JANUARY 6, 2026 – The runway trembles as U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs surge forward, heat waves dancing behind their engines. The low growl builds to a thunder, echoing across the skies of the Pacific. At the heart of that power is the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of the U.S. Air … [Read more...]
DoW Partners to Expand Munitions Production
JANUARY 6, 2026 - The Department of War (DoW), working in partnership with Lockheed Martin, today announced the signing of a landmark framework agreement that establishes a transformative new acquisition model to expand munitions production and procurement—one that delivers long-term demand certainty, incentivizing industrial investment to increase production, cut lead times, … [Read more...]
Air Force Closes Out 2025 with Victories
JANUARY 6, 2026 - Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) closed out 2025 with a series of decisive victories, sustaining combat airpower against terrorist threats, expanding coalition integration across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, and advancing agile employment and base defense technologies to sharpen readiness and deterrence. From the successful strikes … [Read more...]
Defense Health Agency Launches Privileging Process
JANUARY 6, 2026 - Through meticulous, rigorous training, the Defense Health Agency launched a streamlined provider-privileging process that allows health care providers to care for patients right away in any military hospital or clinic. As of Oct. 15, 2025, Military Health System providers will retain their clinical privileges when moving between stateside and overseas … [Read more...]
Guardsmen Serve the Nation’s Capital
JANUARY 6, 2025 — For Soldiers and Airmen supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, service in the Nation’s Capital has become more than a duty; it has become an opportunity to strengthen public trust, support civil authorities and gain real-world experience while protecting the community they serve. Assigned to Joint Task Force–District of Columbia, Guardsmen from … [Read more...]