Tricare Must Waive Coronavirus Test Visit Copays, But Not Off-Base Pharmacy Fees Tricare users who typically face copays for off-base visits will not owe anything if they are receiving a coronavirus test.
Military's Plan to Cut 18,000 Medical Staff Should Be Shelved During Pandemic, MOAA Says The MOAA has joined growing calls in Congress for the Pentagon to scrap or postpone plans to cut staff at military hospitals.
Retirees, Active-Duty Families Could Be Barred from Military Pharmacies over Pandemic Tricare users should brace for temporary military pharmacy closures over the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The Commissary Is Installing Plexiglass 'Sneeze Shields' Amid Pandemic The plexiglass barriers are the latest in ongoing efforts to keep commissaries open while reducing virus spread.
No Timeline for 1st Order of Emergency Ventilators, Top Pentagon Buyer Says The Pentagon still has no timeline for ordering the defense industry to switch gears to fighting the pandemic.
Cash Help Available for Military Members with COVID-19 PCS Delays: Pentagon Families whose military moves have been put on hold thanks to the COVID-19, pandemic could receive financial help from the...
Military Hospitals to Cancel Appointments, Shift to Telehealth in COVID-19 Response Military treatment facility patients will likely see some of their scheduled appointments canceled and moved to telehealth...
How VA and Tricare Users Can Get Tested for Coronavirus The U.S. military says it has plenty of coronavirus tests ready, but not everyone meets requirements to get tested.
Military Patients Face Lengthy Wait Times on Tricare Nurse Advice Line The 24/7 health care assistance line is seeing a "larger than usual call volume."
Army Offers to Repay Soldiers’ College Loans if They Go Infantry The U.S. Army is offering to pay off student loans of up to $65,000 to recruits willing to sign up for the infantry.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
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...
'It's a Lottery': Why Foreign Volunteer Fought in Russia-Ukraine War Jack de Santis is a Croatian-born volunteer of the Ukrainian army who used his engineering, drone expertise to help fight...
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...
Bravo Company Vietnam Veterans Honored with Long-Overdue Bronze Stars While it took more than five decades, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, were...
