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  • Stay TRICARE eligible: Keep records up-to-date

    Beneficiaries who have recently experienced a life-changing event, such as the birth or adoption of a child, recent divorce or marriage should immediately record these changes in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System. If they wait, their TRICARE benefit coverage could be affected."Life

  • Exchange benefit endures for retirees

    The Exchange Retiree Advisory Council has drafted a new charter and committed to a new focus for 2011. The group recently convened at the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's headquarters here to discuss opportunities to focus efforts on behalf of the largest group of authorized Exchange patrons --

  • Shopmyexchange.com plans liftoff March 15

    While it is not exactly a NASA launch pad, the Exchange's website has been the subject of an intense preflight checklist as it prepares for the re-launch of shopmyexchange.com.Liftoff, scheduled for March 15, will include more than $5,000 in giveaways for authorized shoppers, troops, and their

  • VA's caregiver support program expanding

    Department of Veterans Affairs officials are expanding support nationally to caregivers of veterans with Alzheimer's disease.A pilot program of the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health in VA program, or REACH VA, showed great success in reducing stress on caregivers while improving

  • Officials announce team bound for 2011 Warrior Games

    Twenty-five Air Force athletes are one step closer to gold after being chosen to represent the service at the 2011 Warrior Games.Warrior Games is an Olympic-style event open to all wounded, ill and injured military members and veterans. This year's event takes place May 16 through 21 in Colorado

  • Website links unemployed vets, spouses to jobs

    Unemployed veterans, wounded warriors, reserve-component service members and their spouses searching for jobs can find one-stop shopping at a Web portal designed just for them. Operated by the Army Reserve, the military-friendly Employee Partnership of the Armed Forces at www.EmployerPartnership.org

  • Stop loss pay application window closing March 4

    The deadline for eligible members or legally designated beneficiaries to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay is coming to a close March 4.Almost 6,000 current and former Airmen have received a total of more than $19 million in special pay since Air Force Personnel Center officials here began

  • People invited to ‘Ask the Chairman’

    I am getting ready to launch my third installment of "Ask the Chairman: A Virtual Town Hall," and I need your support. Over the next few weeks, I will be seeking and collecting your questions on any topic you want to raise. This is a great opportunity for troops past and present, their families, and

  • TRICARE pharmacy home delivery offers convenience, affordability

    People are always looking for opportunities to save time and spend less money, and TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery allows beneficiaries to do this by delivering maintenance medications safely and securely to their home through the U.S. mail, according to TRICARE officials."For more than 10 years,

  • New support line provides assistance to caregivers

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is increasing its support to caregivers with a new, toll-free telephone line for the caregivers of Veterans of all eras."The families and loved ones who care for severely injured Veterans deserve the highest level of support," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs