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AFIMSC preparing Deployable Combat Wings for mission success
May 21, 2025 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is playing a vital role in the standup of Air Force Deployable Combat Wings, providing essential support in key areas including site assessments, personnel planning, resource allocation and training operations... MORE

Getting prior authorizations for TRICARE prescriptions: Your questions answered
May 21, 2025 — When you’re covered by a TRICARE health plan, you also have pharmacy coverage through the TRICARE Pharmacy Program. You should be familiar with certain terms that can help you make the most of your pharmacy benefit, including prior authorization. Prior authorization is a routine process to ensure your prescription drug is medically necessary and cost effective... MORE

Service member examines medication at a military pharmacy.

101 Critical Days of Summer – Fun in the sun!
May 20, 2025 — Summer is the time to enjoy the warm sunny days with family and friends but do it safely and never leave Mother Nature to chance and prepare for the unexpected... MORE

Sixteen military hospitals, including BAMC, receive Leapfrog's highest safety grade
May 20, 2025 — Sixteen military hospitals, including Brooke Army Medical center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, received an "A" rating in the latest safety grade assessment by the Leapfrog Group, a national, independent organization focused on health care quality... MORE

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NAMRU SA research immunologist presents research at scientific seminar
May 14, 2025 — Research scientists and staff personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio and the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research attended a scientific seminar held at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute... MORE

AFIMSC Small Business team wins Air Force program award
May 14, 2025 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Small Business team recently earned top honors from the Department of the Air Force for their excellence in supporting small businesses... MORE

Army to roll out enlisted space ops specialty
May 14, 2025 — The Army confirmed it will implement a new space domain-related enlisted military occupational specialty by next fall, the service's top space officer announced during a media briefing at the Pentagon on May 5... MORE

AFIMSC Portrait: Capt. William Mitchell
May 14, 2025 — AFIMSC Portrait highlights Capt. William Mitchell, a budget analyst with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Financial Management Directorate, working closely with senior leaders to craft guidance and provide decision support on enterprise requirements... MORE

AFIMSC Portrait graphic with name of individual, official photo, and AFIMSC shield located at center

MICC command team gets up close, personal at workforce town hall
May 14, 2025 — More than 1,000 Mission and Installation Contracting Command leaders, civilian employees and Soldiers attended a hybrid town hall hosted May 1 by the MICC command team, virtually and in-person, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas... MORE

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Ashworth’s farewell letter to the force
May 13, 2025 — Acting Secretary of the Air Force Gary A. Ashworth pens a farewell letter to the force... MORE

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Nearly 40 students graduate from Inter-American Air Forces Academy
May 13, 2025 — Approximately 40 Airmen and Guardians graduated from professional military education courses during the Inter-American Air Forces Academy’s Alpha Cycle graduation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on April 23... MORE

Students are seated during a graduation ceremony from the Inter-American Air Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 17, 2025.

Field exercise sharpens practical nursing students’ skills, readiness
May 13, 2025 — A group of Army Practical Nursing Specialist students and Licensed Vocational Nurses from Brooke Army Medical Center participated in a Phase II Field Training Exercise at JBSA-Camp Bullis from April 23-25. The Phase II FTX is a requirement for 68C (Practical Nursing Specialist) Advanced Individual Training students transferring from Phase I to Phase II... MORE

Practical Nursing students rush to respond to a simulated mass casualty event during a field training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio – Camp Bullis, Texas, April 25, 2025. The FTX, hosted by BAMC’s Department of Hospital Education and Training, was held at Camp Bullis’s Deployable Medical Systems Equipment Training site, which recreates genuine deployment conditions, complete with the exact equipment, layout, and operational constraints students will likely encounter in real-world missions. (DoD photo by Jason W. Edwards)

TRICARE Dental Program Offers Comprehensive Care for Children
May 13, 2025 — Did you know that oral health has important links to your overall health? That’s why it’s especially important that children get proper dental care from an early age. This helps them maintain healthy teeth and gums throughout their lives. The TRICARE Dental Program provides dental coverage for eligible children of service members, helping your children access important dental care... MORE

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487th Training Squadron ‘Knights’ welcome new commander
May 13, 2025 — Col. Anthony Straw, 340th Flying Training Group commander, presided over a ceremony where Lt. Col. Christine Wagner assumed command of the 487th Training Squadron from Lt. Col. David Mitchell on May 2, 2025, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas... MORE

Wagner assumes command of 487th TRS ‘Knights’

New Army publication informs force about Chinese threat
May 12, 2025 — The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command released the first in its series of new publications focusing on the United States’ key potential adversaries – China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea – and how they fight at the operational level of warfare... MORE

U.S. Army South leads regional security dialogue at FY25 engagement and coordination symposium
May 12, 2025 — U.S. Army South brought together more than 50 military and civilian leaders for the USARSOUTH Engagement and Coordination Symposium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from April 28 to May 1... MORE

688th Cyberspace Wing Inaugurates DAFIN FLAG: A Full-Scale Combat Readiness Exercise
May 12, 2025 — The 688th Cyberspace Wing (CW) culminated its inaugural DAFIN FLAG, a full-scale Combat Readiness Exercise focused on strategic competition against near-peer adversaries from late April into early May 2025. This exercise validated the wing’s readiness to provide, defend, extend and ultimately assure the Department of the Air Force Information Network in a contested environment... MORE

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WARNING: Blue Lotus Products - Risks to your health and future
May 12, 2025 — The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is warning Army communities about the dangers of "blue lotus," also known as "blue Egyptian lotus" or "blue water lily."... MORE

Service leaders discuss budget, combat readiness
May 8, 2025 — Service leaders discussed military readiness and the budget during a House Armed Services Committee subcommittee hearing in Washington... MORE

A man in a green military uniform sits at a table speaking into a microphone. Several men in military uniforms and business attire sit beside and behind him.

JBSA hosts National Police Week events May 12-16
May 7, 2025 — National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others... MORE