SecNav Nominee Eyes Tough Choices on Troop Benefits The nominee for secretary of the Navy hinted that tough choices may be ahead for the military when it comes to benefits.
Survey: Most Enlistees Don't Value Commissaries Most active duty troops, especially enlistees, don't value the commissaries as much as the government pays to operate them.
Commissaries Could Soon Carry Generic Items In a rule reversal, commissaries will soon be permitted to sell generic products thanks to a measure included in the 2015...
Senators Decry Plan to Change Status of Commissary Employees A group of Democrat Senators sent a letter to the DoD decrying a proposal that would change the employment status of...
Commissary Won't Release Food Stamp Info Sold to Firms, Attorney Says It remains unclear why the FOIA request for information about the WIC and SNAP programs was denied.
Marine Corps Moves Newspaper to Back of Stores The U.S. Marine Corps has moved an independent weekly newspaper to the back of exchange stores on bases around the world, a...
Commissaries Get Unexpected $90 Million Boost from Congress A spending bill, expected to be passed by lawmakers, will restore $100 million cut to the Defense Commissary Agency's budget...
Lawmaker Seeks Investigation into Commissary Produce Price Hikes A lawmaker has asked the Defense Department to investigate changes to the produce pricing structure in Asia and Guam.
Military Star Card Rollout Starts at Commissaries Commissary shoppers will be able to use the Military Star credit card at stores systemwide by Nov. 9, officials announced...
Military Brass Slashes Commissary Budget by $1B Commissary funding will be slashed by $1 billion over the next three years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confirmed Monday --...
5 Soldiers Wounded in Mass Shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia Five soldiers were wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia, one of the highest-profile Army...
My Job Was Army Cook. But Ranger School Didn’t Care, and I Wasn’t Going Home Without a Tab I joined the Army as a cook, thinking it would keep me out of trouble. I wasn’t looking to be a hero; I just needed a reset...
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties The move allows veterans to get 12 months of private treatment without having to request a reauthorization.
Trump Names Himself Chair of LA Olympics Task Force, Sees Role for Military During Games In past Olympic Games held on American soil, sitting presidents have served in passive, ceremonial roles. President Donald...
Military Base Shootings Have Ranged from Isolated Incidents to Workplace Violence and Terrorism The shooting of five U.S. Army soldiers at a base in Georgia on Wednesday is the latest in a growing list of violent...
