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  • 24/7 Vigilance: inside Maxwell's Command Post

    At the center of Maxwell Air Force Base’s emergency response and daily operations, the Command Post houses a small, 24/7 team ensuring commanders never miss a critical moment.

  • 33 FW welcomes 2025 honorary commanders

    The 33rd Fighter Wing welcomed nine civic leaders into the 2025 Honorary Commanders Program during an induction ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, December 12, 2025. The wing’s HCC program is an initiative designed to foster partnerships between the military and the local community,

  • Laughlin children partake in Junior Deployment

    U.S. Air Force airmen from the 47th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) and Junior Deployment participants gather together in a group huddle during a Junior Deployment event at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 21, 2025. The 47th OSS airmen served as group leaders for some participant groups. (U.S.

  • Department of War releases 2026 Basic Allowance for Housing rates

    The Department of War released the 2026 basic allowance for housing rates Dec. 11. The basic allowance for housing rates will increase by an average of 4.2 percent, and an estimated $29.9 billion will be paid to approximately one million service members. The new rates will take effect Jan. 1, 2026.

  • T-7A Red Hawk Lands at JBSA-Randolph

    The U.S. Air Force’s first T-7A Red Hawk assigned to Air Education and Training Command arrived Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at the 12th Flying Training Wing, marking a major milestone in the modernization of pilot training.

  • OTS graduates make history in new Space Force service dress

    The dawn of a new era in military service unfolds as the first newly commissioned U.S. Space Force Guardians to wear the service’s new dress uniforms graduated from Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Dec. 4, 2025