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CDC provides tips for preventing heat-related illness
July 14, 2023 — CDC provides tips for preventing heat-related illness... MORE

59th Dental Group changes command
July 14, 2023 — The Department of Defense’s largest dental service welcomed a new commander during the 59th Dental Group change of command ceremony on July 13, 2023, at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas... MORE

Service members stand for "presentation of colors"

JBSA First Sergeant Diamond Sharp Awards
July 13, 2023 — The Diamond Sharp Award is sponsored by the Joint Base San Antonio First Sergeants Council and recognizes outstanding Airmen who continually exceed the standard to meet the Air Force mission... MORE

Air Force releases latest field grade officer promotions
July 13, 2023 — The Air Force selected 562 active-duty officers for promotion to colonel and major during recent CY23B and CY23C central selection boards... MORE

AFSVC announces 2023 Air Force Art Contest winners
July 13, 2023 — The Air Force Services Center announced the winners of the 2023 Air Force Art Contest July 11. ... MORE

Army chief nominee cites warfighting, recruiting as top priorities
July 13, 2023 — Army Gen. Randy A. George, who was nominated to serve as the chief of staff of the U.S. Army, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about what his priorities would be if he is confirmed... MORE

Two men sit next to each other outdoors and talk.

Space Force, Air Force sign MOA on Guardian uniform development
July 12, 2023 — Department of the Air Force senior executives signed a memorandum of agreement continuing the development of U.S. Space Force uniforms to accommodate all genders, life events and weather conditions July 11... MORE

Wade Yamada, deputy director of staff for the Office of the Chief of Space Operations, and Lea Kirkwood, director of the Agile Combat Support Directorate for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, pose after signing a memorandum of agreement at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., July 11, 2023. The agreement documented the partnership between the two organizations to develop, procure and provide ongoing support for new Space Force uniforms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

AETC commander visits 502nd Air Base Wing, 12th Flying Training Wing members
July 11, 2023 — Members of the AETC command team, Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, and his wife, Maureen, Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, AETC command chief, and his wife, Vickie, visited the 502nd Air Base Wing headquarters and other locations at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, as well as the 12th Flying Training Wing at JBSA-Randolph July 6... MORE

Lt. Gen. Robinson visits Randolph Air Force Base

59th Medical Wing, VelocityTX partner to advance military research
July 11, 2023 — The 59th Medical Wing recently entered a new partnership with Texas nonprofit organization, VelocityTX, to advance military medical research and development... MORE

Process over outcome: Guardian makes history as Top BMT Graduate
July 11, 2023 — U.S. Space Force Specialist 3 Dakota Desrosiers, an all-source intelligence analyst, made BMT history as the first USSF-trained Guardian to be named both the USSF Top Performer and Top Graduate... MORE

U.S. Space Force Specialist 3 Dakota Desrosiers, all-source intelligence analyst, center, leads Basic Military Training graduates in reciting the Airman’s Creed during a coining ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland, Texas, on June 21, 2023.

3rd Audiovisual Squadron welcomes new commander
July 11, 2023 — U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karl Wiest officially handed over command of the 3rd Audiovisual Squadron to Air Force Maj. Korey Fratini at a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland July 7, 2023... MORE

Defender’s drone deploys in minutes to detect threats
July 11, 2023 — Tech. Sgt. Dustin Spooner, noncommissioned officer in charge of concepts and innovations for the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, has an innovative idea to enhance the operational success of small unmanned aerial systems across the Air Force enterprise... MORE

DOD destroys last chemical weapons in arsenal
July 11, 2023 — Defense Department employees made history by destroying the last chemical weapon in the U.S. military arsenal at Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky... MORE

Operators wearing protective gear move objects in a warehouse-like area.

Department of the Air Force rolls out Climate Campaign Plan
July 11, 2023 — The Climate Campaign Plan is the implementation portion of the Climate Action Plan and breaks down the strategy through specific and measurable objectives and key results... MORE

DAF Climate Campaign Plan cover thumbnail.

Austin praises outgoing Commandant, underscores Marine Corps' readiness
July 11, 2023 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III credited outgoing Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger's leadership in underscoring the Corps' adaptability in the face of a rapidly changing national security landscape. ... MORE

The secretary of defense participates in a ceremony.

Army warrant officers continue legacy of technical expertise
July 10, 2023 — The Army Warrant Officer Corps turns 105 this year. On July 9, 1918, the Army created the Army Mine Planter Service as part of the Coast Artillery Corps, forming the warrant officer corps along with it. Warrant officers were appointed to serve as masters, mates, chief engineers and assistant engineers on mine planting vessels... MORE

Air Force delays some PCSs, bonuses
July 10, 2023 — Higher-than-projected personnel costs are driving a shortfall in FY23 military personnel appropriation. This will have temporary consequences for PCSs, SRBs, and aviation bonuses... MORE

688th Cyberspace Wing welcomes incoming commander
July 10, 2023 — The 688th Cyberspace Wing welcomed its incoming commander during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on June 29, 2023. Col. James Hewitt passed the guidon to Col. Joshua Rockhill as part of the symbolic military tradition at the Lackland Gateway Club. Maj. Gen. David. M. Gaedecke, outgoing Vice Commander, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), presided over the ceremony... MORE

Cyberspace Citizen Airmen reinforce interoperability during Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD UNIFIED VISION
July 10, 2023 — Members of Air Force Reserve Command joined members of Air Combat Command, U.S. Army, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) for the multi-phase Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD UNIFIED VISION at Coldfoot, Alaska, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma and Comox, British Columbia, Canada from June 12-22, 2023. The exercise served as a vital platform for honing operational readiness to enhance Agile Combat Employment (ACE). In total, this exercise integrated 23 countries, over 220 joint partners and allies, and included members from all three AFRC NAFs and 13 units under the 960th Cyberspace Wing, AFRC's only cyberspace wing... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Laramie Grisba, a radio frequency transmission systems specialist, 55th Combat Communications Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma attaches a high frequency radio communication device to a protective frame while getting communications set up in Coldfoot, Alaska as part of Exercise AGILE BLIZZARD-UNIFIED VISION Phase II on June 11, 2023. The equipment for the Alaska portion of the exercise was powered, almost exclusively, by electrical power derived from the convoy vehicles and batteries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)

37th Training Wing command chief retires after nearly 30 years of service
July 10, 2023 — Nearly three decades since joining the Air Force in 1994, Chief Master Sgt. Michael Morgan, 37th Training Wing command chief, ended his career in the very same place it began... MORE