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Your safety, your comfort, your choice: Requesting chaperones at military hospitals and clinics
January 22, 2026 — When you get care at a military hospital or clinic, your safety, comfort, and privacy are top priorities. The Defense Health Agency recently published its chaperone policy across all military hospitals and clinics worldwide. You can request a chaperone for any physical exam or medical or dental visit... MORE

Airminded Warriors wanted: Forging the next generation of Airmen
January 22, 2026 — The call is clear: the Air Force needs talented Airmen to transform civilians into Airminded Warriors. The Chief of Staff of the Air Force has called on us to remain a capable, credible, and ready force... MORE

WCAP Airmen qualify for Winter Olympics
January 21, 2026 — Two Airmen from the World Class Athlete Program will represent Team USA and the Air Force at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games next month. ... MORE

Team USA Bobsled Skeleton 2026 Olympic Team Staff Sgt. Kelly Curtis and Senior Airman Jasmine Jones (U.S. Air Force illustration by Craig Z. Rodarte)

433rd Mission Support Group welcomes new commander
January 20, 2026 — Lt. Col. Cindy N. Storoy assumed command of the 433rd Mission Support Group during an assumption of command ceremony Jan. 10, 2026, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Lt. Col. Cindy N. Storoy Assumes Command of 433rd Mission Support Group

433rd AW leaders, Air Force Cross recipient recognize readiness, excellence
January 20, 2026 — The 433rd Airlift Wing celebrated its 15th Annual Awards Banquet Jan. 10 at the Courtyard Marriott’s Mission Ballroom... MORE

433rd AW Leaders, Air Force Cross Recipient Recognize Readiness and Excellence

Get your health results faster in 2026: Lab and test results immediately available in your MHS GENESIS Patient Portal
January 20, 2026 — Do you get care at a military hospital or clinic? You’ll now be able to access lab results, radiology reports, pathology reports, and clinical notes immediately through the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal... MORE

Empowering innovation: A research look at SASW 2025’s impact on business development
January 20, 2026 — Dr. Scott Walter, the Director of Technology Transition/Transfer for the 59th Medical Wing's Office of the Chief Scientist, along with Michael "Mic" Borcherding, Director of Innovation for VelocityTx, co-chaired a panel session titled “Leveraging SBIR, CDMRP, and MTEC to Accelerate Dual-Use Solutions” at the San Antonio Startup Week, held Oct. 20-24, 2025... MORE

US Space Force defines new service dress uniform, sets transition policies
January 15, 2026 — The U.S. Space Force released updated dress and appearance guidance Jan. 13, formally introducing the design of its new service dress uniform and outlining the transition plan for the force. The policy, detailed in SPFI 36-2903, is a significant step in establishing the service's unique culture and visual identity... MORE

An image of a Space Force chief master sergeant rank insignia.

Air Force announces updates to dress and appearance regulation
January 12, 2026 — The Air Force released guidance on its dress and personal appearance policy Jan. 9 providing updated standards for Airmen... MORE

502d LRS Fuels Flight powers mission readiness at JBSA
January 12, 2026 — Whether supporting routine flight operations or joint training missions, the 502d Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight keeps Joint Base San Antonio aviators airborne and equipment mission-ready, one gallon at a time... MORE

502d LRS Fuels Flight Powers Mission Readiness at JBSA
January 7, 2026 — Whether supporting routine flight operations or joint training missions, the 502d Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight keeps Joint Base San Antonio aviators airborne and equipment mission-ready, one gallon at a time... MORE

Rogelio Guerrero, 502d Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight quality assurance specialist, uses a pipette to apply a fuel sample during a fuel system icing inhibitor (FSII) test at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 6, 2026. Fuels personnel conduct lab-based evaluations to verify additive levels and ensure aviation fuel meets Air Force safety and performance standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan R. Mallard)

Operational truth and technological vision: DARPA, 59th Medical Wing shape the future of warfighter care 
January 7, 2026 — The 59th Medical Wing and the San Antonio Military Health System recently hosted the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Biological Technologies Office for a two-day strategic offsite at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, bringing together the Air Force’s oldest medical wing and one of the Department of War’s most innovative research organizations... MORE

Personnel from the 59th Medical Wing and civilian observers examine in-flight medical equipment aboard a military aircraft during a demonstration at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas, on Jan. 6, 2026.

Air Force updates fitness test requirements
January 7, 2026 — Changes from the September 2025 announcement include a shortened physical fitness diagnostic testing period to end in June and the option for either the 2-mile run or the 20-meter High Aerobic Multi-shuttle Run every six months... MORE

Air Force selects 640 in the chief master sergeant promotion cycle; list posts Jan. 8
January 5, 2026 — Air Force officials selected 640 Air Force senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,445 eligible for a selection rate of 26.18 percent in the 25E9 promotion cycle... MORE

JBSA military trainees enjoy joint-service initiative Holiday Exodus
December 31, 2025 — Community organizations recently partnered with Joint Base San Antonio leadership to support Soldiers and Airmen traveling during holiday block leave, also known as Exodus, a joint-service initiative that allows trainees in initial entry training to travel to approved destinations during the holiday period... MORE

AETC medical groups second phase of AFMEDCOM transition
December 29, 2025 — The Air Force moved all remaining Air Education and Training Command medical groups into the newly formed Air Force Medical Command as part of the second phase of the Air Force Medical Service’s restructure, effective Dec. 2... MORE

The 59th Medical Wing transitions from Air Education and Training Command to Air Force Medical Command on Sept. 9, 2025.

DAF Trademark Licensing program delivers $510K to support MWR programs
December 23, 2025 — The Air Force Services Center recently received more than a half million dollars from the Department of the Air Force’s Trademark Licensing program to support DAF Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs... MORE

SHEF competition turns up the heat on Air Force culinary pros
December 19, 2025 — Airmen from 11 Department of the Air Force dining facilities went head-to-head in the second annual Salute Hospitality Epicurean Faceoff culinary battle Dec. 3 at the San Antonio Culinary Institute of America.  ... MORE

Holiday hours around Joint Base San Antonio
December 16, 2025 — The holiday season is here and some facilities around Joint Base San Antonio will have modified hours... MORE

New study highlights risks in en route insulin administration, calls for enhanced protocols
December 15, 2025 — A decade-long study reviewing nearly 3,000 Critical Care Air Transport patient records found significant safety concerns related to insulin administration during military aeromedical evacuations... MORE

A group of 59th Medical Wing Airmen place a simulated patient and secure their liter onto a KC-135 Stratotanker, Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex, Texas, June 18, 2024.