Lithium Batteries in PCS Shipments: What's In and What's Out Here's what's allowed and what's expected when shipping lithium batteries with your household goods on a military PCS move.
Moving Scams Are on the Rise, and Florida Is Ground Zero Florida, the fastest-growing state in America, is also increasingly home to scammers operating fraudulent moving companies...
Lithium Batteries Will Soon Be Banned in Some Military Moves U.S. Transportation Command is set to issue new rules explicitly limiting lithium batteries in household goods moves.
Navy Delays Requirement for Some Sailors to Pay for Moves Using Government Charge Cards The mandate will still go into effect for senior officers and enlisted, while troops below those ranks will still be able to...
Privatized PCS Moves May Finally Be Coming After Court Decision For more than two years, the shift to private management has been snared in legal fights.
Dislocation Allowance Increases by $500 for Many Junior Enlisted As part of the Defense Department's new policy, many will see a nearly 50% increase in the permanent change of station (PCS)...
Military Per Diem Rates Will Go Up in 2023 The maximum travel reimbursement rate will go up slightly in the upcoming year.
New PCS Survey Would Help Weed Out Bad Movers. But People Aren't Filling It Out Military families were given a new streamlined satisfaction survey during permanent-change-of-station, or PCS, moves this...
14 Ways to Organize Your Duty Station Bucket List Having a limited amount of time at each location can light a fire under you to get out and experience your new home city...
How to Avoid Rental Scams This PCS Season The scammers are getting smarter and preying on military families.
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...