Thousands in West Region being booted out of military’s Tricare
Those who want to reinstate their coverage must do so by June 30.
Veterans
Felon hid dead uncle in trash can to keep stealing his vets benefits
A Missouri man has been charged with fraud and theft for concealing the death of his veteran uncle to continue collecting his disability checks.
Charity founder in homeless vets hoax charged with fraud, stolen valor
A New York charity official who falsely claimed that homeless vets were being evicted in favor of immigrants was charged with fraud and stolen valor.
Lawmakers ask for DOD data on troops’ tuition assistance problems
A group of lawmakers wants to know why military officials stopped releasing information from their Postsecondary Education Complaint System.
With promotion still blocked, Air Force officer’s eligibility extended
Col. Ben Jonsson's promotion window was set to expire. The Pentagon just granted him another year of eligibility.
The Marine officer who saved 8,000 lives at the ‘Frozen Chosin’
'To me, it didn’t matter whether those were Chinese, Korean, Mongolian, whatever — they were the enemy.'
Burn pits increased risk of asthma, heart problems, new DOD data shows
Researchers tracked nearly 460,000 veterans and found increased risk of several respiratory and heart issues among individuals who deployed near burn pits.
Supreme Court to hear another major veterans benefits case this fall
The high court will consider whether VA officials are properly reviewing benefits decisions that deny veterans medical help.
More food options, better access coming for commissary customers
The commissary director aims to bring more customers in to take advantage of commissary savings.
Stretch your grocery dollars at May commissary sidewalk sales
Fight inflation. Find out when your commissary store will hold its sidewalk sale in May.
FY25 defense budget work to ramp up after security supplemental finish
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 30, 2024.
