Tricare Costs Are Going Up Again in 2025 Military and retiree households will pay more for Tricare in 2025, with most increases in the 2% to 3% range.
Pentagon Works to Restore Benefits After Data Transfer Boots Coast Guard, NOAA and Other Beneficiaries from Tricare Problems related to transfer of personnel records resulted in beneficiaries temporarily losing coverage.
Mpox Vaccine Available on Demand for Troops as Infections Trigger Travel Warning With new travel warnings for Africa, the services and Defense Health Agency are working to make the mpox vaccine available to...
Victims of Domestic Violence Can Now Get Help More Easily Through Top Army Nonprofit The new AER policy streamlines access to emergency grants for critical needs -- such as temporary shelter, food and other...
Peterson Space Force Base Dining Hall Closed Indefinitely After 'Significant Safety Incident' Guardians and airmen stationed at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado have been without an on-base dining hall facility for...
It Took 8 Deployments, 3 Pregnancies, and $43,700 in IVF Treatments for Kristin and Joe to Have Their Baby Military service members do not receive funding for assisted reproductive services unless their fertility issues are a direct...
Pair of Lawmakers Pushes Defense Bill Negotiators to Include Tricare IVF Coverage Right now, Tricare will cover IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies only if the infertility was caused by a...
Tricare Enrollment Freeze Coming, But Officials Say Contract Transfer Will Avoid Headaches of 2017 Change The limitations are needed, Tricare officials said, to ensure a smooth transition for patients changing health care companies...
Future of Proposed Mental Health Program for Pregnant Troops in Limbo as Lawmakers, Pentagon Disagree The provision in question in the House-passed NDAA, would create a pilot program that would integrate perinatal mental health...
4 Bad Excuses to Opt Out of the Military's Thrift Savings Plan Here are four themes driving service members' decision not to contribute to the military's Thrift Savings Plan and why I...
Hegseth Has Ordered a Combat Standards Review. It's Unclear How It Might Apply to All the Services. It's a move that underscores Hegseth's broader push for higher standards in the military, but also one that reflects the long...
'In No Way Incompatible': Service Academy Alums Sign Letter Supporting Transgender Cadets, Midshipmen Alumni representing every academy and a broad spectrum of generations have signed onto an open letter aimed at providing...
Military Retirees Say They Were Denied Extended GI Bill Benefits Despite Supreme Court Ruling The officers had extensive service under the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills yet were not given an extra 12 months of...
Why You Should Buy a Tank You can buy surplus military vehicles, and yes, that includes tanks. Here's how to get the hottest set of wheels (sorry...
No Deal: White House Says DC's F-16 Transfer to Maryland Is Off the Table A deal last year to transfer an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron from the District of Columbia Air National Guard to Maryland...
