TFNF Helps Navy Families for Holidays
Ten case managers hired through Task Force Navy Family (TFNF) are working full time at the Case Management Call Center …More
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Service members will be enrolled in a new program Dec. 1 that will expand benefits provided through Servicemembers’ Group Life …More
Senior Congressman to Fix Gift Glitch
On Sept. 27, officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center warned 20 charity organizations that wounded service members and their …More
Chewing Gum Could Replace Brushing
The Army is working to develop chewing gum containing a bacteria-fighting agent that will prevent plaque, cavities and gum disease. …More
USO Program Keeps Troops Connected
The United Service Organizations is launching a pilot partnership program with the Family Literacy Foundation to let troops send video …More
New Vets Get Priority VA Care
The estimated 120,000 veterans of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan receiving medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs are …More
DFAS Combines Two Pays
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) has sent a letter to customers who are drawing military retired pay to …More
AF Offers Pilots, ABMs Cash for Continuation
The Air Force’s fiscal 2006 Aviator Continuation Pay program will offer about 750 pilots and air battle managers (ABMs) cash …More
Tax Exclusion Cancelled in Turkey
Effective Dec. 31, U.S. service members serving in Turkey will no longer be exempt from federal income taxes. This resulted …More
Most Military SBP Annuitants Get Increases
Thousands of military survivors who were losing Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) funds because of their spouses’ Social Security earnings on …More
Senate Okays More Milestone Measures
Last week the Senate passed long-awaited amendments to the fiscal 2006 authorization bill that would affect service members and their …More
Senate Passes Big SBP, Concurrent Receipt Fixes
Last week the Senate overwhelmingly passed amendments by Senators Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Harry Reid, D-Nev., to the fiscal 2006 …More
VA, GSA Sign Agreement for Veterans’ Businesses
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the General Services Administration (GSA) have signed a formal agreement expanding GSA’s support …More
DoD Posts Web Page For Avian Flu Info
Defense Department deployment health officials have posted a pandemic flu Web page as part of President Bush’s strategy to combat …More
Seabees Receive Health and Comfort Items
Hundreds of Naval Construction Battalion Center Seabees received health and comfort items free of charge from a Defense Department-funded Navy …More
New Wellness Support Program Launched
The Department of Defense has established a Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Program that targets service members three to six months after …More
Here’s MPSA’s Holiday Mailing Advice
The Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA) says, “Pack it well and mail it early” for the holiday mailing season from …More
RC Re-employment System Declared Clunky
A Government Accountability Office report affirms what many National Guard and Reserve members already know about re-employment difficulties when returning …More
Tricare RC Demonstration Benefit Extended
The Tricare Reserve Family Demonstration Benefit scheduled to end Oct. 31, has been extended through Oct. 31, 2007. This will …More
DoD Extends SGLI Deadline for Katrina Victims
On Nov. 4, the Department of Defense extended the deadline for reducing or declining increased Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) …More
Units Tagged for Next Iraq Deployment
On Nov. 7, the Department of Defense announced the major units scheduled to deploy as part of the next Operation …More
Happy Birthday to U.S. Marine Corps
The staff of Armed Forces News extends a hearty Happy Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps on the occasion of …More
Change Clock, Change Battery
Each year, the International Association of Fire Chiefs uses the time change as a tool to remind people to also …More
Does Air America Equal Active Duty?
For three decades beginning in the late 1950s, Civil Air Transport, and its successor, Air America, flew clandestine missions for …More
Web Lets Reservists Track Education Progress
Air Force reservists can now track their education progress, request transcripts and update personal education information on the Web. This …More
Navy’s Perform to Serve Program Expanded
The Navy has expanded its Perform to Serve (PTS) program to include all first-term Sailors. Under PTS, first-term Sailors can …More
AF Seeks Troop Feedback
Air Force members still have time to take the 2005 Air Force Climate Survey before the Nov. 23 deadline. Twenty-nine …More
Seabee Families Get Free Computers
On Oct. 28, Operation Homelink distributed 100 refurbished computers to families of Seabees in pay grades E-1 to E-5 who …More
Displaced Families Tow Travel Trailers to Homesites
Forty-three Gulf Coast Navy families towed 32-foot travel trailers last week from Naval Construction Battalion Center (CBC) Gulfport to their …More
Gifts to Troops Face Legal Pitfall
Officials at Walter Reed Army Medical Center have warned 20 charity organizations that troops and their family members cannot legally …More
