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Military families will soon see their monthly Tricare dental premiums drop by a few dollars as the new Tricare Dental Program contract takes effect, with some active-duty families seeing their premiums drop by nearly one-third. While many beneficiaries will see a small decrease in their premiums, the biggest changes affect active-duty families and certain Reserve members and their families in pay ...[Read More]

Tricare dental premiums will decrease slightly for the next four months, bringing modest savings for military families at a time when some are feeling the squeeze of rising consumer costs. The new monthly premiums, effective Nov. 1 to Feb. 28, 2025, vary based on the sponsor’s status and the enrollment type, with reductions ranging from $0.26 to $3 a month. Active duty family members, National Gua...[Read More]

Have you moved to a new duty station within the last year, or are you in the process of a permanent change of station move? Tell us how your household goods shipment went — or how it’s going. U.S. Transportation Command is in the process of transitioning to a new system for managing the shipment of troops’ personal belongings. We want to hear from you, whether you were assigned to the new system m...[Read More]

Every person who chooses to serve in the United States military has a different and unique experience. Recognizing this individuality, we as elected officials try to smooth out the highs and lows that impact veterans and service members and assess the potential unintended consequences of our legislative initiatives. It’s these “unintended consequences” that have become a recurring theme of the Vet...[Read More]

WASHINGTON – Acting Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV) Tom Mancinelli and the Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (DUSN(A&S)) Deborah Rosenblum traveled to Guam and Hawaii, Oct. 13-18, to meet with government officials, military leaders, and service members assigned to the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

The vice chiefs of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force said that if they don’t get additional funding, they at least need the flexibility to shift money to ensure priorities are covered.

When it comes to combat casualty care, “without urgent intervention, the Military Health System will continue to slide into medical obsolescence,” a retired Air Force trauma surgeon told senators Tuesday. The consequence of a military medical system that’s unprepared to handle a high volume of casualties in any future major conflict is that “many will have survivable injuries, yet one in four will...[Read More]

There are positive signs emerging about the troubled new system for moving service members’ household goods. Officials have seen a decline in the number of inconvenience claims being filed by service members for out-of-pocket expenses they incurred because of delays in shipments being picked up or delivered, said Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, in testimony T...[Read More]

The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components possibly played a role in another near crash, the latest setback for an embattled aircraft whose safety problems have grown. The pause was recommended last week “out of an abundance of caution” by Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air Systems Command, which runs the Osprey program f...[Read More]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora’s box of the widely different rules among the services