Anthrax Immunizations Restart
A federal judge ruled Jan. 7 that the Defense Department again could legally administer anthrax immunizations to troops. That same …More
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The Army’s 3rd Personnel Command, which manages postal operations in the Operation Iraqi Freedom theater, has issued guidance to redeploying …More
New Relief Act to Protect Service Members
The Service Members’ Civil Relief Act which replaced the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 has increased financial …More
VA Expands Health Care Priority
A new directive from the Department of Veterans Affairs provides that all veterans requiring care for a service-connected disability — …More
AAFES: No Washington State Beef Being Served
Responding to concerns about the safety of beef, Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials said the AAFES stores have …More
DeCA Says No Infected Beef on Shelves
Defense Commissary Officials say that no beef in any of their 275 commissaries worldwide has been involved in a USDA …More
More on OMB’s Retiree Drug Scheme
Denying charges that the administration is trying to make money from military retirees with its plan to more than triple …More
OMB Rejects Retiree Pharmacy Increases, For Now
Reacting to an outcry against a plan by the Office of Management and Budget to more than triple copays for …More
Army Expanding Stop-Loss Program
The Army is expected to ask Congress for approval to expand its stop-loss/stop-movement program to cover all active-duty soldiers currently …More
FDA Issues Ephedra Alert
Food and Drug Administration officials have issued a consumer alert on the safety of dietary supplements containing ephedra that calls …More
AFMC Improves Deployment Info
Air Force Materiel Command officials have fielded a tool designed to help airmen keep close track of their deployment information. …More
Filipino Veterans Gain New Benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering new medical services for certain World War II Filipino veterans under two bills …More
TOMB Would Slash 2004 Pay Raise
With deployment tempos at an all-time high, and with more than 50,000 Reserve and Guard troops activated and thousands more …More
Military Promotions
Air Force Colonel Selects CY02A (M0602A) Central Selection Board Medical Corps (MC) Colonel Selects CY02A (M0602A) Central Selection Board Dental …More
AF Training Duty No Longer Volunteer Only
Air Force officials now have the option of selecting nonvolunteers for special duty as military training instructors and military training …More
