FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - The 908th Flying Training Wing supported a robotics competition Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The 908th FTW provided a MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter as a static display, allowing attendees to take photos and ask questions about the unit and the aircraft. The robotics competition brought together bright young minds from … [Read more...]
Space-A Travel Returns With Expanded Flight Availability
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 – Space Available travel has returned to Scott Air Force Base, thanks to a partnership between the 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron and other units on Scott after facing setbacks following COVID-19. The program is operational and available for eligible personnel, and passengers can expect it to be fully operational by March 1. “The Space-A program … [Read more...]
Airman Awarded Red Cross Certificate of Merit
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - Staff Sgt. Christopher Rickenbach, a 355th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, was awarded the Red Cross Certificate of Merit for administering life-saving actions, in Oro Valley, Arizona, Feb. 4. The Red Cross Certificate of Merit is the highest award given to an individual who saved or sustained life using skills learned … [Read more...]
DoD Names Crew as Top Maintenance Performers
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - The Defense Department recently presented the 2024 Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence to sailors attached to the maintenance crew of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island. Presented annually to honor DOD's top-performing field-level maintenance unit, the Phoenix Award was presented to representatives of the Makin Island at the 2024 … [Read more...]
TRICARE Pharmacy Network Adds Kroger Pharmacies
FEBRUARY 7, 2025 – On Feb. 5, the Kroger Family of Pharmacies rejoined the TRICARE Pharmacy Program network. This means that TRICARE beneficiaries now have access to over 2,200 additional network pharmacies across 35 states. These pharmacies are in rural, suburban, and urban locations. Kroger Pharmacy is a retail network pharmacy, which means that you’ll pay network pharmacy … [Read more...]