What to know about Tricare costs and changes as open season starts
Check out Tricare costs and other information you need to know before Tricare open season ends next month.
By Karen Jowers
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Marine sergeant major busted down for wearing nine unauthorized awards
Included in the awards and decorations the now-sergeant deceptively wore were the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon and Joint Meritorious Unit Award.
By Diana Stancy
Housing, relocation, access to health care are top concerns for military families in survey
The amount of time service members are away from family, and spouse employment, are among the top issues, again.
By Karen Jowers
Two ships collide off the Eastern Seaboard
No personnel were injured and both the cruiser Leyte Gulf and the Robert E. Peary — a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition vessel operated by Military Sealift Command — were able to safely operate after their sterns touched around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
By Carl Prine
Drunk sailor trespasses, gets naked, showers in couple’s home at 5 am, because Atsugi
Just another weekend in the Navy.
By Jon Simkins
Trump reaffirms leaving Syria, but wants troops in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’
President Donald Trump reaffirmed his intention to withdraw the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, while adding that they will be shifted to Iraq, during an interview this weekend.
By Kyle Rempfer
Among troops, vaping is now more popular than cigarettes
Health effects of e-cigs are a concern, so the Pentagon needs to watch the trend of increased vaping.
By Karen Jowers
With debris spotted in the water, Coast Guard officials suspend search for missing plane
It's a tragic end to a search took 63 hours and sprawled across 240 square nautical miles in the waters of the Alexander Archipelago.
By Carl Prine
Former US and Turkish admirals spar over the future of Syria and Iranian influence
Even as the authoritarian leader consolidates control over the western part of his country, and U.S. troops reportedly prepare to depart their footholds in the east, retired U.S. Adm. James Stavridis said “Syria as a nation probably does not survive long-term in its current form.”
By Kyle Rempfer
Lawmakers urge Trump to protect Kurds after US withdrawal
Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Marsha Blackburn want Kurdish allies protected after U.S. troops leave Syria.
By Joe Gould
Search for missing medical plane continues in Alaska
Aircraft debris reported in the water near where the plane is believed to have disappeared.
By Carl Prine
‘I plead with you to look at this very closely,’ retiree tells panel studying health effects of anti-malarial drugs
National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is looking at scientific evidence related to long-term effects of anti-malarials, particularly mefloquine.
By Karen Jowers