JULY 23, 2025 - To enhance the lethality of individual Marine warfighters, 25 School of Infantry-West instructors will spend the summer testing a new design for Marine Corps Systems Command’s (MARCORSYSCOM) Optional Boot Program. This model, which features lighter weight materials, unique drainage ports for improved breathability, and improved ergonomics to reduce leg and … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2025
General Lamontagne Visits Airmen in Hawaii
Airmen assigned to the 735th Air Mobility Squadron aircraft maintenance unit brief Gen. Johnny Lamontagne, Air Mobility Command Commander during a squadron visit at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawai’i, July 12, 2025. Lamontagne visited the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing squadrons during the U.S. Air Force Department-Level Exercise, to see how the Pacific oriented AMC … [Read more...]
Army and Marines Train Together, Making Stronger Ties
JULY 23, 2025 - Confidence and mutual respect are the words to describe the working relationship between the Soldiers from the Airborne Test Force (ATF) at Yuma Test Center and the Marines from the Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) at Marine Corps Air Station-Yuma. The two branches serving in Yuma County recently worked together for a Helicopter Sling … [Read more...]
Your TRICARE Pharmacy Program Benefit
JULY 23, 2025 - Have you recently refilled a prescription at a military pharmacy? If so, you may know that military pharmacies have different procedures than civilian pharmacies. When a provider issues a new prescription to a military pharmacy, you need to activate the prescription before a pharmacist fills it. Recently, the Defense Health Agency has developed and updated … [Read more...]
Chief Master Sergeant Visits Airmen Across Africa
JULY 23, 2025 - Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi met with Airmen across East Africa during a recent multi-base visit, where he observed how small, agile teams are delivering results in one of the most strategically significant and operationally complex regions in the world. From low-resource expeditionary hubs to forward operating locations facing real … [Read more...]