Online Prescription Tracking Available to Vets
Veterans now can keep track of their mail-order prescription requests any time of the day or night, through the Department …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersTRICARE Issues Emergency Alerts
TRICARE, the Defense Department’s managed health-care system, has declared states of emergency in several stateside regions. As such, because beneficiaries …More
Coast Guard Rescues Stricken Fishing Vessel
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Polar Star successfully completed a two-week effort to rescue the crew of the …More
Judge Tosses Futenma Lawsuit
A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Okinawan citizens, which sought to stop relocation of …More
Suicide Prevention Bill Becoming Law
With its passage by both houses of Congress, a law aimed at bolstering suicide-intervention programs among service members headed to …More
Panel Proposes Sweeping Changes to Retirement System
The current military retirement system would be replaced by one akin to civilian plans, under changes proposed by a congressionally …More
Proposed 2016 Army Budget: $126.5 Billion
The Obama administration is requesting $126.5 billion in funds for fiscal year 2016, roughly 45 percent of which would cover …More
Proposed 2016 Navy Budget: $161 Billion
The Obama administration’s proposed $161 billion funding request for the Navy in fiscal year 2016 includes $44.4 billion for procurement. …More
Proposed 2016 Air Force Budget: $122.2 Billion
The Obama administration’s proposed $122.2 billion funding request for the Air Force focuses on the service’s commitment to divest itself …More
Test of Anti-Ship Missile Successful
The Navy, Air Force and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully completed a test Feb. 4 of the …More
NBC Releases Statement Regarding Anchor’s Suspension
In the aftermath of revelations that NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams fabricated significant portions of stories he reported during …More
Sexual Assaults at Academies Decline
Reports of unwanted sexual contact declined in 2014 at the service academies, the Pentagon reported Feb. 11. Gleaning results from …More
West Africa Mission Drawing to a Close
With the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa waning, most service members who had deployed to help fight the disease …More
16 DoD Budget Proposal: $585.2 Billion
The Obama administration submitted a $585.2 billion Defense Department budget request for 2016 to Capitol Hill, which it claims would …More
1.3-Percent Pay Raise Proposed
Service members would receive a 1.3-percent pay raise next Jan. 1, under the Obama administration’s proposed 2016 defense-spending bill. Limited …More
TRICARE Options Would Be Consolidated
While the administration adheres to the commitment to free health care for active-duty service members, other beneficiaries of military health …More
CBO: ‘Hire More Heroes’ Would Add to Deficit
A measure that would remove employers’ requirements to include employees who already have coverage through either TRICARE or the Department …More
VA: 30 Percent of All Federal Employees are Vets
Thirty percent of all employees of the federal government executive branch are veterans, according to the latest statistics by the …More
Next Air Force One Selected
The Air Force has selected the Boeing 747-8 as the next presidential aircraft. The most modern iteration of the venerable …More
‘Peeping Tom’ Filming Incident Under Investigation
A Navy lieutenant is facing an investigation following allegations that he illegally tried to record on video women while they …More
Report: AF Instructor Imprisoned for Rape
Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Silva was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping two women while he served …More
Hagel: Gitmo Closing Will Be ‘Difficult’
Outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel believes closing the detainee prison at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, will be “difficult.” Speaking …More
Gitmo Commander Fired
The commander of Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, Capt. John R. Nettleton, has been fired. According to a report first …More
Last Perry Class Frigate Decommissioned
With the Jan. 23 decommissioning of the USS Rodney M. Davis, the Navy bade goodbye to the last Oliver Hazard …More
VA Reorganizes Regional Maps
The Department of Veterans Affairs has reorganized its organizational maps into five regions, as part of the beleaguered agency’s continuing …More
General’s A-10 Comments Draw IG’s Attention
The Air Force dismissed marks made by a senior officer likening support for the A-10 Thunderbolt II to “treason,” but …More
Nuke Force Cost Through ’25 Pegged at $348b
The Obama administration’s plans to fund the nation’s nuclear forces through 2024 would cost roughly $35 billion annually, totaling $348 …More
Dempsey Lashes Out at Sequestration
Sequestration and the severe budget constraints brought on by the Budget Control Act of 2011 are wreaking havoc on the …More
Army Distributes Federal Post Card Applications
The Army has distributed electronic and hard copies of Federal Post Card Applications (FPCA) to all soldiers, as a first …More
Ranger Course Opens for Women
When the next Ranger Course begins this spring, female soldiers will be allowed to take part for the first time …More
