The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
Our military medical center remains open and we’re continuing to provide healthcare services. Scheduled appointments and procedures are proceeding as planned, and new appointments continue to be booked. For the latest information regarding TRICARE benefits during this period, please visit www.tricare.mil/shutdown

Please be assured, our commitment to providing exceptional care to you remains our highest priority.

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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force #5 (ret.) Robert Gaylor poses with Brig. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, 59th Medical Wing commander (left), Col. Kristen Beals, 59th MDW deputy commander (middle right), and Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Earls, 59th MDW command chief (right), at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 2, 2023. As CMSAF, Gaylor traveled extensively, listening to Airmen and discussing changes such as maternity uniforms for female Airmen, and addressing an ongoing institutional drug and alcohol problem. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)


CMSAF #5 Robert Gaylor shares “three words” with 59th MDW

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force #5 (ret.) Robert Gaylor poses with Brig. Gen. Jeannine Ryder, 59th Medical Wing commander (left), Col. Kristen Beals, 59th MDW deputy commander (middle right), and Chief Master Sgt. Kristy Earls, 59th MDW command chief (right), at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 2, 2023. As CMSAF, Gaylor traveled extensively, listening to Airmen and discussing changes such as maternity uniforms for female Airmen, and addressing an ongoing institutional drug and alcohol problem. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

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