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said... MORE

Special ceremony at BAMC remembers loss of infants, children
October 23, 2024 — Brooke Army Medical Center’s Department of Ministry and Pastoral Care, Maternal Child, and Pediatric departments held a special perinatal and pediatric loss remembrance ceremony on Oct. 18 outside the hospital's Garden Entrance... MORE

Special ceremony remembers the loss of infants, children

Thousands attend JBSA Military Retiree Appreciation Day at BAMC
October 22, 2024 — More than 10,000 service members, military retirees and their family members attended the Joint Base San Antonio Military Retiree Appreciation Day at Brooke Army Medical Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston on Oct. 19... MORE

Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center sweeps Air Force Materiel Command Sijan awards
October 22, 2024 — Airmen from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center recently won all four categories of the Air Force Materiel Command Lance P. Sijan Awards... MORE

The 2016 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Awards are displayed on a table prior to the start of an awards ceremony in the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Oct. 5, 2017. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership ability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rusty Frank)

Unlock Your Health by Scheduling a TRICARE Well-Woman Exam
October 22, 2024 — With TRICARE, you have access to a wide range of preventive care specific to your needs. For women, this includes comprehensive services like an annual well-woman exam. ... MORE

TRICARE enrollment freeze and scheduled milConnect and beneficiary web enrollment outage beginning Oct. 25: what to know
October 22, 2024 — It’s almost time for TRICARE Open Season, which begins Nov. 11. That means you should check your information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System as soon as possible. There will be a global TRICARE enrollment freeze from Oct. 25-27, and limitations to the Beneficiary Web Enrollment self-service portal between Oct. 28 and Dec. 31... MORE

TRICARE Enrollment Freeze Oct. 25-27, 2024

Construction begins on JBSA-Lackland’s Dunn Dental Clinic
October 22, 2024 — The 59th Medical Wing celebrated the start of construction on a new $88 million dental treatment facility... MORE

Military and civilian leaders pose for new Dental Clinic's groundbreaking ceremony

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Cybersecurity through vigilance
October 22, 2024 — Cybersecurity Awareness Month reinforces the understanding that every Sailor and civilian has a critical role as a defender of Navy systems and the naval mission. ... MORE

Cybersecurity Awareness Month reinforces the understanding that every Sailor and civilian has a critical role as a defender of Navy systems and the naval mission.

AFIMSC executes record $9.4 billion in FY24
October 22, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center executed a record $9.4 billion in operations and maintenance funds in the 2024 fiscal year, the most funding the center has obligated in a single year since declaring full operational capability eight years ago this month... MORE

AFIMSC fiscal year closeout graphic displaying the amounts executed throughout 2024.

Mission Monday: AFCEC Facility Engineering
October 21, 2024 — It’s Mission Monday! Meet Richard Mathews, deputy director for the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Facility Engineering Directorate. ... MORE

AFIMSC Mission Monday graphic with official photo of Richard Mathews along with the AFCEC shield.

Naval dental researcher, others honored during Heroes of Military Medicine San Antonio Awards
October 18, 2024 — To bring the story of Military City USA’s unique military and civilian medical research and clinical care collaborations to national and global attention, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., hosted its 2024 Heroes of Military Medicine San Antonio Awards Program at The Red Berry Estate in San Antonio on Oct. 17, 2024... MORE

After a year of development, Army releases Blue Book
October 18, 2024 — During the “Leading Change Brief” at the annual AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington D.C. on Oct. 15, 2024, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Weimer announced the U.S. Army has completed and released a digital “Blue Book” with a companion website. The Blue Book development was announced at last year’s AUSA Annual Meeting... MORE

Around the Air Force: Overseas Absentee Ballots, TRICARE Changes for 2025, BLUE: An Agile Approach
October 18, 2024 — In this week’s look around the Air Force, overseas service members can send absentee ballots free, new TRICARE contracts impact referrals and specialty care, and the newest issue of BLUE on the Airman Magazine website explores the shift to ACE... MORE

In this week’s look around the Air Force, overseas service members can send Absentee Ballots using Priority Express Mail for free, new TRICARE contracts in 2025 impact referrals and specialty care, and the newest issue of BLUE on the Airman Magazine website explores the shift to Agile Combat Employment. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

DAF announces new enlisted development and education policy
October 18, 2024 — The Department of the Air Force introduced a new set of instructions and policies under DAFI 36-2685, Total Force Enlisted Developmental Education, on Oct. 9. The changes are part of an ongoing effort to streamline and modernize Total Force enlisted development following the separation of DAFI 36-2670, Total Force Development, into more specialized instructions... MORE

The EFD Action Plan to reimagine and explore a new ecosystem. The new EFD Model – Enlisted Airmanship Continuum (100–900) – connects institutional, functional, and base delivered education, training, and experiences. The Enlisted Airmanship Continuum is introduced at Basic Military Training, reinforced by Foundational Competencies in each AFSC’s Career Field Education and Training Plan, and embedded throughout the entire continuum. (U.S. Air Force graphic)