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Taking care of your mental health should be among your top priorities. Did you know the VA offers free online mental health courses? If you're a veteran who is suffering from anger, insomnia, substance abuse, or more, the VA has an online mental health resource for you. It's free, confidential, and available 24/7. VA News ~ "Knowledge is power: Free online mental health courses. Self-paced mental health tools Veterans can use anytime Are you a Veteran facing common challe

This past week, there were several flights to Europe with open seats from some of the east coast terminals, Travis AFB had a couple of flights to Japan, Ramstein had several flights back to Joint Base Charleston, and Joint Base Charleston flew to the west coast and Alaska. Check it out! Military Space-A Air travel is all about finding available seats. Here is a snapshot of the major CONUS and OCONUS Passenger Terminals' available seats and usage for April 8th-April 15th. Thi

Fort Bragg Garrison Commander, Col. Chad Mixon, and members of Centinel Public Partnerships, members of InterContinental Hotels Group Army Hotels, officially opens the Candlewood Suites hotel with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Fort Bragg, Apr. 14, 2026. Greater Fayetteville Business Journal ~ "Centinel Public Partnerships, in collaboration with IHG® Army Hotels, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Candlewood Suites on Fort Bragg and shared an exclusive preview of Norma

We posted some months ago about the merging and rebranding of the Navy Gateway Inns and Suites to the new Navy Inn and Navy Inn Crew Stay. The first of the Navy Inn Crew Stay has finally opened up at NAS Fallon in Nevada! Capt. Michael Haymon, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station Fallon; retired Rear Adm. Robert J. Bianchi, Chief Executive Officer, Navy Exchange Service Command and Ron Loman, Senior Vice President, NEXCOM Hospitality Group along with Navy Inn Crew Stay Fall

This week's featured Military lodging is the Key West Vacation Rentals in beautiful Key West, Florida! Key West Vacation Rentals is a mix of townhomes and cottages available for daily rent. Rentals are located at Trumbo Point, Key West Naval Air Station in Florida. The lodging offers two-bedroom cottages with double-sized beds and a full kitchen. The facility also offers three-bedroom townhomes with queen-sized beds and a full kitchen. Both rentals come with linens, and dail

This past week, there were more flights out of JB-MDL than we've ever seen before! It was a busy week for Space-A there and at various other installations. Check it out! Military Space-A Air travel is all about finding available seats. Here is a snapshot of the major CONUS and OCONUS Passenger Terminals' available seats and usage for March 26th to April 2nd. This information can give you an overview of the best time of the year to travel Space-A Air and the best destinations

This week’s featured Military camping facility is the Bellows Air Force Station Recreation Area in Hawaii! This campsite is located within Bellows Air Force Station on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Active duty service members, National Guard service members, reservists, retirees, and Department of Defense employed civilians are welcome to stay here. Reservations are strongly encouraged; reservations can be made up to 13 months in advance. With 107 beachside cabins, 16 air-condi

This week's featured Military lodging is the Pacific Views Lodge on Camp Pendleton in California! Offering TLF and Deluxe Room accommodations all with ocean views, Pacific Views Lodge is an excellent choice for travelers. All rooms are modern in style and provide either a queen or king bed, private bath, coffee maker, microwave, refrigerator, flat screen TV and high-speed internet access. Other amenities include complimentary breakfast, business center access, laundry facili

The Patriot Express (PE), also called "the rotator", are military flights but are similar to regular commercial flights. These flights have meals, flight attendants, and movies, and are not cargo planes but typical passenger aircraft. Only those who have a Military ID and their accompanying dependents can fly the Patriot Express. There are several Patriot Express AMC terminals: Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) in MD, Norfolk Naval Station in VA, and the Seat

There were many open seats on flights this past week. Travis in CA had several flights to HI, Dover flew to AK, CA, Germany, and the UK, SeaTac had its usual flights to Korea and Japan. Check it out! Military Space-A Air travel is all about finding available seats. Here is a snapshot of the major CONUS and OCONUS Passenger Terminals' available seats and usage for March 11th to March 18th, 2026. This information can give you an overview of the best time of the year to travel

