Military Communities

Months after this commissary closed, customers still seek answers

Officials haven't determined when the Mitchel Field, New York, store will reopen.

4 weeks ago

What to know about Tricare costs and changes as open season starts

Check out Tricare costs and other information you need to know before Tricare open season ends next month.

5 weeks ago

Your Military

Babysitter faces trial 6 years after baby’s death in military housing

Dixie Denise Villa, a Navy wife, is set to go to trial on manslaughter after nearly six years after a 7-month-old baby was found dead in her home.

Military families to see slight drop in Tricare dental premiums

Monthly premiums will decrease slightly for the next four months, bringing modest savings for military families

7 weeks ago

First-ever children’s museum on a military base gets top service award

Other nonprofit winners range from musicians performing at veterans' bedsides, to volunteers bringing delivering groceries to military families.

8 weeks ago

New program aims to help DOD civilians in Japan get better health care

Critics have long complained about a lack of healthcare access for Defense Department civilians in Japan.

2 months ago

DOD rolls out child care reimbursement test program

Here's how troops might qualify for the new reimbursement of eligible transportation expenses for their child care provider.

2 months ago

More troops are moving under new household goods shipment program

Service members at 38 bases are moving under a new system, with many more coming online by the end of the year.

3 months ago

How your military stores will be affected by a looming port strike

How would commissaries, exchanges and overseas shipments of household goods be affected by potentially massive American port strikes?

3 months ago

Absentee voting deadlines loom for troops and their families

Here's what you need to know about voting when you're away from home.

3 months ago

Spouses and vets are key to changing ‘broken’ narrative, experts say

Changing narratives around veterans and their military experience is key, according to advocacy groups.

3 months ago

DOD looking for more companies to hire military spouses for program

The vast majority of spouses in the pilot program are getting job offers, but spouses are waiting for fellowships.

3 months ago

Universal pre-K launches for 4-year-olds at 80 DOD schools

Officials credit teachers at Defense Department schools for pushing the growth of pre-K programs.

3 months ago

New benefit could help troops save on out-of-pocket health care costs

The military will soon offer troops flexible spending accounts, which cover medical expenses from over-the-counter medicine to braces.

3 months ago

More military spouses eligible for $4,000 tuition aid scholarship

All enlisted spouses now eligible for the popular scholarship program.

3 months ago

The best employment search resources for military spouses

Though the military spouse unemployment rate has stubbornly remained over 20% for more than a decade, new resources designed to help are added every year.

4 months ago

New household goods shipment program ramping up this fall

U.S. Transportation Command is unifying and privatizing the military moving process.

4 months ago

Military commissaries bringing bigger deals in September

Military grocery stores will offer extra discounts of up to 32% above regular savings.

4 months ago

DOD reveals strengths, problems in special needs family member program

A first-ever survey of troops enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program has sparked criticism in some circles.

4 months ago