Sailors, Marines to Get an Extra Week of Leave to Welcome New Baby The sea services announced that members will be authorized 21 days for secondary caregiver leave, bringing the benefit in...
Change That Would Simplify Transferring GI Bill Benefits to Spouses, Children Gains Foothold in Congress The bill would eliminate a field on forms service members must fill out to transfer their benefits that is the "cause of many...
Commissaries Eye Grocery Delivery to Homes Near 8 Military Installations A spokesman declined to say when the pilot would start, but a contract solicitation indicates it could be within a year.
Navy and Marine Corps Starting to Inspect All Privatized Military Housing The fiscal 2020 defense bill requires the services to have independent inspectors examine military housing for health and...
'Unwavering, Staggering' Military Spouse Unemployment Could Change After Pandemic With the increase in remote work, spouses found stability and opportunities they hadn't seen before.
Lawmakers Want the Pentagon to Waive Tricare Copays on Birth Control Services The effort, sponsored by California Democrat Rep. Jackie Speier, would further align the Tricare health program with the...
New Allowance for Struggling Military Families Approved by Congress Not Enough, Advocates Say Service members would be able to apply for the new basic needs allowance by the end of next year, according to the...
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.
The VA Is Now Offering Walk-In Vaccinations Nationwide All VA facilities that administer coronavirus vaccines are accepting walk-ins for all veterans, spouses and caregivers.
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."
Upcharging on Food, Selling Booze: The Army's Plan to Privatize Dining The Army is preparing to overhaul its food service system in a move that could strip away government-run dining facilities...
Pentagon Plans $5 Billion for Border, Bets on Trump Bill to Fill Funding Gaps The budget plans for fiscal 2026 were released as President Donald Trump is pursuing mass deportations across the country and...
Pentagon Presses Iran Strike Claims as Briefed Senators Point to Unknown Effects A Pentagon press conference ordered by President Trump quickly turned contentious, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns Against Further American Attacks in His First Statement Since Ceasefire Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country had delivered a "slap to America’s face” with its strike on an...
Air Force Academy Cadets Arrive for Basic Training, Encouraged to Cultivate Intensity and Courage More than 1,000 cadets flowed up the stairs at the Holaday Athletic Center at the Air Force Academy to start chasing their...