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  • Troops request assistance at ‘unprecedented’ rate as shutdown persists
    Troops request assistance at ‘unprecedented’ rate as shutdown persists

    Due to processing time, Congress would need to act to ensure military pay Monday or earlier in order to avoid troops’ checks being delayed, DFAS confirmed.

    1 year ago
  • Air Force debuts new maternity uniform dress and coat
    Air Force debuts new maternity uniform dress and coat

    The U.S. Air Force has unveiled new maternity uniform items that will be fully available in April 2026.

    1 year ago
  • Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 years
    Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 years

    From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, Assault Amphibious Vehicles shielded and carried Marines from ship to sea to shore since 1972.

    1 year ago
  • Shutdown halts funding for military spouse tuition assistance program
    Shutdown halts funding for military spouse tuition assistance program

    No new requests for military spouse MyCAA financial assistance have been approved since Sept. 30.

    1 year ago
  • Military families seek out food assistance amid shutdown anxiety
    Military families seek out food assistance amid shutdown anxiety

    “We expected an increase, but didn’t quite expect this,” said Dorene Ocamb, Armed Services YMCA chief brand and development officer.

    1 year ago
  • How the government shutdown is affecting troops, families
    How the government shutdown is affecting troops, families

    The current effects of the shutdown on installation programs and services vary from base to base.

    1 year ago
  • WWII-era squadron reactivated as MQ-9 Reaper drone unit
    WWII-era squadron reactivated as MQ-9 Reaper drone unit

    The 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will be a tenant unit of the 8th Fighter Wing based at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea.

    1 year ago
  • Financial resources for troops if the government shutdown stops pay
    Financial resources for troops if the government shutdown stops pay

    From banks and credit unions to the military relief societies, help will be available.

    1 year ago
  • Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA services
    Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA services

    Veterans’ health care and benefits processing won’t be affected, but other services would stop during a government shutdown.

    1 year ago
  • VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims
    VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims

    The employee was found to have authorized about 85,300 claims — 19 times the national average, and at an 84% error rate.

    1 year ago
  • Troops request assistance at ‘unprecedented’ rate as shutdown persists
    Troops request assistance at ‘unprecedented’ rate as shutdown persists

    Due to processing time, Congress would need to act to ensure military pay Monday or earlier in order to avoid troops’ checks being delayed, DFAS confirmed.

  • Air Force debuts new maternity uniform dress and coat
    Air Force debuts new maternity uniform dress and coat

    The U.S. Air Force has unveiled new maternity uniform items that will be fully available in April 2026.

  • Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 years
    Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 years

    From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, Assault Amphibious Vehicles shielded and carried Marines from ship to sea to shore since 1972.

  • Shutdown halts funding for military spouse tuition assistance program
    Shutdown halts funding for military spouse tuition assistance program

    No new requests for military spouse MyCAA financial assistance have been approved since Sept. 30.

  • Military families seek out food assistance amid shutdown anxiety
    Military families seek out food assistance amid shutdown anxiety

    “We expected an increase, but didn’t quite expect this,” said Dorene Ocamb, Armed Services YMCA chief brand and development officer.

  • How the government shutdown is affecting troops, families
    How the government shutdown is affecting troops, families

    The current effects of the shutdown on installation programs and services vary from base to base.

  • WWII-era squadron reactivated as MQ-9 Reaper drone unit
    WWII-era squadron reactivated as MQ-9 Reaper drone unit

    The 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will be a tenant unit of the 8th Fighter Wing based at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea.

  • Financial resources for troops if the government shutdown stops pay
    Financial resources for troops if the government shutdown stops pay

    From banks and credit unions to the military relief societies, help will be available.

  • Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA services
    Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA services

    Veterans’ health care and benefits processing won’t be affected, but other services would stop during a government shutdown.

  • VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims
    VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims

    The employee was found to have authorized about 85,300 claims — 19 times the national average, and at an 84% error rate.

  • Troops request assistance at ‘unprecedented’ rate as shutdown persists
    Troops request assistance at ‘unprecedented’ rate as shutdown persists

    Due to processing time, Congress would need to act to ensure military pay Monday or earlier in order to avoid troops’ checks being delayed, DFAS confirmed.

  • Air Force debuts new maternity uniform dress and coat
    Air Force debuts new maternity uniform dress and coat

    The U.S. Air Force has unveiled new maternity uniform items that will be fully available in April 2026.

  • Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 years
    Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 years

    From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, Assault Amphibious Vehicles shielded and carried Marines from ship to sea to shore since 1972.

  • Shutdown halts funding for military spouse tuition assistance program
    Shutdown halts funding for military spouse tuition assistance program

    No new requests for military spouse MyCAA financial assistance have been approved since Sept. 30.

  • Military families seek out food assistance amid shutdown anxiety
    Military families seek out food assistance amid shutdown anxiety

    “We expected an increase, but didn’t quite expect this,” said Dorene Ocamb, Armed Services YMCA chief brand and development officer.

  • How the government shutdown is affecting troops, families
    How the government shutdown is affecting troops, families

    The current effects of the shutdown on installation programs and services vary from base to base.

  • WWII-era squadron reactivated as MQ-9 Reaper drone unit
    WWII-era squadron reactivated as MQ-9 Reaper drone unit

    The 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will be a tenant unit of the 8th Fighter Wing based at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea.

  • Financial resources for troops if the government shutdown stops pay
    Financial resources for troops if the government shutdown stops pay

    From banks and credit unions to the military relief societies, help will be available.

  • Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA services
    Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA services

    Veterans’ health care and benefits processing won’t be affected, but other services would stop during a government shutdown.

  • VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims
    VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims

    The employee was found to have authorized about 85,300 claims — 19 times the national average, and at an 84% error rate.

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