AAFES Eyes Portable Communications Services
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) is planning to provide a group of telephone, cable television and Internet …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersArmy Sgts. Major Course May Add Officer Training
A team of Army sergeants major is studying a plan to incorporate some instruction now provided to midcareer officers into …More
Army Sgts. Major Course May Add Officer Training
A team of Army sergeants major is studying a plan to incorporate some instruction now provided to midcareer officers into …More
DAV Refutes ABC Report
In the wake of an ABC News report “Failing to Serve America’s Heroes on the Home Front,” Arthur H. Wilson, …More
Shingles Vaccine OK’d for Certain Beneficiaries
Tricare now covers the vaccine, Zostavax, for beneficiaries age 60 and older. Zostavax was developed to prevent shingles, a painful …More
AF Seeks Attach
Air Force officials are accepting applications until Dec. 7 from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill 18 air attaché positions, …More
Navy to Triple FAOs
The Navy plans to more than triple its 123-officer foreign area officer (FAO) community by 2012. FAOs specialize in a …More
AF Posts New SRB List
Following a selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) review, Air Force officials have released the latest SRB list, effective Dec. 15, containing 43 …More
Undeployed Soldiers Targeted for Combat
The Army is planning to deploy 37,000 active-duty soldiers who have not yet served a combat tour. During the more …More
Education Funds Set for Military Spouses
The new Military Spouse Career Advancement Initiative has been established to help military spouses get the education and other credentials …More
DoD Seeks Marrow Donors
November is National Marrow Awareness Month, and officials with the C.W. Bill Young/Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program are seeking …More
AF Offers GI Mail
Global Internet Mail, a personal e-mail program available to all service members, can be used from any computer with Internet …More
VA, DoD Hiring ‘Recovery Coordinators’
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) have signed an agreement to provide “federal recovery …More
New Changes to Tricare Formulary
On Dec. 19, the Department of Defense will move the following drugs to its third tier, which will cost $22 …More
Marines Hiring Civilian MPs
The Marine Corps is hiring more than 1,500 civilian law enforcement officers to serve at Marine bases in the United …More
VA and DoD to Test Combined Physical
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Defense Department (DoD) signed a memorandum Nov. 6 to test a single …More
AF Pilots Go For Big Bonuses
By the end of fiscal 2007, 571 pilots had signed up to stay in the Air Force for five more …More
Degreed Sailors Get Advancement Points
The Navy has introduced education points into the E4-E6 Final Multiple Score for advancement. Beginning with advancement cycles in August …More
VA COLA Set
The president has signed the annual Veterans Compensation Cost-of-living Adjustment bill into law. Effective Dec. 1, 2007, the amounts of …More
FTC Warns of Cell-phone Scares
The Federal Trade Commission has reiterated that, despite claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be …More
Navy Seeks Income Tax Assistance Volunteers
The Navy is encouraging local commands to provide personnel, equipment and facilities to operate the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)/Electronic …More
Telephone Counseling Hotline Begins
Active-duty service members, mobilized reservists, and family members now can get free nonmedical professional consultations from Military OneSource over the …More
Navy Funds Professional Credentialing Exams
Some civilian occupations maintain professional and technical standards which must be officially recognized by credentialing documents. Sailors pursuing such occupational …More
Exchange Gift Cards Now Reciprocal
Customers at Navy Exchanges, Marine Corps Exchanges and Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) stores can now redeem their …More
AF Begins Posting Enlisted Promotions
Beginning with the Nov. 2007 chief master sergeant promotion announcement, airmen can access the results of their promotion consideration from …More
Army Officers Speak Up
During a two-day tour of stateside installations after becoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen heard company-grade …More
Navy Offers Graduate Vouchers
Navy unrestricted line (URL) officers may be eligible to receive funding for off-duty graduate education under the 2008 Graduate Education …More
AF to Release 138 Lieutenants
Of 1,208 Air Force lieutenants commissioned in 2005 who are in overmanned career fields, 463 are exempt from involuntary release, …More
Congratulations to the U.S. Marine Corps
The publisher and staff of Armed Forces News send the U.S. Marine Corps a hearty congratulations on the occasion of …More
Navy Faces Doctor, Dentist Shortage
By 2013 the Navy could be 10 percent short of its manning level of 3,700 physicians, and it could be …More
