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Air Force broadens career development opportunities for Airmen through new developmental duties process
September 30, 2025 — The Air Force has transformed its developmental duty process to offer Airmen more flexibility and control over their career while ensuring high-quality personnel fill positions critical to the future of the force... MORE

Hegseth speaks at inaugural Gold Star Advisory Council Meeting
September 30, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth chaired the first-ever meeting of the War Department's Gold Star Advisory Council on Sept. 29, during which he vowed to improve the process for interacting with Gold Star families, including the department's Casualty Assistance Program... MORE

Exercising at scale: What we’re learning
September 29, 2025 — The DAF has been investing in its readiness and training with more sophisticated operational exercises, changes to enhance the rapid deployment of forces, and the regular exercise of mission command... MORE

Air Mobility Teams operate at speed and scale for Department-Level Exercise 2025

Mission Monday: Jessica Parker, Regional Restaurant Manager, Name Brand Food Program, Air Force Services Center 
September 29, 2025 — This week we’re highlighting Jessica Parker, regional restaurant manager with Air Force Services Center’s, Name Brand Food Program... MORE

LEAP Scholars partner with U.S. Army Intelligence in immersive Warrior Engaged exercise
September 29, 2025 — To enhance realism in its training exercises, the U.S. Army has found that utilizing Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) Scholars delivers maximum mission impact while remaining cost effective. The recent Warrior Engaged exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, was another example of productive cooperation between the Army and Air Force... MORE

LEAP Scholars and U.S. Army personnel assemble for a photo during the Warrior Engaged exercise at Camp Bullis, Texas. From left to right: USAF Tech. Sgt. Carlos Marrero-Estrada (Spanish LEAP Scholar); U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Dale W. Hunter II (HUMINT Readiness); U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher L. Bettinger (Battalion Commander); U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Paulo F. Martinez, (Spanish LEAP Scholar); U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Georges A. Yaguibou (French LEAP Scholar); and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dorothy A. Sullivan (Intelligence Analyst). (Contributed photo)

NAMRU San Antonio, Performer Teams meet to discuss support of DARPA’s RBC Factory Program
September 26, 2025 — Representatives of DesiCorp, Inc., met with leadership and research scientists assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute... MORE

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences president talks with local tri-service dental researchers
September 26, 2025 — Dr. Jonathan Woodson, president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, visited with military dental researchers at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute at Joint base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on Aug. 19... MORE

Space Force priorities: Acquisition, partnerships, Guardian development
September 26, 2025 — Acquisitions and sustainment are not just support functions; they are a warfighting imperative, said Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, who provided the keynote address on the state of the Space Force at the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference held at National Harbor, Maryland, on Sept. 23. ... MORE

The Army Management Staff College transforms the Civilian Education System in contact
September 26, 2025 — As part of the Army Transformation Initiative, the Army Management Staff College is realigning and reforming Army Civilian Professional education... MORE

Fort McCoy civilian supervisors go to school for first on-post session of Army CES Intermediate Course

‘Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home’
September 26, 2025 — This year’s National Fire Prevention Week™ campaign runs from October 5-11 with a theme of “Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home,” which works to educate peopleabout using these batteries safely. ... MORE

Fire Prevention Week: ‘Charge into Fire Safety™: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home’

National Guard or Reserve? Learn what to do if you need line of duty care
September 26, 2025 — Are you a member of the National Guard or Reserve? If so, it’s important to know how TRICARE covers you if you become sick or are injured while activated for 30 days or less. This article explores how, where, and under what circumstances National Guard and Reserve members can get line of duty care... MORE

Service member presses down on another service member's arm while lying on a medical table.

Revised edition of TC 7-21.13, The Soldier’s Guide, now available
September 26, 2025 — A revised edition of TC 7-21.13, The Soldier’s Guide, is now available to all Soldiers... MORE

Department of War lifts civilian travel limitations
September 24, 2025 — New guidance has been issued allowing Department of War civilians to resume non-exempted travel. Government Travel Charge Cards may be restored to appropriate credit limits... MORE

What to expect in the next iteration of MREs
September 24, 2025 — Every year, food scientists at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center's Combat Feeding Division in Natick, Massachusetts, work to develop new components for meals ready-to-eat. They're based on warfighter feedback received by each service to add variety or replace unpopular items. Researchers also look at trends in the commercial sector to see what might play well on newer menus... MORE

Air Force updates physical fitness program
September 24, 2025 — In support of the “Culture of Fitness” initiative, the Air Force unveiled changes to its Physical Fitness Assessment and a new fitness program... MORE

Airmen perform a physical fitness assessment.

National Guard exceeds fiscal year 2025 recruiting goals
September 24, 2025 — Amid a historic surge in military recruiting, the National Guard exceeded its fiscal year 2025 goals, reflecting a broader trend of robust enlistment across the U.S. military... MORE

U.S. Army recruits and Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard’s Recruit Sustainment Program conduct physical training at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, N.J., July 20, 2025.

Texas A&M Health brings mobile forensic simulation unit to BAMC
September 23, 2025 — The Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing recently brought their mobile forensic simulation unit to Brooke Army Medical Center... MORE

Learn how TRICARE can help you manage chronic health conditions
September 23, 2025 — Living with a chronic health condition can feel hard. But you don’t have to do it alone. TRICARE offers programs and coverage to help you live better with chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, anxiety, and depression... MORE

AFIMSC delivers blanket purchase agreement to streamline base IT services
September 23, 2025 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center has created a new enterprise-wide blanket purchase agreement to deliver consistent, cost-effective base operations support information technology, or BOS-IT, services across Department of the Air Force installations... MORE

War Department continues nuclear modernization
September 23, 2025 — In light of the changing global security landscape, the War Department is considering how to approach modern-era deterrence differently, said Air Force Maj. Gen. Brandon D. Parker, director of global operations at Strategic Command. ... MORE

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