US Military Ebola Mission Shrinks by 1,000 Troops The U.S. military has scaled back the number of U.S. troops needed to combat Ebola in West Africa from 4,000 to 3,000...
Ebola Mission Troops on Emergency Leave May Skip Quarantine Troops returning from Africa on emergency leave will be allowed to skip medical isolation on a case-by-case basis, Maj. Gen...
Ebola Cases 'Leveling Off' in Liberia: UN Ambassador Power United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power warned Wednesday of the continuing Ebola threat despite progress in Liberia.
Quarantines Not Required for DoD Civilians Returning From Ebola Areas Defense Department civilians deploying to West Africa to combat Ebola will not be subject to the mandatory 21-day quarantines...
Tobacco Prices on Base Go Up Under Defense Spending Bill On base tobacco product prices will likely increase thanks to a measure in the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act.
Pentagon Scaling Back Military Effort to Contain Ebola The military plans to build fewer Ebola treatment centers in Liberia amid signs of progress against the virus, the head of...
First Full-Service Post Office Open for Troops in Liberia The first fully functional Army post office opened for business Dec. 22 at Roberts International Airport in Monrovia...
Survey: Base Services, Healthcare are Military Family's Top Benefits Base amenities and healthcare are the two most valuable benefits to military spouses according to data from a new survey...
Tricare Users Must Self Identify on 2014 Tax Forms Tricare users will need to identify themselves and their families on their 2014 tax forms as having healthcare coverage...
US-Built Ebola Treatment Centers Reportedly Sit Empty in Liberia Several treatment centers built by U.S. troops and meant to receive Ebola patients are sitting empty or nearly empty in the...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
