Warning Issued To Avoid TSP Apps
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and the Federal Retirement Thrift Savings Board are advising service members and government …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersTRICARE Signup Deadline Looms for Reservists
Reservists and retired reservists who receive health-care coverage through TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve Select must sign up …More
Navy Conducts Survey on Women’s Uniforms
The Navy has selected 16,000 female officers and enlisted sailors to take part in a random online survey of their …More
Efficient Power System Debuts at Post
The Army introduced its first microgrid power-supply system May 16, which would meet energy needs and provide at least a …More
VA Launches Campaign To Tackle Backlog
The Department of Veterans Affairs is joining with two key veterans’ service organizations – the American Legion and the Disabled …More
Army EEO Advisor Faces Probe
A Fort Hood, Texas-based non-commissioned officer assigned to help victims of sexual harassment and assault is under investigation for allegedly …More
DEERS Procedure Tightens
Base offices that issue identification cards no longer can update information for those cards automatically. Information contained in the Defense …More
Missile-Defense Test Successful
The crew of the frigate Lake Erie has completed a successful test flight of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. …More
Coast Guard Crews Stop Illegal Fishing
An HU-25 Falcon air crew and a boat crew from Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, intercepted a Mexican …More
Hagel: Civilians Can Expect 11 Furlough Days
Driven by sequestration budget cuts, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced May 14 that civilian Defense Department employees each can expect …More
Navy Conducts Successful Carrier-Based UAV Launch
The Navy conducted its first-ever catapult launch of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the flight deck of an aircraft …More
Hill Hears of Sequestration Consequences
The Pentagon’s chief financial guru outlined the likely ramifications of severe budget cuts under sequestration, calling them "devastating to military …More
Army: Field-Grade Officers Must Express
Interest in Command Slots Beginning in September, Army colonels and lieutenant colonels who wish to be considered for command positions …More
Navy Exchanges To Meet Online Retail Prices
The Navy Exchange (NEX) announced May 13 that it would now match online prices charged by the retailers Walmart.com, Target.com, …More
Navy Qualifies Special Pay Requirement
Sailors serving in "uniquely challenging assignments" will not qualify for annual special duty assignment pay they should be earning unless …More
Report: Japanese Mayor Suggests U.S. Troops Use Brothels
The mayor of Osaka, Japan, recently suggested to the commander of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, that Marines there …More
First Lady Unveils Vets’ Program
More service members will have the chance to land good-paying and secure jobs in information technology once they hang up …More
Proposed ’14 VA Budget Targets Homelessness, Joblessness
Homeless and unemployed veterans would receive help stabilizing their lives, under provisions of the Obama administration’s proposed 2014 budget for …More
Pentagon: No Religion-Based Court Martials Planned
The Defense Department moved to quash rumors spread on the Internet that the services intended to court-martial some service members …More
House Panel Approves Limits to VA Executives’ Bonuses
The House Veterans Affairs Committee approved a provision that would place a five-year moratorium upon bonuses for executives at the …More
Report: Sexual Assault Reports Up
Reports of sexual assaults involving service members increased six percent in 2012, compared with 2011, according to a Pentagon report …More
Navy Christens USS Anchorage
The Navy christened its newest amphibious transport dock, the USS Anchorage, during a May 4 ceremony at its namesake city …More
First Class of Women Completes Artillery Training
The first class of women completed training on the Multiple Launch Rocket System at Fort Sill, Okla., May 3, and …More
Marine Awarded Silver Star Medal
Staff Sgt. Daniel W. Ridgeway, a team leader with a Marine explosive-ordnance disposal unit, received the Silver Star medal during …More
3 Die as KC-135 Crashes
An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueler crashed May 3 in the mountains of northern Kyrgyzstan, killing three crewmembers. The …More
Pentagon Considers Base Closures in Europe
The Defense Department wants to reduce its footprint in Europe, to correspond with the reduction in troop strength there. Following …More
Recruiting Largely Holds Steady
The Army Reserve is the only component of the armed services to miss its recruiting goal for the 12-month period …More
Think Tank Calls for “Sustainable” Pay, Benefits
The Pentagon must rein in skyrocketing pay and benefits costs without breaking faith with those who serve, stated military-budget analysts …More
Suicide-Attempt Conviction Overturned
The military’s highest civilian appellate court has ruled that a service member’s genuine suicide attempt does not violate good order …More
Insurance Benefits Change for Dual-Service Couples
Service members who are married to other service members no longer are enrolled automatically in the Family Servicemembers’ Group Life …More
