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Other provisions in the armed services committees’ inputs to the fiscal 2007 defense bill (see two previous items) include a …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersTricare Pharmacy: Carrot-and-Stick
The Senate and House Armed Services Committees’ inputs to the fiscal 2007 authorization act contain provisions to encourage users of …More
Tricare Fee Hikes Stalled
Both the Senate and the House Armed Services Committees have included language in their inputs to the fiscal 2007 National …More
Source of Mumps Outbreak Unknown
Between January and April, more than 600 possible mumps cases were reported in the Midwestern United States. The source of …More
AAAFES Explains Gas Pricing
In the continental United States, officials of Army & Air Force Exchange Service gas stations conduct surveys of five or …More
Fran O’Brien’s Steakhouse to Close
Every Friday night for the past 2 1/2 years, Marty O’Brien and Hal Koster have provided steak dinners and bottomless …More
Navy Summarizes Tattoo Policy
The Navy clarified its regulations regarding tattoos, body art, mutilations and dental ornamentation in a message from the Chief of …More
Cold War Medal Resurfaces
The House version of last year’s fiscal 2006 National Defense Authorization Bill contained provisions for a Cold War medal, but …More
Beware of Internet Scams
Service members increasingly are becoming the targets of internet scams, warns Air Force officials. One example is the “Nigerian Scam,” …More
Online Mental Health Screening Debuts
Service members from all components and their families coping with the stress of overseas deployments and other potential health-threatening issues …More
Legion Commander Flays VA CARES
Eighteen VA medical facilities nationwide have been tagged by the VA Capital Asset Review for Enhanced Services (VA CARES) for …More
Panel Chairman to Counter Tricare Rate Hikes
House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairman John McHugh, R-N.Y., plans to block a Defense Department scheme to double and …More
AAFES Gives Relocating Spouses Job Continuity
Under a one-year test of the Spouse Employment Continuity Program that began Feb. 1, eligible military spouses who work for …More
Marines Become Political Pawns
On the heels of a photo of two Marine reservists in dress blues at a Republican Party dinner in Larimer …More
USMAP Briefs at Naval Station Norfolk
Officials from the United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) briefed Sailors from various commands at Naval Station Norfolk’s chapel April …More
Dependent Space-A OK’d for Turkey
U.S. European Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe now allow permanent party and their family members — regardless of …More
IED Survivors Fight Back
The Joint IED Defeat Organization has entered into partnership with the Operation Warfighter program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center …More
No ID Theft Found in myPay
No cases of computer scamming or identity theft involving the Defense Department’s computerized pay services system have been reported, according …More
Veterans Preference for OEF, OIF Service
More service members are now eligible for veterans’ preference when applying for government civilian jobs said the Office of Personnel …More
AF Lieutenants to Learn Fate in May
Almost 2,100 Air Force lieutenants in year groups 2002 and 2003 could learn as early as May 10 whether they …More
Senators Team to Stop Tricare Hikes
Senators Frank L. Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., have introduced the Military Retirees’ Health Care Protection Act, designed to …More
Navy Develops Field Dental Dressing
Scientists at Great Lakes Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research (NIDBR) have developed a new Forward Deployable Dental Dressing …More
NIC, VFW Sign Aid Memorandum
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Navy Installations Command …More
ACES Opens Tuition Assistance Gateway
The Army Continuing Education System (ACES) launched the new GoArmyEd portal at www.GoArmyEd.com April 1. The virtual gateway is a …More
Safe Haven Extended for Navy Katrina Victims
Dependents of Navy personnel who were affected by Hurricane Katrina have been approved for extensions of their “Safe Haven” benefits …More
AF Launches Virtual Contact Center
The Air Force’s Personnel Services Delivery transformation (PSD) has instituted technology that allows Airmen to perform routine personnel transactions via …More
Navy Expands GWOT Expeditionary Locations
The Navy has added the following designated geographical locations for eligibility for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal: Algeria, …More
Union Grades VA Phone Assistance “F”
In written testimony presented March 16 to the House Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee on disability compensation and memorial affairs, a federal …More
Panel Inundated by Tricare Mail
Last week the House Armed Services military personnel subcommittee convened a special hearing on the Defense Department’s plan for increases …More
DoD Sticks to Tricare Hike Plan
Although the Defense Department has pledged to work with Congress on its plan for steep hikes in Tricare fees for …More
