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Nearly 500,000 veterans to get 3-month break from paying life insurance premiums
Just in time for the holidays, veterans won’t have to pay Veterans’ Group Life Insurance premiums for three months.
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Coasties’ photos used on stamps honoring Coast Guard Academy’s 150th
The U.S. Postal Service is launching a new Forever stamp this week to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
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Coasties’ photos used on stamps honoring Coast Guard Academy’s 150th
The U.S. Postal Service is launching a new Forever stamp this week to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
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Nearly 12,000 military Tricare beneficiaries warned of data breach
TriWest officials notified 11,844 beneficiaries of a data breach that may have affected their protected health information.
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Retired Army officer tapped to lead military commissary system
Retired Army officer Bill Fitzhugh will take over leadership of the military’s 235 grocery stores worldwide.
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‘Hard for everyone’: Air Force rescinds 135 promotions after admin flub
The erroneous promotion cycle was the result of human error, officials said, with no artificial intelligence involved in the process.
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Do you meet the Army’s new waist-to-height standard? Find out with our calculator.
The Army just adopted a waist-to-height ratio standard. Grab a tape measure and use our calculator to see if you make the cut.
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Here’s where the services stand in cutting PCS moves
Army officials announced they’re cutting more than 12,000 relocations in fiscal 2026 and more than 13,600 in fiscal 2027.
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DoD, movers try to ease the heavy lift for troops moving this summer
A direct line for resolving troops’ problems and better relationships with moving companies are among DoD’s efforts.
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Feds pay out $17M to families sickened by Navy’s fuel-contaminated water in Hawaii
Each of the 629 people received about $27,000. Affected service members have received nothing.
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DoD scraps plan to privatize commissaries
DoD concluded “the potential cost savings of privatization are unlikely to be realized without severely degrading the benefits these programs provide.”
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Military families paying $1,000 out of pocket for moves, survey shows
A new survey on military family well-being reveals challenges with the PCS experience, as well as spouse unemployment, food insecurity and housing costs.
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Senate committee proposes 3.6% military pay raise, rejecting White House request for more
The Senate is proposing a lower raise for troops than what was requested, but its bill sets aside additional funding for military quality-of-life programs.
