FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - In 1917, the Army Sanitary Corps was created to combat infectious diseases during WWI. Evolving from the Army Sanitary Corps in 1949, the Air Force Medical Service was born. After nearly 20 years of expansion and reorganization of the AFMS, Special Order GA-5 was signed by General Curtis Lemay, which established the BSC on January 28, 1965. Since its … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2025
Navy Supports Migrant Operations at Guantanamo
250131-N-SK336-1113 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Jan. 31, 2025) - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19) sits moored at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) with the ship’s crew supporting the expansion of the base’s Migrant Operations Center as part of Operation Southern Guard. January 31, 2025. At the direction of the President of the United States to … [Read more...]
Special Ops ‘Care Coalitions’ Aid Recovery
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Army Capt. Timothy Bible stared hopelessly at the beige ceiling tiles and fluorescent lights above his hospital bed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. It was January 2010, more than a month since his leg was amputated above the knee — what remained would take months to heal. Bible's mind raced with questions. What would … [Read more...]
Texas Combat Squadron Enhances Readiness
Members of the 221st Combat Communications Squadron depart a Texas Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook belonging to the 149th Aviation Battalion during Exercise FrostByte ACE, at Fort Wolters Training Site, Mineral Wells, Texas, January 30th, 2025. FrostByte ACE is a nine-day exercise that allows Airmen to train crucial skills in setting up forward positions in austere … [Read more...]
Navy Seeks Feedback to Improve Bases
FEBRUARY 4, 2025 – Top leaders overseeing base operations are actively seeking feedback and ideas from Sailors on how the Navy can improve installation quality of service programs. Programs offered at Navy installations include unaccompanied and family housing; Fleet and Family Support Centers; Child and Youth Programs; Morale, Welfare, and Recreation facilities and … [Read more...]