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Beneficiaries Outside Drive Time Standard No Longer Need Waiver to Stay in Tricare Prime New Tricare contracts that went into effect Jan. 1 changed the policy to allow those who move to a location more than 30...
Your 2025 Emergency Fund: How Military Households Can Weather the Storm A readily accessible pool of cash in the form of an emergency fund provides a crucial buffer against financial shocks...
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As REAL ID Enforcement Approaches, TSA Says Military IDs Still Valid for Domestic Airline Travel Beginning May 7, the Transportation Security Administration will require that travelers who use a state form of...
Navy Loses Fighter Jet in Red Sea After It Slides Off Carrier Deck This incident marks the second Super Hornet that the Truman has lost while deployed to the Red Sea, and it is the third major...
Service Members Detained After DEA Raid at Alleged Illegal Underground Nightclub in Colorado The raid resulted in more than 100 migrants being taken into custody, and "several active-duty service members from local...
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Want Efficiency? Fund the VA and Cut the Proven Waste in Privatized Veterans Care Faithfully following orders from President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) office, VA Secretary...
2 Marines on Okinawa Accused of Sexual Assault, Again Ratcheting Up Diplomatic Tensions The new accusations follow four known accusations of sexual misconduct against U.S. troops in Okinawa over the last year...
AP Explains Israeli Troops in Self-Declared Security Zones in Gaza Israel’s defense minister said Wednesday that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and...
Russian Strike on Kherson Kills One Person and Injures 3 Others At least one person was killed and three others injured following a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of...
Fort Benning Takes Back its Old Name, but to Honor a Different Soldier The Army is restoring the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to...
Former Pentagon Spokesperson Speaks Out About Leaked War Plans President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
'Call of Duty: Black Ops II' Is Coming True in Weird Ways Black Ops players are noting some weird coincidences between the 2025 in the game and the real 2025, such as stock-market...
Service Members Detained After DEA Raid at Alleged Illegal Underground Nightclub in Colorado The raid resulted in more than 100 migrants being taken into custody, and "several active-duty service members from local...
Navy Loses Fighter Jet in Red Sea After It Slides Off Carrier Deck This incident marks the second Super Hornet that the Truman has lost while deployed to the Red Sea, and it is the third major...
US Forces Deploy Anti-Ship Missiles in Philippines and Stage Live-Fire Drills Near China Hotspots About 9,000 American and 5,000 Filipino military personnel took part in the combat maneuvers.
Trump Locks In Future of Michigan Air Base with New Fighter Jet Announcement President Donald Trump landed in Michigan and shared a hug with a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as...
Air Force Academy Unveils New Cyber Center, Complete with Cutting-Edge Tech Air Force Academy alumni and other visitors crowded around a model city, a robotic dog and other cutting-edge technology...
Secretive 'Dark Eagle' Hypersonic Missile Launches from Cape Canaveral The action on the Space Coast comes a day after the Army officially dubbed the defense system with its new moniker.
Governors 'Alarmed' by Looming Transfer of Air National Guard Units to Space Force A bipartisan group representing all U.S. governors is sounding the alarm about a looming move to transition Air National...
Marines Using Work-Arounds to Fund Duty Station Moves, Bonuses amid Congress' Stopgap Funding Marine Corps leaders said they have cleared backlogs of delayed duty station moves and are working to whittle down delayed...
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Has New Commander in Wake of Dismissal of Former Leader Col. Trevor J. Felter assumed command Tuesday morning. He replaces Col. Mark Bortnem, who was dismissed April 15, 2025, for...
Honolulu Coast Guard Crew Nabs 20K Pounds of Cocaine in Pacific The haul was a result of six separate interdictions of suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions and other operations off...
Wife of US Coast Guard Member Arrested Over Expired Visa After Security Check for Military Housing According to a U.S. official, the woman's work visa expired around 2017, and she was marked for removal from the United...