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Operation HOOAH preps kids for family members’ military deployments
June 16, 2026 — Military children from across Joint Base San Antonio stepped into the combat boots of their family members during Operation HOOAH, held June 11, 2026, at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Personal Property Activity expands PCS support across joint force
May 28, 2026 — Now that peak permanent change of station season is underway, the Personal Property Activity is providing tips and operating a 24/7 call center until Sept. 15 to ensure support is available for service members and their families preparing for a PCS... MORE

Boxes are loaded onto a moving truck as part of a Permanent Change of Station on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, July 18, 2025. The Department of Defense established the Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force to improve the moving experience for military members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Henry)

Army advances barracks modernization efforts to improve quality of life
May 19, 2026 — The Army has accelerated efforts to strengthen quality-of-life investments across installations, showing a long-term commitment to ensuring soldiers live and work in facilities that reflect the professionalism, standards and readiness expectations of the service. ... MORE

A man wearing a safety vest and a helmet installs a cabinet.

Hegseth directs task force to oversee department-wide barracks improvement
December 5, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed in a memorandum that a barracks task force be stood up to develop a departmentwide investment plan for barracks improvements and report its progress to him within 30 days. ... MORE

Five troops in camouflage uniforms and white hardhats smile as they hold shovels of dirt.

PCS Task Force launches call center, delivering answers on military moves
August 1, 2025 — The Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force launched a 24/7 call center to help service members, Defense Department civilians and their families with their government moves... MORE

A person carries four cardboard boxes up a ramp to load onto a truck. A neighborhood is in the background.

DOD seeks to make permanent change of station moves smoother
July 24, 2025 — Commander of the Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force Army Maj. Gen. Lance G. Curtis announced HomeSafe Alliance will no longer provide household goods shipping services for the Defense Department and Coast Guard... MORE

A man and woman unload a suitcase from a car as a child holding a baby watches.

Expanded child care options, new facility coming to Joint Base San Antonio
July 15, 2025 — Military families at Joint Base San Antonio will soon benefit from expanded child care options, including a new 41,000-square-foot Child Development Center currently under construction at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

An smiling adult sits on a classroom floor and holds the arms of a child, who leans back and laughs.

PCS Task Force prioritizes trust, timeliness, accountability
June 30, 2025 — Army Maj. Gen. Lance G. Curtis leads the newly created Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth established to improve how the Defense Department moves service members from one assignment to the next... MORE

A man rolls a large item into a house while three people sit on the lawn and watch.

In fifth year, U.S. Space Force commander details service's stellar accomplishments
December 19, 2024 — America's newest military service, the U.S. Space Force, turns five on Friday and celebrates a half decade of accomplishments... MORE

Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station is written on a boulder next to the Space Force log in the shape of delta symbol.

Milley names Troy E. Black as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
July 10, 2023 — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley has named Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Troy E. Black to succeed Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López... MORE

Purple flags honor military children in an uncertain time
April 17, 2020 — A team of 10 youth and three adults went out from the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Youth Center April 16 planting purple flags around the base in honor of military children everywhere. April is the nationally recognized Month of the Military Child... MORE