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  • Changes coming to the Post-9/11 GI-Bill

    The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 was recently signed into law. Effective Aug. 1, 2009, but not payable until Oct. 1, 2011:-- Certain National Guard members mobilized on Title 32 orders on, or after, Sept. 11, 2001, are now eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill and

  • Officials explain proposed health plan increase, costs

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is seeking modest premium increases for working-age military retirees who use the TRICARE Prime health plan. Secretary Gates unveiled sweeping cost-cutting initiatives Jan. 6, including a recommendation to increase TRICARE Prime premiums for working-age retirees in

  • Gates proposal includes modest fee increase for TRICARE

    Defense Department officials have found $154 billion in budget efficiencies over the next five years and will be able to invest $70 billion of that saved money in more-deserving accounts, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Jan. 6.The secretary said he also wants changes to the military's TRICARE

  • VA program helps families help their veterans

    "Families at Ease" is a new program that works with family members and friends of veterans of any era to help them help their veteran get care. Many veterans are reluctant to get help for the symptoms or difficulties they are having, or may not recognize their need for help, according to VA

  • Face of Defense: B-52 tail-gunner recalls MiG downing

    If the landmarks here could speak, the B-52 Stratofortress bomber sitting near the academy's north gate would have quite a Vietnam War story to tell. The crew of the "Diamond Lil," a B-52D, Tail No. 55-083, took off from Utapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield on Christmas Eve in 1972. The crew's mission

  • VA officials process new Agent Orange claims

    Department of Veterans Affairs processors have decided more than 28,000 claims in the first six weeks of processing disability compensation applications from Vietnam veterans with diseases related to exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange."With new technology and ongoing improvements, we are quickly

  • Air Force leaders issue holiday message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following holiday message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:As we celebrate the holidays, please take the opportunity to reflect on our many blessings

  • 2010 tax form, pay statement availability schedule

    Air Force retirees with a Defense Finance and Accounting Service online myPay account can now download their annual account statements. Annuitant statements will be available online Dec. 15.There is no cost-of-living adjustment increase for military retirees or annuitants in 2011. COLA increases are

  • Senate resolution designates Gold Star Wives Day

    For the first time, America officially recognizes the contributions and dedication of military widows with ''Gold Star Wives Day.'' A Senate resolution designates Dec. 18 as a day to honor and recognize the contributions of the members of the Gold Star Wives of America Inc. The group, with about