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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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New Sesame Street programming is a walk in the park for military kids
Sesame Street has teamed up again with the DoD to continue its programming and resources geared toward military preschool-aged children.
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New Sesame Street programming is a walk in the park for military kids
Sesame Street has teamed up again with the DoD to continue its programming and resources geared toward military preschool-aged children.
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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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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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The US Army goes into the breach — without soldiers
The phrase “into the breach,” invokes one of the Army’s most deadly missions. Now, instead of sending soldiers, the Army is experimenting with drones.
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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.
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Doorstep grocery delivery expanding to all US commissaries
The service will roll out in phases to all U.S. commissaries by the end of September.
