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  • New TRICARE Prime enrollees pay adjusted annual fees

    Military retirees enrolling in the TRICARE Prime health plan after Oct. 1 will begin paying slightly higher annual fees, Pentagon officials announced Sept. 29.The fee change for fiscal 2012 means the plan will cost $260 per year for members and $520 per year for members and family.The increase

  • Air Force Cross recipient: 3 minutes to change the world

    As the only qualified joint terminal attack controller in an operation Oct. 5, 2009, an Air Force Special Operations Command combat controller knew the ground situation would be dire if he died. As an armor-piercing round entered his left shoulder and wreaked havoc throughout his chest, he said his

  • Deadline nears to apply for special 'Stop Loss' pay

    Only a month remains for eligible service members, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay.Officials extended a previous deadline to Oct. 21 to allow more time for eligible people to apply."The nation has rallied behind this effort -- the military services

  • USAJOBS October upgrade to affect job seekers

    Air Force job seekers will notice changes to the USAJOBS website in mid-October, including stronger security procedures, elimination of unnecessary applicant profile questions, and improved search filters, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. The improved federal employment search portal is

  • TSGLI payments will be made for qualifying injuries

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is extending retroactive traumatic injury benefits to service members who suffered qualifying injuries Oct. 7, 2001 to Nov. 30, 2005, regardless of the geographic location where the injuries occurred."Now all of our nation's service members who suffered severe

  • First lady: Military families deserve nation's support

    Service members and their families have done all the nation has asked of them over this past decade of war; it's now time for the nation to return their service and sacrifice with honor and appreciation, first lady Michelle Obama wrote in an op-ed published in Sept. 15's edition of USA Today."We've

  • VA helps family members encourage veterans to seek medical care

    The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a telephone service, Coaching into Care, to provide assistance to family members and friends trying to encourage their veteran to seek health care for possible readjustment and mental health issues."Those closest to veterans are often the first to

  • Air Force leaders issue Sept. 11 message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:September 11, 2011, marks the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives

  • Wounded warriors, surviving spouses get child care placement priority

    Wounded warriors and the dependents of combat-fallen warriors now have priority placement privileges on child care waiting lists for Air Force child care programs. This includes child development centers, family child care homes and school-age programs.In order to receive priority placement, Airmen

  • Pentagon raises force-protection level for U.S. bases

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has authorized raising the force-protection level for military installations mainly in the United States, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said Sept. 7.The commander of U.S. Northern Command Commander, Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., requested the action in

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