NOVEMBER 19, 2025 – Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 2025 Holiday Assistance Program kicked off Nov. 12 at JBLM’s Garrison Headquarters on Lewis Main, representing another year of giving, from thankful donors to grateful service members. Thanks to the donation-based program, more than 600 military families at JBLM and Yakima Training Center will receive either a $35 voucher for … [Read more...]
Space Force Establishes Combat Forces Command
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - In a ceremony held at Peterson Space Force Base, Nov. 3, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman officially redesignated Space Operations Command as United States Space Force Combat Forces Command, marking a significant shift in the command's focus toward enhanced combat readiness and integrated space defense. U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Gregory … [Read more...]
Wilsbach Formally Installed as Chief of Staff
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - The United States Air Force remains “the strongest, most capable, and lethal force in the world,” Gen. Ken Wilsbach said Nov. 18 at a ceremony installing him as the service’s highest ranking military leader, promising to maintain air superiority and instill a “fly, fix, fight” mentality across the force. In remarks during the dignified “Assumption of … [Read more...]
Airman’s Quick Thinking Saves Infant’s Life
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - What began as a quiet autumn Sunday for Air Force Senior Airman Hannah Lillund quickly turned into a moment that would test her composure, skills and instinct. "I was just sitting on the couch relaxing," said Lillund, a 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron vehicle registration clerk stationed at Kapaun Air Station, Germany. "I heard someone yelling, 'Help … [Read more...]
USS Wichita Takes Over Southern Border Mission
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - The freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita departed Naval Station Mayport, Florida, to support U.S. Northern Command southern border operations, Nov. 14, 2025. Wichita assumes duties previously executed by the freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis. The ship will conduct similar operations as St. Louis in support of Northcom's border … [Read more...]