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Navigating the many military benefits can be daunting and confusing. The following are our latest articles relating to military benefits news along with articles to assist active duty, veteran and retired service members and their families.

4 More Things to Know About the New Military Retiree Dental Coverage

Here's a few more things military retirees should keep in mind about the new dental program.

Customers bag groceries at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (U.S. Air Force/Joshua Arends)

Purple Heart Recipients to Get Commissary, MWR Access

This major new benefit will hit in 2020.

A customer at the base Commissary looks at food items July 13, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Keith Holcomb)

Senate Measure Would Open Commissary, Exchange to Disabled Vets, More

A new Senate proposal would expand military commissary and exchange access.

Mike Yates holds a poster as he and other advocates gather on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, to promote the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act. (Stars and Stripes photo/Carlos Bongioanni)

House Approves Benefits for Blue Water Navy Veterans

The House unanimously passed legislation that would extend VA benefits to 90,000 sailors who served during the Vietnam War.

Senate Tricare Plan Would Dramatically Raise Some Retiree Costs

The proposal fast tracks a plan to charge all military retirees an annual Tricare Select enrollment fee.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Sean Wilson adjusts a a patient that has pain due to a lower back problem at the Craig Joint-Theater Hospital in Afghanistan. (U.S. Army/Cody Barber)

Does Tricare Cover Chiropractic Care?

Does Tricare cover chiropractic care for troops or military families -- and why or why not? Read more.

Colorful flowers around the fountain in front of the White House (Photo: Teddy Yoshida/National Science Foundation)

President Signs Executive Order to Open More Fed Jobs to Military Spouses

Military spouses face higher unemployment despite having greater education than the general public.

FILE - In this June 21, 2013 file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Veterans Affairs Department building in Washington. (AP/Charles Dharapak, File)

VA: Choice Program Won't Run Out of Money Before Trump Signs New Bill

The VA has enough money to keep the Choice program going until a reform bill is signed, officials say.

A Financial Checklist for Traveling Overseas

Lucky enough to be traveling abroad this year? Check out our financial advice designed to reduce headaches.

Commissary employees and Nellis Air Force Base undergo produce training. (Defense Commissary Agency)

These Shoppers Will Soon Gain Commissary Access

About 6,000 new shoppers will soon have access to the benefit thanks to a Defense Department rule change.

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President Donald Trump signs the John McCain National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2019, during a signing ceremony Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Fort Drum, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Trump Signs $717 Billion Defense Bill Including 2.6 Percent Troop Pay Raise

The president called it "the most significant investment in our military and in our warfighters in modern history."

A U.S. Special Operations soldier returns fire while conducting multi-day Afghan-led offensive operations against the Taliban in Mohammad Agha district, Logar Province, Afghanistan, July 28, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Byers)

Air Force Fighters, Army Apaches Kill 220 Taliban in Ghazni Fight

Afghan forces are conducting clearing operations, but hundreds of civilians have fled, trying to escape the fierce fighting.

Chief Master Sgt. Gerard Crump, 85th Engineering Installation Squadron, inspects the uniform of Staff Sgt. Bryant Horton, 85th EIS, during a squadron open ranks inspection Nov. 25, 2013. (U.S. Air Force/Adam Bond)

Air Force May Go Old School With Dress Blue Uniform Update

The service's top enlisted leader says he would like the uniform to evoke the Air Force's heritage.

Marine Special Operations School Individual Training Course students fire an M249 squad automatic weapon during night-fire training April 13, 2017, at Camp Lejeune. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

2 Marines Received Valor Awards for Secret Gunfight Against al-Qaida

Two members of Marine Special Operations Command received awards for a gun battle with al-Qaida militants in Northern Africa.

This undated image posted to Richard Russell's YouTube channel shows Russell, an airline ground agent. Investigators are piecing together how he stole an empty commercial airplane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle, and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound in Washington. (Richard Russell/YouTube via AP)

Why Didn't F-15s Shoot Down the Stolen Sea-Tac Airliner?

"Through it all, there was a call not to take the shot," a NORAD spokesman said.

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