Pentagon Advises Booster Shots as COVID Cases Surge over Holidays The Pentagon has not released statistics on booster shots, but signs of the latest pandemic wave within the military have...
You Can Now Renew Your Passport Online The State Department is giving citizens an early Christmas present this year.
2022 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates Are Going Up, But Some Pandemic Bumps Are Gone BAH rates for troops will rise by an average 5.1% beginning in January.
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Reservist Pushed Out of Police Job over Burn Pit-Related Illness The case involves a dispute with the state of Texas over the soldier's dismissal from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
First Lady Jill Biden Launches Revamped Military Family Initiative Focused on Jobs, Health Care and Education First lady Jill Biden said the country must do more for those who have "shouldered the burden of 20 years of war."
A 79-Year-Old Alleged Mobster Has Been Indicted for Defrauding Tricare, CHAMPVA A self-claimed 'entrepreneur' and a resort developer are the latest to be charged in the Justice Department's pursuit of...
More Ham, Sweet Potatoes and Desserts: The Food US Troops Will Devour This Thanksgiving The Defense Department's total shipments of holiday meals to service members increased by nearly 48% this year.
The Pentagon Is Failing to Screen Most Transitioning Troops for Suicide Risk, Watchdog Says The Pentagon was supposed to screen 100% by the end of 2018, according to a joint plan with the Veterans Affairs Department.
Retirees to Pay More for Tricare Enrollment While Pharmacy Copays Rise for All in 2022 An expected boost to the annual cost of living adjustment means retirees will see larger retirement checks but also bigger...
Military Surgeons Are Losing Medical Skills, Study Says. Could Off-Base Care Be Why? As the number of general surgery procedures done in military hospitals has dropped since 2015, surgical skills have declined...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Trump Administration Threatens No Back Pay for Federal Workers in Shutdown President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown.
Teen Cadet Says He Was Beaten, Concussed at Camp at Aberdeen Proving Ground In early August 2022, 17-year-old Nathanael Royal called his parents and begged them to bring him home before he got attacked...
The Civil War Battle Where a West Point Professor Defeated His Confederate Student The Civil War ripped apart nearly every bond Americans shared — classmates, friends, even family members found themselves on...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...