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AAFES Warns of New Scam Involving Vehicle Sales
Bad actors are using the exchange's name and logo to scam car buyers.
VA Seeking Input on FSGLI Coverage for Stillborn Children
The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing easier-to-understand regulations for stillborn coverage.
VA Is Changing GI Bill Payment Amounts for Some Online Classes
The change will mean more money for most people.
VA Continues to Update Disability Rating Schedule
The 70-year-old regulations are halfway through a major rewrite.
Children Getting SBP Benefits Can Now Verify School Attendance Online
The new process should reduce delayed payments, officials say.
VA Wants Your Input on its Mental Health Care
Focus groups will be meeting across the nation and online
Tricare And Other Health Insurance
Things can be confusing with health insurance plus Tricare. Don't end up paying for something you shouldn't.
Medicare Open Enrollment
During open enrollment you can change or add plans.
SGLI and FSGLI Premiums Decreasing
Costs for the popular life insurance programs will be going down soon.
Purple Heart Recipients Can Save Thousands on VA Loan Fees
New law effective Jan. 1, 2020 could save you thousands!
Here's How Harvey Is Impacting Military, Veteran Benefits
If you're a military family member, retiree or veteran in the impacted areas, several benefits have been temporarily changed.
Apply for the Rogers STEM Scholarship Before the Money Is Gone
Applications opened Aug. 1, but money is limited
2019 VA Disability Compensation Rates
The current VA disability rates show compensation for veterans with a disability rating 10 percent or higher. Read more.
Tricare Rates Increasing in 2020 for Reservists, Young Adults, Others
While most Tricare rates are going up, they are still far lower than civilian market prices.
DANTES Offers Free Test Retakes for College Credit Exams
Thousands of schools recognize the exams for credit.
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Marines Use Armored Vehicle to Defend Navy Ship from Small Boats off Iranian Coast
Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit were photographed this week with a Light Armored Vehicle on the flight deck.
Indiana National Guard IDs Soldier Killed in Training Incident
Staff Sgt. Andrew Michael St. John, 29, of Greenwood, Indiana served in the infantry with Company B, 1st Battalion, 151st Inf...
Marines Declare Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Ready for the Front Lines
The Marine Corps will begin fielding new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to Marine expeditionary units next month.
Head of Army Installation Management Command Relieved
The U.S. Army announced that the general in charge of all of the service's installations has been relieved of command.
Blue Angels Jets Made Contact Midair During Tight Diamond 360 Maneuver
Jets Nos. 1 and 3 made contact Wednesday while training at their home base at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.
Latest Military Videos
In support of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade...
While training in Norway during NATO Exercise Trident Juncture 2018, soldiers in the Alliance may have glimpsed an unusual...
A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter aircrew rescues a man following a seaplane crash in...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper is presented with a horse, as part of a visit with...
U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform over Seattle at the 2019 Boeing Seafair Air Show. (U.S. Navy video)
Army News
Army Reservist Reportedly Falls to His Death in Saudi Arabia
The incident is under investigation.
Lieutenant Accused of Taking Armored Vehicle on Joyride Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
The soldier was accused of taking an armored personnel carrier on a slow-speed police chase through Virginia.
Man Gets First Haircut in 15 Years in Order to Enlist in Army
Reynaldo Arroyo, 23, who enlisted as an infantryman, donated his hair to Locks of Love.
Navy News
'We Are Dropping Like Flies.' Ex-Fighter Pilots Push for Earlier Cancer Screenings
Former Air Force and Navy fighter pilots are calling on the military to begin cancer screenings for aviators as young as 30.
Aboard the USS Wisconsin, Guests Now Have Twice as Much to Explore
The maze of corridors and living spaces open to the public at the USS Wisconsin has doubled.
RAF's Red Arrows Demonstration Team to Buzz New York City
The Air Force Thunderbirds, Navy Blue Angels and F-35s will also put on a show along the Hudson River on Aug. 22.
Air Force News
US Conducts 1st Ground-Launched Cruise Missile Test After INF Treaty Pullout
The Pentagon says it has successfully tested a new ground-launched cruise missile.
'We Are Dropping Like Flies.' Ex-Fighter Pilots Push for Earlier Cancer Screenings
Former Air Force and Navy fighter pilots are calling on the military to begin cancer screenings for aviators as young as 30.
Police: Airman Fatally Shot Breaking into Phoenix Apartment
Police say the resident told them the sound of breaking glass had woken him up and he armed himself with a handgun.
Marine Corps News
Troops Who Deployed to the US-Mexico Border Are Getting a Medal
The award is designated for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action."
Marine Faces Military Hearing over Firearms Allegations
A preliminary military court hearing at Marine Corps Base Hawaii is scheduled for Wednesday.
Illinois Street Pays Tribute to Marine Corporal Killed in Afghanistan
Cpl. Alex Martinez was killed during his second combat deployment in 2012.
Coast Guard News
Coast Guard Academy Professors Help in Battle Against Drugs
Two professors at the Coast Guard Academy played a pivotal role in a federal drug trafficking case out of Florida.
US Coast Guard Looking for Missing Boaters off Florida Coast
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for two missing boaters who left from a ramp at Port Canaveral, Florida on Friday.
Meet the Polar Star, the Coast Guard’s Vital But Neglected Icebreaker. It's Falling Apart
While Russia will soon have more than 50 icebreakers, the fire-engine-red ship lumbers on as a Cold War relic.