More Navy Child-Care Centers Are Coming to Drive Down Wait Times, But They're Struggling to Find Staff Amid a growing push by Navy leaders to improve the lives and conditions for sailors, the sea service's installation command...
Life Insurance After the Military: How to Protect Your Family Death is tough on the survivors, and that's especially true if they are squeezed both emotionally and financially. VA- and...
New App to Let Patients at 5 Military Hospitals Get Access to Health Care Through Their Phones In the coming months, the Defense Health Agency plans to introduce a new mobile app interface for military beneficiaries at...
VA Plan to Issue Urns, Memorial Plaques Sparks Concerns Veterans Will Be Barred from Burial with Spouses The National Funeral Directors Association and the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as others, recently...
Military Child Care Rates Were Just Cut for Many, But Affluent Families Are Paying More The families of as many as 38% of children in on-base military child care could be paying higher fees this year after a set...
New Tricare Contracts to Kick Off in 2025, Promising Improved Quality and Service for Beneficiaries With a legal battle settled over contract decisions, the transition has begun for the companies responsible for managing...
Health Net Out as TriWest Prevails in Lawsuit to Claim Tricare West Region Contract After a 13-month delay, the Defense Health Agency will begin the transition process for the next generation of health...
Access to Abortion Drug is a National Security Issue, Former Top Military Officials Claim in Legal Filing Ahead of arguments before the Supreme Court on the drug mifepristone, three former service secretaries and several retired...
Pentagon Would Have to Study Difficulties of Troops and Spouses Getting Maternity Care Under New Bill Lawmakers hope the bills will ultimately improve access to prenatal, birthing and postpartum care for those covered by...
Immediate Action Needed to Boost Military Pay and Improve Housing, Senior Enlisted Leaders Tell Congress Pressed by House panel Chairman Don Bacon to identify the top two quality-of-life issues facing their services, all the...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...