COLA Rates in Germany to Dive for Some
Effective next year, the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) for troops in Stuttgart, Germany, will be slashed 36.8 percent. Those …More
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Seventy-three members of the Army’s Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) have failed to carry out their orders to report for wartime …More
NEX Provides Comfort Kits for Hurricane Victims
The Navy Exchanges (NEX) has deployed six trucks to distribute comfort kits free to military members and their families affected …More
Medicare Part D Debuts
This month Medicare participants, including military retirees, are receiving information about the new Medicare prescription drug program, Medicare Part D. …More
Reimbursement Program for Troops Stalls
Legislation was passed a year ago authorizing service members to make claims of up to $1,100 for combat equipment they …More
Task Force Navy Family Helps Families Rebuild
Task Force Navy Family is coordinating and augmenting community service operations in order to provide a rapid return to a …More
AF Launches Common Access Card Login
Users can now log on to the Air Force Portal using their common access card (CAC) and personal identification number. …More
Senate Votes to Halt PTSD Investigation
Earlier this year, the VA announced plans to investigate Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) disability claims of 72,000 veterans because …More
Rehab Center to Target Rebuilding Lives
Ground was broken Sept. 22 at Brook Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for two 21-bedroom Fisher Houses and …More
‘Operation Offset’ Targets Military
The Republican Study Committee has proposed “Operation Offset,” as a scheme to pay for hurricane relief operations without increasing taxes …More
Navy Establishes ‘Task Force Navy Family’
In order to assist in hurricane relief efforts along the Gulf Coast, the Navy has established a support system called …More
AF Sets Natural Disaster Registration
To assist Air Force members and their families relocated due to recent events, the Air Force Personnel Readiness Center has …More
Community Support Center Opens in New Orleans
A Community Support Center (CSC) has been instituted at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans to help Sailors, …More
Humana Searching for Storm-Displaced Patients
As many as 136,000 Tricare beneficiaries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama may have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina. To locate …More
Senators Seek Hardship Pay for Hurricane Ops
Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Jack Reed, D-R.I., have written to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urging him to authorize hardship-duty …More
VA Launches Online Prescription Refills
The Department of Veterans Affairs has added online prescription refill service to its My HealtheVet (MHV) web site at https://www.myhealth.va.gov. …More
Navy Detailing Continues Manually
The Job Advertising and Selection System (JASS) and JASS Career Management System (JCMS) have been offline since Aug. 29 due …More
Married Benefit Gaps Hurt Morale
Top enlisted advisers of the five military services have told the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Compensation that extra benefits …More
NDAA Still on Back Burner
Hurricane Katrina and Senate confirmation hearings for a Chief Justice have kept the fiscal 2006 Defense authorization act and dozens …More
Bush Endorses Base Closing Recommendations
On September 15, President Bush endorsed the Base Reallocation and Closure (BRAC) Commission’s recommendations for closing 22 military bases and …More
COMNAVRESFOR Relocates to Millington
Commander, Naval Reserve Forces Command (COMNAVRESFOR) evacuated the greater New Orleans area at the end of August and has relocated …More
Guardsmen Activated for Katrina Eligible for Tricare
Members of the National Guard who were federally activated for more than 30 consecutive days supporting Hurricane Katrina relief and …More
AF Seeking Hurricane-Affected Future Airmen
Air Force Recruiting Service (AFRS) officials at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, are seeking contact from members of the delayed …More
Congratulations to the Air Force
The publisher and staff of Armed Forces News send a hearty congratulations to the United States Air Force on the …More
Naval Academy Retains Prayer
The U.S. Naval Academy does not plan to eliminate its noon mealtime prayer for midshipmen, said an academy official. The …More
VA Activates Surviving Spouse Web Site
The Department of Veterans Affairs has activated a new web site dedicated to the surviving spouses of service members who …More
Military Coalition Cautions Compensation Committee
Representatives of The Military Coalition, a grouping of 35 military and veterans organizations, testified Aug. 31 before the Defense Advisory …More
Navy Exchange Recovery Update
As of Sept. 8, NEXs and Navy Lodges were fully operational at Key West, Pensacola Mall, Pensacola Aviation Plaza, Whiting …More
Commissary Recovery Update
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, officials last week were rushing to set up commissary services at the Naval Construction …More
Navy to Shelter Military Evacuees
Navy housing offices across the country are preparing to shelter military members and families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. In addition …More
