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  • VA processing applications for new family caregiver benefits

    In the first week for open applications, the Department of Veterans Affairs has assisted more than 625 veterans, service members and their family caregivers in applying for new services under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010."We are off to a good start having helped

  • Retiree among Air Force officers inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

    Two Air Force officers who served as astronauts with NASA were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., May 14.Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, the 14th Air Force commander, and retired Col. Karol Bobko were inducted in a ceremony at KSC a little less than an hour after an

  • Proposal would save $3.2 billion in health care costs

    The Defense Department's proposal to reform the TRICARE health plan and the military health system would save at least $3.2 billion between 2012 and 2016, the Pentagon's chief financial officer told Congress on May 4. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee's personnel subcommittee,

  • Services strikes down barriers

    It's 15 pounds, glows in the dark and can 'strike' down the competition with a slight move of the thumb.As part of continuing efforts to support Air Force wounded warriors, Air Force Services Agency officials recently purchased and distributed 85 remote controlled bowling balls and ramps for

  • Retiree finds path to physical, emotional healing

    Black-and-white photos of Vietnam-era veterans line the wall at a Veterans Affairs center. Some are smiling and others are gazing at a distant point, but in all, an unseen light catches the emotion in their eyes.The photographer, now retired Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall, a veteran of the more recent

  • New TRICARE program offers coverage for young adults

    TRICARE Young Adult is now open for enrollment with coverage beginning May 1. Uniformed services dependents younger than 26, unmarried, and not eligible for their own employer-sponsored health care coverage may be qualified to purchase TYA, which offers TRICARE Standard coverage for monthly premiums

  • DOD to drop Social Security numbers from ID cards

    Beginning June 1, Social Security numbers on military identification cards will begin to disappear, said Air Force Maj. Monica M. Matoush, a Pentagon spokeswoman. The effort is part of a larger plan to protect service members and other DOD identification card holders from identity theft, officials

  • Officials announce teen summer camps for 2011

    Air Force Services Agency officials recently announced the call for three Air Force teen camps for 2011.The annual camps are designed to help Air Force youth build leadership skills and/or aspire to careers in space or aviation.The Teen Aviation Camp will be held June 4 to 9 at the Air Force Academy

  • Services ‘cooks up’ healthy recipe contest

    Airman and Family Services officials are launching a healthy recipe contest during March in recognition of National Nutrition Month.The "Cook it Up" healthy recipe contest is open to total force Airmen, civilians, families and retirees and dependents, and is designed to encourage healthier food

  • VA launches new PSA on suicide prevention for veterans

    Department of Veterans Affairs officials are reaching out to veterans in crisis and their families in a new public service announcement to raise awareness about suicide prevention resources, such as the Veterans Crisis Line at 800-273-TALK (8255). "As more veterans return from Iraq and Afghanistan,