MARCH 26, 2025 – A Tennessee Army National Guard flight crew based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park March 22. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, the Tennessee National Guard and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency were notified an injured hiker needed medical assistance and rapid transport to a nearby … [Read more...]
Annual Aircrew Engagement Survey Now Open for Airmen
MARCH 26, 2025 - The Air Force Aircrew Crisis Task Force invites all aircrew members to share perspective on their careers through the annual Aircrew Engagement Survey open from March 6-April 16. Aircrew members should have received the 2025 ACTF Aircrew Engagement Survey via email. This year’s survey looks significantly different than the previous surveys as ACTF seeks … [Read more...]
TRICARE Online Patient Portal Ending
MARCH 26, 2025 - On April 1, the TRICARE Online Patient Portal will no longer be available. The Department of Defense’s new electronic health record — MHS GENESIS — has replaced the TOL Patient Portal. As part of the transition, the DoD is decommissioning the TOL Patient Portal. If you want to keep a copy of your legacy health records for personal use, you must download them … [Read more...]
Navy Seeks to Streamline Shipbuilding
MARCH 26, 2025 - The United States projects its presence around the globe through its warships, impacting geopolitical decisions daily while maintaining the American way of life, said Brett A. Seidle, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition. Seidle testified today before the Senate Armed Services Committee's subcommittee on seapower … [Read more...]
Troops Now Patrolling the Southern Border
MARCH 26, 2025 - Service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border have a new directive: conduct patrols. Until now, the U.S. military mission at the southern border has been static. Service members have been engaged mostly in stationary detection and monitoring activities. But no longer. On March 20, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order allowing … [Read more...]