MAY 1, 2025 - Do you live in the West Region? Do you have TRICARE Prime? You should know that the Defense Health Agency has extended the West Region referral approval waiver through June 30. TRICARE-authorized specialty care providers don’t need to wait for TriWest Healthcare Alliance to approve referrals issued by your primary care manager before providing outpatient … [Read more...]
Letter to the Force: Army Transformation Initiative
MAY 1, 2025 - Army Leaders, Battlefields across the world are changing at a rapid pace. Autonomous systems are becoming more lethal and less expensive. Sensors and decoys are everywhere. Dual-use technologies are continuously evolving and outpacing our processes to defeat them. To maintain our edge on the battlefield, our Army will transform to a leaner, more lethal force by … [Read more...]
Units Join Forces for Aerial Wildfire Training
A C-130 (MAFFS 9) from Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing performs a water drop April 24, 2025, during Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) Spring Training 2025, hosted by the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing. This particular part of the training was conducted in the Angeles National Forest near Green Valley, California from April 21-27, … [Read more...]
NASCAR Winner Honors the Fallen
2024 Charlotte Motor Speedway and Coca-Cola 600 Champion Christopher Bell and Coca-Cola Consolidated President and COO David Katz participate in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released) MAY … [Read more...]
Aerial Refueling Between Three Nations
A KC-46A assigned to the 418th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base positions to refuel a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail in the airspace near Edwards. Aircrews from the USAF, RAAF, and Royal Air Force worked together to rapidly certify this enhanced combat capability for the RAAF E-7A fleet. The trilateral test also allowed the United Kingdom and United … [Read more...]