Active Duty Benefits

Tricare Prime beneficiaries won't incur charges if they get their vaccine from a location outside their military provider.

The Defense Department has distributed 506,000 shots, including 147,000 second doses to service members.

Thousands of Navy personnel are about to receive the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine ahead of an upcoming deployment.

In a survey administered in December, 40% of U.S. service members and 32% of spouses said they planned to get vaccinated.

The Navy is eyeing a plan to administer as many as 16,000 rapid COVID-19 tests per day to asymptomatic workers.

Two House members are trying to allow military dependents to stay on their parents' Tricare health program until age 26.

The payroll tax deferral was designed to assist people suffering from financial hardship due to the COVID-19 crisis.

The reimbursement rate for personally procured moves was originally increased to help clear the pandemic backlog.

The proposal to expand military exchange shopping privileges had been expected to be finalized in late 2020.

The DoD is seeking volunteers near Fort Bragg to participate in the Phase III clinical trials of another coronavirus vaccine.