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  • Sallie Mae ordered to pay $96.6M for violating troops' rights

    Justice Department officials announced an enforcement action May 13 against the nation's largest servicer of federal and private student loans, which was found to be systematically violating the legal rights of U.S. service members.Sallie Mae -- also known as Sallie Mae Bank and Navient Solutions --

  • After highway crash, instructor pilot flies again

    Her career seemed ruined, her dreams grounded."At the beginning, I thought I'd never fly again," said 1st Lt. Laura Jones, when she recalled her Jan. 2 accident.On her way from San Antonio International Airport back to base, a car next to her had a tire blow out. The driver lost control and swerved

  • SGLI premium adjustment effective July 1

    The Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program will adjust its monthly premium rate from 6.5 cents per $1,000 back to the 2006 rate of 7 cents per $1,000 of insurance, to ensure the SGLI program remains in a strong financial position.The Department of Veterans Affairs keeps SGLI premiums as low as

  • Pentagon program succeeds in matching military spouses with jobs

    Despite a national unemployment rate hovering at just under 7 percent, a Pentagon program intended to help unemployed military spouses find jobs -- including positions with Fortune 500 companies -- is surpassing its goals, connecting more than 60,000 military spouses with 220 private- and

  • AFN set to honor military spouses through Facebook initiative

    The American Forces Network Broadcast Center has established a hashtag for Facebook users to help AFN honor military spouses during Military Spouses Appreciation Day on May 10.The initiative will center on a special hashtag -- #spouseappreciation -- that Facebook users can include in posts and

  • White House launches one-stop shopping for vets seeking jobs

    First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, launched the Veterans Employment Center, the first online one-stop shopping tool for veterans, transitioning service members and spouses in search of employment.The announcement was made April 23 at a third-anniversary

  • 'Birdies for the Brave' tees up support for vets, families

    Known for its plush landscape and daunting 17th-hole island green, the Professional Golfers' Association Tour headquarters here also boasts a flourishing military outreach program for total force military members and their families, said the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint

  • April 26 is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

    TRICARE beneficiaries have a safe and easy way to dispose of expired prescription drugs.The Drug Enforcement Agency's National Prescription Drug Take-back Day is April 26. Sites will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people to bring excess prescription drugs that otherwise could be abused or contaminate

  • Warrior athletes gear up during cycling competition

    Athletes with bikes of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the standard upright bike to the handcycle, took their turn at the starting line April 9, during the Air Force Warrior Games trials at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.The competitive ill, injured and wounded Airmen and soldiers, raced in seven

  • AF wounded warriors selected for Warrior, Invictus Games

    Air Force Wounded Warrior program officials announced the names of the athletes to represent the Air Force during the 2014 Warrior Games and the Invictus Games at the closing ceremony for the Air Force Trials on April 11 in Las Vegas, Nev.The Air Force Trials gave injured, ill and wounded Airmen a

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