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Were Store Brands Used to Dampen Commissary Savings Targets? Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) officials say they correctly calculated the “baseline” shopper savings that Congress...
Lejeune Vet Claims to Be Approved Faster for 8 Illnesses Veterans who served at Camp Lejeune, N.C., at least 30 days from August 1953 to December 1987, or surviving spouses have been...
Blended Retirement's Lump Sum Feature Enticing But Is It Fair? Those who opt into the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) will face a decision on retired pay so unusual that the DoD has...
Patients Will Save, Some Docs Will Flee New TRICARE Dental Plan 1.37 million TRICARE Dental Program beneficiaries will shift May 1 from MetLife to United Concordia.
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")