SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 - In support of the Department of the Air Force “Culture of Fitness” initiative, the Air Force unveiled changes to its Physical Fitness Assessment and a new fitness program, which will apply to Total Force Airmen. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, the Air Force will pause all PFA testing to facilitate the transition to the updated program. The Air Force will then … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2025
TRICARE Can Help You Manage Chronic Health Conditions
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 - Living with a chronic health condition can feel hard. But you don’t have to do it alone. TRICARE offers programs and coverage to help you live better with chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, anxiety, and depression. “Managing a chronic condition is easier when you have the right support and resources,” said Dr. Stacy Usher, lead … [Read more...]
From Combat Veteran to TV Star
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 - Actor Larry Wilcox, best known for his leading role as a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer and later as a captain in the TV series CHiPs, which aired from 1977 to 1983, was also a Marine Corps combat veteran. In May 1967, Wilcox went to boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. He served as a field artilleryman assigned to 2nd … [Read more...]
Meink Stresses Funding to Maintain Air, Space Superiority
SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 - In his most high-profile speech since becoming Secretary of the Air Force in May, Troy Meink emphasized familiar themes – the need to perfect readiness, the necessity to modernize the Air Force and Space Force and remaining focused on "taking care of our people." "We must do what we’ve done many times in the past – work to maintain air and space … [Read more...]
General Underscores Need to Outpace Adversaries
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 - During a keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, today, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin spoke of the service's recent successes — both real-world and exercise-based — while also underscoring the importance of keeping a winning pace when facing our nation's … [Read more...]