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Junior NCOs step up to lead the U.S. Air Force
March 19, 2025 — Six years ago, Staff Sgt. Michael Arumugam began his military career scared of what the future held. “It wasn't me at first. I'm not a very loud, outspoken person, but once I joined the military, it gave me more of a purpose and made me realize that I do have a meaning,” Arumugam said. “This is what I'm serving for: to keep my grandparents safe, the people in the United States safe, and keeping the threats abroad.” ... MORE

Staff Sgt. Michael Arumugam (center), Air Force Personnel Center and assistant noncommissioned officer-in-charge, receives his certificate of promotion during a noncommissioned officer ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Parr Club, Jan. 31, 2025.

TRICARE Online Patient Portal decommissioning: Download your health records now
January 23, 2025 — On April 1, the TRICARE Online Patient Portal will no longer be available. The Department of Defense’s new electronic health record — MHS GENESIS — has replaced the TOL Patient Portal. If you want to keep a copy of your legacy health records for personal use, you must download them from the TOL Patient Portal before April 1... MORE

Development ecosystem lays foundation for delivering combat-effective, agile, and adaptive airpower at scale
August 5, 2024 — Any future fight against a near-peer adversary will demand the U.S. Air Force deliver combat-effective, agile, and adaptive airpower at scale. This will require Airmen who can make quality decisions at the speed necessary for competition and combat timelines and developing future leaders who can do the same... MORE

DAF announces Spark Tank 2024 finalists
December 20, 2023 — The Spark Tank team presented the top 15 ideas identified through pairwise voting and subject matter expert evaluations from this year’s pool of submissions. DAF senior leaders convened to review and discuss the merits of each idea, reaching consensus to identify Spark Tank 2024’s six finalists... MORE

Commentary: Growing into leadership: from Airman to NCO
November 28, 2023 — Leadership is a hard concept to fully grasp, especially when you are new to being a leader. The Air Force looks to develop its Airmen, especially those who are promoting, by instilling leadership into their training... MORE

The Airman Leadership School graduate coin being presented alongside the U.S. symbol and the Public Affairs occupational badge at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov 17, 2023. Coins are given to ALS graduates upon completion of the course and shows proof of the graduation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Nicholas Larsen)

Life coach, mentor, advocate: ‘Help me to get one more’
April 4, 2022 — Every Airman has a story. Some are good, some are not so good, and some will leave a lasting legacy. For Master Sgt. Marcus Prentiss, the Air Force Personnel Center’s cyber systems (1D7) assignments deputy functional manager responsible for assigning more than 22,000 Airmen and cyber capabilities worldwide, his story started rough and transformed into something bigger beginning in November 2005... MORE

Master Sergeant Marcus Prentiss, Air Force Personnel Center’s cyber systems (1D7) assignments deputy functional manager and life coach.

Ready to level up? Air Force offers civilians various academic programs to earn degree
February 11, 2021 — In addition to the Civilian Tuition Assistance Program, the Department of the Air Force offers three academic programs for Air Force and Space Force civilians to enhance their level of education. ... MORE

Total Force officer, enlisted and civilian personnel now have the ability to input their joint experiences within the MyVector platform, allowing members to, more effectively, report joint experiences when being selected for future development and assignments by commanders.

JBSA-Lackland lifeguards save Airman
July 3, 2019 — A day at the pool can be a time for cooling off, spending time with friends and just enjoying everything about being at the pool. However, for one Airman, the fun time became a nightmare. Four lifeguards stepped in, saving his life... MORE

Bailey Parker, Eric Medelez, Silvia Garcia and Savannah Delange, 502nd Force Support Squadron lifeguards, pose for a photo at the Warhawk pool,June 21, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Stepmother and son share BMT experience
December 14, 2017 — For Airman 1st Class Tyler Scott and his stepmother, Airman 1st Class Kelly Scott, the basic military training experience is something they will share and treasure together having graduated only eight weeks apart and being led by the same military training instructors... MORE

Joint Service Achievement Medal awarded to Montagu-Hunter Challenge volunteer Airmen
July 21, 2017 — Four Airmen from the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing were recently awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal for their volunteerism at the Defense Program Support Activity’s Montagu-Hunter Challenge May 19, 2017... MORE

U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Alexx Pons