'I'm in it for the Long Haul:' Tom Hanks Adds Star Power to Military Caregivers Cause Two-time Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has been chairman of the Hidden Heroes campaign, since its inception in 2016.
Soldiers Will Once Again Get Pre-Move Cash, Army Chief Says Dislocation Allowance, or DLA, is a cash payment of about $1,000 to $4,000, based on rank and dependents.
Retirees Can Now Stay at This Military Lodge Military retirees and troops can now stay at the U.S. military's resort in Germany after a 2015 rule change was overturned.
Tricare Drug Costs to Increase More Than 40% in 2020 A 90-day supply of generic drugs received through the Express Scripts mail-order pharmacy will increase from $7 to $10.
Companies Begin Vying to Take Over All Military Household Goods Shipments U.S. Transportation Command is pressing ahead on the plan to have a single company in charge of shipping household goods.
In Reversal, DoD Will Let Wounded Warriors Transfer GI Bill Benefits The DoD announced the strict no-extension, no-transfer policy will not apply to currently serving Purple Heart recipients.
Support for Repeal of 'Widow's Tax' Higher than Ever, Military Coalition Tells Congress Veterans and military groups are pushing for change in the upcoming defense bill.
Most Army Families Say They'd Move Off-Base If They Could to Escape Poor Housing The Army Inspector General issued a bleak report on the poor housing conditions faced by military families.
VA Seeking Input on FSGLI Coverage for Stillborn Children The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing easier-to-understand regulations for stillborn coverage.
Terminally Ill Military Kids Can Now Receive Both Treatment and Hospice Parents of children with terminal illness covered by Tricare no longer have to choose between treatment and end-of-life care.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...