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Medicare Penalties for Late Enrollment: What They Are and How to Avoid Them Plan ahead or end up paying extra
4 Tips to Help You Navigate the New Tax Landscape WIth this year's tax deadline coming, it's time to start planning for next year.
Pentagon Won't Merge Commissaries and Exchanges, for Now In a memo issued April 4, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said savings and operational efficiency can be achieved in...
Air Force Now Offering Up to $50,000 Enlistment Bonuses for its Most Dangerous Jobs Most of the hefty bonuses will require a six-year contract and are for jobs with a lot of training or that are some of the...
Many Military Members Can Get an Extension on Filing and Paying Their Taxes Special tax extensions are available to military members and their families.
5 Tips to Improve Your Finances During Military Saves Month April is Military Saves Month – a time to encourage the entire military community to put aside funds for the future and gain...
Indiana's Guard Swapped its F-16s for A-10s a Decade Ago. Now the Air Force Wants to Send F-16s Back. Under the latest Air Force budget proposal, nearly two dozen of the Indiana Air National Guard's A-10s would be retired.
A Sailor With Diagnosed Mental Health Issues Says He's Being Targeted for Seeking Help Perez faced repeated disciplinary actions, a positive drug test that suddenly wasn't, allegations of making it all up and...
Army General Fired, Loses a Star After 'Counterproductive' Leadership It's unclear whether Gamble will be able to retire at his previous three-star rank, which he earned in September 2019.
VFW Posts Are Dying. They Need Hesitant 9/11 Vets to Fill the Void. These posts, often decorated with military flags and dusty plaques honoring community service projects are woven into the...
Navy Offers $25,000 to All Recruits to Ship Out Quickly Navy recruits who have recently signed up but aren't shipping out until the July to September time frame can opt to move up...
Firefighters Still Battling Wildfire That Has Consumed 3,000 Acres on Texas Base A wildfire at Joint Base San Antonio's Camp Bullis ravaged nearly 3,000 acres of the installation's training area over the...
Dozens Injured in Clashes at al-Aqsa Mosque Israeli Police entered the compound of the Al-Aqsa Mosque at dawn Friday. The police said they forced their way...
War Crimes Watch: She's Working to Make Putin Pay Vast swaths of Ukraine have been transformed into potential crime scenes. Each day, the tragedies multiply, creating an insurmountable...
Ukrainians Being 'Starved to Death:' World Food Program Chief Beasley says some 30 million metric tons of grain bound for export are unable to be shipped because of...
US Army Using Lessons From Ukraine War to Aid Own Training They are ripping pages from the Russian playbook to ensure that U.S. soldiers are ready to fight against a near-peer enemy.
Breakdowns, Ripped Clothing and Dying Batteries: Army Commits to Arctic But Still Figuring Out What Soldiers Need The 8,000 soldiers participating in Alaska's first Combat Training Center exercise tested out a new Arctic strategy.
Lawmakers Demand the Army Come Up with a Better Plan for Alaska-based Soldiers After String of Suicides Leaders in Alaska have been scrambling for resources after at least 11 soldiers died by suicide last year.
Holes in Hull Have Tormented USS The Sullivans for Years At one point, the Coast Guard estimated the ship had more than 3 million gallons of water inside it.
Yemen’s Rebels Criticize New, US-Led Task Force in Red Sea U.S Navy ships patrolling the Red Sea contradicts the U.N.-brokered truce, the first nationwide one in six years.
Navy Medicine Still Trains Medics on Live Animals; Veterans Want It to Stop Pigs provide effective practice for teaching how to care for those wounded in combat, according to Defense Department.
Air Force and Space Force Will Now Allow Troops Up to 35 Days Off for Fertility Treatments The policy update is the latest Department of the Air Force directive aimed at more progressive changes accommodating women...
Air Force Now Offering Up to $50,000 Enlistment Bonuses for its Most Dangerous Jobs Most of the hefty bonuses will require a six-year contract and are for jobs with a lot of training or that are some of the...
Indiana's Guard Swapped its F-16s for A-10s a Decade Ago. Now the Air Force Wants to Send F-16s Back. Under the latest Air Force budget proposal, nearly two dozen of the Indiana Air National Guard's A-10s would be retired.
Second Suicide Battalion: Where Military Justice Weaponizes Mental Health These Marines were punished for behavior connected to their mental health. They sought help and didn’t receive it.
Sikhs Sue Marine Corps for Right to Wear Turban, Beards at All Times A prominent Sikh Marine officer, and several Sikh Marine recruits, filed a lawsuit that they hope will get the service to let...
Pentagon Won't Merge Commissaries and Exchanges, for Now In a memo issued April 4, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said savings and operational efficiency can be achieved in...
Coast Guard Sends Back to Haiti Nearly 90 Migrants — Including Children — Rescued at Sea A group of 88 migrants were repatriated after being detained approximately 18 miles north of Sagua La Grande, Cuba.
Coast Guard Names Its 14th Master Chief Petty Officer With Command Master Chief Heath Jones' promotion as well as the new Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve...
Ingalls Launches National Security Cutter Calhoun Calhoun is scheduled to be christened in June 2022 and delivered to the Coast Guard in early 2023.