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New household goods shipment program ramping up this fall
U.S. Transportation Command is unifying and privatizing the military moving process.
By Karen Jowers
Nearly 176,000 troops are among Texans getting tax deadline extensions
Military members living in Texas get an extension to June 15 to file and pay taxes.
By Karen Jowers
Here’s some tax prep advice for military members, including COVID quirks
Here are some things to know about how COVID-19 may affect your 2020 taxes.
By Karen Jowers
Winter storms close some commissaries, affect deliveries
Weather has affected store hours and closed some stores, as well as delayed deliveries of products.
By Karen Jowers
Helping military children is ‘critical to our national security,’ says first lady
First lady listened to discussion of military children with special needs, social-emotional issues during the pandemic, and other issues.
By Karen Jowers
Retiree’s wife: Here’s what to do if you think you’re still covered under Tricare Select
“My concern is that we thought we had done it all correctly and were never notified of the error. We ended up spending a month scuba diving without health insurance." -- retiree's wife.
By Karen Jowers
Military families will get their remaining tenant rights by summer, DoD official says
Arguably the most important rights -- dispute resolution, rent withholding in a dispute, maintenance history, and common lease documents -- are close to reqlity.\
By Karen Jowers
TRANSCOM delays awarding new contract worth up to $20 billion for military household goods moves
The delay is probably good for military families, because officials won't be starting a whole new system for managing household goods shipments during the busy summer season.
By Karen Jowers
124,000 retirees and family members were dropped from Tricare Select. Here’s what you can do
Nearly 650,000 have made arrangements for paying the new fees to keep their Tricare Select coverage.
By Karen Jowers
You now have to wear a mask virtually everywhere on military bases — including outdoors
New rules require masks even when you're social distancing outdoors.
By Karen Jowers
Fauci, first lady, military leaders urge dubious military families to get the facts on COVID-19 vaccine
Town hall aims to combat military families' distrust of the COVID vaccine.
By Karen Jowers