This week's featured military lodging is the Kilauea Military Camp, located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii! This place just might be one of the most interesting places you’ve been! The area is beautiful and its history intriguing. Since it first opened in 1916, the Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) has hosted many distinguished visitors over the years. Offering 90 one, two and three-bedroom cottages and apartments, each unit includes a mini-refrig

An LC-130 Skibird from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing lands at McMurdo Station, Antarctica February 9, 2026. The LC-130 is equipped with skis that allow it to land on icy and snowy terrain where other aircraft would struggle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Matthew Baldwin) | Courtesy Photo Air Mobility Command DVIDS ~ "New York Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing Airmen conduct one of the most unique airlift missions in the world, flying the only C-130

This week's featured Space-A Air terminal of the week is Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The McGuire Air Force Base (Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst) passenger terminal has frequent flights to Andrew AFB in Maryland, Baltimore/Washington Airport (BWI), and Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Recent flights also include Miami FL and Dover DE. The McGuire AFB passenger terminal lounge offers restrooms, showers, TV, and more. The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst libe

This week's featured Military camping facility is the Hurlburt Field FamCamp in Florida! The Hurlburt Field FamCamp is nestled between Panama City and Pensacola, and is less than a 30 min drive west of Destin, FL. The campground offers 48 paved RV sites with full water, sewage, and 30/50 amp hookups, as well as tent sites with no utilities and some overflow sites with no hookups. Leashed pets are allowed in the campground, and some restrictions apply. This FamCamp is open y

The Patriot Express (PE), also called "the rotator", are military flights but are similar to regular commercial flights. These flights have meals, flight attendants, and movies, and are not cargo planes but typical passenger aircraft. Only those who have a Military ID and their accompanying dependents can fly the Patriot Express. There are several Patriot Express AMC terminals: Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) in MD, Norfolk Naval Station in VA, and the Seat

Military Space-A Air travel is all about finding available seats. Here is a snapshot of the major CONUS and OCONUS Passenger Terminals' available seats and usage for February 18th to February 25th, 2026. This information can give you an overview of the best time of the year to travel Space-A Air and the best destinations. Staying flexible while studying flights for a future Space-A Air trip is essential. Check out different flight plans with multiple layovers vs. direct fligh

This week’s featured lodging facility is the Inns of the Corps Mountain View at Twentynine Palms in California. The newly constructed Inn features 76 rooms which provide comfortable lodging for active and retired military, DOD civilians, and those on PCS and TAD orders.  The Inns of the Corps Mountain View features a fitness room, business center, training and conference area, barbeque grill locations, and plenty of space.  You’ll also find a laundromat, vending area, mic

This past week, there were some cross country flights out of JB Charleston, JB MDL, McChord, Travis AFB, and more. McChord had a couple of flights to the Dominican Republic with no takers, Dover had 9 flights to Ramstein in Germany. Check it out! Military Space-A Air travel is all about finding available seats. Here is a snapshot of the major CONUS and OCONUS Passenger Terminals' available seats and usage for February 11th to February 18th, 2026. This information can give y

TRICARE Newsroom ~    "Are you enrolled in a TRICARE Prime plan? If you see a primary care manager at a military hospital or clinic , you may now have a new way to get urgent care. The Defense Health Agency has expanded its virtual urgent care options in the U.S. This allows TRICARE Prime enrollees ages 12 and older to schedule virtual urgent care through the Military Health System Nurse Advice Line . 'Now, if your local military clinic is booked, you can call the MHS N

IHG Army Hotels recently completed renovations at the hotels on Fort Polk, For Leonard Wood, and White Sands Missile Range, bringing beautiful updates to the Army lodging program. HHR Hotel News ~ "IHG Army Hotels, in partnership with Centinel, has completed renovations at several properties on U.S. Army installations as part of the ongoing Privatization of Army Lodging (PAL) program, which began in 2009. The IHG Army Hotels portfolio includes more than 13,000 rooms across 40

This past week, there were many open seats and no unusual flights, with the exception of JB Charleston that flew to Honduras with 1 lucky space-a passenger on board. McChord flew to Germany, HI, CA, CO; JB Pearl Harbor flew to Guam, Asia and CA. Check it out! Military Space-A Air travel is all about finding available seats. Here is a snapshot of the major CONUS and OCONUS Passenger Terminals' available seats and usage for February 4th to February 11th, 2026. This information