APRIL 3, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force updated its Air Force and Space Force SkillBridge programs to balance operational readiness and transition assistance to Airmen and Guardians. This update adjusts the length of program participation into rank-specific categories and clarifies specific commander levels required to approve applications related to a service member’s … [Read more...]
Understanding the TRICARE Claims Process
APRIL 3, 2026 - When you receive a service, medication, or treatment as part of your TRICARE benefit, filing a claim is the way your provider gets reimbursed for their services. If you pay for services up front, filing a claim is how you get reimbursed. Read more to learn about when you need to file your own claim, how to view claim information, and how you can appeal a denied … [Read more...]
Service Members Can Carry Private Firearms on Installations
APRIL 3, 2026 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing military installation commanders to allow War Department personnel — namely, uniformed service members — to request to carry privately owned firearms while in their nonofficial duty capacity on DOW property within the United States. "Before today, it was virtually impossible … for War Department … [Read more...]
Guard Annual Training Integrates with Combat Training
APRIL 2, 2026 — Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment trained alongside the 82nd Airborne Division during a combat training center rotation 15-20 March, marking the first time a Guard unit has integrated into an active-duty rotation under the National Guard’s new Minuteman Rotation concept. The Minuteman concept … [Read more...]
Space Force Continues to Lead On Acquisition Transformation
APRIL 2, 2026 - Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman outlined his vision for the Space Force's future in a comprehensive address at a Mitchell Institute Spacepower Security Forum, April 1, 2026. He emphasized that deliberate, long-term planning is crucial for equipping the force to win in an era of high-end strategic competition, ensuring combat-ready capabilities are … [Read more...]