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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

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

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)

Army announces effort to help small business meet cybersecurity requirements
October 18, 2024 — The Defense Department is actively working on plans to build cybersecurity requirements for the defense industrial base into defense contracts as part of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program... MORE

Squares and symbology spin out of circles and connected nodes.

Flu shots available at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center
October 18, 2024 — All TRICARE beneficiaries can receive their influenza vaccine at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Carolina Guzman, 59th Medical Specialty Squadron Allergy and Immunizations section chief, prepares an influenza vaccine on Nov. 14, 2023, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Airman from multiple clinics and specialties volunteered to ensure the 59th Medical Wing surpasses the Department of Defense’s 90-percent vaccination goal and protect against influenza and potential complications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

Combined Federal Campaign runs through Dec. 15, 2024
October 18, 2024 — Each fall, the Combined Federal Campaign enables Federal employees and retirees to come together to raise money and volunteer for our favorite charities. This year’s campaign at Joint Base San Antonio runs through Dec. 15, 2024... MORE

Air Force Civil Engineer Center APE team paves way to keep DAF mission in fight
October 18, 2024 — As the Department of the Air Force focuses on the Great Power Competition, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center Airfield Pavement Evaluation team is helping keep runways worldwide ready to support the mission... MORE

members of the AFCEC APE team get ready to extract a core from the runway

New commanders attend Undergraduate Pilot Training University
October 17, 2024 — The Nineteenth Air Force hosted a three-day, in-person training session, Undergraduate Pilot Training University, bringing together leaders from across the command to discuss all aspects of undergraduate pilot training... MORE

JBSA celebrates Halloween throughout October
October 17, 2024 — Halloween-themed events will fill up the Joint Base San Antonio community this month. Parents and children alike can take part in the following events in ritualizing Halloween or harvest time. Trick or Treating hours at all JBSA locations are scheduled for 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. ... MORE

Getting to know the new Air Force Security Forces Center Commander
October 17, 2024 — Col. Jason Harris took command of the Air Force Security Forces Center knowing his prior assignments were all opportunities that led to the moment in July when he accepted the unit guidon and took charge of the center... MORE

AFIMSC Getting to Know Graphic featuring Col. Jason Harris' official photo and photo of him at an official ceremony in background.